American Potpourri

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As I straightened my sewing room over New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, I found a lot of red, white, and blue scraps from previous Quilts of Valor. American Potpourri was created out of those scraps.

American Potpourri
Quilt of Valor 
60 x 69 inches

Update: May 26, 2012

Alycia posted this quilt on her blog today. It should be wrapped around a hero soon.

 Update: July 21, 2012

How exciting to see the following photo on Alycia's blog this morning. Do you recognize the quilt?

Yes, that's actually American Potpourri wrapped around the soldier. The photo made me very happy. Thank you, Alycia for sharing this moment. 

American Potpourri's recipient
July 2012



Comments

  1. Changes in the windJanuary 9, 2012 at 6:26 AM

    LOVE IT! I think it is maybe the best one of all.....

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  2. Paula, the quilterJanuary 9, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    This is great!

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  3. SissySeesJanuary 9, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    STUNNING. Wow. Is that totally your own design?

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  4. Tracy BatchelderJanuary 9, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    You're fast! Nice arrangement of squares.

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  5. Judy D in WAJanuary 9, 2012 at 9:10 AM

    This is a great quilt.
    I'm saving your idea for my RWB fabrics.

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  6. fancystitchingJanuary 9, 2012 at 10:01 AM

    Wonderful quilt, and it is almost a "freebie" since it is from left-overs.

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  7. NannJanuary 9, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    Very clever!

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  8. BunkHouseQuiltsJanuary 9, 2012 at 12:58 PM

    Beautiful! Great use of your orphan blocks.

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  9. hakuchoJanuary 9, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    Very patriotic!

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  10. kathy bJanuary 9, 2012 at 2:54 PM

    Really? YOU did this already with scraps?? You are amazing Nancy

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  11. BonnieJanuary 10, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    I would love to accept your challenge to donate 1 quilt a month to Alycia... but I know I can't keep up. I haven't been able to even put together the quilt I've promised to her. This one is great. I think part of my problem (among many others!) is I really can't seem to keep reds in my stash and of the piles of blue I have very few are dark/navy. I do know when I straightened part of the studio I found a lot of odd ball red, white and blue blocks around so I will try to pull that together when I finish the other quilt for QOV. Mayhaps that will get me moving!

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