Quilts of Valor Presentation

The three quilts completed by Clarke County Piecemaker's Red, White and Blue teams will be presented to local veterans on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:00 pm at the American Legion.
All members are invited to attend this celebration.

Quilts of Valor - team update

I am proud to report the status of what this group can do when we work together.

BLUE team has been assigned a long arm quilter volunteering her time in
Macomb, IL. The quilt arrived and will be quilted soon and mailed back for
the binding, label and cover(pillowcase made from the same fabric).

RED team sent their quilt top to team member Betty who is donating
the long arm quilting. Thank you for volunteering. Hope to see it at our
next meeting if it is completed before sending the finished quilt off.

WHITE team reported in with a quilt top finished.
Sorry, no photo available at this time.

Open sewing at the REC building, Saturday, Dec. 11. 8:30 -??
Do you need time to sew on UFO's / Christmas presents?

Quilt meeting Monday, Dec. 13 **at REC 7:00 pm for show and share
(bring a Christmas quilt or other projects) Also bring cookies or snacks
to share if you wish to.
Joann suggests anyone who wishes to can donate an unwrapped toy
or item for Toys for Christmas. Pillowcases for the Beacon of Light will be collected.
**Note the room will be open for those who wish to sew from noon on also that day .

Remember the reason for the season.

Mission Accomplished- Quilts of Valor

The members of the Blue Team have a quilt top completed after working together to pick fabrics, cut, sew, measure, cut some more, sew some more. What a day! We are proud to have accomplished our mission on Veterans Day also.

Here is the website for the Quilts of Valor Foundation http://www.qovf.org/
There is still a need for quilts to show we care about the men and women protecting our country and freedom.

Still need to make a pillowcase cover, label and request a longarm quilter.
Stay tuned for the rest of the story.

Get a Pattern, Pick your fabric, SEW

Quilts of Valor will be sewn by our quilt members in November.

Clarke County Piecemakers will have three teams - Red Team led by Pat C.,

Blue team led by Carla B, and White Team led by Sheryl J. Blue team has one opening.

The Purple Heart team is open and needs four members.

1. Patterns- each team choose your own. Quilt must be at least 55 x 60 inches.

2. Fabric- Use good quality 100% cotton fabric that will wear a long time.

3. Sew date will be Nov. 11 Veteran's Day or whatever your team decides. Location is being checked on depending on availability.

Quilt members who want to contribute, can check with a team leader as backing, batting and fabric will be needed.

Each team will need to keep a journal to record the story of the quilt. This is meaningful to the recipient. Also make a presentation case and be sure the quilt is labeled.

Feel free to recruit non-guild members to be part of your team if you would like.
After a quilt top is made, a long-arm quilter that volunteers will quilt the quilt and return it to be finished.
This will be a fun and I can't wait to see the results.