3 down and 2 to go

I've finished 3 boy quilts so far this month and still have two more to quilt and bind.  These quilts are going to five boys in a cottage at the children's home that my Sunday School class is sponsoring.  We give each boy in the home a birthday party and along with their gift they also get a quilt.  Surprisingly the boys have LOVED all their quilts and I hope these quilts are equally loved.

This quilt is for Nick, he specifically requested a soccer quilt.  I hope it's soccer enough for him. Ha!  The inspiration for this quilt came from a quilt designed by Bijou Lovely.  I had to increase the dimensions to make it a lap size.

Deandre will receive this quilt and I hope he likes it.  I copied the back of a quilt made by Felicity Quilts for this quilt.  I love the simplicity of it and it is backed with a orange/blue batik.

I think I should have made a date with the iron before I took these pictures...

This is my version of the My Guy quilt that I've seen a bunch of places on the internet but mainly on this site.  I changed the sizes of the rectangles a little to make it the size I needed and decided against an outer border.  I had a lot of homespun flannels left over from some raggedy quilts I've made in the past so I used those for the smaller rectangles and Kona black for the larger rectangles.  I think it turned out very manly and I'm sure Darien will like it.

another view...

I have to get busy quilting and binding the last two because today is Thursday and the party is Sunday.  Nothing like some last minute sewing, right?
I can't wait to show you the other ones!
Have a great day!

Chocolat quilt for my Mom

I made several quilts for Christmas this year and this is the one I made for my mom.  She loves it! I won a fat quarter set of Chocolat by 3 Sisters for Moda at my quilt guild's chinese auction so I used all of those fat quarters and added some more yardage to it for the sashing and backing. These colors are perfect for my mom.  I used this pattern by Happy Zombie.  It was a breeze to put together with great results!  I can see myself using this pattern again and again.

 Have a great day!

Kitchen Window in Heirloom

Good Morning!

I'm excited to show this quilt to you.  I started it back in the early summer of 2012 but then other quilts took priority and just before Christmas I was able to finish it up and give it to my sweet sister for Christmas.  I used a pattern by Elizabeth Hartman that she published in her first book, The Practical Guide to Patchwork.

The fabric is from the Heirloom collection by Joel Dewberry....I just LOVE the colors in this quilt.  I used Kona eggplant to frame and bind the top.  

You can't see my husband's feet but you can barely see his fingertips holding the quilt at the top, it looks like it's floating in mid-air to me. ha!

I can't resist a great paisley print so that's what I chose to use on the back.  My MIL quilted it for me with meandering flowers.  It's gorgeous!

I'm so happy that my sister loved it!  I know that she will keep it forever.

The perfect BOM for 2013

I haven't joined a BOM in a long time and I just don't think I can resist this one sponsored by Gen X Quilters.  The layout is so appealing to me because it uses traditional type blocks made out of modern fabrics.  I love the white space going diagonally through the center of the top.  I think I will have to break out my stash of Denyse Schmidt fabrics that were sold at JoAnns for this one.  I've been waiting for the perfect project to use those fabrics and this fits the project perfectly.

http://www.genxquilters.com/p/block-of-month.html

For all the information on the BOM check out this link.  The block and post for January should be posted on that site today.

"Made in Cherry" quilt

Ever since last January when I saw this pattern by Sarah Fielke and this quilt along I knew I wanted to make this quilt.  Well, I finally had the chance to make it.  I made it for a Christmas present for my mother-in-law and chose to use a black/white/yellow/gray color scheme and used Kona Coal for the solid.  I just love how it turned out.  It's a whopper of a quilt at 90" x 90".  I goofed up a little bit while constructing the quilt but it all worked out in the end. I should have followed (or at least read) the directions instead of thinking I already knew what to do with the half square triangle pieces.  Oh well, live and learn.

I can't wait to see how my MIL decides to quilt it.  It's kind of a tricky thing to give my MIL a quilt for a present because she's also my longarm quilter so at the same time I'm also giving her work to do.  She doesn't mind though.  I'll try to add another picture after it's all finished.

There are a couple of alternate sizes for this quilt and I think it would be just precious with little 2" squares for a baby quilt.

Have a great day!

Carly's 1st quilt

I'm so excited that my 7 year old made her first quilt!  Her 1st grade teacher is expecting a baby boy in the Spring of 2013 and Carly wanted to make a quilt for him.  She gave it to her teacher for Christmas.  We found a layer cake of some cute fabrics and Carly chose which squares she wanted to use and put them up on the design board in the arrangement she wanted them sewn.  She made the top all by herself but of course I helped her by quilting it and attaching the binding.  I think she did a great job!

And just look at the precious little label she made for it!  That melts my heart.

Good job Carly - I can't wait to see what you sew this year! 

Compassion

I know I've said it before but...I love my quilt guild.  I love it for many reasons but mainly because we have the most generous and compassionate group of ladies in our guild.  The guild has a stash of quilts we call "compassion quilts" that are made by members of the guild and donated to be given to anyone who is going through a tough time and might could use a quilt to brighten their day.  More importantly, the recipient of the quilt will know that there are people who care about them, even if that person is a total stranger.

I looked through the guild stash yesterday and chose 5 quilts to give to 2 different families in need.

This first quilt is going to my friend Vickie whose son died in August.  He was only 15 years old and was her only child.  I pray that when she sits down at night to watch TV or read a book she can wrap up in this quilt and know it was made for her by people who care what she is going through right now.

The next four quilts are going to a family in my Sunday School class.  The mother, Jennifer, is going through chemo & radiation for breast cancer and will have surgery at the end of the month.  She also suffers from a pretty serious heart condition that is complicating her situation.  This quilt will be for her, isn't that a gorgeous quilt? 

Jennifer and her husband have 3 children under the age of 5 and this one will be perfect for her little boy.

This one will go to her oldest daughter.  I hope she loves it as much as I do.

Isn't the wording on this label just perfect?  All the quilts have the same type label.

This last quilt will go to the youngest little girl. I just love the bright colors, they are so happy.

And here's a picture of all the quilts together.

I was overwhelmed with how many quilts the guild has stashed away to give to people in need.  I think there must have been at least 50 of them and all of them were just beautiful.  I'm hoping to deliver these quilts over the weekend so I will let you know how they were received.

Have a great weekend!

1 John 3:17-18
(17) If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? (18) Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.