Buon Natale! It’s Barbara Esposito here, and I am excited to be participating in the MBS Countdown to Christmas again this year. This block is “Mary’s Merry Go Round”, block 18 in the series. It is the basic block from my “Mary’s Go Round” quilt which was featured on the Bake Shop on October 16th. The block is named for my Italian mother, Mary. She and my dad made Christmas a magical time for my family. There were hand-made jammies, a felt Christmas tree Advent calendar (complete with charms from bracelets purchased at Woolworth), snowballs tossed on the roof to sound like the reindeer,