Sugar Maple Quilt Block

The last few weeks my husband has been collecting sap from five sugar maple trees in our yard, then boiling the sap to make maple syrup. This is his second year as maple syrup maker - so I was excited to find a "maple leaf" quilt block while looking through a book of traditional quilt block patterns. It's shape didn't have as many points as a sugar maple leaf - so I tweaked it a little. I am planning to make something small - maybe a small quilt with just four of these blocks - large enough to keep a stuffed animal cozy. To be continued...