This was made for an old family friend who was influential in teaching me to sew.
My friend picked out the fabric and let me do the rest. They love boating, hence the Mariner's Compass in the middle. Other personalied blocks include Marion's Choice (this makes it into a lot of my quilts, Texas Treat (where they live now), Chinook (representing Washington State, where we grew up), Flying Shuttles (closest I came to a sewing named block), Port and Starboard, Pineapple (because they entertain a lot). There are 2 stars from the 2009 BOM. And she loves it!