Mary,
Those quilts look great! Did you do the quilting too? If so, what kind of system do you have to quilt them on? And do you usually put the same sashing, borders & binding on them? It looks like it in the pics. I was thinking of making quilts of valor but wondered if it was better to try to make them all different. But yours look great just the way they are so have given me ideas. Thanks for sharing the pics.
Linda

Hi Noocha,

Yes, I did the quilting. I have an APQS Millennium.

I am putting these quilts together all pretty much the same way, just because when the blocks started pouring in (127 total), I went out and bought a bolt of white on white fabric, the red fabric, and the blue fabric. Others members also contributed with fabrics for backings.

Anyway, using the same format for each allows me to cut more efficiently. For example, the sashing strips are 2.5x12.5. I cut my strip 12.5, and then cut the strip into the 2.5" sections. I end up with 17 strips, and one long piece which is narrow, but not too narrow to do something with.

Not all the blue sashings are the same fabric, but the red border and binding is, and several quilts have the same red as the backing.

Mary

Mary,
Thank you, thank you, thank you for letting us participate in such a worthy cause, for taking the lead and for inspiring me to do one of my own. I love the way you have made such a diverse set of blocks look so wonderful together!

Mary, they are looking great. Thanks for all your hard work.

beverly

Thanks for sharing your pics & ideas. I think I'll have to make some of these to send to our military men & women. Especially after I get my Gammill on Sunday!

Mary they are all so awesome -- I am really blown away by the fantastic job you did pulling those blocks together. The quilting is AWESOME too!!!!

Mary,
The quilts are so beautiful! Thank you for all of your work and for letting us participate. It feels so good to have been able to have a little part in this project which is so worthwhile.
Kay

Nice work again, Mary and all of you who participated. Someday I'd like to do a project like this too.
Kelly - NH

I like the spirals! Thank you, Mary, for making our blocks look so good!

WOW! All the Valor quilts are beautiful. Wonderful Quilting
Suellen

Mary,
Another question I just thought of. Are the backings just plain white or do some people send a print backing?
Inquiring minds...
Linda

Linda,

Several people sent backing fabrics. Two were Americana type prints with flags and stars. Another was a navy blue with tiny white stars.

I think you can use pretty much whatever you like for the backings.

Mary