Friday, January 15, 2016

QUILT OF VALOR TOP

I've been wanting to make a Quilt of Valor and when I saw this quilt of valor pattern on someone's blog and decided it might be a good one to make.  The top is finished as of yesterday.


There is one basic block that measures 8 1/2" and it's very easy to make.  The strips are cut to 2 1/2" and then submit to 2 1/2", 4 1/2" and 6 1/2".  A dark blue and light HST and a brown and light HST are in opposite corners.



When you sew 4 of these together with the blue in the middle, you get a 16" block with a blue pinwheel in the middle.


Put together into 4 blocks wide and 5 blocks long,  it comes out to 64" x 80" which is within the correct size for a QOV.  A friend of mine goes to the QOV meetings every month and she said she will take it in for me when I get it finished, which I plan to do this month.  

I'm also working on my Dear Jane blocks for January - Row H.  Thanks for visiting!

12 comments:

  1. What a beautiful quilt from such simple blocks! Someone will really love and appreciate that QOV! ---"Love"

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  2. Happy New Year, Ruth! I love this QOV. I made one for my son who just returned from deployment a week ago today. It is a Fon's & Porter pattern but it still needs to be quilted. Thanks for the details on your quilt...I need to try this one, too.

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  3. Fascinating how a design forms such a great secondary pattern that almost obscures the original block. Very nice job, Ruth!

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  4. How lovely! And so simple! Gotta make one too. Thanks for sharing the dimensions. ;^)

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  5. It looks great, much more complicated than the single block. I love how blocks go together with a whole new look. Someone will love it!

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  6. That's just terrific. I think I've seen the pattern in AP&Q or perhaps it's a Kim Brackett design. A group here, inspired by QOV, has started Aussie Quilt Heroes. I'll have something to share about that soon.

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  7. That's a great quilt...for a great cause!! Love it!

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  8. What a great quilt. I love the movement and the pinwheels.

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  9. Very nice! it looks way more complicated then it is. Thanks for showing the steps.

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  10. what a neat pattern. Lovely QOV quilt!!

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  11. I love how this block comes together into something that looks incredibly complex. Beautiful QOV! Thanks for sharing that block design.

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  12. What a beautiful quilt! I think I've seen the pattern before, but your explanation makes it look so easy. And I had no idea there were QOV meetings? My guild donates quilts to the local VA hospital and I think it's about the same, just perhaps with less flourish than the QOV program? Some lucky person is going to love it, I'm sure.

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