Rose Bagwell

Looks nice. What if you cut it in 4 big blocks and then turn the blocks where the lines are going outwards, I did that with a strip quilt that I made.

chris_quilts

Gold Star (Moms) is an organization that's been around a while and they are gold stars because they lost a son, daughter, or spouse in a combat zone like Afghanistan or Iraq. We have a very active chapter here at Ft. Leavenworth, unfortunately. This organization dates at least from WWII and possibly even earlier.

JoyceHoopes

I like Jan's idea (as I so often do). Especially for a QoV quilt.

Jan in VA

Oh, Mavita, that was so long ago, back in the early 90s, that I've long since misplaced the pictures of it; and they certainly weren't digital so that I could download them here. I, too, have wished many times I still had the photos of the finished quilts...all 10 of them. It took the group 4 hours and a potluck dinner to get thru show-n-telling them all!! What a great year long experience it was.

Jan in VA

caspharm

I agree. I like it with the single diagonal. It might be too much with another.

sulyle

What a great idea. I'm not crazy about the 1600 quilts unless they have appliqué on them. This is another good alternative for those who aren't into appliqué.

MargeD

I think it's beautiful just the way it is, but the addition of white might be a possibility too. I'm sure that doesn't help much. I do love the quilt though and like what you did.

Greenheron

The "stars" suggestion brings up a tradition begun, I think, during WW I. Families hung a banner in a front window, often with a red border and a white field, with a blue star representing each serving family member. If the serviceman died, the blue star was covered with a gold one. The DOD had/has regulations about this and bars or pins worn representing men and women in service. White or silver stars (for example, a circle of 13) appliqued to your quilt would avoid association with the window banners. More about this can be found at: www.serviceflags.com

I'm not familiar with the history of this practice during the Korean "Conflict" but I do not remember seeing banners during the Viet Nam years--probably families did not want to be harassed.

One can feel the heartache and pride of hanging these displays and old movies can be seen depicting a neighborhood's reaction to seeing a gold star replacing the blue in the window of a home next-door.

Luv Quilts and Cats

I like it!

Latrinka

What about white stars? What do they mean?