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Tour an inspiring collection of quilts made by readers of Quilting
Today, Traditional Quiltworks and Miniature Quilts magazines. If
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I made this
patriotic quilt as a wedding gift for my nephew and his wife. Because they were married on
the Fourth of July, 1998, the color scheme was a natural choice. I transferred one of
their engagement pictures into one of the stars. The other stars contain the signatures of
everyone who attended the bridal party. The wedding guests signed inside the white strips
around the border. I completed the quilt in just two months (a record for me!) and one
week before the wedding. L. Fletcher, Elgin, TX. |
I wanted an
American flag to display at my home on special days, so I made this quilt using the
pattern "Ripplin Flag Quilt" by Mary Beth Haas. It was displayed in the Chula
Vista Quilters' Guild 1999 Quilt Exhibition where it won the Viewer's Choice award for
wallhangings. I display it in my front window on the 4th of July, Memorial Day and on
Veteran's Day in honor of my late husband. M. Connaughton, Chula Vista, CA.
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| I participate regularly on the
Prodigy Bulletin Board and recently presented a program to my local guild called
"Quilting on the Internet." I made the quilt with 4" blocks that I traded
through a Prodigy Americana miniature block swap. "Hometown Fourth of July"
reflects my memories of patriotic celebrations in a small town. The star setting continues
the theme. J. Knorr, Huntington, NY. |
I began "Truth or
Consequences" while watching the impeachment hearings on television in December of
1998. I grew very frustrated upon hearing the newscaster's announcements. Remembering how
quilts were made to profess the Temperance Movement, I routed in my stash for some
patriotic fabrics to make this statement. I parted with my "piece of history" by
donating it to raise money for school libraries in our town. H. Freese, Martinsburg,
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You asked for
snapshots of patriotic quilts so I thought your readers would like to see "Log Cabin
Flag Quilt." It's my original design. B. Petrouske, Kenosha, WI. |
I made this red, white and blue
sampler quilt in a class at The Quilting Bee in Mountain View, California. It was also
featured in The New Sampler Quilt Book by Diana Leone. S. Gangemi, Los Altos,
CA. |
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| As soon as I saw the "Liberty
Star" pattern in Issue 36, I knew
it would be perfect to make for my friend Akemi and her family. I whipped it up using
scraps and gave it to them to commemorate their trip from Tokyo to visit us. Keep up the
inspiration! A. Rashid, Woodinville, WA. |
I made this mini in honor of my
mother's 75th birthday. She loves patriotic colors, so the "Red, White and Blue"
pattern from Issue
14 was the perfect choice. It won a blue ribbon in a local quilt show. K. Potts,
Osceola, MO. |
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| I made this quilt quilt for my son,
Christopher, who collects anything with the American flag on it. I know there should be 13
stripes, but the design worked out better with 12. I quilted the names of the states in
the white stripes and around the border. S. Bingley, Helensburgh, United Kingdom. |
I designed and made this wallhanging
for my patriotic husband. I love your magazine! B. Mauroff, Egg Harbor City, NJ. |
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| My daughter, Ginger DeValue, and I
worked together on this 11" square mini. She is in her 30s and has just learned to
quilt. We are having such fun together now that we share the "quilting bug." B.
Brown, Montrose, CO. |
I pieced this patriotic mini based
on a design in Sylvia T. Voudrie's book Tiny
Traditions. The back is pieced using three strips of red, white and blue. It
portrays the French flag and represents the French ancestry in my family. I enjoy working
with small blocks. Each of the blocks in this mini is 3" square. S. Monsegur,
Harvard, MA. |
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| Our group of eight women call
ourselves The Fan Club. Inspired by Alex Anderson's book Simply Stars (C&T
Publishing), we made this quilt for our guild's opportunity quilt. Each month guild
members made one of the larger blocks and got so attached to the quilt that we hated to
hand it over to the guild for the raffle. The other members of the Fan Club will be so
surprised to see this quilt published. I love your magazines. They feed my obsession for
quilting! S. Pierson, Flagstaff, AZ. |
My nephew Nicolas and his friend
Silvere came here from France to spend their summer holidays with us in California. I
asked if they were interested in making a quilt and they answered with an enthusiastic
"yes!" As the two boys arrived around the 4th of July, I told them to play with
the patriotic fabrics I had. They designed their own patterns and chose the fabric.
Measuring was difficult for them because they are used to the metric system, and all of my
tools were in inches. I sewed the tops while their mothers, who were beginning quilters,
did the quilting when the boys returned to France. Nicholas made his quilt using 50 pieces
of fabric to represent the 50 states. M. Kumurdjian, Livermore, CA. |
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| My grandmother, Ruby Shiveley, made
her first quilt, a Rail Fence, in 1982 and gave it to me for my 30th birthday. Even though
she has a sewing machine, she pieces and quilts by hand. This quilt was also my
inspiration to start quilting. For Christmas I made a small replica (35" square) of
my grandmother's Rail Fence quilt. This picture shows the two of them together. I know my
grandmother would be very happy to have this in Quilting Today. T. Morales,
New Richmond, OH. |
I acquired the bag used in
"Feed Sack Flag" (57" x 76") at a garage sale. I felt my find had to
be used in a special way. The quilt is all cotton and hand quilted with five-pointed stars
around the soldier and navy blue borders. The stripes are quilted with staggered
diagonals. Thanks for the opportunity of sharing my flag with you and your readers. J.
Piergrossi, Seattle, WA. |
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