Friday, May 16, 2014

Blogger's Quilt Festival- Pete's Quilt

 In honor of Armed Forces Day (tomorrow), the Recon Challenge (today), and because I miss my boy, I'm entering Pete's Album Quilt in the large quilt category of the Blogger's Quilt Festival

While Pete was in recruit training for the Marine Corps last Fall, I was stitching this album quilt with a few of my bee friends. We used an assortment of modern red and blue prints on a background of Kona white. 


I presented the completed quilt to him at his graduation at Parris Island, SC in December. He wasn't interested in having his buddies sign it in traditional album quilt style. He's too cool for that. We were thrilled to have him home for Christmas! Don't you just love a young Marine in dress blues?

Since he is still training to be a Reconnaissance Marine at Camp Pendleton, the quilt is on his bed at home. When he is assigned to a permanent duty station, I might let him have it! 

His area of Camp Pendleton has not been affected by the brush fires except as a staging area for evacuees. He was doing well in Recon training, but suffered a setback with tendonitis in his knee. He has recovered and will be joining the next class when they begin phase two in Coronado at the end of the month.


I asked my friend Pat Harrison to quilt it with a patriotic design of stars and stripes. That's Pat on the left, holding up the quilt with me at a guild meeting.


The blue print on the back is from a Quilts of Valor collection that includes phrases such as Miss You, Proud of You, Home Safe. The binding is a bias stripe.


The album block was getting some vintage modern love last year, but I couldn't find instructions that were quite right for my quilt, so I wrote up a tutorial for my bee mates.

http://seaside-stitches.blogspot.com/2013/02/album-block-aka-chimney-sweep-block.html


Head on over to the Blogger's Quilt Festival and vote (next week) for your favorites in every category.

http://amyscreativeside.com/2014/05/16/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2014/

12 comments:

sonia said...

Such a beautiful quilt! The colours and the quilting are amazing. And the backing fabric! So much thought put into it.

Seams Sew Together said...

Love the colors of your quilt, beautiful!! red, white and blue are a favorite of mine

WoolenSails said...

That is a beautiful quilt and quilting for it. It is a shame that he won't have it signed, would mean a lot to him, later in life.

Debbie

Quilting Babcia said...

Really beautiful quilt! Thanks to your son for his service!

Beth said...

Perfect choice in your binding fabric. Great quilt. Brave mom!

Calicojoan said...

What a beautiful quilt and a wonderful gift!

Unknown said...

You have good friends who have helped make this quilt.

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

It's a wonderful quilt!!

deb @ frugal little bungalow said...

Beautiful! :)

CitricSugar said...

It's beautiful!

Renee said...

Beautiful quilt! My twin brother is a Marine (inactive now--how do they say it?), he trained quite a bit at Pendleton too.

Wonky Patchwork said...

Beautiful quilt, and I really love the backing fabric and quilting.