So much stuff going on I practically need a spread sheet to keep track! And I know many of you are going through the same thing w/May Madness ;-) To get this 'quick show' started - got to finish up another gorgeous Quilt of Valor from Clairellen, and those Quirky Quilters in Michigan. Check out Terri's stunning QOV:
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| Terri's Quilt of Valor coming off the frame |
Don't you just love those stars! In another
blog posting, I showed how I was quilting those w/
SOAR panto. Had a bit of a dilemma trying to figure out just what to quilt in those filler blocks and I entertained several ideas prior to settling on some eagle feather accents mixed in w/McTavishing:
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| Eagle feather accents combined w/McTavishing using clear mono-poly |
I also used the clear mono-poly to outline each individual center navy blue star to not only nail it down, but to accent it like an applique, worked great! Since I also McTavished in the outer borders, that, too was showcased in a previous blog posting, this McTavish touch was a good quilting choice and tied everything together while accentuating the eagles in the SOAR panto, win/win. A final
Jamie Wallen alternating swirl in the navy border w/So Fine #431 QOV Navy was a FUN finish!
Here's some final photos:
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| McTavished exterior border w/interior ruler work and swirled navy border |
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| Ruler work radiating from points of stars |
And a couple pics of the flannel back:
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| Close-up of quilting on flannel back |
The 'full monty' back:
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| Entire quilting back - looks kinda neat, doesn't it? |
Once this gorgeous
QOV Star is pruned, it will be all ready to ship - hopefully no later than Thursday. What an honor once again, to share in the creative process of this amazing
Quilt of Valor...
Thank YOU!
UPDATE 5/15/2014: While pruning, I discovered two areas that I failed to complete the ruler work on soooo, looks like this beauty is headed back to the quilt frame for some finishing touches. I was really wanting to ship it out today w/
Hearth & Home QOV blocks I finished up earlier but, such is life. Hopefully, over the next couple of days - keep those fingers and toes crossed for me!
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| Planted a few Mother's Day flowers - still have LOTS more to do but, it's a start! |
In between quilting and all these glorious MidWest storms, planted a few landscape plantings, (simply will not take the risk of running 'Miss Betty' during a lightning/thunderstorm, in spite of ALL the surge protectors, etc., we have - still risk a hit and the inevitable loss of power halfway across a quilt - so NOT worth the risk!)
During the stormy evenings, I FINALLY managed to finish piecing my
26 Hearth & Home Blocks I committed to
QOVF:
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| Stitching up the last rows of the Hearth & Home Blocks |
UPDATE 5/15/2014: these 26 Hearth & Home blocks were
finished, packed & shipped!
I still need to finish digitizing our
Clark Count 4-H Quilts of Valor quilt labels, their
Quilts of Valor Viewing Event invitations for June, and four of their 7 Quilts of Valor still need quilted by yours truly before our next sew-in on May 24th...looks like I need to get back to it!
Later,
~Deb
The quilt looks great and your blocks do too!
ReplyDeleteThank YOU, Miss Katy - you've been busy lately yourself, too ;-)
DeleteQuilt ON!
~Deb