Starry, Starry Night

I run a swap list for a small community of quilters. Some are local women that I see at church and elsewhere in the neighborhood. Some are internet friends that I've met in person, and others are friends I've not met yet. A couple of them live as far away as Great Britain. All of them make beautiful blocks.

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A couple of months ago Carolyn proposed that we make 12" sawtooth stars using batiks on blacks, with the center of the sawtooth being an interesting 6" block instead of a solid square. People liked it! Bags of blocks have been arriving here over the past couple of weeks, and there isn't an unlikeable block in the bunch.

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The design wall shows part of my progress. The mailing date is Monday. One of the really good things about running a swap is that one doesn't have to make one's blocks until the very last minute. One of the really bad things about running a swap is that one has a tendency not to make one's blocks until the very last minute.