Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Patriotic Quilts at Surfside Quilters Guild 07-12-11

There were some great red, white and blue quilts at the Surfside Quilters Guild meeting today.  We have just this month started providing quilts for Wounded Warriors, a group devoted to having each wounded service person covered with a quilt when they are transported from a conflict area to a stateside or European based hospital.  Those quilts should be 48" x 78" to fit on the gurneys.  But these different sized quilts are great inspirations. http://patrioticheartstringsquiltingproject.blogspot.com/

Our speaker this month was Lyn Brown http://www.lynbrown.com/  who teaches in north Orange County and creates patterns which are available in her Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/lynbrowndotcom

"Chains of Friendship" a pattern by Lyn Brown.  This quilt has her "Borders on Blocks" technique which builds the borders onto the blocks before they are assembled.

"Old Glory"  Lyn Brown pattern  64"W x 46"L (but it could be made larger or smaller with re-sized blocks)
"Hooray, U.S.A" -  Judy de Gruy showed this at Show & Tell.  She made it for her red, white & blue patriotic guest room.   It was quilted by Carol Kaplan.
Monica Shafer shared this quilt from a pattern featured on the cover of American Patchwork and Quilting. It was one of the first quilts that she made.
"Patriotic Star" wallhanging made by Maggie Bell from a pattern by Judy Hasselkus.  (not a good picture, sorry!)  This piece is about 18" square.

 
"Come Home Safe - We Love You"  Victoria Crayne
A collection of patriotic blocks - a great Uncle Sam on a bicycle!
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