When the exchange started in the fall I asked the members of my group to recreate their first block, or a block from their first quilt. I enclosed the two blocks that I used as hot pads for Stacia and Deloise.

The “Sawtooth Star” is a block that Barb used when she taught her beginners class. Barb is a beautiful quilter and has given me so much help and advice. Barb also made the star block with the circular center. Her note in my book was signed “The old wise one.”

Sandra made the rail fence block. She says it is from her first quilt called “Lightning Strikes.” Sandra is one of the regular Tuesday morning quilters.

Suzanne added the 9-patch block. She travels to Europe frequently to visit relatives and, while there, she checks out the fabric shops. She’s used some of that fabric in my block.

Our Guild President made the Sunbonnet Sue block. Her first quilt was made for her daughter when she was 5 or 6 (she’s 43 now). The pattern and fabric were ordered from the Eaton’s catalogue, and she even included a photo of that first Sunbonnet Sue quilt.