Happy 250th, America!
Celebrate SAFE, Everyone,
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IllianaQuiltsofHonor/
Stay Safe.
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IllianaQuiltsofHonor/
We Remember...
Stay Safe w/Family & Friends.
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IllianaQuiltsofHonor/
This Easter, we give thanks for your courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication.
May the hope of the Resurrection fill your heart with peace, the promise of new life strengthen your spirit, and the love of those you protect remind you that you are never alone.
Wishing you a Blessed and Safe Easter.
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IllianaQuiltsofHonor/
Wishing You ALL and Wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
Blessings to ALL Who Serve to Protect Us and Our Freedoms...Thank YOU.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
Happy Veteran's Day to ALL Our Incredible Veterans!
Thank YOU to ALL Who Served Our Great Country - your Sacrifice and Service are Not Forgotten.
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
We're creating Signature Star Blocks for one of our quilt panels that Commemorates Our Country's 250th Anniversary next year. Once these Anniversary quilts have been dedicated, they will be awarded to area Veterans and Service Members to Honor their service and sacrifice for Our Country.
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| Signature Star block |
This is one of the Limited Edition quilt panels we're creating these Signature Star blocks for:
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| Northcott 250th Anniversary quilt panel |
We borrowed one of Lori Holt's criss-cross star blocks, snow-balled it and created a Signature Star Block:
These criss-cross stars are such FUN to 'chain out', and we 'batch them' in groups of 8 and/or 13 blocks - depending on which panel quilt lay-out we have chosen to create.
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| 'Chaining out' the Signature Star units |
Signature Star units all ready for assembly:
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| Signature Star units all ready for assembly |
We Celebrate our Amazing Volunteers this Labor Day weekend, for their TIRELESS efforts in laboring endlessly to help create BEAUTIFUL patriotic quilts to help Honor our Beloved Combat Vets and Service Members for their Service and Sacrifice for our Country...
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| Patriotic strip quilt created by our Wonderful Volunteers |
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| Patriotic pieced blocks - ready to assemble into Beautiful quilts |
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| Auditioning quilt blocks w/panel quilt |
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| MORE Potato Chip blocks for our Patriotic Panel quilts - Love these...Thank YOU! |
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| Quilt top created by one of our volunteers, bordered out to size by another - Beautiful work...Thanks! |
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| MANY quilt tops created by our Incredible Volunteers, ready to be 'bordered out to size', quilted/bound & labeled... ALL of them truly Gorgeous! |
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| Patriotic Signature quilt coming off the quilt frame - squared up & trimmed, ready to be bound and labeled prior to being awarded to one of our area Illiana Vets |
The SMILE(s) says it ALL...doesn't it?
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| Bronze Star Korean Air Force Veteran w/Family |
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| Bronze Star Quilt of Honor |
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| Embroidering the Bronze Star for this very Special Veteran |
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| The Quilt of Honor Award Recipient reading his quilt label(s) |
A BIG Congratulations from ALL of us at Illiana Quilts of Honor to this Bronze Star Quilt of Honor Award recipient for their tremendous Sacrifice and Service for Our Country...Thank YOU!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
Did You Miss the Army's 250th Celebration? NO Worries...
God Bless the United States Army!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
In Honor of those who gave their ALL...
Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend w/Friends & Family...Stay SAFE, Everyone,
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
We Did It! Our Mini Quilt Block was chosen #1 out of ALL the entries throughout the US...Congratulations Illiana Quilts of Honor Volunteers - our hard work paid off!
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| WINNERS! Tough Competition for sure!! |
Illiana Quilts of Honor is so Proud and Honored to be chosen amongst ALL the 47 incredible entries - really tough competition to be sure!
We worked really hard on this mini quilt design to Celebrate Quilts of Honor and its 15th Anniversary of Honoring our Combat Vets and Military Service Members for their Service and Sacrifice for Our Country:
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| All designed - ready to embroider |
It took several tries to get this design 'just right' ;-)
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| Finishing up the embroidery |
Both entries ALL finished!
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| 2nd Matching Star Block entry, 'Pieced Star block' - it didn't place but...it was FUN to create! |
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| ALL finished up and ready for Shipping to QOH Headquarters! |
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| Mini Quilt block label |
Thanks to EVERYONE who helped make this Mini Quilt Block entry a WINNER...Bravo!
And last but certainly NOT least...
Happy Birthday, Quilts of Honor from our Illiana QOH Chapter!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
A Brand-NEW Year Brings NEW quilts to be bordered out/quilted/labeled and readied for awarding!
Here are just a few we're currently working on:
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| Bordered out - ready for quilting |
Before borders:
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| One of our talented Volunteer Topper's creative original 'Signature' quilt tops |
Bordered out - ready for quilting:
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| Signature quilt Bordered out - ready for quilting! |
A Volunteer quilt top getting quilted:
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| Quilting in action |
One of our recent quilts coming off the quilt frame:
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| Quilt top recently quilted - coming off the quilt frame |
Time to Bind!
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| Binding another gorgeous Patriotic quilt for one of our Beloved Veterans |
Another of our Patriotic favs coming off the quilt frame:
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| America the Beautiful II |
Our incredible TEAM of Volunteers and Donors make it possible for us to Honor our Beloved Veterans and Brave Service Members for their Service and Sacrifice for Our Country...Thank YOU!
To Nominate a Combat Veteran or Service Member to be Awarded a Quilt of Honor, Please follow this direct web link: https://www.quiltsofhonor.org/quilt-request
To have your 2025 Veteran's Day Event considered, and to receive all criteria for submission, Please Contact:
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IllianaQuiltsofHonor/
Merry Christmas to ALL Our Brave Ones Who Help Keep Us Safe on this Christmas Night...
Merry Christmas, Everyone!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
To ALL our Beloved Veterans, Military Service Members and their Families, Our Precious Volunteers and Donors...Thank YOU and Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
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Veterans - their Service and Sacrifice Ensures Our FREEDOMS...Thank YOU.
Have a Wonderful Veteran's Day, Everyone!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
This post Dedicated to the Countless Volunteers who choose to labor tirelessly to help create and Award Beautiful Patriotic Service quilts to Honor our Beloved Veterans and Combat Service Members for their Sacrifice and Service for Our Country.
Some gather together to sew/quilt in various venues/quilt shops, while many others steal moments of time in quiet solitude to stitch strips of fabric together:
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| Stitching strips of Patriotic fabrics together |
They do this to create quilt blocks:
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| Patriotic Fabric Strip Blocks = Blue |
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| Patriotic Fabric Strip Blocks = RED |
...that will then be sewn into Beautiful Patriotic quilts:
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| Land of The FREE quilt in RED |
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| Land of The FREE quilt in Blue |
These Incredible Volunteers thoughtfully sew these gorgeous Patriotic quilts - NOT because they 'have to', but because they Want to, to Honor our Beloved Veterans and Combat Service Members for their tremendous Sacrifice and Service for Our Country - it's a True 'Labor of Love' for these Amazing individuals.
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| Beautiful Patriotic Quilts created by our Volunteers |
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| Beautiful Patriotic quilts created & quilted by Volunteers |
Thank YOU to each and EVERY Volunteer for your Unwavering Generosity and your Tireless Volunteer Efforts - You are each appreciated far more than you will ever know.
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| Illiana Quilts of Honor quilt labels getting embroidered |
Have a SAFE & Happy Labor Day, Everyone!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
Happy 4th of July to ALL our Military Service Members, Veterans and their Families...Thank YOU!
In Memory of Those Who Have Fallen for Our Freedoms...
Happy 4th of July - Stay SAFE, Everyone!
Deborah Lindley/Chapter Coordinator
Illiana Quilts of Honor
217.264.2051 (Direct)
IllianaQuiltsOfHonor@gmail.com
IllianaQuiltsofHonor.blogspot.com
"Striving to Honor our Illiana Combat Veterans one Quilt of Honor at a time...Come Join Us!
Happy 250th, America! Celebrate SAFE, Everyone, Deborah Lindley/ Chapter Coordinator Illiana Quilts of Honor 217.264.2051 (Direct) Illiana...
