On Saturday October 19, 2024, we honored three men with Quilts of Valor at our local Oktoberfest event. It was a perfect morning to bless them with their quilts. Jim was the first to receive his, and he read a poem that he had written honoring four of his uncles who also served our country.… Continue reading Quilt of Valor awarded
Category: Quilting
Quilting and quilting-related projects
Stash Buster Challenge 2024
I finally wrapped up piecing together my squares last week, and then I set to laying them out on my design wall, webbing them together, and finishing the quilt top. I’m quite pleased. Of course, it doesn’t even begin to make a dent in my 2 1/2″ squares pile. Going to have to figure out… Continue reading Stash Buster Challenge 2024
Scrappy Courthouse Steps
A bunch of us recently got the Creative Grids 8-inch Log Cabin ruler, and there have been some Log Cabin and Courthouse Steps quilt activity in our groups. I decided to go really scrappy and do a lights and darks on opposite sides design, alternating the direction of the blocks to ensure there were no… Continue reading Scrappy Courthouse Steps
A few arrowheads
I was going back through some of my photos and realized I hadn’t shared some of the Aunt Beulah’s Arrowheads blocks that I made earlier this year. These are from March 2024. Some have better contrast than others. A fun one from May: And my newest favorite one from July:
Red anvil blocks
The red anvil blocks are finished, and after several attempts, I decided on a layout. I’ve stacked and pinned the blocks for webbing, and this should be the quilt design when it’s pieced together. The blocks are 8 inches square and my layout is 8 blocks wide by 10 blocks long, which should make for… Continue reading Red anvil blocks