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ABC I Spy

40 x 48

I didn't expect to receive an invitation to a baby shower yet for a baby due on Halloween but I did and with only a 10 day advance notice.  Yikes! I had to finish up this shower gift quickly.  The shower for my nephew's wife is Saturday. 

I quilted it with spirals on my DSM in a light green thread. 

I have several sets of ABCs from swaps just waiting for an announcement of a new baby. I try to mix and match and include things with meaning to the family.  Grandma (my sister) LOVES flamingos and grandpa LOVES to play golf.  My nephew proposed on Halloween dressed as a banana and his soon-to-be wife was dressed as a monkey... 

...and mom LOVES owls.   I've made several of these ABC quilts and after all is quilted I iron on the letters of the alphabet from a purchased set of letters that are kind of velvety to the touch. 

Like I said...I thought I had more time to finish up this quilt.  I was going to order some ABC fabric I found on line for the backing but instead used some polka dot fabric from stash for the backing and binding. 

With a little book on ABCs my gift is complete.  I may add a rattle or two if I get a chance to get to the store. I was going to make a little stuffed rabbit and give a copy of the Velveteen Rabbit too but like I said...time was limited!

This was my goal #6     for    the Q3 Finish-A-Long

Moving it Forward Monday at Em's Scrapbag

Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt

Super Heroes

Super Heroes

60 x 80

I originally was making this as a surprise for my grandson as listed in my Q3 Finish-A-Long goal #7.   I changed my mind when I found out my son-in-law, Barry, was diagnosed with leukemia (AML - M4).  He's been in the hospital for a couple of weeks and my daughter took up my grandson's Super Hero pillowcases to brighten up his room.  

I wasn't sure how to quilt it (on my DSM) so did some spirals and stars kind of like you see in comics when Super Heroes are fighting.   I also quilted in some fighting words like POW (see it sideways on the left) and BAM and WHACK and ZAP. 

BAM

The color for leukemia awareness is orange so that's why the backing and binding are orange.  The Super Hero oncologist and nurses will have him feeling marvelous in no time! 

This was my goal #7 for

Finish-A-Long

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

The Birthday Girl Quilt

The Birthday Girl

(commonly known as Broken Wheel)

53 x 66

I didn't make a single block.

Ladies from 3 different birthday clubs - two last year and one this year - made the blocks. 

A "birthday club" is a group of ladies who makes blocks for each other as requested and sends them off to the birthday girl in her birthday month.  For all three groups I chose the Broken Wheel block on neutral background and colors of choice.  It was fun to see what each lady chose for "colors of choice".  I received more than these 20 blocks but these played together the best and the rest are in the orphanage for now until I figure out what I want to do with them. 

I added a one inch sashing and cornerstones. 

I pieced some batting by zigzagging it together and then quilted it on my DSM with lines going in all different directions. 

I wish I would have had the ladies all sign the blocks they made on the front but I still have all of the envelopes they came in so I can put their names on the label (if I ever get around to making it). 

I had just enough of this fabric to piece together for the backing.   And now it will make a nice lap quilt for me this winter. 

This was my goal #8    for     Q3 Finish-A-Long     

Linking up to:

Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Log Cabin Lunacy under the Full Buck Moon

Wonky Log Cabin

40 x 58

It will be a donation quilt for either Wrap-A-Smile or Quilts Beyond Borders

I started this in February when the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color of the month was brown.  I noticed I had a lot of short brown strings and a quilt was born.  Surprise, surprise...I started and finished something all in the same year!!!!! 

In the summer I like to piece together my leftover batting for smaller donation quilts and then get them quilted on my DSM.   I send the quilts off to their destinations at the end of the year and then the cycle starts all over again.   

For the backing I used a nice soft 100% cotton sheet. 

I quilted it with some wobbly and wonky spirals on my DSM.

I even had enough leftover binding pieces in brown to finish it up. 

This was goal #5    on my      Q3 Finish-A-Long list. 

I'm also linking up to: 

Moving it Forward Monday at Em's Scrapbag

and when the Full Buck Moon arrives tomorrow I will link up to 

Log Cabin Lunacy at Julie Quilts

Peace

Peace

40 x 60

It will be donated to either  Wrap-A-Smile  or   Quilts Beyond Borders. 

This is made mostly of leftover Happy Blocks with peace signs from a quilt I made my brother years ago (maybe 2013?) and some star blocks leftover from who knows what - probably patriotic Happy Block quilt. 

I pieced together leftover batting with zig zag stitches. 

The backing and binding is some calico from the thrift store.  I found a couple of yards for 95 cents - brand new, never used.  I know it was old because it was only 36 inches wide.  I remember those days! 

I quilted it on my DSM with loops and three petaled flowers. 

This was my goal #3      for      Q3 Finish-A-Long

Old Bow Ties

Bow Ties

40 x 56

Made from some really, really, really old swapped 8 inch bow tie orphan blocks.

It will be donated to either Wrap-A-Smile   or   Quilts Beyond Borders. 

I quilted it on my DSM with some squiggles through the bow ties and some Xs in the black squares. 

This is truly scrappy in every sense. I pieced together batting with zigzag stitches, used some gingham from the thrift store for backing and pieced together leftover bindings for a scrappy binding. 

This was my goal #4   for    Q3 Finish-A-Long

Linking up to Scraptastic Tuesday

Q3 FAL: The Goals

It's time to declare some 3rd Quarter goals.  Since I have so many UFOs I like goals. It helps me narrow down what to work on. 

1.  Disappearing Four Patch - A Quilt of Valor.  I need lots more blocks.

2. Another Quilt of Valor. I just need to finish binding. 

3. Donation quilt from orphan blocks - Happy Blocks in a Peace Sign theme. This just needs binding. 

4. Donation quilt from some really, really, really old swapped Bow Tie blocks.  It's pinned and ready for some quilting. 

5. Wonky Logs Donation quilt. The batting is pieced and it's ready to be sandwiched, quilted and bound.

6.  ABC baby quilt for nephew's baby due on Halloween.   I have several sets of 6.5 inch ABCs from swaps.  These will become Happy Blocks. 

7. See you in the Funny Papers...er, I mean comics.  I hope it will soon be a MARVELous quilt for my grandson. Yes, more Happy Blocks!

8. Broken Wheel.  Batting is pieced and backing is ready. 

9. Frazzled...aka Fractured.  Batting and backing are ready. 

10. I need to sew 130 six inch blocks together and then finish it up. 

11. Just needs the top red row and then I'll look for a backing.  

12. Wild Kingdom Jacob's Ladder.  It needs some work. 

 13. String Star. I'm going to hand quilt but without air-conditioning it's too hot to work on it. I'm going to get it sandwiched so it will be ready if there is a cooler day. 

2016 Finish-A-Long