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Quilt Week in Paducah, KY

While we were in Paducah, Kentucky, last week for the quilt show, we happened upon this motorcade (pictured below).  We had just walked past a funeral home and noticed the full-sized USA flags lining the street, and wondered what the occasion was.

04-22-2014 365 GI remains procession
As we turned the corner, we could see news crews and bystanders looking down the street at the approaching procession. We didn’t know until the next day that we witnessed the remains of William Carneal, missing in action for 70 years, being transported to the funeral home. 

Mr. Carneal went missing in Japan in 1944, and his remains were found last year by a Japanese team looking for WWII remains of Japanese soldiers. Thus began the long process of Mr. Carneal’s remains being returned to his hometown of Paducah, Kentucky.

His funeral was three days later, April 25th, the 94th anniversary of his birth. The seven Japanese men who found his remains (complete with class ring, dog tags, pocket knife, and some coins) flew to Paducah to attend his funeral.

I noticed the lead motorcycles had signage indicating they were Patriot Guard Riders (also pictured in the header).  According to their web page, they are volunteers whose mission is to ensure dignity and respect at memorial services for fallen military heroes, first responders, and veterans. They certainly were an impressive addition to the procession.

Design-Wall Monday

Well, I kind of lost my sew-jo over the winter months, but I’m thrilled to report that I’m back at my cutting mat and sewing machine.

Mystery Block 3

I’ve been working on a mystery quilt that was offered through community ed.  I’m behind because I didn’t work on it much in Texas, and now I’m playing catch-up.  It’s going to be queen size, and the individual blocks are huge.

Mystery Block 1

Part of the fun of this mystery is the blocks can be put together three different ways.

Mystery Block 2

Further evidence of the sewing juices beginning to flow again:  I saw a free pattern displayed on Facebook by Pat Sloan, and thought, “I HAVE to make it!”

Cloud 9 Fabrics:  Make it Sew! Ribbon Box Quilt.  Designed By Elizabeth Olwen

Cute, cute, cute, or WHAT?  Here is a link to the FREE pattern.  It requires 12 one-third yard cuts, plus yardage for the background and binding.  And it makes a nice size for a young child — a little larger than a traditional baby quilt.  My fabric selections are pictured in the header of this post.

Can’t you just see this in red/white/blue, or brights?  It’s one to keep in mind if you see a fabric collection that you’d like to work with.

Linking to Judy Laquidara’s Design Wall Monday report.