Design Wall Monday

While I was digging through one of my many fabric bins, I came across 15 pieced blocks. I decided to make a quilt top for a little girl to be included in one of the many "Bags of Love" we have been working on the last few weeks in our sewing group.  I found fabric with little children on it and was able to cut (4) squares, each 8.5", which was perfect for the squares I had pieced.  Another digging through the fabric bins turned up a plain piece of turquoise.  The fabric had a nice size hole cut into it, but I was able to get (8) squares cut and I only had to piece one little strip at the top of one square.

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The next picture shows one of the "Bags of Love" in the initial stages of construction.  It's much easier
to add the pocket and the applique prior to making it into the bag.  The last few years we made these,
we just added the pocket.  This year, we thought it would be fun for us and "the kids" to add applique.
I better get busy before tomorrow, because I have 4 more bags that need applique. 

Bag of Love

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Is It Monday Already?

Somehow with all the different items needing to be accomplished over the last week or so, I'm now way behind on my (2) 366 day projects that I began on New Year's Day.  Hopefully, I do not lose the notes that I wrote down about what I've been doing each day.  I really like the 365 Quilty Circle project.  I spend more time than needed to decide what type of fabrics I will use.  I die cut a bunny, which took up the space on two squares, so I had to machine applique the bunny and of course, he needed a carrot, which needed greenery.  I search through my fabrics for special images, which relate to the event for the day.  My husband took photos one day, so I found fabric with a camera.  February 2nd was the last Quilty Circle I made with a message which read "Sewing Ladies sorted 14 boxes of fabric".  Of course, I had to take home "some fabric", which was just too good to pass up.

On Thursday, Feb. 11th, I went out to R.J.'s and she wanted us to take some fabric home to store.  Sure why not help her out--so I took some more fabric home. 

Then, this last Saturday, the Guild had a lady bring some fabric in to sell.  She was downsizing and getting ready to move.  Lots of panels, which seem to attract me like a magnet, so I bought some of her fabric; "just to be nice."  A couple of pieces looked good to use with my 365 Quilty project.

365 Quilty Circles

The last few days, I've been working on a spread sheet for our Guild.  It shows the history of the first 10 years of our Guild's Work Shops and Classes that we offered to members.  I found it was extremely helpful when you a finished a quilt but had forgotten to write down when you started it, who the teacher was, the name of the quilt pattern, etc.  Since I was a Founding Officer, I kept copies of every newsletter for the past 20 years.  Oh My!!  The next spread sheet will show the last 10 years.

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Quilt of Valor Top is complete

I thought I would go ahead and post a picture of the QOV top that I started last Saturday. Ginger Fondren said she would pick it up at our quarterly TVQA meeting tomorrow.  Ginger said she planned to do the long arm quilting.  Ginger chose the pattern.

Friendship Star QOV

Design Wall Monday

Quilts of Valor National Sew Day 2016

Saturday, February 6, 2016         8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

MTSU Learning Resource Center 

On Saturday, the 6th, I had the opportunity and privilege to be part of the Quilts of Valor National Sew Day.

The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.
Middle Tennessee State University provided the space
for 26 sewers and over 7 student assistants.
It was a joint effort between the President of MTSU, 
Dr. McPhee, Lt.Gen. Keith Huber and
Ginger Fondren, Asst. Executive at Quilts of Valor Foundation.

Lt. General Huber was instrumental in the creation of MTSU's Military and Veterans Family Center, which 
formally opened in November 2015.  It is the largest and most comprehensive veterans facility at a public or private university in Tennessee. 

All the red, white, and blue fabric was provided, along with instructions.  The quilt pattern is Friendship Star.  Each sewer was given a packet of (38) 10" squares.
(8) blue ones for the center of the stars and
(15) blue ones for the star blocks and
(15) beige ones for the star blocks.

I plan to have my top complete by Wednesday, so I can turn it in to Ginger Fondren on Friday, the 12th, when I see her at the TVQA Quarterly Board meeting in LaVergne, TN.

Here's what I have so far......

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Another Quilt Top made today Q2

A couple of years ago, I found the Cattle Drive fabric at RJ's, so I added some fabric I had in my stash that matched the brown and rust colors.  I found the eagle fabric that I hadn't used since 2014 and added it to the sides.  On Tuesday, I chose the gray and green fabrics, not knowing how I would use them.  The quilt top measures 50" across and 40.5" down. which is the opposite of how we normally design our quilts.  However, I hope a young teenage boy may enjoy the "Out on the Range" look about this quilt. 

Q2  "Out on the Range"

Lofty Goal Set on Jan. 1st 2016

Yesterday afternoon, I began working on my lofty goal that I set on Jan. 1st, 2016.  What was I thinking, when I chose to complete 2 Quilt tops per week.  If I focus, I can catch up....  Well, here is Quilt Top #1 (Bunny and Bear).  It measures 42" x 42.5".  Next week, I'll be traveling out to RJ's to help sandwich the tops with backs and batting.

Bunny Bear Quilt Top #1

Let's see how many quilt tops I can finish before next week.  Any guesses on how many I can complete?

Design Wall Monday

As I was ironing some of the fabrics that I plan to use for making Project Linus quilts, I discovered why many of my fabrics do not match these panels.  The blues in the fabrics shown below are from the 1980's.
The fabric in the center have carousel horses. 

Cute Bunny/Bear panels

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