Stephen's Quilt and Onward

Stephen's quilt, a quilt pattern I saw somewhere and really liked. I like that hiccough, bits that spill over into the border. I'm pretty sure that I have included a 'how-to' on my facebook page. I don't have a server space to add them to this blog, but when I get around to it, I will build out the photo's in to a how-to on my how-to pages here. This didn't get delivered until the first part of June, thanks to issues with my sewing machine.

Finished! Squared Ripples

There's always info here!

Stephen's quilt was finished, up to the binding turn and sew down. My Viking machine isn't working correctly, and needs to go in to the shop to be fixed. Itwill be finished and sent as soon as I can!

Cutting out the next Quilt of Valor, they all start here

Completing it! It's in halves, to better quilt it.

 

Pillow Slip for Don

I saw this at the fabric store, and it just said, "Don needs this to put some pillows in it or for storing his quilt!" So, I picked it up and built a King/Double pillow case, and put it in the mail.

 

Phil's Quilt of Valor, Plus!

Phil's quilt is coming together, another QOV, and maybe enough squares created for another couple quilt tops waiting in the wings! 

I make as many blocks of tiny squares as I can (before they start driving me crazy) to get enough variety in the blocks of 49 small squares. Otherwise, the colored squares would just be the same block of fabrics over and over, and that's NOT what's happening here! There aren't a lot of duplicate fabrics, as I have tried to keep the number down. It's more fun with variety. You can almost hear them playing 'riddly, riddly ree' or 'I spy, with my little eye' or even playing concentration, without covering the images - 'can you find another like this one? 

This is the third I've made in this design, I love how bright and happy it is with all the color the stamp sized squares give it. I have another in the wings, but a for a family member, not a Quilt of Valor, which is what these all are.

 

Cory's Quilt of Valor (Feb 2024)

My Cousin Cory's Quilt of Valor is very like his grandfather, Don's Quilt of Valor, on purpose! They are both Irish Chain style quilts utilizing very small blocks of 100's of different fabrics. Don's has white or off-white snowballs, while Cory's has golden yellow snowballs. The snowballs are made in 5 pieces. The middle is 5" wide, the other 4 are 2" wide. 2 of them have a 2" colored square at each end, 2 have 2 2" colored squares at each end which allows for the chain effect and 'snowball' effect of each block.

Cory's Quilt before getting the binding on

Cory's Bound

The Back of Cory's

 

Quilted Vest (January 2024)

From an idea that occurred to me and changed frequently as I worked on Don's Quilt. This went out to my niece. This utilizes Irish Chain blocks and squares of very small size and this fun, futuristic silver denim fabric, and fuzzy black fabric for the interior. I like it immensely, but then, I conceived and created it...

I hope she likes it and gets good use out of it. 

 

Quilt of Valor For My Cousin Don (January 2024)

Don is a Vietnam Vet, and this went out to him in January! It's an Irish Chain pattern, with very small (stamp) sized squares. If you zoom in and look close, you will find that there are few duplicates. There are 49 small squares in the big blocks of colored squares. There are duplicates, but not all that many. I made 'literally' hundreds and hundreds of the small squares, and more than 100 of the small square blocks. I hadn't touched the sewing machine in more than a year, when I sat down to make this for him in December. 

Don is a long lost cousin, and found me or I found him, and we connected. He served in the Air Force in Vietnam. His is a very interesting story! In the 40's, when he was a small boy, he and one of his brothers were given up to an orphans home, due to divorce. Not all his brothers, just these two. After decades of searching, he found his older siblings, and recently found the rest of us. My Great Great Grandfather is his Great Grandfather. 

This is his quilt. The next quilt I made is for his Grandson, Cory, who obviously is also a lost cousin, and is currently serving. He's spent a lot of time in the middle east war zones.

 

Figment Change Purse (Dec 2023)

I've gotten behind on posting, My laptop died making it hard to get out here. I'm picking up a new one soon! This goes with the Figment Purse on the earlier post. Stopping by Epcot, we found these stuffed Figment heads that really served no purpose, and bought one. Unpicking all the stitching and removing the fluff inside, I made a small purple zippered bag, and then sewed the pieced of the figment head to the outside. Now, a unique coin and other purse.