Vernon and Winifred - Orphan Block Tops

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".