My First Quilt- Postage Stamp Quilt
 

Hi everyone,

This is my first post. I made this quilt for my daughter before I deployed in 2010. I knew that I was going to deploy to Iraq and I wanted her to have something to wrap around her while I was gone the 6 months. We were moving cross country at the time, and my husband drove. I hand pieced all the squares together on the road trip and anytime we were in the car. It took me 8 months to peice it together. I know that there are many flaws in the quilt, but I was very happy with the results and so was she. I literally finished the quilt on the way to the airport for my deployment. I had to google the binding process the morning I left for the deployment. I plan to make another one but larger this time, because I just love the look of scrap quilts. Since then I've made a few rag quilts for gifts, but I love the postage stamp quilt, and I love this board. On my deployment when I had time to get on the internet once a week I would look at all the beautiful quilts and dream of when I could get back to quilt. Thanks for looking.

Beautiful quilt, love the story behind it, and God bless you for your service to our great country.

I love your story as much as the quilt. Thanks for sharing and your service!

The quilt is beautiful. It must be a treasure for your DD. Thank you for your service, may God bless you and your family.

Love your quilt and I bet your daughter cuddles up in it regularly as she'll feel real close to you. You did a lovely job on it, the colours are beautiful. God bless you and your family.

Very nice quilt! You put a lot of love into it!

very nice quilt and story

That is amazing! Love the story and am so happy you are safely back home again with your family! Thanks for your service and I am in awe of this as a 1st quilt...it is on my list of quilts I want to do but I haven't decided to attempt it yet and I have been sewing for at least 50 years and quilting for about 12 of those!!! You ROCK!!!! PS...I love scrappy quilts, too, and '30's...keep up the good work.

THANK YOU for your service, especially knowing you were a mom who left a daughter behind!!! We are so glad you are safe and sound. Your quilt is so sweet and so is the story of your commitment to it. Hope to see many more from you here!

Jan in VA

Love your quilt and I am sure your daughter will too! Safe travels to you, can't wait to see what you do with your next quilt on you return.

Welcome back, and thanks. Your PSQ is very pretty. I'm saving squares to make one. There are swaps every once in a while, where members trade squares. Mariposa had a swap that just closed for 1.5" squares. SheriR is doing a swap for squares a little bigger. I think 2.5". You might want to check into them if you want more of a variety.
Have fun

Beautiful quilt and beautiful story! Wow! You hand sewed all those pieces! I hope your daughter wrapped herself in this work of love all the time. Thank you for your service to our country. You sacrifice so much to help keep us safe here at home. Welcome back!!!

Thank you and God Bless you for your service to our country. I'm sure your daughter loved it and felt your love every time she wrapped up in.

Such a lovely treasure! Bless you for your service to our country!

Wow great quilt and story! Thank you for sharing!

You have done what I could never do... and that applies to handquilting a postage stamp quilt AND going into a war zone. Bless you, thank you.

Thank you for your service. As the daughter of a career army dad I know that this meant the world to your daughter. What a lot of handwork. Well done

Beautiful!!! I'd love to see a close up picture.

My thoughts also. Bless you. Your daughter will think of you when she snuggles in the quilt.
Cleodaisy

It truly is a blanket of love. Glad you are home and safe. Wonderful quilt.

(tears running down my face) First I'm glad you made it back! Second how cool that you were able to come up with a way to be in two places at once. (here and Iraq). I get goose bumps thinking of all the love you poured into your daughters quilt
trying to make sure she knew how much you loved her and were only a cuddle away. Your daughter is very lucky to have you for a mom! Her quilt is beautiful and how it came to be is also. Thanks so much for sharing and for caring for us all. I applaud you, it had to of been the hardest longest 6 months of your life, waiting to get back home. I can't even imagine again Thank you!

God Bless you girl!!! You are so brave to serve our country, and to do this quilt. wow.

Beautiful, and an ambitious undertaking. Thank you for the story and your service. So glad you are back with us and with your family.

Very beautiful quilt. Loved your story and thank you very much for serving our country.

Your quilt is beautiful. Thank you for keeping us safe.

I don't see any flaws; it's a great looking quilt.
Thank you for your service.

Wow What a great postage stamp quilt

It's a lovely quilt. So glad you could leave something for your daughter to cuddle with, I'm sure that helped you both. Thank you for the sacrifices you and your family are making for the country.

Great scrappy quilt! Nice story! Thanks for your service!

Thank you guys so much for your kind words. My husband said my daughter took that quilt with her everywhere (she was 10) She's 12 now and still sleeps with it, takes it on road trips etc.. I'm scared to wash it for it may fall apart, but it really made me come to love quilting. I have not done one since then (other than few quick rag quilts that took a couple of hours) but I have already started saving scraps and cutting squares for my next postage stamp. I love this board you guys are so kind. Thank you. My next venture is a Memory quilt, I retire next year and want to use my uniforms to make a quilt.

Really you have done the great service, i am glad to see this post. I like very much of your story and as well as quilt, it's so good. Thanks for sharing with us.

You are amazing! Your quilt is beautiful. Welcome home and congrats on your retiring next year! More time to sew then. :D

Ditto x100. As others have said many thanks to you and others in the armed services for what you all do for our country. Glad you are home. The story was great glad you were able to finish. Lovely quilt. God bless to you and your family. BrendaK

What a beautiful quilt and loving story, I can just imagine your DD cuddling in it while you were gone in the service of our country. Keep up the wonderful work. May in Jersey

Yes, love the story, too! May God Bless and keep you safe.

that's really terrific, and welcome to the board.
and thanks so much for your service :thumbup:

Beautiful quilt. Your Daughter will love it forever. Thank you for your service to our great country.

So wonderful! Don't worry about mistakes, the love you put into this quilt will last a very long time & hug your daughter many times. Thank you for your service to our country & please keep safe.

WOW...your first quilt...I made one of these - a twin size - and I will never make another one. Your daughter is very lucky to have this quilt as well as you for her mother.

Thank you for serving this "Beautiful Country" that we live in. God Bless you and your family and stay safe.