Today is a special day for Americans as we celebrate our sweet land of liberty and especially as we celebrate 250 years of growing into that liberty for ALL. I can't imagine how noisy the fireworks will be tonight . . . I've made several Americana quilts in my 40 years of quilting. Here is one from LONG ago. I even hand quilted it (what did I know?) the photo is from 2014, but I stitched this in the mid 1980s! It's the same concept in the next 2 quilts. I put stars in the top left corner and the stripes are wavy. I made this quilt almost 20 years ago using a reproduction coverlets collection from Windham Fabrics. It was designed by Leslie Sonkin (marketing director for Windham at the time) and I stitched and then patterned it. American Beauty : 43" x 53" I also used the design to work with another collection by Windham (Stars and Stripes): Stars and Stripes : 42" x 50" Click on the links to get the patterns - FREE! Yes, I've shared it here before but...

Today is June 14 and I created a block for my Block a Day Calendar and called it "Salute." It's an 8" size. Here is what Patricia Bryant did with it. It's that a regal eagle?! 8" Salute block by Patricia Bryant Yankee Charm appears later in the calendar. I made it using some USA fabrics from Windham: Yankee Charm from July And Old Glory Star: Old Glory Star And the New York Block (from my Hey, Hey, USA banner) Very much in the colors of Flag Day! I obviously upsized the blocks to 18". I gave the banner to a local friend who is very much involved in getting people to vote. I know she loves it! I hope you do, too. Hey, Hey, USA banner