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Did you know June 14 is National Flag Day here in the United States? It’s the day chosen to commemorate when our young government approved the first design for its first national flag. Since that day way back in 1777, the American flag has become an iconic symbol of freedom around the world.

American flag designs can be found everywhere, and quilts are no exception! We’ve gathered several flag quilts for you to enjoy, and by starting these today you can have one finished in time for the 4th of July! Scroll on to see some red, white ...

The Fourth of July is just around the corner, so to celebrate in style, we’re bringing you some star-spangled cross stitch designs to adorn your home. When it comes to cross stitch, there are so many fun patriotic designs to choose from, and most of them require just a few colors. Do you have red, white and blue? Then you’re ready to go!

We’ve gathered several American flags to stitch. Scroll on to see some of the patriotic designs:

1. American Spirit

Does your heart ring true for the red, white and blue? If so, this darling ...

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Some would say that a quilt achieves its highest purpose in life when it is gifted to another. When a quilt is created and awarded to a service member or veteran, it says, “Someone cares. Thank you for your service.” The Quilts of Valor Foundation has made it their mission to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor (QOV). We’ve created a FREE quilt pattern, William’s Honor, that you can use to make one of these patriotic quilts.

Our quilt is shown here in Branded by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics ...

My quilt guild makes patriotic quilts for returning vets. Much like Quilts of Valor, they are done in red, white and blue and many feature star blocks. With what fabric I had left of those colors, I made 15 floating star blocks that will be given to the guild member in charge of the patriotic quilts. At some point, at a workshop, these blocks will be incorporated into a quilt for a vet.

When making these blocks, there are leftover cuts. After some playing, I put them together to make this cute mini.  I don’t have a red, white ...

Cecile and Bea are doing their yearly quiltalong. This year the theme is stars, so I jumped on the bandwagon for my firs time joining in on it.

Christy was working on her star blocks at our retreat and I was too.

2019 was a roller-coaster ride.

I know it's been a minute or two since my last post. Life is always the reason. But let's talk about the year that was, shall we?

Good morning!  It’s Cindy reporting in from Ohio AND it’s Veterans Day!

Last Thursday, my quilt guild hosted a luncheon to honor 63 Veterans in our local area.  For the past year, my guild worked diligently to make 21 Quilts of Honor and we presented them to 21 grateful Veterans at this lovely luncheon ceremony.

It was very humbling to have FOUR World War II Veterans join us and this quilt sums up what many of us were thinking.  The quilt below was presented to a Vietnam Veteran who was a Prisoner of War (POW) for over two ...