Good morning everyone!
I'm enjoying one of those rare quiet moments in the practice. First relatively decent day weather wise in over a week so patients have better things to do than to come to see me!
I am still fighting the telephone company; still no phone line in the house so I still have to access the web when I can from work. I do try to get to the group at least once a week to keep up with reading the messages! And I post when I think I have something to say (other than gibberish!)
As usual, I do most of my creative thinking on the road as I travel from one town to another, from one medical office to another. My car knows the road by heart, so that leaves me free to let my mind ruminate on more interesting matters like quilting! Lately I've been obsessing about traditional quilt blocks, pieced or appliqu=E9d. Does everyone have a favorite traditional quilt block? Do you know its name? Does the block have a history? Do you know the history? Why is it your favorite block? Do you know how old the block is/dated?
And while we're at it, anyone know of a listing of traditional blocks?
If I had to choose, my favorite block would probably be the log cabin block. I beleive it goes back to the 1800's or so, back when the west was won! Why is it my favorite? I guess it's because it's such a versatile block. It can be scrappy or elegant, muted or bright, happy or sad, but it is never boring! To me it is a block that is relatively easy to make, and no matter what you do to it, it always looks good.
Ok, gotta go; patients have suddely decided to beat down my door again!
Claudia