We Will Remember Them

 

My father was a veteran of World War II, as were two of my uncles (one maternal and one paternal). Both of my grandfathers were veterans of World War I. So, Remembrance Day is significant for me. In choosing what to make for a November wallhanging, I wanted it to be special. When I saw this particular panel from the Stonehenge Oh Canada line, I felt that they had really "knocked it out of the park". I have liked most of the various Oh Canada lines, but this particular panel really spoke to my heart. 
I made it simple. It didn't really need much added to it because the panel itself speaks volumes. So, I just added some solid black and some of the poppy ombre fabric from the same line. 

It was quilted with the Poppy Feathers pantograph. 

I've kind of gotten sidetracked from my Tortoise Projects, so not really any progress to report there. 

I have completed 2 squares from block 2 of An Alchemy of Stitches. And I'm sorry, not sorry, but those loops on the second square make me think of teats on an udder. My daughter had the same reaction when I showed this square to her. 

I decided to start the Farmer's Wife quilt, since I got the book for my last birthday, using scraps from my stash. These are only 6" blocks, so some of the pieces are quite small. There is a website in the book where the templates for the blocks can be downloaded. The annoying thing, however, is that, no matter how small the template, there is only 1 per page. Not only that, but there is a template for every piece. And not every piece needs a template. Many of them are very easily measured with a ruler. And I'd much rather measure with a ruler than fuss with templates. 
I really didn't need to start another project, so I think I will be relegating this to the UFO pile and take it up later when I have more urgent projects finished.