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| Assembled and quilted by Tammy |
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| quilting close up |
Tammy helped finish off some of the last of these. She always picks thematically matched quilting.
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| Blocks by Gail, assembled and quilted by Tammy |
I'm including lots of closeups of this quilt because it's one of my favorites, I love all the blocks with the small, precise piecing!
(Photo bombing courtesy of black dog and fluffy cat).
Isn't that precision piecing to die for? It's harder to see the quilting on this one but it's a sort of spiky flower or flame pattern.
These final five quilts were all assembled and quilted by me from Gail's blocks.
I think I mentioned before how many people sent in patriotic or R/W/B backings and bindings as well as blocks. Thank you all!
We put together a beautiful and cohesive set of quilts this year, perfect for veterans and their families.
This one is made from 2" square units (and smaller)!
I don't know where she finds the patience.
Of course I saved my favorite for last, I get the impression these blocks were made from all the itsy bitsy leftovers of all the others.
Even the white parts are pieced from little scraps. Accordingly, I quilted it with a pretty tight stipple.
Hopefully you can see the white background below it pieced from scraps, some not much bigger than a quarter inch.
There are HSTs and flying geese hidden in here that measure less than half an inch.
Thank you Gail C, Tammy, Kathy, Nicki, Gail H, Cyndy, Linda, Karen, and many others who contributed in various ways to the Stars block drive. You can see the past three rounds of finishes here, here, and here.
Stars Drive By The Numbers:
Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 500 so far! The March/April drive is going on now. Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.
Linking to Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Finished or Not Friday
Wow! Your post is like a beautiful fireworks display...full of color & pops of excitement in every quilt. Thanks so much to all 60 quilters
ReplyDeletethroughout the 25 states who participated in the block drive. Some very, very intricate work went into making those fantastic blocks. Families will love & appreciate these quilts which will bring them comfort. Thank you, Kat, for all that you do "behind the scenes" that none of us are even aware of. You're the BEST!
July 4th came early! What beautiful quilts!
ReplyDeleteTHose are beautiful!! I see potential as QOV ideas in there!!!
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for Gail! Hip, hip hooray!! What beautiful blocks. And Kat, you made them into gorgeous quilts with your layouts and quilting :)
ReplyDeleteThese are all SEW wonderful!!! They are sure to be cherished by their recipients and families.
ReplyDeleteJaw dropping! Well done all!
ReplyDeleteEach one more gorgeous than the one before! I can't believe the variety that you get also. Who would have thought there were so many ways to create a star block!? Well done and thank you for sharing each and every one of those collected quilts.
ReplyDeleteGreat job all the way around. The blocks in that last quilt are pretty amazing. My March/April blocks are all done and will be mailed soon.
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