More veterans quilts to quilt

I had thought about starting a new quilt project yesterday but I stopped by the sewing group and picked up about a dozen more veterans tops for me and Brenda to quilt! We've had two snow storms in the past month so I think everyone had a lot of sewing time. Brenda and I are happy to have more quilts to quilt but I needed to get busy preparing some batting and backing.
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I hauled a big roll of batting from the guest house, through the construction zone that is my driveway and down to the basement. One roll of 30 yards makes 15 batting cuts and each batt makes 2 quilts.
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Then I cut up two bolts of backing. I have a few blue backs and I need to dye some more soon. I dye the blue ones because there are so many different shades of blue. I don't have to buy multiple bolts of different blues. I can dye some denim blues, cerulean blues and bright blues. I had three blue backs ready and used 2 of them yesterday so it's definitely time for more.

Next I started stapling backs to zippers to get them ready to load. The funny thing about the work that we are having done is that we don't have shades or curtains on most of our windows. My sewing room has 3 windows and no shades. We live on 10 acres so there's no one to look in. Except now. Today the siding guys were working on the side shere the sewing room is so I felt like I was a little in a fishbowl. But they were very busy so if they looked in at all it was only a moment and it was likely really boring.
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I got 4 sets of veterans quilts ready to load and one big backing for my friend, Becky. She makes beautiful applique quilts that she had quilts. We will bast her next one on the longarm this weekend so I might be able to get a couple of photos for you. It's spectacular.

Today Mom and I are going to Hampton for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show and Friday we are doing some family things. I'll see if I can remember to take some photos of my favorite quilts today.