Vernon and Winifred
Oprhan Block Tops
Comfort quilts for kids
Winifred
40 x 60
A couple of years ago someone sent me a box of 12 inch finished orphan blocks. The framed leopard? blocks were in that box and now I've finally put them into a top.
I added some jungle-y looking flowers between the three blocks in the rows. Then I added a couple more jungle-y strips between the rows.
And finally I added a strip to the top and bottom.
And Winifred was born!
Vernon
42 x 60
This one is made with 8 inch finished orphan blocks given to me by several different people. None of them were made by me.
I kept those block in the center together so you can see the pattern they make together. I surrounded them with a 2 inch black border so they stood out even more.
Then I added columns of 8 inch blocks with black spacers from the scrap bin to the sides.
Then I added two rows of eight inch blocks with more black spacers to the bottom and...
...to the top.
And Vernon was born!
Well, actually, when Vernon was first born he looked like above - a little jaundiced, I thought, on top.
So I did a little surgery on Vernon and took care of his jaundice. The jaundiced looking blocks were taken off and put in a bag with some other yellow, orange and brown blocks of various sizes for a future orphan block top.
I found a few 6 inch orphan blocks and framed them with some 1.5 inch scraps so I had some 8 inch blocks to replace the yellow ones. And I was much happier with Vernon..
And sew on...
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CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)
Dec. 11 - A new memory foam mattress was delivered! Our old one was a queen air bed with controls to adjust firmness on each side of the bed. I've been pumping up my side to extra firm every night but wake up in the morning in an extra soft bed. This morning, Dec. 13th, with oldest son's help (the box with mattress weighed 100 lbs.) I was able to take out old mattress and put new one on the frame. I guess I have to wait 3 days for it to fully expand to sleep on it.
Dec. 12 - Good news! Both my husband and I had our annual wellness exams and lab work showed we are both overall pretty healthy. I also had a follow up appt. with my opthamologist for the shingles in my eye and she said I was "home free".
11 comments:
Wonderful news on the Dr reports. This is a great start to getting back to things.
I'm so glad you both had good wellness visits and that your eye is recovering. Shingles is a scary thing. I can't wait to see who X,Y and Z will be.
Pat
Great news from the doctor's report. Nice to start the New Year fairly healthy.
I am so thankful to hear all the good reports. What a blessing. I know you will enjoy the mattress!
I love the quilts too. Just looking at them makes me think that your scraps quilts would be a perfect place for orphanages. They are just like the orphans, unique in every way! I know you have different places to donate them. I was just thinking how cool it would be for every orphan to get one with a note of how special and unique they are.
So many beautiful orphan blocks put to good use. So glad to hear that the doctor had a good report. That gets more important each year as we get older.
Great health checkups! Even Vernon’s jaundice has cleared up! I can always count on you to crack me up & spur on my quilting creativity. Merry Christmas Cathy & keep on keeping on! Beth in AL
What a relief that your eye is OK and hopefully the shingles thing is in the past. Good news on good health.
I had an uncle Vernon. You don't hear that name much any more.
Great health news! Something to celebrate! I have some animal orphan blocks like that, so you have given me an idea.
So glad you're over the shingles! And that the rest of your 'systems' got a good report. Vernon and Winifred are certainly eclectic. We have a new bed coming Monday morning.
That's some awesome news. Both you and DH "are overall pretty healthy", the singles in your eye is gone, and Vernon is cured of the jaundice. This is a very healthy post. Lol. ;^)
Home free. . what a fantastic report!! Vernon and Winifred look great!
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