I am often contacted about the Police Patch quilts that I have made and my previous posts about them are often visited both here and on Pinterest.
Several years ago I was contacted by an officer who had an amazing collection of patches and wanted a quilt made with them for a friend who was retiring.
If you are interested in making a quilt like this…I started by choosing the largest patch and making the blocks 1 1/2 “ larger than that patch. Each patch was centred and stitched down (around the edges) using clear thread though I might choose a 60 or weight now that blends.
The block colour was as close as I could come to match the officers uniform. For fun, I used solid colours pulled from the patches for the corner stones and the fun binding.
I used my Longarm for the quilting though it could have been quilted on a domestic machine as well.
Not long after making the above quilt I was commissioned to make a second one for another officer.
After posting pictures on this blog I was again commissioned to make another patch quilt.
Do you have a patch collection?
Wendy’s Quilting and Life 
Very Nice.
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Can I ask where you got the backing fabric on the blue and yellow quilt?
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Hi Vanessa, that backing was purchased from a friend of mines longarm business unfortunately I am not sure of the brand.
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Thanks for the reply. Your work is beautiful.
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Thank you so much! And you are welcome 😊
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I was just asked if I could do this for my nephews police department. Did you use interfacing on the back of the fabric you sewed the patches to? I have never done this, but I think I can.
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Hi Lisa, no I didn’t use interfacing.
These quilts were fun to make 😊
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Did you use batting in the quilt? I know its going to be a wall hanging, and its going to be heavy. But I also want it to hang nice. I may come back and ask a few questions when I get started.
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Very beautiful work! I am a 911 dispatcher and have been collecting patches from diff agencies all over the U.S. I have a good bit now so wanted to start looking at how to go about making a quilt with them all. Do you have a tutorial anywhere? Or do you recommend any resources.? Thanks in advance!
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Yes I used Hobbs 80/20.
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Hi there, I somehow missed your question. I am going to do a blog post explaining my method of making these quilts.
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