Happy New Year to you all! I have been taking advantage of a break from a few things. Blogging was one. But I’m happy to return with both an Inez Clipping and a Quilt Reveal.

First I found a little clipping from the Inez stash that was pretty cute. Grandma was always finding the humor to share with either her family or with whatever church or social group meeting she attended. Sharing happiness along the way was her M O -Modus Operandi. I like to think she would have loved scrapbooking with all those clippings in her box. And with the access to the internet, I can only imagine being in her classroom!

The following Heirloom I’m about to reveal was the result of the owner’s grandmother and great grandmother. There are many ways to quilt a quilt. With these hand stitched quilt blocks, using only fabric of old shirts, dresses or leftover material of possibly flour & feed sacks, I chose to stitch in the ditch. Fabrics used, maybe even some traded fabric from a good friend, could be many years old. We can only wonder since the ladies are now gone with the ages. So this form of quilting helps insure securely, tacked-down pieces. I was so honored to be asked to assemble and quilt these decorative quilt blocks into the result below!

Before you see the quilt though, I must share a little back story. The name of the quilt block was a mystery. I asked some experienced (more than me) quilters and I had some good guesses, but no one really knew its name. Not until I searched The Quilt Index. If you’ve never heard of them, they are a extremely valuable resource that I hope you’ll earmark for your own referencing. I previously reached out to them about a set of quilt blocks I got at a local farm auction, so looking in their vast catalog was a great avenue for me. My thanks to them!! And this is a reminder to archive your quilt treasures with these folks. Stolen quilts are a thing. Story for another day.

So without further delay, I hope you’ll enjoy the Rolling Star Quilt that was a Christmas gift to a whole family. They plan to take turns sharing guardianship of it in a different family member’s home every year. Lovingly kept in a handmade wooden box and protected with archival paper. I can’t tell you how kind and generous it was for this person to have so much forethought in preserving part of their family history. This is all a quilter ever wishes for…..some appreciation.