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I wish I could say that I have finished somthing, but I can't.  I did get my quilt, "On Eagle's Wings" pinned and ready to start machine quilting.  My goal is to have it ready to take with me to my quilt retreat on the 18th of February.  I've also started cutting one inch strips for the workshop we are doing with Jo Morton at the retreat.  She is going to teach a class called "Steps From the Past" using a 5 inch Courthouse Steps block.  It will be fun making this block with all of her wonderful reproduction fabrics.  I have no idea how large I will make this quilt....I'll just keep going until I have something I like.  I am so looking forward to the retreat...hope the weather holds and it won't be treacherous getting there!
On Saturday, my husband and I traveled north to visit my mom, then to the nursing home to visit my mother-in-law.  On the way back to the city, we made a slight detour to visit Country Expressions Quilt shop.  It is a neat shop and she has done a wonderful job with presentation....lots of eye candy and inspiration!  I purchased a charm pack and a new book.... "The Civil War Quilt Diary". 

And here is another little quilt, "Tobacco Road" and of course it is chock full of Jo Morton fabrics. When I first began quilting, I would never have thought I would be able to combine so many different colors and patterns and have the quilt turn out so wonderful.  Now scrap quilts are my favorite, especially using any reproduction fabrics.  That's Max, our 8 year old cat. She thinks any quilt is fair game for her to lay on and take a nap!  Oh those darn cat hairs...but I wouldn't give her up for anything!