January First Friday UFO and QOV photos

Well, after not having any success the past few days getting my photos to upload onto blogger using internet explorer, I tried installing google chrome as an internet browser. It finally worked. Here's the latest block I made for my All Star UFO. When I first saw the white background fabric with the eagle, I knew I wanted to fussy cut an eagle and frame it for one of these blocks.

 Here's a closeup of the eagle.

Some progress on my Quilts of Valor quilt, using the free pattern that Judy generously gave on her blog. You'll notice the small pieces of paper in the upper left corner of each row. Before I started sewing together the rows, I laid out all the blocks on the floor in the great room to make sure I didn't have a large cluster of the same fabric. I'm sewing one row together at a time, marking the rows as I go. I simply write "Row 1" (or whichever number it is) then safety pin it to the fabric.

I haven't had any more time to work on this. My extended family came over last night for our Christmas  celebration, so I've been busy this weekend cleaning and cooking. I'm hoping to finish the last few rows today, in between loads of laundry. Maybe even get the rows all sewn together? Sadly, today is my last day of break before we head back to school tomorrow. That of course means less time for me to sew. I'll have to make the best of my day :)

Edited January 7: I'm linking up to Judy's Design Wall Monday.

Happy stitching!