Two Small Finishes
42 x 42
Last year someone gave me some Sixteen Patch blocks made of 4 inch squares. I decided to make them into two small comfort quilts and just added Star centers.
I quilted both on the diagonals.
And sew on...
A little quilting marathon is going on here in March . Soon I will have boxes of comfort quilts to send off to 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.
Quilts Beyond Border (QBB) quilts go to many different initiatives both foreign and domestic...foster care, refugees, Indian reservations, orphanages, women's recovery centers...you will just have to go read the QBB blog because I can't remember them all.
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The latest Rotaplast mission has been in Cebu City, Philippines. You might like to read Reynaldo's story!
I see from the latest QBB blog post that I have a quilt going to Comfort Cases, for children entering foster care and several quilts going to Salaam Cultural Museum, for the comfort of refugees, both in the US and abroad.
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I took a little break from my quilting marathon the last couple of days to process all the quilt back trimmings as well as some other scraps that have accumulated on my cutting mat. I'm preparing for next month's theme in my quilting space - "strings, crumbs and fodder". I have also been working out in the garden the last couple of days. I planted lettuce, spinach, kale, mustard greens, radishes, beets, sugar snap peas in the veg garden and noticed my rhubarb is sprouting up. Today my granddaughter and her partner are coming for a visit and lunch. It's been awhile since I've seen them so I'm looking forward to catching up on their lives. I have a little box of odds and ends to pass on to them as well as a few quilts.
8 comments:
What a great way to use those gifted four inch squares! Enjoy catching up with your granddaughter and her partner!
What a clever way to incorporate those big-patch blocks! Your garden sounds amazing. You’re an inspiration with your fun monthly themes and productivity. Rock on! —NancyO.
Look at the wonderful sunshine at your place. Hope the daffodils and tulips have survived the latest spat from Winter. I love these big star quilts. I have to write this down for my own baby quilt drive. Enjoy! ;^)
Lovely quilts with the centre squares.
Lovely quilts. I'm sure they will much appreciated by their recipients. Good to get out in the garden too. Here in the south of the UK the ground is still a bit cold and wet for sowing but we have started to dig and our rhubarb is up too.
It's a delight to see how you interpret and fulfill your monthly themes!
Always sweet finishes here. Those stars make the squares dazzle!
Wonderful finishes! And hooray for spring and planting season when things begin to sprout and grow. Hope your family visit was a good one.
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