In case you missed it:
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION:
TAKE SOMEONE UNDER YOUR WING
I can't think of a more perfect day to make a resolution than January 1. Near the top of my list for this year is to serve my nation by taking 10 Rookies under my wings in the Under My Wings program.
No matter what your skills are, you can be a part of this fabulous program. The concept is simple and does two things: makes more Quilts of Valor (QOVs) for our wounded = serving our nation; and two, brings non-sewers into our quilting world using American Valor fabrics for their QOVs = supporting local quilt shops and American fabric companies.
Our team has worked very hard putting our new Under Our Wings section together. We want you to visit. We want Quilt shops to register to be an Official Under Our Wings Shop (OS); we want the rest of you to be a Rookie or Fan = serving our nation.
To see the Official Under Our Wings Quilt shops in your state, go to the “Local QOV Groups” link on the homepage. (http://www.qovf.org/localqov-list.html)
If your local shop is not registered, print out the information about Under Our Wings, and go talk to them.
Quilting to Honor & Comfort Our Wounded,
June D. Moore
Director
Quilts of Valor Foundation
www.QOVF.org
253-987-6130
Monday, January 31, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Quick Action Needed
Attention all members of the QOVF community in OR, CA and NV!
Catherine Roberts and I are planning a road trip beginning February 15. I surely hope that folks register as local group or individuals so that we can contact you. There is only 1 group registered in OR.
If you want us to meet with you and or your group, or if you know of a great Quilt shop that needs to learn about "Under Our Wings", let me know ASAP because I'm working on the itinerary.
We plan to travel by car from North Bend, WA to San Diego, CA and back. (Not necessarily the same route both ways.)
I hope to hear from you very soon.
June Moore
Director
QOVF
june@QOVF.org
Catherine Roberts and I are planning a road trip beginning February 15. I surely hope that folks register as local group or individuals so that we can contact you. There is only 1 group registered in OR.
If you want us to meet with you and or your group, or if you know of a great Quilt shop that needs to learn about "Under Our Wings", let me know ASAP because I'm working on the itinerary.
We plan to travel by car from North Bend, WA to San Diego, CA and back. (Not necessarily the same route both ways.)
I hope to hear from you very soon.
June Moore
Director
QOVF
june@QOVF.org
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The Quilt Featured on Page 5 of QOVF Newsletter
Is Mildred Sherreitt's 114th Quilt of Valor, and a GORGEOUS one it is at that! Click on the picture to take a closer look:
Under Our Wings – BAE Systems ATC QOV Bee
A group of BAE Systems employees has been meeting at lunchtime to work on quilt tops and backs to support the QOV foundation. We work at Navy base in Southern Maryland. I’ve been making QOVs for a while and wanted to share this with friends. The number of people participating at each session has varied from 3 to 4 at a session. Since I am a newbie at directing a bee and none of the other participants were quilters, I picked Eleanor Burns Log Cabin Star pattern, making the width of the logs narrower to make the quilt more complex. The centers were fussy cut from a fabric with patriotic motifs that were perfect for a QOV. We meet once a week and I bring my sewing machine and tote with all the tools required. There are enough things to keep us busy; one person sews, while the others do the pinning, cutting, and pressing. This first quilt was done by Karen Bohn, Sheila Coon, Kelly Shields, Cathy Adams, Dawn Gatton, and Derek Tenney; Sue Selby Moats did the longarm quilting. We are almost done with our second quilt top and hope to have a picture soon. It is a nice break in the workday to help support our troops in another way.
Debbie Francisco
Saint Leonard, Maryland
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