Navy Quilt of Valor

Four sisters were involved in this quilt top: two that live in Utah, one from Nevada and one from California.  While in Utah at a shop hop, they heard about making quilts for our soldiers and they decided it would be a fun thing to do as a sisters' project.

 

 
While going to the stores on the shop hop they met a returned soldier who had received a Quilt of Valor.  Susan states: "After talking to him, we knew we wanted to give back to our soldiers. We wanted to make a quilt that felt patriotic and fun. This quilt is truly an interstate quilt. The fabric bought in Utah then designed by Dian and Susan. June and July 2010, Susan and Dian got together in California and Nevada and made the quilt top."

Then it was sent to me in Idaho to be quilted.  This top was straight, flat, and square.  It was a joy to work on and the piecing is nice.

Their Father was in the Navy in WWII so they started with boats . . . and I tried to create as many waves as I could on this quilt!

 

 

 

 

The backing has stars.

They sent a matching presentation case to send with the quilt. 

Good Job Ladies!

Monday, this quilt will be shipped to a point of contact at a multinational hospital in Afghanistan: US Navy doctor, CAPT Patricia Hagan, USN.  She is giving quilts to those American men and women that have been injured. Some, after care, are being returned to their units to finish their deployment.

Capt Hagen states: "Our soldiers go to Germany with QOV's covering them.  We here at the front line of caring are so grateful for the Quilts of Valor Program.  It is no small thing to receive such a warm and comforting gift from your heart reminding our warriors they have the love and fidelity of the people back home."

Beach Quilt

....water, waves, tide pools, sand, shells, seahorses, the sun glinting off of the water, shades of shallow water, shades of deeper and deeper water, seaweed......

Inspiration: Pinwheel Cove by Theresa Eisinger
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You can almost hear the waves crashing on the shore......

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This is a wedding quilt I made for a bride and groom who live on the Oregon coast.  This is the center block on the quilt....reminds me of mermaid's hair strewn with pearls.

Congratulations, Kyle and Jeri!

 The back

The side light makes it look purple but as you can see above, it's not.

This is actually 2 quilts in one since the back gives you a totally different look.

~Back to the beginning~

Here it was a small section of the quilt on the design wall.

  I printed out clip art, sized it to fit in the space and cut out the shells, etc.

Here are my paper models.

I used my west window like a light box.  After I pieced each block, I taped the pattern to the window and then taped the quilt block over it and and traced the shells.  Then I sewed all the blocks together.  When I got done, my quilt top was all marked.

You can barely see the blue markings in the white areas. 

....um....this is as close to stained glass as I will ever get.  I have some friends that do some awesome stained glass pieces, but I think I will stick to my needle and thread.

 

Floating along on the frame.

This was a really fun quilt: all batik fabrics.  I prewashed them and they feel really good, making this quilt soft and fluffy.

Off to College . . .

This quilt was made as a graduation gift for a new college freshman.  She will be attending school in Colorado on a Basket Ball Scholarship.  When my client gave this top to me, she said I might need my sunglasses to quilt it!

This will certainly brighten up a college dorm. 

This young lady will also be getting a pillow case to match.

Congrats and good luck!

Fleece Blankets

Three fun fleece blankets.  These are just 2 pieces of fleece quilted together.  I leave a 3 inch border when I am quilting.  After I take it off the frame, I put it on my cutting table and cut the border into 1 inch increments--2.5 inches long.  Easy Peasy.

 . . . a freehand funky flower

Fun and Bright!

Fleece doesn't really need much quilting.

I outlined these frames and meandered in between.

This is 2 identical panels on the front and back.

~Flames~

My client will be all ready for cold weather!

Pretty in Pink . . .

 . . . and robin's egg blue, lemon yellow, spring green . . .

Another soft and cuddly cotton/Minky baby quilt.

Front and back.

Minky back.

Boots, Hats, Bucking Broncos!

Some little buck-a-roo is going to be happy with this fun little quilt.

Cotton Front- Minky Back....So soft!

Cute retro Cowboy fabric.

 

Back.

 

Boots . . .

 

 Hats . . .

 

Bucking Broncos. . .