Quilt of Valor

This quilt was pieced by Vicki G, and sent to me for quilting. We were paired through the Quilts of Valor organization.  The name of the pattern is:

"Non Sibi Sed Patriae" ,(not for self but for country), from Fons & Porter.    This is inscribed on the chapel doors of the US naval academy.

I quilted four 8-pointed stars in the blue field, with straight lines in the stripes - staying with the "stars & stripes" theme.  The backing is red with small gold stars.  Vicki has added the binding, and will send it to the selected veteran.

four 8-pointed stars in the blue field

Label created by Vicki

straight lines in the "stripes"

Pete's Paintbrush

This 5" (unfinished) block was made for  Gay Bomers at Sentimental Stitches.  The husband (Pete)  of her good friend passed away.  He was a painter, amongst other things, so Gay is hoping to get many of their customers to make this block.  She will put them all together and quilt it.  She has named it "Pete's Paintbrush", as all the blocks will come in different colors.  She created a paper pieced patter to make the small pieces much easier, and will put them together to make a quilt for her friend.  Certainly a loving tribute to Pete.   Fabrics are to be Kaffe Fasset, so it should be colorful.

Friendship Star

I won 22 BOM blocks at my guild meeting.  My original blocks can be seen HERE.  I made enough extra blocks to get this size quilt (46 x 65).  It's for the CASA charity that my guild supports. I used up some stash for the borders.  I quilted some hooks and feathers in the blue border, circles in the small green border, and line dancing in the blocks.  I used rayon embroidery thread in the green and blue as I didn't have those colors in my quilting thread stash.  It works well - adds a nice sheen to those areas.

Backing

Close up of quilting

Fishy placemats

I made these for my Mom.  The blue fish are for her summer cottage in Canada, and the green ones are to use on her lanai in Florida.  All 4 blue ones are the same - different fabrics on each side.  There are two sets of green - the two fish facing each other are a pair - same two fabrics.  I bought yardage and quilted it with a meander using muslin as a backing, then sewed right sides together with the second fabric. There's not a lot of pre-quilted fabric to pick from, so this was a better option.  The blue ones were photographed on a braided rug, so it's a little busy!

Rag quilt

I made this this past winter but forgot to get a photo.  It was donated to our guild's charity, and I finally managed to track it down and get a photo.  It's a rag quilt - blocks are quilted before assembly, the seams are snipped every 1/4 inch.  Fabrics are the same on both sides.  Then the whole thing goes through the washer and dryer which frays the edges to make it soft.  It's 36 x 48.