A little Quilting done

I snuck in a little quilting so far.... This is a Quilt of Valor that is a string quilt. I took the blocks to some quilt shows, and to the American Legion, and had people sign them.

A gal in my guild put the top together. And now it is ready to be bound.

Then I snuck another one in there to quilt.... its for Wrangler Man, so I hope I get it bound before he sees it in my pile and puts the pressure on me... he is horrible at with holding chocolate from me... pure torture - it is!

Quilts of Valor Eye Candy

I loved being snowed in the house, I got to open the packages that came this weekend, and be immersed in quilts!! This first (above) Quilt of Valor was pieced by Rosemary, and quilted by Lois in Broomfield Colorado.

This Quilt of Valor was made by Jody and the Bingham Ladies fellowship in Nebraska! Beautiful ladies!!!

The quilt above and the three below were all made by Meredith in California, and Quilted by Ron in New Mexico.

Don't you just love the colors in this string Quilt?

One soldier in Denver chose one of Merediths quilts because he thought the colors would always keep him happy. I understand!

Sometimes I wonder where she shops for her fabrics?

Thank you all so much for continuing to support the soldiers!

Design Wall Monday

A lot got done this weekend, because - altho Saturday was gorgeous, the winds came up, and just so you know - riding horses with the sand blowing, is not as much fun as one mught think..... unless you were REALLY wishing for a sand facial....

And then Sunday - It snowed - awesome!!

So here is what's on my design floor. Just sewing the backings together now so I can quilt them!

 This is the Red Jelly Roll quilt from our sew day - I added two borders to it, and I have to say - I LOVE it!!!

It turned out to be 59 x 69 so I think that will defineatly work for a Quilt of Valor.

This was the one that was a little narrow - so I had some friendship star blocks left over from a quilt show - they are all signed, so I added those, and then,.....

I added those half string blocks - that were extras from another QOV project. It is now 58 x 68 ... perfect!


Alright - off to finish the backs and start a little quilting!!

To see others design walls go to
http://www.patchworktimes.com/

Stash report Sunday

 The fabric store started calling to my car again, and because a gal needs some exercise, I had to get out and walk a little.... can I help it if I walked right thru that fabric shop door???

Nope - It was totally NOT my fault!

So I found some flannels on sale!! And bought enough for 3 backings of the Jelly Roll Quilts that we made last weekend.

And then... becuase the color of the month is Orange, and I need to burn a few more calories, I had to wander over to see what oranges they might have.... and look!.... they did have some orange... surprise ( grin)


So my Stash report for this week:



Fabric Used this Week:                10.99 Yards  ( backings, borders,)
Fabric Used Year To Date:        221.36 Yards

Fabric Purchased this week:       11.9 Yards
Fabric Purchased YTD:               23.65 Yards
Fabric Donated:                         135.75 Yards

Total Fabrics BUSTED:               61.96  Yards ( whoo hoo still using more than what I bring in)

To check out what others are doing go to
Judys Stash report sunday

Quilts of Valor

First off the Stats for March:
Total Quilts of Valor presented for the month: 32 Quilts awarded

Now for some eye candy!!

This Red White and Blue one was made by Jan in my quilt guild, and she quilted it too!

This quilt was made by the late Al Lind, and quilted by Shar in Wiggins CO

This one, and the Three following it are made by Meredith in California.

She sends all her Quilts of Valor to Ron O in New Mexico to quilt.

Between the two of them - I wonder when they find time to eat !

Hope you enjoyed seeing some more Quilts of Valor! Thanks Quilters for all your hard work.I sure appreciate it, and I know the reciepients do. Sometimes more than words say!

Brown Monochromatic Challenge

BROWN

When I started this I felt that for sure I would make it lap quilt size, but as of this moment, this is all I have done, and I think it makes a pretty cool table runner size. And it is sort of the colors of my couches and my house ( remember I live with ALL boys)

I am torn - do I leave it this size? Or do I put what I have done back in the Brown Bucket and add it to my UFO list? *alright...don't you dare say you have NEVER heard of that option!*

This size is 25 x 38......  Opinions?

UFO #1 - The Betty Quilt

UFO #1 was chosen as our challenge for March, my goal was to get this quilt into Top form, with a backing ready to go. Can't put too much pressure on a girl you know!

 First - I realized that I hadn't finished all the blocks needed to put the top together - so I buckled down and finished those.

The last batch.

Then as you saw on MANY design wall posts I struggled, and whined, and procrastinated my way thru getting the rows done, and finally ...much to the happiness of my children.... got the top done!

I also have abacking ready - so some day in the near future ( I hope) I will get it quilted!

Now I hope the choice for April is an easy one - Please Judy???

To see others UFO challenges go check out Judy's blog
http://www.patchworktimes.com/

Quilts from Sue in AZ

Sue in AZ has been very busy this past winter. She made some wonderful Quilts of Valor and they arrived on my doorstep this last week. Perfect timing too - A lot of Quilts of Valor went out this month to soldiers who really loved them!!

Let me show you the beauties that Sue sent this way!

The crumb quilt - I am amazed at how cool these blocks are !

 This quilt was made and embroidered by Dee L, and Jessica quilted it for her. Thanks for the note Sue!!

 This quilt Sue made following Judy L over at Patchworktimes blog this last summer. I LOVE this quilt!

This one she made following Marjorie Busbys pattern of squares and rectangles, for the Accuquilt Go.

A Large Friendship Star quilt, she used the Chisel Die on the Accuquilt for this one. Very cool.

This one was for the Yellow Monochromatic Challenge from January - also used the Chisel die. I LOVE it!!

These last 2 are the Strip Twist pattern from Bonnie Hunter ( http://www.quiltville.com/)  and they are so cool!

Sue - you are awesome! Thank you SO much for all the hard work you do. I appreciate it !!

Jelly Roll Races

Yesterday my Quilt of Valor sewing group got together to try the Jelly Roll quilts and see what we could come up with. It was quite fun, and everyone's quilts will look different.

Here are the two I cam home with - the Red one is now on my design wall so I can figure out how I want to finish it, and the Red White and Blue one was made by Harriett. I am going to add some borders to it too....

My plan on this red one is to add a small white border, and a larger blue border.

I have a plan for this one too - but its too early in the morning to think if it will work or not.

And here is how they came together:

Janet made one long long strip, and it got a little turned, so Mary helped her get it straightened,

Charolett working hard on her strips.

Janets strips coming together to a top,

Joan almost finished with hers....

Ethel ironing... she beat me - I was trying to sew the fastest - but alas - I am not quick at all!

Harriett - our fearless leader - she has made a few of these, so she was the teacher. A very good one too I might add.

These were really really fun and everyones will look a little different. We took them home to put some borders on and I will show them to you again when they are all done. Some of the Jelly rolls weren't enough fabric, so a few turned out thinner, but thats alright - it will add to the variety.

For that lady that did this quilt in 35 minutes... I totally respect her. Mine took me the whole 3 hours, and I tried to stay in my chair the WHOLE time. I am not sure I have ever sat that long!!

Now - go check out all the other design walls - I have already been dreaming on the quilts this morning!

Design Wall Monday

Stash Report Sunday

Fabric Used This Week :   17.17 yards ( more Jelly roll strips, backing for my betty quilt, and the start of my brown challenge quilt)

Fabric Used Year to date:   210.373 yards

Fabrics In This week:  0 Yards

Fabics In Year to Date: 147.50 Yards

Total USED  ( busted!!) :62.873 yards

Whoo hoo - still using more than I have purchased/had donated!!