With a great deal of help from my wonderful father-in-law, we are making another HeartStrings Quilt of Valor. He has been here for only 2 days and he is almost 1/2 way through the 48 blocks. He will make the blocks and I will put them together, then quilt and bind it. Based on past experiences, I am willing to bet that we will get several quilts made in the next few weeks. It is not a slave camp, he just works fast and stays on task.
I am also working several projects for my soon-to-be-born 5th grandchild, a little girl. I am using a variety of pattern ideas to make the quilt, but was most inspired by
Layer 'em Up. After reading through the pattern several times, I varied it to fit with what I wanted. My take is a little different, but the idea seems very similar. Even so, I guess that I might be buying more magazines and books than I thought because I have several other patterns that seem somewhat similar as well. I also made a valance using the yellow dotted fabric. Great-Grandpa used his embroidery machine to make several blocks that will also be worked into another small quilt for this new little precious child. The picture frame is a mock-up of the ones that I will be making. I got the "Teddy Bear Frame" pattern by Mary Ayres from
Quilting for Baby. I am starting with frames for this grandchild and then I will use fabrics from the other grandkids quilts such as baseballs, monkeys and ???? for the others. I can see these as great gifts for many of my friends.
With a great deal of help from my wonderful father-in-law, we are making another HeartStrings Quilt of Valor. He has been here for only 2 days and he is almost 1/2 way through the 48 blocks. He will make the blocks and I will put them together, then quilt and bind it. Based on past experiences, I am willing to bet that we will get several quilts made in the next few weeks. It is not a slave camp, he just works fast and stays on task. 
I am also working several projects for my soon-to-be-born 5th grandchild, a little girl. I am using a variety of pattern ideas to make the quilt, but was most inspired by Layer 'em Up. After reading through the pattern several times, I varied it to fit with what I wanted. My take is a little different, but the idea seems very similar. Even so, I guess that I might be buying more magazines and books than I thought because I have several other patterns that seem somewhat similar as well. I also made a valance using the yellow dotted fabric. Great-Grandpa used his embroidery machine to make several blocks that will also be worked into another small quilt for this new little precious child. The picture frame is a mock-up of the ones that I will be making. I got the "Teddy Bear Frame" pattern by Mary Ayres from Quilting for Baby. I am starting with frames for this grandchild and then I will use fabrics from the other grandkids quilts such as baseballs, monkeys and ???? for the others. I can see these as great gifts for many of my friends.
Love your Quilt of Valor. How do you get a FIL that stays on task to be your sewing partner? I need someone like that!
ReplyDeleteRobin that's so cool that your FIL helps makes the string blocks. If my son lived closer, I would make him help me too. He used to like spending time in the sewing room talking to me and id out him to work while he did.
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