Patriotic Quilt Show - Happy Independence Day!

I gathered these patriotic quilt photos from Google Images for our own little Selvage Blog quilt show.

Please help yourself to some virtual picnic foods and your favorite beverage.

Be sure to try the strawberry shortcake (no carbs or calories!). 

Unfortunately these images didn't have the names of the quilt-makers.

Patriotic Quilts

This patriotic star quilt with a lovely swag border is from the Quilt Show. 

The flag quilt above was shown at the June meeting of the Utah Valley Quilt Guild.

This eagles quilt was made by Elizabeth Stauf. She came to the US from Switzerland at the age of 18 in 1878. She made this quilt before the start of WWI It belongs to the Kansas Historical Society. 

This stunning flag and rose quilt was exhibited at the Sisters, Oregon quilt show in 2010, and was featured on the Humble Quilts site. The maker's name wasn't provided. It looks like it won a yellow ribbon. The elements in this quilt are so well balanced, and the design is so crisp and clean. The navy stars sparkle, don't they? I love this one.

P.S. This pattern is called Patriotic Rose by the City Stitcher. Thank you to Linda for this info!

Happy Independence Day!

Today we take a break from the Vermont Quilt Festival quilts to view some patriotic quilts/afghans

in celebration of Independence Day! 

The crocheted afghan (above) is from Third Tree on the Right in Nebraska. It measures 48" x 90" and comes with a matching doll.

The beautiful flag wall quilt above was made by Tina Curran of Studio City, California. It measures 26" x 40." See all the details here.

The star sampler quilt above was made by Lauren Bristow of Citrus Heights, California. It contains many Civil War reproduction prints. See the details here.

This beautiful patriotic quilt (above) was made by Janeen Lafreniere of Folsom, California. It measures 54" x 73," a nice twin size. See more details here.

Veteran's Day Patriotic Quilt

Today we stop to honor our veterans.

If you are a veteran, we thank you for your service to our country.

This antique patriotic Tree of Life quilt was made around 1835, possibly in West Virginia. It measures 64" x 82." The red triangles are 1 3/8" on the long side. It's covered with dense hand-quilting. This quilt is offered for sale at Rocky Mountain Quilts in Maine (she used to live in the Rockies) for $4,400. Wouldn't that price astonish the maker of this quilt!

Independence Day - Patriotic Quilts

This quilt is called "It's a Grand Old Flag," made from a pattern from The Whole Country Caboodle. I found it on: www.denebir.com/quilts/flag. I like this quilt. See the bits of red in the outer border? A happy touch, I think.

This stunning flag quilt called "We Remember" was made by mpeagler. Her blog is: www.quiltsandcreativity.com.

This classic beauty is called "Four Eagles on Cheddar." Maker unknown, 1880's, PA, 84" x 84." This quilt is from the Michigan State University Museum, from Kitty Clark Cole.

Have a great Independence Day.

Quilts for Injured Soldiers

Here is a nice story about quilts made for injured soldiers. Click on the link to see a video:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/12/20/gif.soldiers.quilts/index.html I liked watching this guy look at his new quilt and read the message on the back. This inspires me to make some of these quilts in the new year.