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Roll Call of States
Here is a discussion for those helping with Timothy's quilt. Please list your name and the state or states you are doing.
Also any questions you have about the quilt blocks.
States accounted for:
1. Utah 8. Texas 15. Missouri 22.Montana 29.Virginia 36. Louisianna 43.Vermont
2. Florida 9. New York 16. Michigan 23.Wisconsin 30. Maine 37. Alabama 44. R.I
3. Arizona 10. S. Carolina 17. Ohio 24.Nevada 31.Kansas 38.Georgia 45. MD
4. HAE 11. Alaska 18. Arkansas 25.MA 32. Nebraska 39. N. Dakota 46.WA
5. PA 12.Illinois 19. Oklahoma 26.Mississippi 33.New Jersey 40.S. Dakota 47. Oregon
6. Idaho 13. Hawaii 20. Colorado 27.Kentucky 34. New Mexico 41. Indiana 48. MN
7. California 14. TN 21.Wyoming 28.N. Carolina 35.Iowa 42. W.Virginia 49.NH
50. Delaware 51. CT
The blocks should be 6" and made out of a 100% cotton fabric. Since we are doing various States, I'm planning on using a red, white and Blue color scheme for the connecting or bridging fabri
I would like to get all the blocks by the end of March. PM me and I'll send you my address
Here is Tim with his pillowcase. For inspiration.
- The President giving him his Purple Heart.
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Permalink Reply by Matt's Mom/Cathy on
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Lyn the quilt is BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for doing this. Ladies you all did a great job on the squares.
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Permalink Reply by NitaSewBee on
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It looks awesome, really beautiful work girls. Lynn, you did a really great job job putting it together. Most of you have embrodiery type sewing machines. WOW...
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Permalink Reply by lauren on
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not this girl ....I was feeling intimidated when I first started to see the squares...but I did my two squares by hand and I have to tell you that I have played with the idea of getting a machine, but every time I work on something I have GREAT memories of my Gram teaching me and the smiles when I give as a gift...I'll stick to hand work...but their squares are Beautiful
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Permalink Reply by Sue-Pillowcase lady on
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AWESOME Lyn. I love the quilt. I'm glad that you used that AZ square. I love that fabric. thanks for posting those photos!
Nita, I am sorry that you are feeling blue. Will pray for you. When I get blue, I look to see what I can do for someone else. so get into that fabric of your mom's and see what fun pcs you can make out of it.
Oh and I hand wrote on my squares. Lyn did the embroidery on the AZ square,. I sent that one as an afterthought.
I learned to do that after my daughter died. I started to make baby blankets for the Crisis Pregnancy Center and it really helped me with my grief.
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Permalink Reply by LLovesmysailor on
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I know I shouldn't have favorites. But the two that were hand done, one of them is Hawaii, are at the top of my favorites list. They were done by hand and are beautiful. Another one that I loved was from Texas. OH, and New Jersey was a lot of fun. I guess I have about 50 favorites. LOL Everyone did a great job. I probably should have taken a picture of each and every square, but I only thought of that after we mailed the quilt.
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Sue, I am making pillowcases.. lots of them.. some for our sailors.. some for the nursing home residents as they come into the nursing home, then later for all the residents. And if my power should ever go out, my little singer runs on 4 AA batteries... I do feel better though as while I was on Facebook earlier reading my posts.. a little chat box popped up.. it was my seabee. seeing "hi mom" and his picture was the sweetest thing. So I am happier. I am going to a craft fair in a few minutes. going to hand out cards for people looking for material. gotta make money somehow....
Yeh I think I will make some baby quilts for Birthright.. which is kinda like your crisis pregnancy center.
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thanks for posting this in here too Shirley!
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I could never have done it alone. Thanks to everyone who helped with the project.
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It is Beautiful.....Thank You Very Much for letting me have the privileged of being a part of it....also thanks for sharing the Pic of Tim................oh to see the smiles on their faces....teaches me something........hope you all have a blessed day tomorrow
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Amen to that Shirley! Nita, I just saw your post from 4-30 and Lyn's. Make those pcs. And Lyn, I am glad that you liked NJ. I had fun with that one.
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