Quilting the Quilt of Valor went off the rails this week. When we left off, I had the quilt loaded on the longarm. The backing is a blue background print with a patriotic theme provided by the QOV chapter, along with the batting of 100% polyester. The batting is not my favorite, but it was …
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Quilts of Valor – Ceremony and Another Quilt
This past weekend, our car club sponsored a Quilts of Valor event. We honored seven veterans, all with Vietnam service. It was the ceremony where this quilt I made with donated stars was awarded to a friend. You may also recognize this quilt top, sent to me by Mary Ellen. I quilted it for the …
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Sunday Chat
It is finally March, and I am ready for spring. The birds have been here a lot, getting their fill of seeds. It has been so cold, and they really need the extra calories. There are so many, they've been going through a feeder-full every two days. I need to get a couple more suet …
Sunday Chat Mardi Gras and Birds
The Great Backyard Bird Count has begun, and I'm doing a count every day through today. The first day of the count, the local squirrels made an appearance for the first time in a couple of weeks. I had stopped making sandwiches for them as they would run off when I stepped outside. But this …
Sunday Chat – Wildlife, Garden and Quilts
Another week of wildlife visits, this small flock of turkeys came by for a meal. I'm pretty sure these are four of the flock of seven that were here last week. They certainly came up running up from the lower meadow just like last time when I stepped out to the veranda and began tossing …
Sunday Chat
It has been such an interesting week for projects, with a lot of things in the works. I've been working on a Quilt of Valor on the frame, my Japanese art quilt in my chair doing handwork, and crafting in between. We've had wildlife visits, too. I've been cooking up a storm testing recipes for …
Finishing the Log Cabin Quilt of Valor
The lovely temperatures last week made quilting a joy with the windows open. A gentle breeze filtered through the open windows bringing fresh air in the basement. I was able to correct the tension issues, and quilting went fairly smoothly after that. I worked on it off and on through the week. It was nice …
Log Cabin Quilt of Valor
I loaded this quilt prior to our trip, and thought I could get a row or two done before we left. I was given the top and batting meant for a Quilt of Valor, but they didn't have a backing large enough. Well, I knew I had a lot of fabric, and welcomed the opportunity …
Finishing the QOV and the Quilt Festival
Friday and Saturday were both a bit rainy, and I had some time to get progress made on the custom quilting I was doing on the Quilt of Valor. After putting motifs in the rest of the darker triangles and elements of the last blocks, I changed the thread color to an ecru, and went …
Reworking a Quilt of Valor
Sometimes our local chapter of Quilts of Valor receives a quilt from someone outside the organization that just doesn't meet the standard for our veterans. This one was such a dilemma, as it had some gorgeous blocks, but it had significant issues. We loved the quilt idea, the workmanship of the embroidery and the effort …
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