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The fourth block in the State Flowers, the free quilt blocks for 2009, is the Iris, the state flower for Tennessee.

The story of the Tennessee state flower is an interesting one. In 1919 the state school children named the passion flower as their favorite and it was adopted that year as Tennessee's state flower.

But in 1933, the iris was designated as the state flower by the Tennessee Legislature disregarding the previously selected passion flower. In the '30s, garden clubs had become quite popular around the state. With the growth of the garden clubs, the dissatisfaction with the passion flower as a representative of the state grew as well so supporters of the iris moved to have it designated the official state flower. They claimed that the passion flower was never "officially" adopted and they managed to pass legislation adopting the iris as Tennessee's state flower. As a result of this legistation, arguments between the iris supporters and the passion flower advocates were passionate and often heated. In 1973, after 40 years of argument, the Tennessee Legislature compromised by declaring the passion flower as the official state wildflower and the iris as the official state cultivated flower.

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Exciting news! The Sister's Choice quilt that I made for my sister Kathy is featured on the cover of Emilie Richard's latest novel, "Sister's Choice." See more about this in the Virtual Gallery.

The latest Guest Gallery quilt comes to us from Belgium! Liliane has made a stunning Twilight Garden Quilt. Be sure to view it in the Guest Gallery.

A Tenth Anniversary gift to you! It's been a pleasure building this site since 1998 and meeting so many wonderful quilters. The very simple, very quick Giant Star Quilt is perfect for donation quilts, as my guild is doing. Enjoy!

New! Visit our two new book stores! You'll see all sorts of quilting books, software and more at the Quilt Book Store and books about birds and critters at the Wildlife Book Store. Check it out!

What's blooming in Bill's garden today?

Join us in our continuing obsession with moose - 2008 Adventures in Moose Land.

Flower patterns galore!

Cottage Garden Path Birthday Blossoms

More flower patterns! Cottage Garden Path Quilt and Birthday Blossoms Quilt are both patterns that include 12 full size flower designs each. See our Pattern Page. You'll find eight more patterns with a flower theme as well as several other fun designs.

Rexy's Quilt and Emma & Jenny's Little Placemats

See some of my family's youngest creative quilters in the Family Gallery.

See this stunning quilt by Valinda Makar in the Guest Gallery. Valinda's quilt, her third featured on this site, was based on 2005's Block of the Month, Twilight Garden Quilt.

See some of my latest projects, like the Star Penguin above, in the Virtual Gallery.

Hawai'i is one of my favorite places on earth. View a selection of scenery from the island of Oahu at the More Hawai'i! page.

See more chip carving by my talented Dad, Bill Mackay in the Family Gallery.

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