Monday, June 2, 2014

Quilting Paula's Quilt of Valor w/Updates...

Those Quirky Quilters of Clairellen's in Michigan have been some very busy quilters!  Recently, I received an email from Clairellen letting me know that at their recent Quirky Quilters Guild Meeting in May, those quilters had turned in not one, not two, not even three, but SIX Quilts of Valor quilt tops!

Now Clairellen, being the very diplomatic/NICE person that she is, assured me she certainly didn't expect me to quilt ALL of them but, I needed to choose which ones she should send...seriously?  I cannot choose, so of course I emailed back letting her know I simply could not choose but she could, OR she could just send them ALL - she did ;-).  And are they GORGEOUS!

Here's the first one coming off my frame:
Paula's Quilt of Valor coming off the frame
Paula's QOV is so colorful w/really interesting piecing so, Miss Betty and I decided to go a little unconventional for what we typically do with quilting.  We chose to use the Star Dance Patriotic Panto from urbanelementz.com and I do believe it suits this wonderful Quilt of Valor quite nicely.

Star Dance Panto from UrbanElementz.com
Here are a few close-ups of the panto quilting w/McTavishing in the blue border:

Star Dance panto w/McTavishing in blue border




You all know me well enough by now to know that I will do just about anything to figure out a way to add McTavishing to a quilt, and this one was just begging for some ;-):

McTavishing in action w/Superior's So Fine #50 Red HOT Chillies thread
A few more quilting close-ups:

Border quilting




We took advantage of the grid in the star border and just 'grid quilted' that out.  It's hard to see in these photos but, it's there.







And the finished QOV all trimmed and ready to be shipped:

Paula's Quilt of Valor ready to ship!
Thank YOU Paula, for allowing 'Miss Betty & I' the honor of quilting your Quilt of Valor...

UPDATE 2/22/2016:  Just received a really nice note from our Dear Friend, Clairellen of those Quirky Quilters in Michigan, thanking Miss Betty & I for quilting one of their QOVs that was awarded to a very deserving Veteran.



Clairellen's Thank You note ;-)
She also included a copy of the Thank You note from the Quilt of Valor recipient's Dear Friend and wife, after his unfortunate recent passing.
Copy of QOV quilt label and the Thank You note
from the Quilt of Valor Recipient's Dear Friend and wife


Quilt of Valor Award Recipient w/Dear Friend and wife - just look at those smiles
We feel so Blessed to have played a small part in the creation and Award of this special Quilt of Valor...Thank YOU! 

~Deb

9 comments:

  1. Thanks Betty and Deb, for your beautiful work. Can't wait to see it in person.

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    1. Thank You, Clairellen - very soon. Just now getting the box all ready to ship!
      ~Deb

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  2. Looks great! How do you get the panto within the borders so you can quilt something else there?

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    1. Hey Katy,
      What a great question! I position the hopping foot right over the seam line where the border and the interior area of the quilt meet, and wherever the laser hits on the panto, I mark that w/blue painters tape or my new favorite, erasable markers on the PatternGrid. I do this on each side of the quilt prior to ever taking that first stitch. Sorta like when you get to the end of the quilt and the panto is 'larger than' the remainder of the quit so, you need to 'mark' where you will stop/end your stitching so as not to over-stitch into the batting and backing, which can not only waste thread but cause your hopping foot to get ALL caught up in batting. Hope that helps...and thanks a bunch for stopping by!
      ~Deb

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    2. That does help! Thanks so much. I need to try this.

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  3. Most excellent!!! I adore the panto which is perfect for the quilt. GREAT job!!

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    1. Thanks! Pantos do seem to be the best choice sometimes, don't they! And best of all - they can be FUN!

      Most awesome of you to stop by and visit w/Miss Betty & I - Please do so again, soon...
      ~Deb

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  4. This is beautiful. Lucky you to be able to see and work on all these beautiful quilts.

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    1. Hey Miss Katie,
      Yes indeed - you probably know best how awesome it can be to work on sooo many quilts at once!

      So good of you to stop by and visit for awhile, great hearing from you ;-)
      ~Deb

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