Flags Of The American Revolution

It's time for my monthly Flags update.

For the month of December 2014 we were to cut out 5 of these sets for the Star and Moon setting blocks.

I finally decided on this fabric yesterday and I already had my templates made.

They will look similar to this photo from the book.

I appliquéd The Crescents of South Carolina flag.

The Fort Moultrie ( Liberty Moon ) flag was also appliquéd.

Here is a photo of how I started out on the quilt.  I pinned "chunks" of fabric pieces and the freezer paper templates up on my design wall to help get a cohesive look with the different fabrics.

I do this a lot with most of my quilts. 

I don't want any "surprise…it doesn't look good" episodes, having sewed it together

before I audition various fabrics.

Just a photo reminder to show you what I am shooting for in this FOLLOW/SEW ALONG

I am participating in over at

Lori's

Humble Quilts blog.

I will be linking up with the others to show our progress.

November Flag and Sawtooths

I. LIKE.  I.LIKE.  I.LIKE. my November Flag blocks!!

I especially like these sawtooth blocks that will be

scattered through out the quilt.

I agonized over the fabric choices but I dug and I dug

A-N-D 

I DUG SOME MORE

through the ole stash and finally came up with a combination I am happy with.

Make 3 for November………and I did.

Now

on to the Eagle/Dove block.   The official title for this one is 

Whiskey Rebellion. 

The pattern in the book calls it a "bird".  Looks kind of like a dove to me.   Maybe with it being white I don't relate to it being an eagle.

Anyway, this block was a little time consuming and was sort of a jig saw puzzle there around where the red/white ribbons reach towards the beak, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

All my blocks to The Flags of the American Revolution are coming along nicely.  I'm so glad

Lori from Humble Quilts decided on this quilt along.

Everyone who is participating are showing off their blocks with a link up over at Lori's blog.

Run over and take a gander at others and see the variety of fabrics 

being used.  I think that is the FUN part, seeing others interpretation.

Ok, I'm off to see which blocks we're to do for December.