The Ol' Red, White, and Blue

I am now officially part of the organization Quilts of Valor. For those who do not know what Quilts of Valor is allow me to explain. Quilts of Valor was set up to provide quilts to injured servicemen or veterans. As a member of this, it is my job to make (and help make) the quilts which will be given to them. I'm so proud to be a part of something that can bring joy to those brave men and women. The women I'll be working with are so nice as well and are willing to help me if I need it.


Anyway, as soon as I got home from the meeting I got started on designing my first quilt. They said it didn't have to be super detailed or anything, but since it is my first one I figured I would start off with a really nice design.

My design

The block design come from "Quiltmaker's: 100 Blocks" magazine (from 2010). The name of the block is by Diane Nagel. I changed to design a bit by taking out some corner triangles, but it is pretty close to the original.


I'll be sure to keep you guys updated. I'll update with my fabric choices next.

First Quarter - Check!

I have finished my blocks for the first quarter of the Thimbleberries Quilt Club. I have a lot of fun put them all together, because they ended up looking really nice (well sort of)

Block One

This was the block (Thank god it was the first one) where I realized I had to follow all the directions, even if I thought my way was better. I usually iron open seams, but the directions showed exactly how they wanted it. But like an idiot I ignored tham and did open seams anyway. So I ended up with a bulky uneven block. My aunt (my quilt club buddy) said it was fine, but I really want to redo it. I'm worried that it won't fit with the other blocks.

Finished first block

Block Two

Thankfully, this one was turned out a lot better. I really liked this design. It is probably my favorite from the three. But the orange-ish fabric was the coolest, but it didn't take away from the beauty.

Finished second block

Block Three

This one turned out good was well. The fabric for this block was really pretty so I enjoyed working on it.

Finished third block