Upcoming Quilt of Valor presentation

Our Prairie Winds Quilts of Valor group has essentially been "on hold" since March.  We had 6 quilts and pillowcases done and ready for presentations. We had a group of 4 gentlemen scheduled to come together in early April for the first presentation, but then Covid-19 happened and we had to cancel that little celebration.  So far we haven't been able to reschedule.

But the one quilt presentation that was planned for a small town July 4th celebration is going to happen I think.  One of our members, Louise, originally from that little town - about 300 people - is going to do the honors.  She came over yesterday to get the certificate, speech, and pillowcase.  She already had the quilt as she had bound, labeled, and washed it this spring.  This quilt uses the Ritzy Cracker blocks (Moda Bake Shop).  Together we went through the other blocks we've collected so far and she took some home to assemble another Quilt of Valor top.  

We had a cup of coffee, shared some "show n tell" projects, and just chatted.  It was so good to see her!  We both talked about how much we miss guild, but especially miss our Sew Vintage group.  Sew Vintage is a small group with a shared interest in vintage things.  Hopefully by later in the summer we will be able to safely get together in groups again.  

While on the topic of Quilts of Valor, several of our members have been making blocks while in quarantine and then dropping them off at the local quilt shop for me to pick up.  We had collected enough Patriotic Star blocks (30) for another top, so those blocks went home with Louise yesterday.  And we have nearly enough Bento Box blocks too.  We'll keep making blocks as we can, and even if we can't get together as a group to sew yet we can keep making progress.  And we received a nice donation from a young woman veteran who I had the wonderful opportunity to meet when I stopped at The Pin Cushion the other day.  Ironically once we were introduced, we both realized she was one of my former students quite a few years ago.  Her grandparents were our neighbors when we lived on the farm. It's a small world.