Springtime

Meeow wow! Spring has come to the White Mountains and I am waking up. Folks have been coming in all day with finished tops for my partner Cathy of Traditions Quilting and her magic machine to turn into quilts. My other humans, Nora and Paul have been cutting yard after yard of wide-body fabric for the backs. Paul has also been on the ladder hanging new projects in between serving customers. He grumbles a lot but I know he’s having a good time. We have a game … every time he gets out of his chair, I get into it and pretend I’m asleep.

Billye's on vacation and I miss her because she feeds me extra goodies. This is the hundredth anniversary of Arizona statehood and I am sponsoring a contest that has not only statehood but a patriotic theme. I have a whole bunch of neat theme fabrics and a couple of panels. Paul really likes the one with all the different flags on it. He’s kind of a history nut and tells me stories about the flags. I think he may have fought alongside General George.

Which brings me to today’s fascinating question. The United States’ flag has fifty stars and thirteen stripes; one star for each state and one stripe for each of the original states. Has there ever been a different pattern? Stay tuned for the answer.