Quilt of Valor - Splashes of Blue and Red

Is this seven of seven, seven of nine or seven of eleven this year? It's seven of eleven Quilts of Valor made this year. Anyway, it's nearing it's finish, and then on to the next one. I made two at the same time, in this pattern and these colors. They were to be gifted to two cousins, and so I needed them to be similar. Of the cousins, one is still serving, the other has served and moved on to other things. 

The color was changed, by that I mean, on the second quilt, where you see red here, you would see blue there. These use the traditional log cabin block, set it on point and using just two color palettes, create an intriguing design, don't you think?

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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.

 

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.