Quilts of Valor - Summer 2012

I've been somewhat remiss in working on Quilts of Valor quilts this year so I was surprised to see three quilts with my quilting in this showing of the Columbus Quilts of Valor group.

Deb, Kathy and I had lunch to talk quilts and fabrics and then headed over to the Community Church of Columbus where the local group meets every Monday morning to work on quilt tops and bindings.  Their periodic showings of the quilts completed over the last few months is always stunning and today's exhibit was right on target with 160 quilts on display.  Take a look....

The selection of red, white and blue quilts up front was beautiful, with lots of stars in the mix.  

Ken made this quilt - a nice southwestern theme.  You can see the cacti and the stetson hats quite clearly.  You have to look close to see the boots - you can see the heel and upper part of the boot.  While the fabric he chose for the foot part of the boot is spot on when compared to actual boots, it fades into the background fabric in this picture.

I vaguely remembered quilting the quilt with yellow sashing and when I looked up close - sure enough!

The mixture of friendship stars and the white chain blocs are wonderful in this quilt.

Another quilt with friendship stars.  The light stripes includes red, white and blue star s on a light background.

The aqua quilt above Kathy's head (far left) was made by Alice.  It's a lovely design and beautifully done.

Love the bright thread - I don't have this thread....yet!

Susan was on a roll and completed 8 postage stamp quilts.  They look great from a distance as well as up close.  

I'm becoming a lover of scrappy quilts - or is it the chains running through them?

Cheers!
Margaret

A New Longarmer

One of the fun things that happened recently was that Becky came to stay with me. She came on a Wednesday to attend the CSQ Guild meeting, spent time in town catching up with friends and spent the night before attending the workshop with Mary Buvia on Thursday.

Becky has been thinking about getting a longarm machine so this was a perfect time for her to try one out and see if she liked working on it. I got several quilt tops from the local QOV group and we loaded one for her to quilt.

She picked it up quickly and I think she enjoyed the quilting experience. She kept saying, "This is so much fun!" She got the entire quilt quilted and it's now back in the hands of the QOV group that she participated in for so many years. Who knows...in the next year or so, when she gets moved into her new home, she might find herself looking for a new longarm. In the meantime, she might be back with one of her quilt tops to quilt.

Cheers.

Margaret