American Snapshots

American Snapshots
64 x 70 inches
Quilt of Valor #195


American Snapshots started with a stack of bonus, blue/white HSTs, enough to make 21 pinwheel blocks. I raided my scrap bins for more blue white to sew 24 more. The alternate blocks are squares, cut from two panels that Jean F. sent this summer. I framed them with red to bring them up to the size of the pinwheels. 

the scrap HSTs provided nearly half of the necessary
pinwheel blocks for American Snapshots

I could have finished this quilt before the end of the year, but I didn't have the motivation, so American Snapshots is officially the first QOV for 2021. 

Comments

  1. Very nice Nancy! Reminds me of stamps. I like this one a lot - plenty to look at!

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  2. I really like the combination of these blocks! Nice energy and interest. I've come to understand that my motivation wanes and waxes and I ride it out. It's nice we have other things like knitting or reading to help us out!

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  3. That will give someone a lot to look at with each "fancy" block. It is beautiful.

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  4. You came up with a very clever way of using the panels and the HST. This is a great layout. Congrats on having a finish already for 2021.

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  5. Oh wow!!! That is just spectacular.

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  6. I like it!! and yay for the first finish of 2021! keeps you quilting all year long ;-)

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  7. I really like this one. The photographs add so much interest to the quilt. This is a great first finish Nancy!
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  8. That is one of your best, I think. So much for the eye to feast on.

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  9. A great quilt finish for the start on another year! Well done, fabulous as usual.

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  10. Oh I like it! You are so talented!

    Message from Far Guy: Thank you!! I will give it a try!

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  11. That is beautiful! 195 quilts donated is amazing! You deserve a medal, that's for sure.

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