home again, and exhausted. who knew that waiting 5 hours in a hospital waiting room could be so tiring? and those chairs are NOT made for comfort! while I was waiting for my roomie to get through his tests, I got a phone call from my mechanic, letting me know that the transmission in my car is indeed shot, and the bill will be just under $2000. thankfully, I've been able to save up that much, fearing the worst. I will have my car back either Tuesday or Wednesday. okay, enough of my griping tirade. I'll post again tomorrow in a better mood. I did want to say though that Michelle's 8 blocks arrived today, and they are simply beautiful. It was like receiving a bouquet in the mail... thank you Michelle! Michelle appliqued flowers onto her blocks, and they've inspired me to try my hand at it sometime during this extended vacation. as santa would say... peace to all, and to all a good night.

Thanks for posting this, I've been job hunting and finishing a 3 yr old UFO. But I'll be getting to work soon. Georgia

IDEAS: You could piece it (easy or hard, depending on how long your name it!); you could show off your best applique skills; you could do machine or by-hand embroidery; you could cut out letters and fuse them on; you could do a big initial; you could use a fabric pen and write in your formal name, your nickname(s), and any other pet names that family members have for you; you could write your name in a sandy beach, take a picture of it and print that onto fabric; you could write your name with ribbon stitched onto the block.

Update on the 2013 Birthday Block Signup: It's time to finalize this year's group. So please, if I'm missing information, get it to me as soon as you can. So far, here are the people who have signed up and have given me their block information: quiltingfarmlady sandlapper_rose tinyteena jackie123 chickie1 dan-the-mailman quiltnhen If anyone participating can send me a picture of their block by next weekend, it will go out in the instruction packet. Committed to participating, but still need the information returned: littlehelen polardream grammyp Signed up but no email commitments or information returned. If you sent it, I didn't receive, so please re-send: wynative meima I'd like to have all of this information finalized and back out to the quilters by the end of next weekend. If you're interested in joining in, please let me know in case any slots open up. Looking forward to an interesting year. So far, no pattern repeats! Kay