Hello Everyone, I'm slowly making progress on my Gentry's Mill quilt. The large floral in the center of this block is gorgeous! There is also a red floral which will be in four other blocks. I broke some rules on this block. I wanted the stripes to frame the block, so I cut the fabric out on the bias. I starch all of my fabric first, and the stripe fabric received a double dose of starch so it wouldn't stretch. In fact, the fabric was so stiff, you could bounce a quarter of it. I love this block! The cameo fabric around this block is one of my favorite fabrics in the line. I scanned one of Mr. Joe's ties and the graphic artist at Marcus Fabrics put the floral bouquet in the center. This block is just so special to me. The next two blocks take a fair bit of time to make, and I have three more of each one to construct. The pieces are all cut out, and this is going to be front and center in my sewing room today. Please talk to your local quilt shop if you are interested in the BOM offered by Marcus Fabrics. I'm feeling so much better and have to remind myself that I need to take it easy occasionally throughout the day. On a funny note, I have to wear compression stockings every day and all day to keep the blood flowing. I have a silk sleeve which I put over my foot to get the compression stocking on......but I can't pull the silk sleeve out through the toe area. That is Mr. Joe's job. At the end of the day, I can't get the stocking off by myself and that's Mr. Joe's job too. Keep in mind these stockings are compressed to the max. The first time he took the stocking off, his manhood was brutally attacked by this spring-loaded large piece of elastic! Luckily, we don't want to have more children. After doing some research, I found compression stockings with zippers. I can put them on and take them off all by myself which makes for a happy husband who's no longer gun-shy about being attacked by a large piece of flying elastic! Soon, Lynn