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 Hello!  In December I shared a cutting chart + instructions for the Friendship Star quilt block in 6 different sizes.  Today I want to share with you the finished quilt that prompted that post.

A few months ago in my local quilt group, we had a member who fell and broke both of her wrists.  Some of us in the group thought it would be nice to make her a quilt to show her a little extra love during that difficult time.  We decided to use the simple, classic Friendship block because of its name and we asked everyone who wanted ...

 Hi friends!

Today I have a little freebie for ya!

My local quilt guild is doing a sampler quilt this year

and they've asked every member to contribute one

9" finished quilt block pattern and sample block.

Every month 3 people will share a pattern.

We can make our own sampler quilt using the patterns

in whatever colors we choose but for the 

sample blocks we are supposed to use bright colors.

Once everyone has shared their pattern we'll put all of 

the sample blocks into a charity quilt to donate. Sounds fun right?

So today I am ...

 Hi friends!  It feels like it's been forever since I popped on the blog!  My last post was 10 weeks ago!  I've missed capturing my quilt journey and connecting with all of you here.

I wanted to share a quilt that I finished back in April but haven't shared here.  It's one of my favorite quilts I own right now and I plan to hold on to it for a long time.  It includes all of my favorite elements of a quilt - scrappy, happy colors, and a classic pattern.  It definitely has a vintage vibe too ...