Two More Finishes! Orphan Block Quilts Horatio and Kayleen

Two finishes!

Orphan Horatio and Orphan Kayleen

I'm off to a late start with my post today.  I was up attending to sick hubby a lot last night. He is improving; however, it is a few giant steps forward and a few baby steps back. Reminds me of the game "Captain, May I" (also known as Mother, May I).  One of these days (or weeks or months) he is going to surprise me and make it to the finish line.

Orphan Horatio

Bricks and Stones

40 x 48

I received a big bag of brick and stone blocks a long time ago. The problem was that the "stone" portion of the block was a little short on quite a few of the blocks so I had to do a little "make do" in order to use them.   I blogged about that in October when I made the top. 

I have enough bricks and stones for another top but only felt like fixing blocks for one quilt so another orphan block quilt will happen another day. 

I quilted this one very simply with vertical lines on both side of the seam lines. 

The backing is an orange piece that was just big enough. And for the binding I used the same fabric I used to "make do" when I added fabric to a few stones that were short. 

Orphan Kayleen

42 x 51

There's lots of different blocks made by lots of different people in this one.  I'm one of those different peoples.   I really wanted to make a quilt of Hummingbird blocks but just did not like the process of making them at the time I tried. I made two blocks and said "no more". One of the blocks is at the top left. 

The arrow block is one of mine too. I made a sample of that one for a Block Lotto (now defunct) and decided I did not want to make more for the drawing that month. I think I did not have enough background fabric to make more. 

I can't claim those gorgeous star blocks. Those were given to me. I almost snagged them for hotpads and then thought they might be too nice for that and better suited to a donation quilt. 

I quilted this one with swirls and the binding was a coral fabric. I was going to make a scrappy binding but didn't have much left in my leftover binding box.  I like to make scrappy bindings when I can so I don't have to decide on which fabric to use for a binding. I usually don't have a lot of big pieces of yardage and when I do I like to save those for backings or backgrounds and not cut them up for bindings. 

And speaking of backings...here's the back! 

A little quilting marathon has been going on here. Soon I will have boxes of comfort quilts for two of my favorite charities that provide quilts for kids  - Wrap-A-Smile  (WAS)  and      Quilts Beyond Borders.  (QBB).

Wrap-A-Smile (WAS) partners with Rotaplast International.

 Rotaplast International, Inc. is committed to helping children and families worldwide by eliminating the burden of cleft lip and/or palate, burn scarring, and other deformities.

The latest mission was in Luxor, Egypt and if would like to see quilts in action as well as read about the wonderful work done to help children and some adults then you have to read all about it at the Rotaplast website.  A few times I have been able to spot one of my quilts with a child. Oh joy! 

Quilts Beyond Border (QBB) quilts go to many different initiatives...foster care, refugees, Indian reservations, orphanages...you will just have to go read the QBB blog because I can't remember them all. 

And sew on...