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?
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