In my last post I requested some pale neutral strips for the Log Cabin Triangle Blocks. They need to be 2″ not the 2 1/2 as I had written. Sorry for the error. 😦
If you need a copy of the pattern you can find it here: https://thecolorfulfabriholic.blogspot.com/2016/08/lcts-for-qov.html .
Happy Sewing!
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and that all your stitched gifts were completed in good time. I am looking forward to getting back to the sewing.
Quilts of Valour Canada has set a goal of presenting a total of 20 000 quilts nation-wide by the end of 2020. QOVC has presented more than 14 000, but there still have some stitching to do.
Our next sew-day will be Monday January 13th. We will continue with the Log Cabin Triangles that we started in December. If you have some 2″ strips of light neutrals that you could bring along, that will help us to build more blocks, and if you would like to make some blocks in advance, that will help us build even more quilts. In December we used red, yellow and green for the triangles and white/creams as the background. We will still do more of those, but we are thinking of trying some dark greys for the background strips with bright/light blues, greens and yellows for a variation on a theme. The link for the pattern can be found at https://thecolorfulfabriholic.blogspot.com/2016/08/lcts-for-qov.html .
We will be at a new location this month. CannaConnect (215 Menten Place, Unit 106, Nepean) has a wonderful space that they are going to open up for us for our sew-day. It is on the main floor, so there will be no struggling with stairs. They have a small fridge, a coffee machine, and a tea kettle. (It’s not far from “Sew for It”, just in case you feel the need for some shopping to round out the day!)
QOVF/QOVC National Sew-Day is on Saturday February 1st. We are planning two locations for this event — one in the east and one in the west. I will send out more details later in January.
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To all our Volunteers 
Robbie and I want to thank each and every one of you for all that you do to support Quilts of Valour Canada (Ottawa).
This has been another wonderful and busy year. We have held two quilt bees, ten sew-days, so many kit-making days and shared so much laughter. We have presented 185 quilts this year! We have presented in homes and hospitals, coffee shops and pizzerias, at hockey games and sledge-hockey games (what a story that is!). We have heard so many times that these quilts are treasured gifts, that they help heal the hearts and minds of those who receive them. Every stitch you take makes a difference in lives here in Ottawa and across our country. Thank You!
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and warm memories.
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