I REALLY NEED YOU ALL TO POST WORDS IN THE COMMENTS, even if it is just one word.   I added some pictures of the quilting  at the end of the post.  I have two of these QOV’s to quilt today.  For the non-quilters joining me today a QOV is a quilt of valor, donated to those wounded while serving our great nation. 

I volunteer to quilt these for Amanda.  I have an idea for quilting these with words.  the words are what I need your help on.  So comment away my friends.  What comes to mind when you think of someone in the military or something you would say to them?  I will start with a few, BRAVE and HERO.  I also wouldn’t mind phrases like “land of the free because of the brave” or “proud to be an American”  I am going to get started loading the first quilt and let you all comment away.  When I get started I will post a picture of my progress.

as promised,

and another

So now that you can see what I am doing, bring on the words of inspiration.

Last week Friday I blogged about a new quilt along that was starting.  I went there today to see their first block.  I have done that block, I am not a beginner, it is time to come up with my own design and challenge myself. 

I have this bag of fabric that has been calling me.

The bag contains these fabrics

These were most of the fabrics I had planned to use in the quilt along.  Well I am still going to use them for a quilt along.  Just one that I am going to do on my other blog.

The quilt along will be traditional block with a modern twist.  Two weeks ago I went with friends to the AQS quilt show in Des Moines IA.  There were plenty of wonderfully made quilts in the show, only one of which really spoke to me and that was more the quilting that the piecing.  I am not saying the quilts weren’t spectacular, they were.  The problem was me, I need something different.  I won’t say something new as if you look around, you see what’s old is new again.  So in my head was the idea to do something with the traditional blocks that I am exploring on the other blog, but in a non-traditional more modern way.  So I dug out my bolt of Kona Snow fabric and these three fabric choices.

This choice will be for a new tree skirt and

these four are for the first two blocks for the quilt along quilt.

I can only hope that this gets me out of my uninspired rut.  Over the spring and early summer I made a nine patch quilt in a quilt along.  Durring that quilt along I was very motivated with both piecing and quilting.  Life got in the way and the motivation left.  I would love to see other blog posts from those of you that have read this, as to what you do to keep yourself motivated.  If you have lost motivation, what do you do to get motivated again?  So please share if you care to.

http://www.blockpartyquilting.com/2009/11/quilt-along-kick-off-giveaway.html

I will be playing along,  I think this will be great to be able to use my Amy Butler and Anna Maria Horner fabrics.  I can’t wait to start.

http://bearcreekquilter.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-cupboard-is-overflowing.html

You can check them out at the link above.

I am sitting here ion the hotel this early morning.  The coffee is good and the news is on.  I am letting my BFF sleep in some more.  I am off today to go the AQS quilt show here in Des Moines Iowa. 

While the other ladies in our group did well to stimulate the quilting economy, only 2 items spoke to me yesterday.  A chef/cooking fabric for a pillow case for DS#1 and 2 yards of a Heather Bailey print and that was in the sale section.  Maybe I have N1Q1(no quilting inspiration), if so I hope that goes away soon. 

I have been told that there will be 350+ vendors and 1000+ quilts.  Maybe I will find some inspirations today.  I will have camera at hand to share some inspiration with you.

Time for some more coffee!  Have a great day!