Working on (3) Quilts of Valor

Just discovered that I have (3) Quilts of Valor "in process".   They are all from my same favorite pattern:  Arkansas Crossroads with 12" blocks.   www.bellaonline.com
Judie Bellingham is the Quilting Editor and I found this on-line on 9/15/2012
I have used this pattern over and over again.
 
One top is complete with blue borders and I just need to request a Long Arm Quilter.
One top needs borders and then I can request a Long Arm Quilter and
One top needs 4 more rows and borders before I can request a Long Arm Quilter.

Hopefully, I can get all three of these QOV completed and presented to our Veterans before the end of this year:  2018.

I am looking forward to tomorrow.  Our Quilting Guild is planning to host our 2019 annual Assembly Day for all our state wide members.  Each year, one Guild chooses a location based on where the Guild is located.  The last time our Guild hosted was in 2006 and we had 600 members to attend.
Tomorrow, our committee will be deciding what our Welcoming Favors will be for each member who attends.  I am taking (2) possible favors.  One is a Business Card Holder and another is a Kleenex Holder.  Both are easy to make using very little fabric.

August UFO Pick is #3

Need to FOCUS on my UFO List.....
It doesn't seem to matter which UFO I pick each month--it always falls back to the same UFO--
CLEAN UP AND ORGANIZE MY SEWING ROOM
At present, there is not one clear spot on any surface.  It would be amazing if I could actually clear off each table top and I know it can be done.  

Wheel Chair Quilt Top

I went to Sewing on Tuesday and Die Cut a nice stack of "Half Hexies" and then took them home to sew a quilt top.  It measures 36" x 47". 

After our group has made dozens of quilt tops, we sign up in groups of 3-5 ladies
and then venture out in the country to RJ's place where she has a very large 2 story workshop.  Upstairs, there is a huge roll of batting which hangs from a rod, so that we pull down the amount of batting we need for each top and back that we sandwich.  We choose pieces of fabric for the backing, which goes together with the top.  These "Quilt Sandwiches" are made in preparation for Project Linus Day in November.

Lots of animal blocks

At Sewing last week, I came across a pile of 4" squares with little frames sewn around some different animals.  Each of the different animals were stacked together with a total of 63 blocks.
There just were not enough blocks, so I added 17 blocks of Safari animals to the mix and had all the animals cascade down the quilt.  It is actually wider across (44 1/2") and shorter down (40 1/2").
It should be a fun little quilt for a child.  I sure had fun making it.

Safari Animal Quilt Top

4" Quilt blocks

 

Making Patchwork Alphabet Letters

If you need to make alphabet letters for a quilt-by sewing a person's name on the quilt in block letters,
Sherri Bain Driver had an article in Quilters Newsletter Magazine dated Oct. 1999.  Yes, I have saved several shelves of QNM's, which have a wealth of information in them.  Someday, I may have to give them up, but at the moment, I still plan to keep all the magazines. 

Batman and Spiderman

This past week, I've been working with Batman and Spiderman, making a Project Linus Quilt.  I used my Tumbler Die and cut out a good stack of tumblers for this quilt.  I found a stack of blue turquoise fabric, which I'm still not sure where I got it and if I planned to use it for something else.  Now that  I've used it all up and I like the result, I'm not going to worry about it.

This quilt top measures 52"across x 53.5" down.  I had a good time making this quilt, hoping that a
boy or girl will enjoy sleeping under it. 

Thangled Up with TN Shop Hop Batiks from 2013

All (12) blocks were completed by the end of April 2013.  It has taken me 5 years to sew these 12 blocks together with sashings.  Now, it just needs a border.  Hopefully, I can finish this quilt within the next year, rather than waiting 5 more years to complete. 😊