KatyQuilts

I had a great day with Baby E yesterday. He rolled over for the first time while he was here! However, he did not nap much. So this is all I got done while he was here.

These are for the Cascadia Mystery quilt hosted by Humble Quilts. I am way behind on this project.

Last night I started quilting the next QOV.

I can see looking at these pictures that I missed a line of quilting in the white. I hope to make progress on the quilting before work today but I won’t come close to finishing. I have errands to run, laundry to finish, and shopping to do.

Speaking of shopping, I was on Amazon last night and this popped up.

Too funny! I am really struggling t come up with Christmas ideas this year. I want to fill that cart and give it purpose! I just don’t know what to fill it with!

And here is a picture of my little buddy during our walk yesterday.

I love those cheeks!

Linking up with Connie at Free Motion by the River for Linky Tuesday

I’ve been making QOVs for a few years now. Recently, I signed up as a long armer to quilt tops made by other QOV volunteers. I am working with a Michigan group called the Stitching Sisters. I picked up a box of quilt tops/backings the other day and got the first one quilted yesterday. I don’t know the name of the pattern but I really like it!

I finished the quilting last night.

I used a pantograph called Celtic Maze by Patricia Ritter from Urban Elementz. I used Affinity variegated thread in the top and Magnaglide bobbins in white for the back, Hobbs 80/20 batting. I love the texture on the back.

The next top is loaded on the frame and ready to quilt!

Yesterday, I received a very special note in the mail from the daughter of a QOV recipient. I made the quilt last fall. He passed away on November 1st of this year. Here is the note.

Yes, I cried.

Here is the quilt.

I don’t think any of us that have not served in the military have any real clue how profound the impact and sacrifice of serving really is. It is humbling to have a hand in saying thank you to our nation’s heroes. Raphael served in World War II. He was 90 years old when he passed into eternity.

To learn more about how you can help cover our nations heroes, go to Quilts of Valor Foundation. Can’t make a whole quilt or top? Alicia over at Alycia Quilts is holding a block drive.

This is a quilt I made at nearly 20 years ago. It used to hang in our school room when we were homeschooling. I have always liked it. I didn’t use a pattern, just figured each letter out as I went.

I machine quilted this with my 1955 Singer 201 with cross hatching in the center and the Baptist Fan pattern in the border. I marked everything before starting the quilting.

I had hubby hang this curtain rod up in my sewing room. I bought cafe rings/clips to make it easy to hang different quilts here. It is working out quite well!