HMQS Quilting Treasures Challenge

The winner from the HMQS Quilting Treasures Challenge was......

Sharon Ledbetter!!!

Go Sharon!!

You can see all the quilts:

Here

I hope this link works for you - someone said it did not - but every time I click it works for me....

Pattern Inspiration from Nancy

Nancy - Of Washington and Arizona has sent in two great pictures of quilts she is working on for our 12 in 12 Quilt of Valor Challenge!!  I bet you will love them!!!

QOV 1 is a Split 9 patch 60 X 75.  Made blocks as I had scraps cut.  Started last year and finished top in 2012

QOV 2 is called Diamond Double.  A pattern by Cozy quilt designs.
This one is 61.5 X 72

Nancy Thank you SO much for sharing - both of these are so great!!! I may have to go check out the pattern for the Diamond Double!! Such a great effect.!!

A Quilt pattern to start you off

Are you ready to kick off the New Year?  Have you been searching for patterns to make for the 2012 12 QOV Challenge??? 

How about this one?  Churning Stars PDF

I think this would make a great group quilt....

What other patterns have you found ? If you could email them to me, I would love to post them and give others inspiration!!

A Challenge for Long Arm Quilters too

So I recieved an email from a Long Arm quilter  ( I LOVE emails!!!) and she asked how she could participate in this 12 Quilt Challenge.....

So - here you go!! Long Armers - I challenge you to commit to quilting 12 tops through out 2012. And here is a great way to do it. We have this wonderful gal - Judie - who is the longarm/topper pair person!!

If you go to http://www.qovf.org/   and in the top left hand corner - there is a tab. Volunteer to Longarm.. click on that and fill it out. You can choose to just be sent one top per month, or choose to let Judie know what months you can accept tops. OR!!! Even let Judie know that you are a longarmer and you are quilting for such and such group....

And !! take pictures of those quilts that you quilt... Toppers Take pictures of the tops that you make - we will do a Mr. Linky kind of thing so you can show them off!!! Either on your blog, or by Flicker.... won;t that be fun? Our own little quilt show!!

This is Fred - he is going to keep an eye on us!!

New Years Resolutions

So is anyone thinking about their New Year's Resolutions for 2012? Any Quilting Goals? Any Specific patterns you want to make?  

A couple of years ago Catherine challenged us to make 12 tops for Quilts of Valor over the year.... and I took that challenge. It was great. I got to play in my stash, and make something wonderful for our service men and women!!  

And I loved the fact that QOV can pair you with a longarmer to quilt the quilt for you! Of course, I am a longarmer so I took the challenge doubly - not only to make but LA it as well.

Does anyone want to take this challenge again?  Currently there is a great need for these comforting Quilts, and if we stepped up to the plate - one quilt at a time I bet we could make a dent in the waiting lists!!! What do you think?

Here is some inspiration for quilt patterns:

Persimmon Quilts Mysteries  She has 20... count em 20! Quilt of Valor Mystery patterns available, Something should surely strike your fancy!!


A scrappy Rail Fence

There are some great patterns found at Mary's site

And of course - Bonnie's Quiltville    Oh - and over here:  Patchwork Times

As you can see there is a lot of inspirations all over the web. Any favorite places you have found free patterns?

Remember the minimum size is 55 x 65, and the max 72 x 90.... so 12 lap sized quilts shouldn't be too hard right?

Alycia