Quilt of Valor--#3--post one

Fabrics cut for the red log cabins

Goal number four on my August list, was to begin piecing the quilt for the book, "The Women" by Kristen Hannah. I decided that I would make a quilt of valor for my project. I had a patriotic jelly roll in the stash. I had a pattern that I wanted to try. I carefully set the jelly roll aside. Unfortunately, I have no clue as to where I put it so it was on to another plan.

Note: I've been slowly cleaning the studio space and the jelly roll has yet to surface!:

Clue one in place on the design wall

This is Alycia's Spaghetti Like Stars mystery pattern that she shared as a quilt along last winter. You can find Alycia at Alycia Quilts. Her pattern is no longer available.

I began with cutting strips that were in my stash to make the blocks for clue number
one. I didn't try to group the fabrics. Instead, I opted to cut the most pieces from a strip that I could!

Blue log cabin block fabrics cut

Once I had the pieces cut, I arranged them so I could chain sew the pieces together. I've been working a lot of hours this past week so my stitching time has been limited. If I had a few minutes, I'd stitch a seam or two. Over the course of the week, I finished clue 1!

I arranged the blocks on the design wall. I liked what I saw. I'm always impressed with how a variety of scraps make such interesting quilts!

Instead of piecing clue number two next, I started cutting the fabrics for clue number three. I decided that I'd rather piece more log cabins than work on the star blocks.

While I haven't cut quite all the pieces that are needed for this step, I've cut enough to stitch a few blocks together to see how the blue blocks relate to the red blocks! I took advantage of a making a part of a Zoom sew day with my Mavens group on Monday to select leftover strips from Indigo Way that work for this project.

First sections ready to stitch

My friend, Rosanne, gave me some of her patriotic fabrics. I need to prewash it which may happen tomorrow. In the meantime, if I have a few minutes, I will stitch a few seams of the blue blocks. 

I plan to use some of Rosanne's gifted star prints in the star blocks. Rosanne also gifted me a panel so I've the start of at least two more Quilt of Valor projects! I do plan to make them and gift them. For now, I'm going to concentrate of finishing Indigo Way and finishing this top!

Linking to Carol at To Do Tuesday and Alycia at Finished or Not Friday.