Quilts for Babies

 Baby quilts are such a joy to make!  New moms love to wrap their little one in a snuggle quilt!  These two will be donated to Casa Teressa, a home for unwed mothers in my city.  This organization does a fabulous job assisting these new moms.

This quilt was made with the left over pieces from another 30's theme fabrics.  

This quilt was a panel given to me by a special friend who knows I will complete the quilt and donated to a charity.

Makes my heart happy to donate these quilts!

Lucy Boston Patchwork of Crosses

 Almost finished!  After two years of stitching, my Lucy Boston quilt is ready to bind!  

I am so pleased with the quilt.  It's not the size of the original pattern, I knew I wouldn't use the large version of the quilt.  A large throw size will be used and loved.  Just the binding to finish.  I wish I would have had enough of the gray fabric to bind but life goes on and it will be bound with a gray that blends with the gray pieces.  Onward to another EPP quilt!

Just A Small Project

 I needed to take a break from my two large EPP projects .  Everywhere I see Halloween fabrics, decorations and candy!  So I hauled out the tub of Halloween fabric and began cutting one inch hexagons.

Here's my finished small table topper!  Was great fun to work through all the fabric and choose my favorites.  Loving the orange hexagons, especially the cat and the Reeses pumpkin. 

The free motion quilting was easy and done quickly.  I'm going to pack it up and send it to my niece, she'll be surprised when the mail arrives at her house! BOO!

Table Topper Completed

 Special Memories! My quilt as you go project contains blocks from the past. This is so special and precious to me. Loving how my mom's and grandmother's talents are visible.

Vintage Hexagons

 

These embroidered hexagons come from my moms dresser scarves!  These beautifully done flowers have been sitting in the trunk since 2008 when my mom went to heaven.  Mom spent so many hours embroidering these beautiful items.   While watching YouTube one day, I saw Arnie and Carlos using vintage linens to make hexagons for a quilt.

I then remembered my moms amazing workmanship!  So I decided to use the templates I used for other projects and make an oversized table topper (don't have enough for a quilt).  I thought that 30's theme fabrics would be great as the borders,

I am so excited to be able to use the things my mom made and not let them sit in the trunk. Might even try to place several of my Grandmother's beautiful crocheted items in the topper.  I will post when the vintage memory hexagon topper is complete.

RicRack Quilt

 When your friend gives you a jelly roll of fabric you make a charity quilt. I often think of the book "When You Give A Mouse A Cookie" when someone gives me a fabric gift.

The pattern uses 2.5 inch strips cut to various dark and light fabric lengths to form this pattern, that has a dark side and a light side.  When the blocks are attached it makes a zigzag.  

The secondary design made by the joining of the blocks is my favorite.  Maybe I'll make another of this pattern but won't use the large scale prints and choose the light / dark to make the whole quilt define the zigzag.  

This quilt is a large lap top size and will be given to Council on Aging for one of the seniors they visit during this holiday season. 

Also finished knitting this Readers Shawl for my dear friend Audree.  Audree loves a good book and this shawl with pockets (for tissues when she reads the sad parts) will keep her warm and  snuggly.  

I made "lunch mats" as gifts for my quilting friends this year.  They are larger than a mug rug but smaller than a place mat.  These mats are just the correct size to take to quilting and spread out on the table to enjoy your sandwich at quilting!  Of course, they had hexagons!

I haven't forgotten my English Paper piecing but finishing my Christmas gift projects and charity quilt has stolen time from those projects.  So now I'm back to my EPP!  Yeh!

Merry Christmas 2023

Pumpkin Table Runner

 Just a quick project, a pumpkin table runner.  The pattern is for an entire quilt, but since it is already October, I made some of the blocks for a table runner to be used this year.

The pattern was a birthday present to me from me! Yah!

Perhaps if I start in January I could have a new pumpkin quilt.  Well we will see, no promises!