Amazing America

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Amazing America
56 x 72 inchess
Quilt of Valor
Amazing America was made mostly from scraps of other quilts: I had to supplement some of the white from my stash. The pattern directions are for Jelly Rolls, but I used 2.5 inch squares that I had pre-cut for other projects.

Even though this quilt used a lot of 2.5 inch scraps, I have even more to use. No matter how much I sew, it seems like all I've been doing is making even more scraps.

This quilt was made using the Royal Squares - Quilts by Emily. The link directs you to the free pattern.

Update: February 2016

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Amazing America (shown at center) was presented to a veteran at a local nursing home.

Comments

  1. Pat at Bell Creek QuiltsMay 20, 2014 at 6:17 AM

    Great job Nancy using the scraps! A soldier is going to love this quilt! Thanks for the link. :)

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  2. JenniferMay 20, 2014 at 6:44 AM

    What a beautiful quilt!

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  3. julieQMay 20, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    Your quilt is wonderful!! And I totally know what you mean about making more scraps, LOL!!

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  4. Tracy BatchelderMay 20, 2014 at 6:59 AM

    This is definitely one of my favorites! The white/light fabric frames are what my eye catches first and then it dances all over the place. Love it!

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  5. SaraMay 20, 2014 at 7:07 AM

    Very pretty! I'm having the same phenomenon happening at my house - the scrap bin is not shrinking like it should be. My theory - and I'm sticking to it - is that scraps - like dirty laundry - multiplies in the dark while we sleep.

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  6. AnonymousMay 20, 2014 at 7:46 AM

    We were out to dinner the other night with a couple that has a son in Afghanistan. She is working to get a Quilt of Valor for her son when he gets home. Thanks to you ....I knew just what that is.

    This one is very cheerful!

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  7. Changes in the windMay 20, 2014 at 8:04 AM

    Oh my, I can't imagine all the work this took and to think it is all done with scraps!

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  8. KristiMay 20, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    I love it, and it definitely supports the idea of "Waste not, want not."

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  9. KatherineMay 20, 2014 at 9:34 AM

    An amazingly beautiful quilt Nancy! It has great character. I have also found that it is hard to get rid of scraps. I have made scrap shawls and scarves and socks and still had as many scraps left as when I started. They have a life of their own!

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  10. Far Side of FiftyMay 20, 2014 at 10:08 AM

    Beautiful! :)

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  11. kathy bMay 20, 2014 at 11:19 AM

    its so cool to see some purple and black squares. It doesn't detract from the red white and blue at all. Lovely. sorry the scraps are like rabbits...

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  12. BonnieMay 20, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    Ditto what wool winder said. And yes scraps do tend to multiple.

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  13. elnsMay 20, 2014 at 1:59 PM

    Your quilts are so lovely. I'm going to send it to my mother to look at. She will swoon for sure.

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  14. mleMay 20, 2014 at 2:00 PM

    That is really lovely! So glad you enjoyed the pattern!

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  15. LoriMay 21, 2014 at 9:35 PM

    Chuckling, those 2.5" bits are never completely gone! Nice job Nancy!

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  16. Judy S.May 22, 2014 at 7:25 PM

    Nicely done! It should make someone very happy.

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  17. SissySeesMay 25, 2014 at 10:59 AM

    I love it!!

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