Heart

A couple years ago, my husband was interested in the Quilts of Valor quilts I made to honor and thank wounded soldiers. But he wanted me to make more and make them faster. Since I couldn’t, he asked me to teach him how to quilt. He has made 4 QOV’s and just awarded the last [...]

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Land That I Love

    Happy Birthday America. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thanks for stopping by. Linda

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Quilt of Valor/Patriotic Display At Pinehurst Surgical Clinic

For Flag Day and Fourth of July, Karen and I thought a display of Quilts of Valor and patriotic quilts would be a wonderful tribute to the soldiers who serve our country.  Pinehurst Surgical Clinic in Pinehurst, NC has graciously allowed a permanent display area for quilts.  Paquita is the quilter that has the relationship [...]

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Salute To A Hero

My husband made another Quilt of Valor (www.qovf.org) to honor and thank a wounded soldier for his sacrifice in serving his country.   I’m so proud of my husband.  He wanted to express his gratitude and since he lives in a home where his wife lives, eats, and breathes quilting, he decided to learn how [...]

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With Eagles Wings

I don’t know the wife/mom who will receive this quilt, but I’m sending her a piece of my heart.  Her husband, MSgt Jared Van Aalst, was killed in Afganistan in August 2010.  As I have worked on making this for her, I have prayed for her, her children, and his parents.  At times, the prayers are [...]

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Sandhills Quilters Guild Quilt Show

It was a busy weekend.  My Guild had their Quilt Show with around 170 quilts and then another 10 misc items.   I am very proud to announce that my husband, Craig, won a blue ribbon in his category, First Judged Quilt, for his Quilt of Valor, “Stars For A Hero.” Let me tell you, this [...]

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“What America Means To Me” In a Quilt

No, not a school assignment.  This is a quilt that I made 5-6 years ago while traveling around in an RV.  After we settled back down in a house and I bought my Gammill, I quilted it.  It was my first custom quilt and now, if it weren’t for the subject, I probably wouldn’t hang [...]

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Memorial Day Post After Memorial Day

The morning of Memorial Day, I was sitting on the back deck enjoying my cup of coffee and this scene started me thinking about the veterans and current military serving in Iraq and Afganistan. My husband had lowered our flag to half mast.  The Easter Lilies are blooming.  The birds were making all kinds of [...]

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Final Pics of My Quilt for the 82 For The 82 Airborne

I realized that I never posted pics of my completed quilt.  So here it is. Click on a pic to enlarge. Thanks for stopping by to visit. Linda

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82 For The 82nd Airborne

Oops.  I should have said 164!!!!  Can you belive it.  Today there was a viewing of the quilts that had been received and there were 164, exactly double the goal.  There’s also more on their way.  What a wonderful response from all over the country.  Some came from quilters who had fathers who had been in [...]

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