QOV 2014 - the last one

 Ahhhh... the last Quilt of Valor show for this year.... I hope you have enjoyed all the variety that these Awesome Quilters make!! And I hope you have enjoyed seeing just a few of the smiling faces that are the Quilt recipients.  In Colorado alone we have presented over 800 quilts - closer to 900 - but I am tallying numbers for an exact total next week.   Nationwide - I know that number is huge for 2014 - all of us QOV'ers .....we deserve a pat on the back.... so here is your Pat *pat pat pat*  And THANK YOU!!!

From the Pride City Quilt Guild

From the Scrappy Ladies

From the Pueblo West Quilters

From Cindy at RMQM

Sharon M in Alamosa CO

Pride City Quilt Guild - the awesome Pillowcase makers

Kathie S from Arapahoe Quilt Guild

Kathie S from Arapahoe County Quilt Guild

From Arapahoe County Quilt Guild

 And now for a few more smiles:

Happy New Year!!!  

We are having a great time planning our Wish List for the coming year.

And seeing what we got accomplished from this years list!

QOV 2014

Happy Wednesday Morning!!

Hope you are ready for some GREAT eye Candy today!!

This is what our house looks like when I get back from the Laundromat.... All the Quilts that have not been washed get a cold wash, and an air dry - then they come home and stretch out for a minute - before we match them with their pillowcases and add journals..

 Need a little smile to start your morning?  This soldier chose his quilt and was so tickled - he just couldn't stop smiling - makes you happy right?

Need a Smile??

Columbine Quilt Bee has been so amazingly busy!! They just do a fabulous job!! These two are from Columbine,

The next three are also made by Columbine Quilt guild.

This one is from the Block Drive.  Our Greeley Group finished putting them into tops -
I quilted this one - I used a wave pattern - fun!!

This one - I apologize - I didn't take a far away photo.... or if I did - the Camera Ate it!  It was pieced by Judy P and quilted by me.

This is the back - isn't that a crazy fun pantograph?

This quilt was made by the High Country Kids 4H in Colorado.  They did a fabulous job!

The next two were made by the Red Hat Crafty Quilters and quilted by Kathy and Sue in Northglenn

I like this pattern - it is pretty graphi!

Here's a photo of the quilting - I really liked it!

Let me leave you this week with a few more smiles!  I love that this is just not a seasonal thing - that we can honor and comfort and hug on our Veterans Year Round...

PS - I love that I move to much to ever be in focus .... good for the ego ( giggle)

Quilts of Valor 2014

The dark has encroached on my morning and my evening now.... I always imagined that living in the country in the winter would be like Little House on the Prairie - and we would sit around the table and stitch.....

Little House on the Prairie forgot that fact that chores still need to be done!!  Except now it's dark... and some of those dark animals - they creep up on you when you least expect it... or disappear only to scare the everything out of you when they reappear. My dog gets a kick out of this.... she's black....

All that to say - that I enjoy being inside to photograph these wonderful Quilts of Valor!

This lovely String Quilt was Pieced and Quilted by Glenna B

This yummy Scrappy Quilt ( which is now on my bucket list - was pieced by Deb and Lynn, and Quilted by Dawna in Colorado.

The one below was Pieced and Quilted By Judy V in CO.

The next one ( below) was pieced by Kathy and quilted by Connie.

They are a famous Duo... I talk about them all the time ;-)

This is another one pieced and Quilted by Kathy and Connie.

If I remember right this is an eleanor burns pattern.  Don't hold me to it though!

Colorado Quilt Council is our State Wide Guild. They do a cool block thing - and you turn in blocks. Then names are drawn ( from the block makers)  and the winners get to choose where the finished quilt will go. Ellen entered blocks and was chosen - and she chose Quilts of Valor to be the recipient.

The charity can use the quilts as they see fit - gifting, auctioning, fundraising etc.  We chose to Wrap a Warrior!

The next four quilts are from the Arapahoe County Quilt Guild.  - They held a sew day and WOW!

Did these quilters work their fabric off!!!   They made quilts - and they made pillowcases....

And they just had a great time!!

They did a great job!!

I'll leave you with a few more smiling faces!!  That ought to make your day bright and cheery!!

Enjoy!!

Winners!!!

This is going to be a long post... I can tell.... get a snack ;-)

Alright - the last of the blocks arrived:
Tuesday Quilters of Greene County IA    (126)
Cathy of http://saneandcrazy.blogspot.com/   ( 15)
Jenny of http://downtosew.blogspot.com/  (5)
Jayna Sewell of AR                                    (30)
Claire Young of NV                                   (48)
Jane Melohn                                               (15)
Karen Green  of OH                                   (12)
Fran Simpson of IL                                    (24)
Peggy Simpson of IL                                (24)
Kevin of  http://kevinthequilter.blogspot.com/  (15)
Maureen Hyslop in NY                                           (6)
Jeanine Michelin  in  NC                                     (10)
Melissa Storms in WV                                    (22)

That gives us 189 Entries!!

Our first Prize is .......

A luscious Fat 8th pack from https://www.etsy.com/shop/vickiwelsh  ..... the winner is:
 Maureen Hyslop in NY..... Yay Maureen.... I will email you for your address

Next is this awesome shower head from waterpik.com This is called a Waterpik Premier - Rain Fall + Power spray.  It's at least 7 inches in diameter and is AWESOME!!  I am always so tickled that Waterpik supports our Block drives!!   And the winner is:

Tuesday Quilters of Greene County!!

Next we have this Moda Jellyroll.....

And the winner is:  Jan Risley in CA  ... Jan I will email you, but maybe I need a vacation.... I could deliver???

There is a FQ pack - it is 12 FQ's of patriotic fabrics... but it is downstairs and I am cold, so I am not going to get it.... just close your eyes and imagine....

And the Winner is: Sue Von Dohlen in VA ... I email you Sue to confirm your addy



and last... the Wonderful Vicki Welsh donated a second stash pack - the winner of it is.....Diann Kueck in CO!!!
 Diann - I can mail it, or bribe you to come to another Sew day ;-)

So.... the grand total of all blocks!!!!
945 Blocks!!!

That's so awesome!! I know it was a short time, but I didn't want to stress you all through the holidays - and you all started sewing!! LOOOOVE it!!

You all go have a piece of chocolate now ok?

Thanks for helping out, pitching in, and showing the love!

Quilts of Valor 2014

Our Thanksgiving Holiday began on Saturday the 22nd.  My oldest son came home, my husband was home - so we started it with a bang - A Quilt of Valor Presentation

Here are a few images:

 There were quite a few Veterans.... And they were so excited, and tickled, and talkative.... it was hard to round them up for a group photo.

But the quilters, the spouses, the guests - they persevered...

My son got to a higher location,,,,

Guests got to higher locations:

And dear sweet Kathy B - she is the master of the panorama.... she succeeded!!!

Nineteen.... That is how many Combat Veterans you welcomed home that day. Nineteen!  For the first time - hearing Welcome home from Civilians.... Yep.... It was an AWESOME day.... even though I lost my voice.... and they made fun of me....

Quilts:

Here are more Quilts of Valor in process....


This one was made by the whole group - we made those Churn Dash blocks using the Missouri Star You Tube Video - kinda fun ;-)   I Quilted it.

This one is made by Cowboy Bob. He played in the Orphan Block Bin. I have named him Master of the Orphan Block - he thinks I am a dork.. I quilted it with Baptist Fans so all the blocks would shine

These are Block Drive Blocks - put together by Dee and Quilted By Mindy M in the Springs area.

This one is made, quilted, bound, and washed!! By Marsha G in Paoli..  She and Elenna came to visit me, they brought quilts - I like them!

This is another one that Marsha Did.

The next two are made by Elenna. She quilted both of them!! Cool Quilts!!!

The final Three Quilts were made and quilted by Marsha. I think we hooked her!! She and Elenna came to our sew day, and the also got to present a quilt. It was really awesome!

I know I am supposed to post winners today - but I have made an executive decision - it will be Tomorrow!  I want you to absorb all the yumminess today!