Kitting up QOV blocks and projects

Sunday afternoon was spent at the SD State Fair, although I can't say that I took in any of the state fair food or fun stuff.  Two of us from our Quilts of Valor group did a "talk" about the QOV program.  Maureen took a few photos too . . .

The stage in the Horizon Hall auditorium had been decorated with vintage linens and sweet little antique displays.  The audience was small - maybe 35 people - but it went well I think.  I took some of our current quilt tops for Show n Tell.  

Before leaving for the fair I did some reorganizing of QOV blocks, kits, fabric donations, etc.  Actually, I made a mess in my dining room that all needs to be put away again.  And I also made a mess in my sewing room because I wanted to take one of my design boards to the fair with me - and there was another set of Split Back Star blocks on that design board.  But I have now set aside some block kits that are ready to sew, and they are back in my sewing room.  This group is 4 Churn Dash blocks (12" finished).  

Four more Split Back Star blocks were cut from some donated fabric too.  We have a stack of these blocks with scrappy blue and reds going (including the ones on that design board), so a total of 8 of these will be added to the stack when I get them made.

And then there is this QOV kit I had put together that I wanted to make.  Like usual, I got started and then set it aside to work on other things.  One of my major flaws . . . 

I needed 9 blocks and only had 3 of them finished.  The layout I plan to use is from the book Circle of Nine, which will be different from my typical for a Quilt of Valor.  All of this QOV sewing really needs to be moved higher on my priorities and not set aside again.