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Soma over at Whims and Fancies  has started a virtual trunk show party called Trunk Full of Quilts.

It is an opportunity to post about some of your favorite finished quilts and share them virtually in Blogland. You can also find others’ virtual trunk shows here. Soma  has come up with some lovely prizes to be awarded as well. So pull out some of your quilts and create a trunk show of your own!

For my trunk show, I decided to share some of my favorite Quilts of Valor that I have made over the last few years. I have quilted many tops made by others, but the quilts I am showing today were all made by me from first stitch to last. I hope you enjoy them!

I think this next one is my all time favorite due to the quilting. You can’t see it in the overall shot, but I have quilted an eagle into the center of this nine patch quilt.

You can see it better here.

It shows up better on the back.

The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.

If you would like to learn more about helping out with the mission of Quilts of Valor click here.

And then head on over to Whims and Fancies to check out other trunk shows!

Not much sewing progress around here this week. I did have some questions regarding my stars the other day. The fabric line is Shenandoah by Windham Fabrics. I started  these blocks last winter but got sick  of them and put them away in the spring. As of now, I have 82 blocks done.

And 13 more cut and kitted up.

Um….13…..95 blocks? Pretty sure I was planning to make 96 blocks. Hmmmm…. Anyway I am closer to being done.

I did get started on the curtains. The top casings are done but I am procrastinating for sure.

Have a great day!

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I slept most of the day away yesterday, but it seems to have helped and I am headed back to work today. I do have a few things to show from earlier in the week. While quilting on Monday, I set the embroidery machine to stitch out a few things. I really like this basket of flowers design. I need to some up with an idea to use this now. 

I’ve always liked this red work eagle and I think it would look great alternating with a simple 9 patch for a QOV. 

And I finally stitched up a few more sawtooth stars. I carried these bits to Wisconsin and back without working on a single one. I got quite a few made in Arizona last February so they are well traveled. 

In my day job, I work as a librarian. It is an interesting job and I get to meet such a wide cross section of people. One patron has gotten to be an e-mail pen pal of sorts. She has even loaned books to me! She is sadly losing her sight and I am always on the look out for large print books that she will enjoy. Her husband comes in to pick up books for her so I don’t actually see her often. Tuesday Susanne came in with her husband to see me. She gifted this set of books to me because she can no longer read them. 

I feel so honored to have these! But most of all, I am so thankful for her friendship.  I was so glad she came in so I could give her a hug in person. 

Time to get ready for work. I hope you have a great day. 

So it should be easy from here, right?

I’ve been playing with some ideas for the challenge hosted by Julie at Intrepid Thread.

I’ve come down with a cold so not much actual sewing being done. I may rearrange these a few more times. Or I may just go back to the couch.

Have a great day!

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