Wyoming Breezes

Staircase at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Cheyenne, WY

Base Housing 60 x 84 inches Quilt of Valor #252 This quilt used a lot of scraps from my 2.5 inch bin. The rectangular shapes remind me of the barracks and BOQs on Edgren AFB, so I named this one Base Housing.  Pattern used: Rectangle Dancing with Stars by Lisa Sutherland

Recently, I’ve been surrounded by a lot of activity. First the roof was replaced on all the buildings in the complex, and this week, the trim and soffits were painted on all the buildings. One thing that attracted me to this complex was the condition of the buildings and grounds. The management team has been stellar!  In the lower right, you can see my tiny garden plot. Compared to Valerie’s garden  mine is pretty pathetic, but I like the color that it provides to my entryway.  Classes at the University of Wyoming start next week, so students are moving back into town. Last Saturday was “move in” day at the dorms, and this week students are moving into off campus apartments. I live on a corner, so I’ve noticed a considerable increase in both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Soon, everyone will fall into a routine, and it will be less chaotic.

Sawtooth Stars 60 x 70 inches Quilt of Valor #251 Sawtooth Stars was made using a free online pattern found at SewCanShe. To meet the Quilt of Valor size requirements, I added the navy outside border. 

Celebrate! 56 x 73 inches Quilt of Valor #250 Celebrate!  was made using the Villa Rosa Design pattern called Fernanda.  I purchased a couple of these Lady Liberty panels (printed by Timeless Treasures) along with several other designs in December. This QOV panel jumped ahead of the remaining prepped quilt kit because it was an appropriate panel to celebrate the two hundred and fiftieth Quilt of Valor I've made in the last fourteen years.

QOV kits update Three down  &  one to go Ironically, the first one cut will be the last one finished.  Star Roundup is quilted, labeled, bound and on its way to Idaho to be awarded to a veteran.

American Icons 60 x 73 inches Quilt of Valor #249 American Icons  was made using the Town Square pattern by Fabric Cafe. All the fabrics (except the white) were backing scraps from previous QOV. close-up of the focus fabric that  features American icons The red fabric was very difficult to photograph to capture the true color, but the red in this close-up is nearly spot on.