Donation Quilt

Auction Quilt Needed

December 28, 2011

Several weeks ago while talking to a friend here, I learned that they have a foundation to help underprivileged children.  I’m not sure of all the details but they told me some of the help they provide and they have an auction in the spring.  They’ve done some very nice things for us recently so [...]

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Top Quilted

October 5, 2011

One of my goals yesterday was to finish quilting the fire quilt I had on the longarm and make the binding for it.  Once the quilting was done, and the quilt was off the machine and trimmed, the search began for fabric for binding.  In MO, there was a basket that had lots of bindings [...]

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Green D9P

September 22, 2011

Yesterday I finished quilting the green Disappearing Nine Patch. It’s been forever since I got a monochromatic challenge quilt finished on time.  Even though this was a quick quilt, it will be finished by the end of the month and will be donated to the Texas wildfire victims. Loaded on the longarm is a top [...]

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Quilts for Fire Victims

September 8, 2011

The quilts I enjoy making the most are quilts to donate to those who have suffered loss or just need a quilt.  Vince always asks how I know they appreciate the time and effort that went into making them and that’s something I never know and honestly, once a quilt is given away, it’s no [...]

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To Err is Human

February 9, 2011

To make a quilt from your error . . is divine!  One of the quilts I was making for the new book uses two shades of Michael Miller’s Krystal fabric — a lavender and a purple.  I cut all the strips for the book quilt and then decided I wanted to change the size of [...]

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Anna’s Top is Quilted

November 22, 2010

Choosing the backing was a struggle.  I thought I had a piece of fabric with cheerleaders on it but I think I used it for pillowcases.  There are very few novelty prints in my stash.  There was a piece of fabric from The Quiltmaker’s Gift line that I had been saving for something special and [...]

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