All Better!

My goodness, I was hit hard by the "norovirus GIL, Sidney", according to the Fox News program Sunday Housecalls. Both Felix, and then I, were hit hard below the belt and we both were dehydrated and relapsed after two days. So we ain't been right all week. I have done zero sewing from Sunday night until Friday. When I felt up to it, I'd do a few dishes or a load of laundry, but I've been weak as a kitten.

Now it has been snowing all day in a big blockbuster blizzard. The winds haven't picked up too much yet, but they are predicted to do so. We may lose power. Matthew's afternoon classes were cancelled at NHTI. Then, later, after Maggie Hassam, our New Hampshire governor, declared a state of emergency, the Gilmanton Recycling Center was scheduled to be closed for tomorrow.

So these pictures were downloaded on Sunday afternoon but not blogged. Now you get to see those cute 10" Civil War log cabins! If these pictures inspire you and you'd like a little guidance for making them, the link to Mary Johnson's free and helpful instructions is here. But I must admit that I was influenced by the Inspired By Antique Quilts ( here ) and the Busy Thimble ( here ) blogs as well. I'm a shameless copycat when building pretty quilts!

I had used a 2 1/2" center "chimney" in a deep red that is a constant.

The ever-helpful Raven agreed with me that this barnraising pattern was too beautiful to pass up!

So the 16 blocks went together, 4 blocks by 4.

Above you can see my pinned-on slips of paper that note which number the row is, are still visible to the left.
I especially love how lively the lights are, despite lots of repeats of fabrics.

And Raven, who was the first to become ill, seems to be all better even though we will finish giving her all the medicines.