Usually I sew 4 days out of the week ...that's an average...but I sew alot..I like to sew more than most things I do...I also read alot...mostly Historical fiction and historical mysteries.....this WIP is for my sister and my b-i-l......they are lighthouse people and own a second home in Maine...lovely little place that they worked very hard to buy...they flipped several houses to be able to afford their dream and then 3 years ago he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer...the asbestos related type...as his primary job is as a mechanic....he's a trooper tho...looked it up on-line found the best DR. and has been using the Cancer center in Houston...flying back and forth for treatment and then in-between going to the nearby hospital for the 'extras'....he has been diligent about giving up meat and sugar....Cancer I'm told loves sugar....he is on a vitamin regimen that would send me overboard....too many pills.....their wedding anniversary is in June and I'm hoping to have this finished for them ...it will be 28 years ...not sure he can make it to thirty....it breaks my heart because they are so compatible ...never seen them so angry they weren't talking...they have 2 sons both of whom have disabilities...neither will ever leave home....I often wish there was some magical thing to say to make it all better...just the right words ...BUT....so because I sew...I have made a quilt...with seashells, footprints in the sand, fish (B-I-L's passion),beach pebbles and lighthouses.....I put the lighthouses in attic windows and then made blocks of  flying geese, friendship stars, lover's knots and the last of scraps.....I ran a little short on fabric so I have to make a quick run and get a batik I think....then I' going to take it to my long arm gal and see if she can pusg it through for me...the blocks are 18" so it's too big for me to do here.....

The centers of these court house square blocks were fussy cut from a Martha Pullen design......I have 18 and they are 11" sq....My question is should I use sashing or no ...should I just sew them together as they appear in the top photo...it looks really cute all set up as in the top photo......sashing would make a bigger quilt...I plan on adding a border but nothing else.....