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Yeah! Block 17 - Pinwheel

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I'm so excited to be on the mend.  It was a tough 2 weeks but I'm finally starting to feel better.  Thank you all for being so patient and sending such nice notes of encouragement.  I truly appreciate it.  I'm still trying to dig out, so I ask if you've sent an email and are awaiting a reply, give me a few more days to get caught up. Now, onto Block 17, the Pinwheel! Block 17 - Pinwheel - Fabric Selection 1 This Pinwheel Block, is credited to Alice Brooks, it was in an unidentified newspaper clipping, date unknown.  I found over 14 blocks referred to as a Pinwheel Block in my grandmother’s “under the bed box”.  Even more while researching.  Many of which, I would say more closely relate to the Windmill (Block 3).  If nothing else, I learned that the Pinwheel block is very popular, especially in the 1930s, and has continued to remain popular.  It is truly a timeless block.  I elected this block because I love the square in a square...