Wordless Wed 339~ 2023 Winter Shots

Shots taken Dec 25, 2022

Just after the deep freeze started on Dec 23, 2022

when wind chills reached as much as -33F here.

Actual temp -20F

which very unusual for Kentucky.

 

Quilt Shot Block 154~ QOV Nat'l Sew Day 2023: Elkhorn Creek QOV

 

Elkhorn Creek QOV 2023 Mystery Quilt

Designed by Stella Crutcher

 

Last Sat was QOVF 2023 QOV National Sew Day.

Some from our group met at the local KY Extension Office

and put together a Mystery Quilt designed by our member, Stella.

It was actually for last year, but we got snowed out.

In the background you see the TV set up to watch

 our QOVF President at 1:00 EST.

 

A design wall brought in by Karen & set up

so we could place our pieces like we thought they would lay.

It was fun to watch this puzzle grow.

At this point we had 2 large 18 inch squares that wouldn't fit.

Had to rearrange.

It took about 5 minds to work together.

 

Then I forgot to take a final picture.

But I was the one that volunteered to take the pieces home

and put the top together.

It took about 2 hours,

because Stella designed it

so big chunks were left to sew together.

 Actually 3 by the time I took rest stops to fiddle with other things.

A blue border is to be added

before its sent to the quilter.

I think it turned out great.

 

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If you'd like to nominate a Veteran

to be awarded with a quilt

please go to https://www.qovf.org/

and click on "Nominations and Awards" on the banner board,

or go HERE.

Be sure to get the Veterans permission BEFORE you nominate them.
 

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 Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

 

 

Quilt Shot Block 153~ Scrappy North Star

North Star

made by a QOV friend

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Today is QOV National Sew Day.

All around the USA

people are working alone or together on QOV quilts/projects.

This is the first year I've been able to attend a group session

because I was either in Florida where I worked on my own,

then 2 years of horrible virus,and last year we were snowed out.

Next Sat I'll try to post shots from today's event.

Meanwhile:

 

I brought home this QOV quilt a while back to

mend an accidental cut on the corner and to bind it.

 

The cutting accident happened on the very corner.

 

The front side was easy.

I just had to replace the 2.5 inch square.

Good thing we had matching fabric. 

I had used a Frixon pin to trace the quilting lines

before I removed the quilting stitches.

Then I was able to stitch the quilting lines back where

they originally had been.

 

I called this a "scrappy" North Star

because Clara D that made this quilt

made each star with

different fabrics of the center and points.

Research tells me this was a pattern

used by the Underground Railroad

and it seems it was usually a solid color.

Some will say the use of quilts on the Underground Railroad

is not true because there is no original written history.

I'll argue all day, that is no proof, because

first a lot of people then could not read or write directions

 and therefore stories/directions were orally passed on & handed down.

Two, the Underground Railroad had to stay secret and

probably did not want to put anything in writing 

for people to discover.

 

This quilt might be awarded in May.

When it is awarded,

I'll post a full view of the quilt.