Womanly Things: December starts on a high note

I've always believed that a person should give only that which they can comfortably give. Looking over the past years I've often given of my time or my money. Usually it's one or the other and always to different degrees. It's all relevant to where you are at that point in your life, what you have, what you need and what you have to spare.

I say that now because each of the blocks I've received are coming at a time when people are busy making Christmas gifts. Many people are looking at Christmas budgets and making gift choices. To make time to create a block and pay to have it shipped really means a lot.

Imagine my surprise when Mary Anne sent 7 blocks! She told me that if any were too feminine to save them and use them at another time. I love them all and I think we can use 6 of them. Who knows? Once all the blocks are assembled Lorraine and I will play around with them and arrange them in different ways until we find what we think works best.

Here are the Jacob's Ladder blocks. There are lots of smaller squares of really cool fabric that do not show enough in the picture. Take my word on it. This is a picture of 4 blocks. It's cool how they come together.

And here are the 3 stars. They were all done by a method called Paper Piecing. I haven't tried that yet but hope to in the new year. Peggy Martin has a book of paper pieced stars that I find fascinating.