When I visited the Grand Strand Quilters in Myrtle Beach, I agreed to be a part of their drive to get their backlog of 150 QOV quilts quilted and delivered. I came home with 10 to do, and pulled out the first bundle. I like what they have done here, each quilt is tied with …
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Quilting on the Grand Strand, part 2
Picking up from yesterday, the Grand Strand Quilters meeting was so much fun. I really enjoyed making new quilter friends, but had no idea what would happen next. One of the charities the Grand Strand Quilters support is the Quilts of Valor program. I didn't get this quilter's name (with the microphone) before the end of …
WIP Wednesday October 29
I went to five wonderful longarm classes at the AQS Show in Charlotte this past summer. I have done a little practice of what I learned on the muslin pieces provided to us, but up to now I haven't had a suitable quilt top to play with. At the last meeting of the quilt club, …
QOV Finishes
It was a rainy weekend, so I used the time to finish up the quilting on two quilts of valor. I used pantographs on both quilts. The star quilt got a simple swirl. It is a great panto because it can go two passes without having to advance the quilt. This makes the quilting go …
QOV Works in Progress
Wednesday was spent working on Quilts of Valor. I had one group of stars that I put together at a work party with dark blue sashing, and I decided to add a red border. The quilt was square, so I made the end borders just a smidgen bigger than the sides so it would work …
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