Monthly Archives: October 2013

Wow! Quilts of Valor!

The piece on QOVs that aired on NBC the other night has resulted in an explosion of requests for quilts! Our state coordinator is putting out a call and probably every other state coordinator is as well. You can find … Continue reading

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Work in Progress Wednesday

Not much time today but this is what is in progress in my sewing room. Finally got this loaded. Hope to get it quilted yet this week. Good thing too, since NBC aired a story on QOV, requests have been … Continue reading

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Productivity

I am making good headway on my list of goals for the week. I finished the presentation cases for the QOVs and got them both shipped off. I also got my hat for a sailor mailed out. I chose the … Continue reading

Posted in Accuquilt Studio Cutter, Hexagons, Life, Quilt of Valor, Scraps | 3 Comments

Coffee Cup Quilt

Kathy Tracey shared a photo of a coffee cup quilt that hangs in her husbands office building. She visited a quilt guild in Michigan and was able to speak with some of those that helped make it years before! It … Continue reading

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Design Wall Monday

I had quite a productive day in the sewing room yesterday. It felt good. First, I got the center of my QOV pieced and auditioned borders. Before church, I finished my hat for a USNavy sailor. This is the yarn … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning in Michigan

I got my sashing cut and my rows sewn for my current QOV yesterday morning. My hubby helped me to figure out how to scan fabrics into EQ7 also. This will be great for larger print fabrics. We did some … Continue reading

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Quilts Beyond Borders

Just a quick post here…I see that an online friend, Deb, and I have quilts featured on the Quilts Beyond Borders blog. I found out that this last batch that I quilted for them will be headed to Syria. You … Continue reading

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Weekend Edition

I am really bad at coming up with blog titles! Today is the first Saturday in a long time that I have not had to work. It feels good! This is what I worked last night. First I finished the … Continue reading

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Hobby Quilter Pics

This post will not interest most of you. I have a few people that are interested in buying this machine and have asked for more pictures. I thought it would be easier to post the pics here than to e-mail … Continue reading

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Friday!

What a busy week! I have made progress on my QOV blocks. I am up to 18 now and I really like them. One of my biggest concerns with getting a die cutter was the waste of fabric. Here is … Continue reading

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