When my term as president of my l guild ended in March, the board gave me 40 (That's right, 40!) 12-inch blocks, all a friendship star variation in red, white and blue....Every hue of red and blue, I think. I decided to make a two-sided quilt with the majority of the blocks. I designed and made the applique blocks. My bee helped me assemble them. It's probably about 52" square and it's called "Celebrations of Freedom." I'm using 10 other blocks with a red and Moda blue poppy floral in a bed throw and the other four in a table mat.

That was nice of them to do that for you. I love the 2 sided quilt you made, very nice.

looks great!

Thanks so much. I just noticed that the eagle picture looks a little fuzzy and the other was a bit rumpled when I took picture. the gold border really is straight! ... So I changed out the eagle picture. It's my favorite side of the quilt. Wish you could see the details of the quilting.

What a wonderful gift.. you will always have it to treasure :thumbup:

I'm thinking it will look good in my entryway and I can switch the sides depending on the holidays--or my whims. By the way, the quilter did a a great job --with the eagle side especially, but apparently matching two sides for quilting isn't fun!

Wasn't that sweet of them. I love the quilt you made with them. That one is double beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

They are both beautiful!!!
What great gifts from your guild members :D:D:D

I agree...great quilt! :thumbup: :D

Nice job! I like the applique blocks you set in the center. They really set off the stars!

What a great gift!

I love this! I make patriotic quilts and this is beyond beautiful. Where did you find the eagle pattern? Really speachless amazing job and wonderful gift!

Very pretty!

as a solider, these kind of quilts make me smile!!! They are very nice!!! good job!!!

Wonderful!

The eagle is original--very simple. After a lot of research on quilt eagles, I cut pattern freehand from copyg paper. I lucked out and found a piece of fabric with the flag, fussy-cut it and appliqued whole, still debating about adding an eye. Thanks everyone for comment.

Very nice :!:

What a great gift to receive!! You really made some wonderful quilts from them!! :thumbup:

---you are all so supportive. I was actually overwhelmed at so many blocks. There were some of fabric I would never have bought. But the challenge kept my mind--and my hands--busy for awhile and I truly appreciated the generosity of the guild board.

Awesome job!! :)

Beautiful quilt. Love both sides.

very nice,thats what we do when our guild presidents term is done,but there is like 700 of us! dont remember how many the last president got

Oh, my goodness! 700! We have about 250 or so members, but the gift was from the 20 people who serve on the board. One woman who was president 8 or 10 years ago said she never put her blocks together...I got busy quickly so I could avoid another ufo to make me feel guilty.

Beautiful!