Two patriotic veterans quilts

We do veterans quilts of all designs and colors but we do a large percentage of them in patriotic themes. The two that I quilted yesterday were patriotic. This one features a Coast Guard fabric and, I think, was made by Gwendolyn.
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I quilt most of the patriotic ones with a star pattern and when I have large patches of a solid color I always pick a thread that will stand out. In this case, white worked best for both quilts.
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This one was made by Dawn and is so striking. She has a good design sense. I like that the busy print is in the center and the last round. Dawn is a relatively new quilter and she got a dose of bias reality with this one so the edges were a bit big. She got some help from other members on understanding how to deal with bias but she was assured that we could work with the quilt as it was.
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I stitched in some pleats on the longarm using matching thread. Then I quilted in white so that what you see in the border is the white and the navy pleats are virtually invisible. The finished result is beautiful and I think Dawn will be happy. 
Just FYI, this isn't even close to the worst that I've had to deal with.

​Two more quilts and I'm done until Tuesday!