Quilt of Valor

There is an organization called "Quilts of Valor."  The quilts are given to U.S. Veterans.  I have never made one, so when I found several Patriotic fat quarters for sale, I picked them up.

I used a pattern from the book Quilting the New Classics by Michele Muska, Mug Cox, Janneken Smucker.  I actually won this book when it was first published.  Sweet!  I wanted something quick and not feminine, since it is more likely to go to a man. 

 

I braved the snow to take this picture.  If I was extra conscientious and not so cold, I might have tried to walk in from the side to hang the quilt, leaving the snow nice and clean.  But I didn't.  :)

I quilted it with simple waves.  One interesting tidbit is that I had run out of fabric, and still needed to make a couple of blocks.  I had some dark navy fabric, but it was a little too dark.  So I turned it over and used the backside.  I also used that backward fabric for the binding.  :)

And for the backing I used some fabric I got on clearance plus some pajama pants I made for my husband years ago (when I was learning to sew).  He never used the PJs, so I cute them up and used them.  Such a bargain quilt!

This quilt is one of my Finish-A-Long Goals for this quarter.   

I am linking up at She Can Quilt - Finish-A-Long Q1.