Thank you Flores Family!! From Texas

This is sooooooo cute!

Cowgirls!

Family Squares # 43 and # 44

I am so happy with all the squares received by family!!!

I do have additional friends and relatives I would really like to have send a square so I'm putting together a newsletter about the quilt and how to make a wishes card. I want to be able to go through the scrapbook and be able to talk to Lizzy about each relative and how much they loved her even before meeting her.

Each square will have special meaning for her in the future. I am so glad to be doing this for Lizzy!!

These squares are from cousin's Kuhn, living in Illinois (my cousin grew up in Maine, her brothers actually sent in squares: Stephenson and Soule!!!) and cousins' Clarke from New Hampshire/Massachusetts who live near us in the winter in St. Augustine. They sent a great ocean fabric.
Thank you!!

More Family Squares!

Quilt Squares # 38, 39 and 40 were sent to us by our Son-In-Law's family. It is so nice to have such wonderful family married to the sweet daughter. She picked a great hubby!!

Our daughter's SIL Katie & DH Barrett Hathcock living in Alabama.

Thank you's to Marsha, Carl & daughter Cara from Florida (our daughter's MIL and FIL).

And daughter's MIL's Mother and son (SIL's Grandmother and Uncle) also from Alabama. How wonderful!!

Square # 41

From Canada, the McCann's sent this fabric as part of the ME swap.

Love to join the swaps!! It is a Yahoo group and we all get to initiate or participate in fabric swaps that help us reach our goal of 100 squares.

This is a special one - From my MOM!!!

My Mom selected a great fabric for the quilt. It has cardinal birds and chickadee's too. You know why??? Maine and Missouri. Just like M and M's. These two State's are joined in history in a special way.
Maine existed as a county of Massachusetts. When Maine decided to break away from the "massholes" (ooops!!), it was policy to have a slave and a non-slave State join at the same time, equally balancing the States. DH can explain I hope.
So Missouri had to wait until Maine decided to join as the non-slave State. Maine joined first in 1820 then Missouri. Not sure why but Ford has a very natural liking and feelings toward the State of Maine.

Good thing she picked birds, as the State flowers are the white hawthorne and pine cone!! Ugly fabric!!

Back to the fabric - State birds are Cardinals and Chickadee.
Now my Mom needs to get her "wish" card done......

Square # 37 from California

Thank you to the Smith family!

Square # 34, 35 and # 36 More from Family!!

Square #34 is from the Howatt-Gallant Family from Canada.

Squares #35 and #36 are from Family:Cousin Mike and Melinda Soule from Maine.
And his brother, my cousin, Jim and Christine Stephenson also, from Maine.

I am just so happy to have so many relatives' squares in Lizzy's quilt. I will be telling her stories about my cousins next year!!

Square # 33

From Debbie Minogue of New Jersey. Thank you!