FOUR finished veterans quilts!

I'm so happy to be quilting again and getting back into the quilting groove is always easiest bu doing some veterans quilts. I finished quilting them this weekend and then spent Monday and Tuesday finishing the bindings. This one is a Chandelier Quilt. I found instructions on YouTube from Missouri Star. I worked up mine with smaller blocks that those used in the instructions. I worked up the design in EQ so that I could get the finished quilt to the right size of 48 x 60.
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When I cut out these kits I had enough fabric to make 2 of them. I switched the placement of red and blue blocks so that the two quilts are a little different. The blue background fabric is all leftovers from dyed backing fabric used on previous veterans quilts. When I trim up the quilts I always have some chunks of backing fabric leftover. I got through a little of that stash in these 2 quilts.
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Here's a little close up so you can see the on-point block.
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This is the third quilt that I finished this week. It's also set on point with a simple Friendship Star block. The block finished at 9" square and I think the sashing is 2" finished. 
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Here's a close up of the blocks where you can see that the star elements are all fussy cut from a symmetry print. These fabrics will be in stores in February or March. They are all designed by Paula Nadelstern and, IMHO, these dotty fabrics are magical.
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The last quilt finished this week is this string quilt that I absolutely love. I think I wouldn't mind having one of these in queen size for our bed. It was so easy to make because I designed it to purposely avoid having to match any seams except for the center seam of each block.
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Here are 4 blocks. Each block finishes at 8" x 10". I cut foundations about 9 " x 11" and then trimmed them after all of the string piecing was done. The printed fabrics are cut 1.5" wide with a few chunky pieces for corners. The black is cut in a variety of widths from 1.5" to 3". This is the second or 3rd quilt that I've made with a rectangle string block and I have at least 2 more kits cut out using this method.
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Next up is a quilt that I'm quilting for Mom. She's been waiting a long time for this one and it's finally time to tackle it. I'll take a few days to play with a few ideas and then I'll jump in.

​I'm linking up to Meadow Mist Designs Favorite Finish of the Month
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