My good friend Ethel sent me a gorgeous layer cake (a layer cake is not eatable, I wish, but 40 co-ordinating 10″ squares of coordinating fabric) and some yardage.  It’s a Christmas print, so I have to make a quilt with stars.

The fabric is so soft and silky to the touch that I thought I would use minki for the backing (minki is ultra soft plush) so that it is extra cuddly and warm a bit like Ethel, so every Christmas I will think of her and our friendship.