2008 Soldier Quilts

American Hero Quilts

That is the home page of the group with which I have been working for four years to create quilts for wounded American soldiers.
They are in need of battings and backings to complete the quilt tops people are sending.
Red, White and Blue fabrics, and variations on those colors, are also needed.
Click on the link above for more information, and how you can help.

For a look at some Children-of-Soldier quilts, look here

Someone asked me what Leader-Ender blocks are. They are blocks I sew as I start a chain of stitching, or end a chain of stitching, on another pattern or top. For instance, if I'm sewing stars together, at the end of the row, I could stitch off onto a scrap of fabric, which many people do. Instead, I stitch a part of another set of blocks, putting together 4-patches or 9-patches or HSTs, or piecing those into full blocks. It takes a while to complete enough but not all that long when you are stitching as many blocks and tops as I do.

Top Number 77 Nine Patches donated by Beehive Quilt list members Hearts by Moira Completed 7-04-2008
Top Number 77 Close up with border
Top Number 78-close-up
Top Number 78-close-up with border
Top Number 78 Nine Patches donated by Beehive Quilt list members hearts donated by Moira Completed 10-12-2008