Another quilting project is done. 
I’m grateful to have a back yard, folding tables and plenty of room to spray baste my quilts outside.
Here is my basic quilting plan, unify the trapezoids with circular quilting, do a simple figure eight in the diamond shapes, outline everything else. Moving from block to block this took time. 
When making scrappy quilts, fine detailed quilting will get lost. That is what solids are for. But I think you get the overall feeling I was going for here.
I love the quilting, it is what really pulls the whole thing together. I have been having problems with thread breaking. At this point, I need to bring my machine in for service since I’ve tried all kinds of threads. 
They are very specific about what can be on the label. Quilt of Valor, room for the recipients name, names of the people who pieces and quilted it. In this case, one and the same. And the state I am from. So nothing fancy back here.
Good thing Irene is paying attention to the details, we also need to make a bag or a pillow case to hold the quilt.
It’s not easy getting a photo on a windy day.
I succeeded! I love how the curved quilting adds to the feeling of waves since this block is called Ocean Waves. The colors are clearly patriotic red, white and blue, but I think would even please someone who doesn’t like such a brash choice. We are asked to use those colors, I was happy to do so, but I like the richness of my fabric choices.
Bright sunlight makes the quilt transparent.
A few artistic shots.
The quilt inside the pillowcase, with plenty of room to spare. Irene and Ruth are working away on their quilts, soon enough all three will be finished.
Leah