Category Archives: Quilt of Valor

Another Quilt of Valor

Posted on June 11, 2013 by katyquilts

After I presented the QOV to Houston last week, a coworker asked how her husband could get a quilt too. He is a Gulf War vet and served with the Marines. I told her I would be honored to make … Continue reading →

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Quilt of Valor Story

Posted on June 8, 2013 by katyquilts

If you have read my blog for even a week, you know that I have  a warm place in my heart for our veterans. I have been a volunteer with the Quilts of Valor Foundation for over a year now. … Continue reading →

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Frame Friday

Posted on June 7, 2013 by katyquilts

This is what is on my frame this morning. I am still practicing with pantographs. This one is called American Flourish and it is by Meadowlyon Designs. BTW, all their patriotic designs are $2 off right now. No affiliation yada … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on May 13, 2013 by katyquilts

Only 5 days until the wedding! This past weekend was filled with lots of this: Thankfully, we got all the kid’s stuff moved to the apartment and they are mostly unpacked. I had a wonderful Mother’s Day! It was the … Continue reading →

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HMQS Quilting Treasures Challenge

Posted on May 12, 2013 by katyquilts

Roberta Boyce  was instrumental in organizing the Quilting Treasures Challenge to benefit the new veteran’s home being built in Utah. The quilts were displayed at the HMQS Show  this pastweek. She was kind enough to send me a picture of … Continue reading →

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Frame Friday

Posted on May 3, 2013 by katyquilts

I loaded my May Quilt of Valor this morning before work. This is the Take Five block and it is a fun quilt for practicing machine quilting. I can do each square with a different doodle. I hope to finish … Continue reading →

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Design Wall Monday

Posted on April 28, 2013 by katyquilts

I am finally putting the blocks together for my May Quilt of Valor. I hope to sew the rows together today. It will also need a border to bring it up to size. This pattern is called Take Five as there … Continue reading →

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Woven star tutorial

Posted on April 28, 2013 by katyquilts

A while back, I posted a picture on the Yahoo Accuquilt group of the woven star block that I made for the Quilt of Valor block swap. Gwen asked how this block was made so I decided to create a … Continue reading →

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A fun day!

Posted on April 19, 2013 by katyquilts

My wonderful hubby bought a new truck this week. So today we both took the day off and took a little road trip to try it out. First stop he surprised me with was a quilt shop! I bought some … Continue reading →

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A productive evening

Posted on April 13, 2013 by katyquilts

I got a fair amount done last night. I’ve been wanting to make a QOV or two using the Take Five die for my studio cutter. I used this on my daughter’s Type quilt and it went together so fast. … Continue reading →

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