A Quilt A Day

There’s no better time than Veterans Day to post about Quilts of Valor, a group that distributes handmade quilts to Veterans who need them.

I love these tops that Silly l’il Doe is planning to send to QOV. Notice the subtle pieced “sashing.” What a great way to achieve a more masculine look without having to default to solids. And you can’t go wrong with pinwheels.

She has an awfully cute helper, too!

One cool thing about QoV is that they have volunteer longarmers, which is great for those of us who are short on time, or don’t have the technology to to whip out a fully quilted project in a few hours.

If you’re thinking about doing some charitable quilting, Quilts of Valor is a great cause. The American military is the best trained in the world, but we don’t always know what’s best for our returning soldiers. What better way to say “thank you” than with a quilt?

There’s a QoV flickr group for lots more inspiration. And be sure to check out these tops from the industrious Amada Jean. She collected blocks from her blog readers (including me!) and will ultimately be able to use them to make FIVE whole quilts. Yay!

All of which definitely makes me want to try to use this space for some group charitable quilting sometime down the road. There are so many great causes that it can all get overwhelming for one person. Then I look at what Amanda Jean was able to collect and put together in a matter of weeks, and I think, “We can do it!”