In 1945 while my mother was pregnant with my youngest brother she made 16 dresden plate quilt blocks from patterned feed sack material. She never did anything with them but put them in a church sale where I bought them (my dad said if I wanted them I should buy them so I did). I used 6 of them to make wall hangings for my 5 siblings and myself. I then used 7 of them as the center block for 7 queen size quilts for my children. The other blocks I made from my stash. This way everyone has something from my mom.