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I confess to always being a bit anxious on December 31st.  For as long as I can remember in my adult years it has always meant fiscal year end deadlines and making sure all those journal entries and the final bank deposit for the year are done and posted before the GL does its thing and empties out all the net income to retained earnings.  For all those non-accounting friends, welcome to the inside of my compartmentalized brain.

I've always been a better performer if there is a deadline looming.  In fact, when I was doing my BCom degree ...

Yippee!  This quilt design has been in the hopper for a few months.  It was inspired by an antique quilt I saw at Antiques Parlour here in Cleveland, TN.

The quilt finishes at 97" x 97" and is a log cabin variation with a little sashing magic to kick it up a notch.

This sample was pieced and quilted by a good friend in Victoria who tested the pattern for me.  Her version does not have the star cornerstones as she chose plain borders.  

This is the inspiration quilt:

This quilt looks equally great in civil war prints, or modern ...