QOV

A Quilt of Valor.
This was a 'mystery' quilt, in other words, I didn't have a clue how it would look when it was finished. Although I am also doing a scrappy red/white/blue in this pattern, I wanted to make a second one, one that would be very up lifting. So I picked out colors that I thought would 'wow' me when I finished it. Again, remember I couldn't know how it would look, the directions come each week, so you can only pick the colors and hope. I picked the colors on their merit alone which made for an interesting but exciting way to choose fabric. These colors worked; the yellow jumps out, the blue and green scream at you, and the orange moves you all over the place! I'll post the red/white/blue when it is finished.
This QOV is going to a Captain, I hope he can find some comfort in it. It will be sent with wishes and prayers he recover quickly.

"A Day At The Bray Quilt"

Here is the quilt I designed for Chris and Sara (Casey) Taleff. There wedding was yesterday, and it was a wonderful event, with quite the party! We all had a great time, and I will have Jorge post the pictures. The back of the quilt are the rectangles, something new I decided to do to make the back of the quilt match the front of the quilt, as the back is often visible when in use. The 'save the day' card unfortunately came out upside down, and I cannot get the blogger to 'turn' pictures, and don't have much of a photo program on this laptop, but you get the idea of what inspired the quilt. It was much more fun to make my own design, and will have a hard time making quilts from someone elses pattern from now on, but I vow to finish all my ufo's and then work exclusively on my own projects.