This is a memory quilt for my Dad who we lost to cancer last year. He is a pilot that learned to fly long before there was any FAA to give tests and licenses. He loved the old airplanes and had one until a couple of years ago when he sold his to my brother. This is the center of the quilt. I plan to put a six inche border with appliqued propellers going around. When he was a little boy, my grandma took him to the airport to watch the planes. When he had a birthday party, instead of pin the tail on the donkey, they played pin the prop on the plane.

This quilt is hand appliequed and hand pieced, and will be hand quilted.

Judy

What a treasure this will be!!! Love it!!!

Very good work!

Kyia

So clever! Love the colors. You are way beyond me. Show us more.

I love your quilt. I keep thinking that someday I am going to make a quilt with airplanes on it for my DH. He was a naval aviator for 20 years and just loved flying. I have collected quite a few airplane fabrics (and some clouds) and have not yet decided how I want to put it all together. Did you come up with the pattern yourself?

Actually, no.

The pattern is from Quilt Neouveau Designs.

I bought it pre-fire and it made it through the fire, although a little dirty and damaged. Then we my Dad passed away, it just seemed like the thing to do.

You can go a search and find it. It is still availalbe. They do a lot of things that I really like.

Judy

This is so special--I have never seen anything like it. You do awesome applique! I love all the different fabrics you have selected-each plane is so unique. Thank you so much for sharing your quilts with us.

Beautiful!

How cool! And the variety of planes, you do awesome work!

WOW is right!! I should make that one for my DH. He loves planes but is not a pilot. GREAT job jstitch!!!

Awesome....

Judy, that is going to be a wonderful quilt! What a special way to remember your Dad.

What a great quilt! I love that each airplane is diffeent! What a fabulous tribute to your Dad--I'm sure he would have loved this quilt

A great job its going to be lovely :D

Wow! What a wonderful quilt. Love the colors.

Fantastic quilt! I love the triangular blocks! What kind of plane did your dad have?

whoa this is amazing!!! how did you do the r/w/b stripe on that one plane--you posted a close up of it too. it looks like a ribbon. this is amazingly skilled piecing/applique!!!!

what a neat idea...... looking good

He had a Luscomb (sp?)
It was the first all metal stunt plane ever built.

He had one flying and one in the back yard to rebuild.

He looked at one in an add once that was free, but you had to get it out of the field where it landed...LOL

Judy

Glad you like it, I like that one too.

It is acutally appliqued pieces of red fabric and red/white checkered fabric.
Wing was appliqued as a unit then applied as one piece.

Not hard.

Judy

That is a beautiful act of love. Thank you for sharing such a great wip.

Love your quilt. It is so cool and such a treasure!

This is a great top, and it have such meaning when it's done!

Oh that is wonderful, sorry about dad.

Great looking planes it is going to be a great looking quilt when finished. Doing a good job :thumbup: :D