Playing catch up.........

It isn't easy playing catch up!  Not to mention playing mustard or mayonnaise for that matter!

But, I digress...............

There are some wonderful people who are LONG overdue for their official shout out!

Thanks for your patience!!!!!

So, here we go..........

Here is a list of some really AWESOME people:

Loretta of 365 Days and Other Ramblings

Michelle of Michelle's Quilts & Stuff

Debra in Ohio

Cynthia in Georgia

LuAnn of Loose Threads

Darlene in Oklahoma

Salli in California

Sharon in Connecticut

Judy in Texas

Janice in Missouri

Meg in Virginia

Jane in Deleware

Joann in Pennsylvania

Diane in New York

LaVerne with the Jacksonville Area Senior Center in Illinois

Cindy in Maryland

Barb in Iowa

JoAnne in Michigan

Jan in California

Marci in Missouri

Mari in Washington

Sandra in Michigan

Mary Ann in Missouri

Julie in Colorado

Celynn in Colorado

Lisa of Lisa Lisa and the Quilt Jam

Diane in Missouri

Linda in Texas

Linda A in Texas

Nancy with the North Suburban Needle Arts Guild in Illinois

Sharon in Arizona
Sue in Pennsylvania
Master Sergeant, Retired, Patricia in Oklahoma
Kathleen in Texas
Cynthia of Kitsune Quilts
Barb in Minnesota
First United Methodist Church Quilt Group in New York
Deb in Colorado
Bonnie in California
Cindy in Indiana
Carolyn in Ohio
The Beach Border Quilters in North Carolina/South Carolina

And
Cris in Montana generously sent in a block, but, cannot be entered into the drawing.

THANK YOU!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!

Only 2 states are not represented as of today:
Nevada and Hawaii
If ANYONE knows ANYONE in either of these states, there are still a couple of weeks to get blocks in!

4,326 BLOCKS RECEIVED TO DATE!!!!!
THAT'S 144 QUILTS FOR QUILTS OF VALOR!!!!!!!

AMAZEBALLS!!!!!!!!!

Remember me talking about the goodies that have been sent in for the drive?

Several completed tops have been sent in!

 Judy in Texas sent in this wonderful top!
Great job Judy, and thanks!

 LuAnn of Loose Threads sent in this top in the midst of selling her home!
Thanks for taking time out for this QOV drive LuAnn, and thanks for the pizza too! ;-)

Joann in Pennsylvania sent in this very patriotic/nautical looking top!
I love the solids in this one!  Wonderful job Joann!

Kim with the Beach Border Quilters sent in this terrific top!
I love those steely blues!  Amazing job!

Judy of  Quilting Paradigm sent in these wonderful backings!

Make sure to check out Judy's blog and see her amazing entry in the Blogger's Quilt Festival!  

Way to go Judy!

Mari in Washington sent in these presentation cases along with bindings and color catchers.  And Linda A in Texas sent in bindings as well as color catchers!

How generous of you both Linda and Mari!  I really appreciate your contributions to the drive!

Linda in Iowa and Ramona in Virginia sent in several colorful bindings for the completed quilts!

These are going to work out beautifully!

Cindy in Maryland sent in yardage and several threads for piecing and quilting!

Thank you all SOOOOOOOO much!!!!

You are helping with this block drive in more ways than I could have imagined!

Lisa B from the United Kingdom!
You ROCK!  I received this package from the Missouri Star Quilt Company on your behalf!
Jelly rolls for binding, and threads for quilting!
How absolutely sweet of you to participate from across the pond!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

Sue in Pennsylvania sent in 6 presentation cases!
Master Sergeant, Retired, Patricia in Oklahoma sent in some yardage!
Kathleen in Texas sent in the military yardage and 4 presentation cases!
Shirl in Pennsylvania sent in 8 bindings!
And Marci in Missouri sent in a donation for backing and batting!
I am simply floored and speechless at everyone's giving spirit to this block drive for Quilts of Valor!
And, if you know me, it is pretty dog-gone hard for me to be speechless!

THANK YOU!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!

And, we had our very first sew day for the blocks on May 17th.
Fun was had by all, and we were able to complete 20 tops!
A HUGE thank you to all who came and participated!
And a very special thank you to my good friend Dar of Dar's Patchwork Garden for organizing the event and securing the venue!

Click on the link below to see a slide show of the event:

QOV BLOCK DRIVE SEW DAY

Enjoy the photos!

A few reminders:

-In order to be entered into the drawing for the prizes, your blocks MUST be received by June 1st.  I am sorry, but, I really can't make any exceptions.

-Drawings will be held June 2nd, and as of right now, I hope to make a video of the drawings, but, we will see about that when the time comes.

-Several people are entered numerous times for the amount of blocks they have sent in, so, there is a possibility that someone may win more than one prize?  Who knows????  Remember, 1 entry for every 5 blocks.

-A complete list of prizes and sponsors for the prizes will be posted next week.

-The interview with Fox2News in St. Louis is supposed to air sometime this coming week.  As soon as it does, I will try to provide a link here so all of you may see it.

Thank you all again for all you do!

Thanks for all of the encouragement!

We are blessed!

Kevin the Quilter