Step 3 Craftsy QOV Quilt a Long

is now up!! I tried really hard to send emails to everyone....

step 3  is here!!

I have put all the other links on my free pattern page - so you should be able to access them all!!

Hope you all are sewing away!!

More Pretties

I am getting a little caught up! I never thought I was behind until I looked at my list!! So I have some more lovlies for you to check out!!

First off - a veteran recieving a Quilt of Valor. I was most humbled to present this quilt to him. I wish we all could hear of the sacrifices made.

This blue quilt above, and the green quilt below came from the Amelia Island Quilters. I think the colors kind of remind me of the sea!!

These two ( above and below) also came from the Amelia Island Quilt guild!!

This one was made by Denise V and quilted by Crystal J - both of Colorado!

Hi Denise!!  I strongarmed, and threatened Denise to sew with us.

She hasn't regretted it yet ( right D??)

Here is another one made by Denise, and quilted by Anna Marie

Great pattern!!!

This is one of our group quilts. We all made the blocks, and I put the top together .

And yes, I am counting it as one of my 12.  

( I need all the help I can get right now!!)

It was quilted by Bonnie C in Denver!

Hope you saw something you liked and enjoyed the quilts! 

QOV quilt show

We spent Sunday working on binding Quilts of Valor, making more tops, and cutting up fabric... i love days like that - when a whole bunch of wonderful quilters get together and we all have fun!!

Here are some great Quilts of Valor all finished and ready to be presented. ( or they may already have been presented... the demand is still pretty high!!)

The first 4 quilts came from Marilyn at NorthHills Quilter . She sent us some quilts for the High Park Fire People, and some quilts for our soldiers!! She is very very generous and has amazing energy!!

I like them all - but this one really caught my eye, and my brain!!

The next quilts all come from the Cane Cutter Quilt Guild in Houma LA - they do such great work!! 

again - one really caught my eye. I have to be honest, there is not a quilt that I don't like - really - I think they all have merit and beauty - but some of them just catch you - and this log cabin did!

And so did this one. Remember way back in Junior High is Home Ec they taught you how to weave those string things called a God's eye?   That's what this one reminded me of!!

Check out the borders!!!

Mmmm Soothing colors!!

I should have put a quarter on this pineapple one so you could see how detailed they are... but I didn't, so you will just have to trust me ;-)

I appreciate the support quilters - these quilts really do make a difference to our service men and women!!! Thanks for all your hard work!!

Momma's don't let your babies grow up

My oldest baby is a senior this year, My middle baby - a 9th grader, and my little baby - 6th grade... I ask you...... HOW did this happen????

Seriously , one day I could carry them, and one day they were too heavy, and now... I look up at two of them.... oh boy!!

My Oldest baby... I think he was 6 here.

My middle baby - he was 3

My Baby Baby - 9 months old

My oldest two - don't you love the scribbles? I have no clue who did that. We had spent the day at the pumpkin patch and we home posing with them.

Huh... I may make them do that with my again this year!!

And now look at them

Oldest, Middle and Youngest  ( I think the little on is on his tippy toes)

See... he wants to be way tall

I may have to start singing songs... Memories, of the way we used to be....

Blue Stars Quilt

We have just returned from a few days with out internet, it was down for a solid day and a half, and giving us grief for another.... I am so glad... I felt so... Disconnected from the world - and my facebook and my emails... and oh boy!!

Did I get more done without the internet? Probably not, I kept checking to see if it was back!!

I did get the quilting done on this quilt. It is a clients quilt, and she told me I could do anything I wanted... and so ... I did!!

The whole quilt.

It had great blues in it!!

The dark blue borders and corners

The back - I love the backs when the texture shows through so well!

It was fun to quilt, and to use some geometry!!

Presentations

Tissue Alert.... You all give me a tease that I forget to remind you to bring a tissue - so here you are ;-)   Some more pictures of our presentations have been approved.... Enjoy!!


I love taking pictures outside - I think they make everyone look happier.

This dear sweet gal was having a hard time with the heat though. And she just found out she was going to be a mom, so she had a lot going on. Remember these are from the Warriors in Transition battalion.

I loved this guy - he was so funny, and was so surprised that he was able to have a quilt. I talked to him quite a bit, and he wasn't really sure that the quilt was for him, or that he didn't have to pay. He suffers from a TBI ( brain injury) and noises really bother him. Check out the quilt - Vicki  do you recognize it?

This dear warrior had a thick Texas accent - and was full of words!! A lot of them don't have a lot of words to spare, so it was quite enjoyable to talk with her. She was a Blackhawk pilot - I was jealous!! ( well all except for the war thing, and the injury thing... but I was all over the flying part!!)

I am not quite sure how to describe this guy other than Totally Awesome, and totally deserving of our respect and honor!! He flew in VietNam , Desert Storm ,Iraq, and most recently flew the planes over the Waldo Canyon fire. He had patches all over his jacket, and they were SO cool - I didn't quite want to let him go, but alas, he was stronger than I. 

Hope you enjoyed seeing some of the recipients of your Quilts of Valor. I tell you - there is a special owner for each one of these and it is so fun to see who gets what. I still am amazed at the fact that they are so surprised that these are a gift of Thanks to them!! 

Design Wall Monday

It's official - we are back in school...,, *sigh*. 

My design wall for today is actually my ironing board and my cutting table. This weekend the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival was in session, so I decided to go check it out... and a project jumped in my arms, and followed me home....

Batiks - I have never sewn much with Batiks - but after finishing the Super Secret Summer Project Quilt of Valor All in Batiks - I think I am in Love!!!

Such Pretty Batiks

Now wish me luck that I get the mojo to sew!!!

At the Rocky Mtn Quilt Festival - Irena Bluhm brought her collection of quilts, and again, I fell in love!! Check out this hummingbird on one of her quilts!!

They also had a Route 66 display with a ton of quilts depicting the Route... I liked a lot of them - this one sort of reminded me of home, and I got a little homesick, then I remembered that it was 105 where I am from, and decided I liked where I am.....

Wish us luck this week, Big Bit is taking a college course this year as a senior in high school, so he started that. Middle Bit is a 9th grader and little bit is in 6th grade. We do on online virtual academy, and this is my first year teaching high school - geometry doesn't scare me as much as the digital technology class does... 

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