CHARITY QUILTS

HEY BLOGGIES,

It's that time of year again:  where my friends and I get together to sew up charity quilts for our local community.  They are more like throws, blankets, "kivers", etc. than real quilts.  But we like to call them quilts.  Since our goal is to get a lot of them done, we don't do the normal hand quilting on them that takes soooooooo many hours.  Instead, we either quilt them by machine or just do some straight stitching here and there on them to keep them together during washings.

So, here are a few we made in the last two weeks.  There are only 3 of us so far working on these, but others are planning to come in the next few weeks:

 You can't really see the pattern on this soft and snuggly quilt, but it is little blue teddy bears.  The back is a rose red fleece so nice and cuddly.  This is a tied baby blanket.

 A few of the ladies have a long arm quilting machine and they are practicing with it.  They donated the pieces they long arm quilted and all we had to do was sew a binding on them.  This is one of them.  This is for a senior citizen for a lap blanket or wheelchair blanket.

 This is a great male pattern with tools and implements on the soft fleece.  The back is a beige and this one is also yarn tied.

Another one that was a practice piece for the long arm quilter.  I love the deep navy blue and the pretty pattern of blues on white on the other side.  I created a binding for this one for the two sides and for the top and bottom I used a self binding of the navy blue side back against the printed side.  It came out very nice I think.

I entered this at:
RICHARD AND TANYA QUILTS LAFF#194

LET'S MAKE BABY QUILTS

and a few more places I can't remember at the moment.  Sorry.  IF you see this post at a different place than these two above, please leave me a comment to tell me where you saw it!!  Thanks!!

Thanks for stopping by.  IF any of you have any fleece or flannel or soft fabrics we could use to make more baby blankets, we would be happy to receive that gift and will make more charity quilts.

More will be posted as we progress on our projects.  A very pretty embroidery machine applique is in the making and I can't wait to see it finished.

LAST QUILT FOR KIDS IN HOSPITAL

HI Y'ALL,

AS I PROMISED, HERE IS THE LAST QUILT MY FRIENDS AND I MADE FOR THE QUILTS FOR KIDS IN THE HOSPITAL.  MY FRIEND, DIANNE, DID THE PIECING AND I DID THE REST OF THE SEWING, PUTTING TOGETHER AND MACHINE QUILTING.

 THE CHILDREN PRINT IS A CUTE ZOO BABIES PRINT ON A SPRING GREEN BACKGROUND.  LIONS, GIRAFFES, ZEBRAS AND MONKEYS ON THE PRINT.  THE FOUR PATCHES ARE MADE FROM PALE ORANGE AND LAVENDER.

 HERE IS A CLOSE UP SO YOU CAN SEE THE CUTE ANIMALS.  OH, I SEE AN ALLIGATOR I FORGOT TO MENTION, AND AN ELEPHANT AS WELL.

A SMALL WHITE BORDER AND THEN THE PRINT AS THE FINAL BORDER COMPLETED THE TOP.,  THE BACK IS THE SAME ZOO BABIES PRINT.

WE HAVE ENJOYED MAKING THESE CHARITY QUILTS AND PUT A LOT OF LOVE INTO THESE STITCHES AS WE MADE THEM.  PRAYERS WERE SENT ALONG WITH THE QUILTS TO THE KIDDO'S WHO RECEIVE THEM.

HERE'S TO CREATIVITY Y'ALL.  TOMORROW I WILL POST MY CHRISTMAS CARD CLASS PHOTOS FROM TONIGHT'S CLASS.

CHUBBY LITTLE TUBBY ALL STUFFED WITH FLUFF....

WINNIE THE POOH, WINNIE THE POOH, (HUM ALONG TO THE TUNE...)
ANOTHER QUILT FOR KIDS IS THIS ADORABLE WINNIE THE POOH AND TIGGER QUILT.  THE FABRIC FOR THE BACKING THE THE SQUARES IS SO ADORABLE AND LOOKS LIKE QUILTED FABRIC, BUT IT IS ONE PIECE.  THE FOUR PATCHES ARE MADE WITH SOLIDS.

HERE IS THE FRONT OF THE QUILT WITH THE FOUR PATCHES IN BLUE AND GREEN.  THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER HAS BEEN FLIPPED UP SO YOU CAN SEE THE SAME FABRIC ON THE BACK AS IN THE SOLID BLOCKS. A NARROW MUSTARD YELLOW BORDER DEFINES THE EDGE OF THE QUILT BEFORE THE  FABRIC BORDER WAS ADDED.

THE FABRIC IS SO ADORABLE.  LOTS OF SLEEPING POOHS, TIGERS, AND EORES.  THIS IS SOLID FABRIC THAT LOOKS LIKE PATCHWORK. (BACK OF QUILT)

SLEEPY POOH BEAR

GOOD NIGHT EORE. SLEEP WELL.

YAWN, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY...

ANOTHER QUILT FOR KIDS - JUNGLE THEME

HEY ALL!!  HOPE YOU ARE NOT TIRED OF SEEING THESE ADORABLE QUILTS WE HAVE BEEN BUSY MAKING, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT TIRED OF MAKING THEM!!  EACH ONE HAS BEEN SO ADORABLE WE DON'T THINK WE COULD LOVE ANOTHER ONE ANY MORE, AND THEN WE MAKE A NEW ONE AND IT BECOMES OUR NEW FAVORITE!!  DOES THAT HAPPEN TO YOU TOO?

THIS QUILT STARTED OUT AS A LARGE FABRIC PANEL THAT MY FRIEND NORA GAVE TO ME WHEN SHE MOVED. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITH IT, BUT I KNEW SOMETHING WOULD COME UP ONE DAY.  TWO YEARS LATER, HERE WE ARE MAKING QUILTS FOR KIDS AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT NEEDED TO BELONG TO A KID!!

HERE YOU CAN SEE THE FULL JUNGLE PANEL WITH THE LARGE ELEPHANTS ON THE FRONT.  WE ADDED SOME OF THE FABRIC TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM TO MAKE IT A RECTANGULAR SIZE INSTEAD OF SQUARE.  ALSO YOU CAN SEE JUST A PEAK OF WHAT KRISTI CAME UP WITH FOR THE BACK.

FOR THE BACK KRISTI DESIGNED USING THE LEFT OVER JUNGLE FABRIC TO MAKE SQUARES AND THEN MADE FOUR PATCH BLOCKS OUT OF JEAN AND CHAMBRAY COLORED COTTONS.  SHE BORDERED THESE PATCHES WITH A VERY LIGHT BLUE COTTON CLOTH AND MADE A NICE WIDE BORDER WITH THE SAME LIGHT BLUE.  SO CUTE!!

 HERE IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THE BLOCKS ON THE BACK.  I LOVE HER DESIGN WITH THE FOUR PATCHES AND THE JUNGLE PRINT.  IT IS JUST PERFECT FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE.

ONE MORE CLOSEUP OF THE MAIN BULL ELEPHANT ON THE JUNGLE SIDE, WITH A CORNER OF THE QUILT FOLDED OVER SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THE LIGHT BLUE GOES SO WELL WITH THE WHOLE OVERALL FEEL OF THE QUILT.  LOVE IT!!

I HAVE SEEN THESE FABRIC PANELS ON DEEPLY DISCOUNTED SALE TABLES AT SEVERAL STORES.  THIS HAS GIVEN ME A WHOLE NEW IDEA FOR SOME MORE QUILTS WE CAN MAKE FOR THE KIDS!!

THANKS FOR VISITING MY BLOG AND SEEING WHAT MY FRIENDS AND I HAVE CREATED FOR OUR CHARITY QUILTS.  IF YOU HAVE ANY SCRAPS, PANELS, LEFTOVER FABRIC OR BATTING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE PUT TO GOOD USE, WON'T YOU CONSIDER DONATING IT TO US SO WE CAN MAKE IT INTO SOME COMFORTING QUILTS FOR KIDS WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED?

OR GET SOME FRIENDS TOGETHER AND MAKE YOUR OWN QUILTS TO TAKE TO YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR THOSE SPECIAL KIDS IN YOUR AREA.  IT IS FUN TO BE WITH FRIENDS AND QUILT a n d IT FEELS GOOD KNOWING WE ARE HELPING KIDS AS WELL!!

UNTIL NEXT TIME!!

QUILTS FOR KIDS

OUR FIRST MEETING OF OUR NEW QUILT GUILD - OFFICIAL NAME CHOSEN:

MORMON MAMMAS QUILT GUILD

I HAVE TO TELL YOU, WE HAD SO MUCH FUN THIS MORNING.  IN TWO HOURS WE GOT 3 FLIMSY TOPS DONE AND CUT OUT ONE MORE TO BE READY TO SEW NEXT WEEK.

HERE ARE SOME OF OUR CREW SHOWING WHAT WE CREATED:

 HERE IS LEAH WHO STOOD IN AS OUR PROFESSIONAL SEAM PRESSER.  WE KEPT HER HOPPING AS WE COMPLETED EACH BLOCK AND THEN EACH ROW.  SHE DID AN AWESOME JOB KEEPING UP WITH THE SEWING MACHINES.

KRISTY IS HOLDING THE CUTEST BOYS QUILT WITH FROGS AND LIZARDS ON THE WHOLE BLOCKS TO GO ALONG WITH THE BLUE AND GREEN 4 PATCH BLOCKS.

I AM HOLDING THE CUTE LITTLE PINK SCOOTERS ON THE SOLID BLOCK TO GO WITH THE 4 PATCHES OF PINK AND ORANGE.

SHANNA IS SHOWING THE KITTY CAT FACES ON BLUE FABRIC TO GO WITH THE 4 PATCHES OF ORANGE AND LIME.

NEXT WEEK WE ARE PUTTING THE TWO BORDERS ON AND THEN MACHINE QUILTING THEM.

STAY TUNED FOR THE FINISHED PHOTOS AND MORE PHOTOS OF THE OTHER QUILTS WE MAKE TOGETHER.

IF YOU ARE LOCAL, COME JOIN THE FUN NEXT THURSDAY MORNING AT 9:30 AT OUR LDS CHURCH ON BRANCH CROSSING DRIVE IN THE WOODLANDS.  BRING YOUR MACHINE AND ANY DONATIONS OF COTTON FABRIC OR BATTING.

THESE QUILTS ARE GOING TO HOSPITALS TO BE GIVEN TO KIDS WHO NEED SURGERY, ETC.  

GREAT PROJECT AND GREAT GALS TO QUILT WITH!!

THIS PROJECT IS ENTERED AT http://www.mycraftingchannel.com/2012/07/fabric-friday-4-winner-announced.html GIVEAWAY