The Flag

 I have finally finished the flag.  I will take it in next week to be quilted and then home to finish the binding and hang it.  I am glad it is done. While I loved the project and it was a huge challenge, I loved every minute of it.  Would I make it again, yep I would, but not right now.

 I found some red poppy fabric in my stash that will be the back of it.  In the lower right there is a red piece with a heartbeat and initials.  The initial are to honor my dad who spanned the end of WWII and into the Korean War.  The heartbeat is for my niece who works in the medical field.  I wanted it to somehow encompass the 2 most important people in my life into it.  I would imagine there is around 150 pieces in it and about that many hours.  

There is a border around the flag in a light cream with gold shapes and black dots.  It is very subtle so as not to overpower the flag.  You can not really see it but it does finish the edges and make it easy to finish.  

 I am not real happy with the flag pole but at this point I do not know what to do with it, so I will just leave it. 

Isn't this what retirement is for?