It's A Finish!

It's a finish!

Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2025 Row Quilt

40 x 56

This is one of five row quilts I made following the prompts for the SAHRR 2025. 

My center starting row for this one was the Basket Blocks in 30s reproduction fabrics. 

I made the rest of the rows with 30s repro scraps. 

I quilted it on my sewing machine in a few different ways in each row. 

The binding is scrappy - again made with 30s repro scraps. 

Now ready for a wee one's hug!

And sew on...

 

No Longer Under Construction. It's a Finish!

It's a finish!

42 x 60

This is one of five row quilts I made for Stay At Home Round Robin 2025 (SAHRR 2025). 

This one started with a large print of construction vehicles. 

Following the SAHRR prompts I added in more construction print novelties. 

I quilted it on my sewing machine with swirls. I bound it in "concrete" (gray). 

And there's a construction print on back that I had to fill in with a little "concrete". 

And sew on...

Monday Musings at Brenda's Songbird Designs

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This quilt and others I have on hand will soon be heading to Oglala Sioux Head Start at Oglala Lakota College in Kyle, SD. I saw on the SewForKids recent blog post that they are asking for 300 blankets for naptime. The kids were given their blankets to take home at the end of last year. 

My favorite place to donate kiddo quilts, Wrap-A-Smile,  is on pause for a bit so I was looking for new places to donate quilts so I can keep on making scrappy comfort quilts!

 

It's A Finish!

It's a finish!

A Race To The Finish!

40 x 60

This is one of five child sized row quilts I made following prompts for the Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2025. For this one I used novelty fabric bits and pieces with a car theme.

In the center is a piece of fabric with race cars that was too nice to cut up.

I had some 6.5 inch squares with tires and cars from some old, old, old swaps to use as centers for some 12 inch blocks. Other fabrics include road signs and license plates.

I quilted it on my sewing machine with horizontal lines through some rows and with swirls through others. And I quilted squiggles around the "pennants" in the top and bottom rows. 

The backing and binding are the same striped fabric.

And sew on...

Monday Musings a Brenda's Songbird Designs

 

Raggedy Ann and Andy Finishes

Raggedy Ann and Andy Quilts

36 x 46

I made three comfort quilt tops for the Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026.  

So far I've finished these two. I don't have a backing right now for the third. 

The prompts that made the quilts -

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Round Four - I added borders with hearts to the top and bottom. 

Round Five - I added two color borders made of 2.5 inch width strips to the top and bottom of the quilts.

Round Six - I added 3 x 6 Flying Geese to top and bottom of both quilts.

I quilted both on my sewing machine with swirls. 

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 current Rotaplast mission is in Cebu City, Philippines. You might like to read Reynaldo's story!

 

Elephants On Parade Finish

 

It's a finish!

Elephants on Parade

42 x 60

This is one of five row quilts I made last year following the Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2025 prompts for rows.  This is the first of those five tops to be finished. 

For the center row I used a big elephant print someone gave me. Since it was mostly black and white I decided to make the rest of the quilt with black and white scraps.

I quilted it with swirls on my sewing machine. 

I think the backing with momma and baby elephant came from the same person who gave me the elephant print I used on the front. 

And sew on...

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

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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.

 

Final Round Six - Quilter's Choice

 

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

Round Four I added 3 inch Drunkard's Path blocks.

Round Five with a two color border all around of two inch width strips.

Round Six I added 3 x 6 Flying Geese to top and bottom. 

The top is now 49 x 55

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Quilter's Choice".

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

Well, I'm glad I measured twice and cut once before I made blocks for my final round. In my last post I stated the size of the quilt after round five as "42 x 48 inches". Well, I must have space out somewhere along the line because the quilt really was 49 x 49 inches (finished size) I meant to only add the round five two color border to the bottom.  So, it is a little wider than I wanted for a small comfort quilt but I guess it will fit someone. 

 Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Round Four - I added borders with hearts to the top and bottom. 

Round Five - I added two color borders made of 2.5 inch width strips to the top and bottom of the quilts.

Round Six - I added 3 x 6 Flying Geese to top and bottom of both quilts.

Both are 36 inches wide and 46 inches in length. 

I have more of those Raggedy Ann and Andy panels. Someone gave me quite a bit of yardage full of them and some smaller motifs. I will be making more Raggedy Ann and Andy quilts sometime in the future; however, I don't think any of the future quilts will be quite as fancy as these!

And sew on...

Round Six Linky Party at Anja Quilts

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Round Five - Two Colors

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

Round Four I added 3 inch Drunkard's Path blocks.

Round Five with a two color border all around of two inch width strips.

The top is now 42 x 48 inches.

The next and final round will be added to the top and bottom of the quilt.

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Two colors".

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

 Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Round Four - I added borders with hearts to the top and bottom. 

Round Five - I added two color borders made of 2.5 inch width strips to the top and bottom of the quilts.

Both are 36 inches wide and 40 inches in length. 

And sew on...

SAHRR Linky Party at Quilting Gail

Round Four - Curves

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

Round Four I added 3 inch Drunkard's Path blocks.

The top is now 42 inches square.

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Curves".

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

Curves - Drunkard's Path blocks with fabric that has curves in it.

Curves - Faux curves in the top of the heart blocks and fabric with curvy hearts. 

Curves - Faux curves in the top of the heart blocks and fabric with curvy hearts. 

Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Round Four - I added borders with hearts to the top and bottom. 

Both are 36 inches wide and 32 inches in length. 

And sew on...

SAHRR Linky Party at Pieceful Thoughts. 

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Round Three - Animal Kingdom

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Round Three I added a Flying Geese border. 

The top is now 36 inches square.

The round three prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Animal Kingdom". 

I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - In round one I used Four Patches for the cornerstones.  I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Round Three - I added a border to two sides of each top and added Puss in the Corner blocks to the top and bottom of those side borders. 

Both are 36 inches wide and 24 inches in length. 

I was going to add that border all around; however, there are three more SAHRR prompts and I am already at the width I want so the next three rounds will be added to the top and bottom. 

And sew on...

Round Three SAHRR Linky Party at The Darling Dogwood

And since these are all made from scraps...

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Round Two - Make It A Double

 

Orphan Block Center

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two with borders and Double Four Patch cornerstones.

Now 28 inch square.

The round two prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Make It A Double". I am makiing three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts. 

Raggedy Ann and Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Round Two - Last week I used Four Patches for the cornerstones. This week I replaced the cornerstones with Double Four Patches. 

Both are 28 inches wide and 24 inches in length. 

And sew on...

Round Two Linky Party

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The Raggedy Ann and Andy Quilts will go to Wrap-A-Smile (WAS) when finished. Where the orphan block quilt will be donated depends upon the size when finished. 

 WAS partners with Rotaplast International to provide quilts for patients.  

 

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. Working with local professionals, Rotarians, and other organizations, Rotaplast sends multidisciplinary medical teams to provide free reconstructive surgery, ancillary treatment, and training for the comprehensive care of these children. Rotaplast supports education and research towards prevention of cleft lip and/or palate. Our aim is to help local professionals build sustainable models for the care of these children, improving their lives and those of their families.

I just shipped off 17 quilts to WAS. For significant cost savings I use free shipping software called Pirate Ship. I just weigh and measure my box, get cost, buy and print label and drop box(es) off at UPS. 

I have donated quilts to Wrap-A-Smile since 2013 (I think) and every once in a while it is fun to spot a quilt I made in use with a child or sometimes an adult. 

I spied this Wonky Log Cabin quilt I made...

...on this patient in Nagamangala, India. 

Round One - Hourglass

Raggedy Ann/Andy

Round One with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

The round one prompt for the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026 is "Hourglass".  I am making three comfort quilts using the SAHRR prompts.

Raggedy Ann/Andy 

Round one with 4 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

Orphan Block

Round one with 2.5 inch finished Hourglass blocks.

And sew on...

SAHRR Round One Linky Party

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I'm a lucky girl! I received a box with lots of thread from Donna and a box of scraps from Nann. Oh joy! That means I get to sew with scraps and make lots more comfort quilts!

The Raggedy Ann and Andy Quilts will go to Wrap-A-Smile (WAS) when finished. Where the orphan block quilt will be donated depends upon the size when finished. 

 WAS partners with Rotaplast International to provide quilts for patients.  

 

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. Working with local professionals, Rotarians, and other organizations, Rotaplast sends multidisciplinary medical teams to provide free reconstructive surgery, ancillary treatment, and training for the comprehensive care of these children. Rotaplast supports education and research towards prevention of cleft lip and/or palate. Our aim is to help local professionals build sustainable models for the care of these children, improving their lives and those of their families.

 

Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR) 2026

 

I wasn't going to write a blog post today but noticed it is time to show our center blocks for the 2026 SAHRR. 

I am going to make two child's comfort quilts with a Raggedy Ann and Andy center. 

And I'm not sure what size comfort quilt this will be. This is a 14 inch orphan block that was given to me that I will use for the center of this third quilt. 

SAHRR 2026 Center Block Linkup at Quilting Gail

And sew on...

SAHRR: The Last Two Of Five

It was so windy outside this morning so I didn't think I would be able to take photos today of the last two Stay At Home Round Robin quilts I finished up yesterday.  I found a little break in the winds when I went out to feed the barn cats so grabbed the camera before the winds start up again. 

 I  am participating in the 2025 Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR).

As I mentioned in a previous post...

I am going to use the weekly prompts to make 5 kiddo sized row quilts. 

The prompt this week for round 6 is "kite units". 

This one started out with race cars as the center. 

I decided that the race cars needed some strings of pennants on bottom...

...and top. They look like "kite units" to me! 

This one started out with a piece of border print with scottie dogs and flowers as the center. 

I added 9 inch Kite Blocks (aka Periwinkle or Hummingbird blocks) to the bottom. 

And now I have five comfort quilt tops for kids. 

The other three tops got too long to make it to round 6. 

And sew on...

Finished Or Not Finished Friday at Alycia Quilts

SAHRR Round 6 Linky Party

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REMEMBER, TREASURE, GROW, READ (my words of the year)

Today is my grandson's 16th birthday. I witnessed his birth. What a joyous day! Time flies. 

 

SAHRR:Three Down and Two To Go

Yippee! It finally warmed up into the double digits with wind chill also in double digits so I ventured outside to the clothesline for some photos. 

 I  am participating in the 2025 Stay At Home Round Robin (SAHRR).

As I mentioned in a previous post...

I am going to use the weekly prompts to make 5 kiddo sized row quilts. 

The prompt this week for round 5 is "half log cabins".

Last week one of my five row quilts was long enough after round 4. 

This week I added half log cabins to 2 quilts and now they are long enough and out of the game. 

The last prompt for round 6 comes out tomorrow and hopefully after that you will see rounds 5 and 6 on my remaining 2 of the 5 quilts that are still in the game. 

Under Construction

I had just enough of a print with construction vehicles digging around in dirt that I cut into 4.5 inch squares. Then I dug around in my brown scraps for anything that looked like it might pass as dirt and cut 2.5 inch rectangles - fourteen 2.5 x 4.5 rectangles and fourteen 2.5 x 6.5 rectangles.  Then I made fourteen half log cabin blocks.  Seven blocks went into a row for the top and...

...seven of them went into a row on the bottom. 

Now I have a top 42 x 60 so I'm stopping here with this one. 

Elephants on Parade

I had a little shoe box with small scraps of black and white fabrics. From that I pulled some 2.5 inch pieces to cut 20 -- 2.5 inch squares for my starter square of the half log cabins.  I cut 1.5 inch strips from a couple of different white scraps for my second round of the log cabins. And then I pulled more scraps from my shoe box of black and whites to cut 1.5 inch rectangles for the final round of the 4 inch finished half log cabins.   As an added bonus I emptied the shoe box. I sorted all remaining b/w scraps by width and put them into my boxes of scraps sorted by width. 

Then I added a row of half log cabin blocks the top and...

...and to the bottom. 

That also makes this a 42 x 60 inch top and it won't need anything else added. 

Basket Orphan Blocks

30 repro scraps

As a reminder this Basket centered top is also out of the game. It finished last week at 40 x 57 after round 4. 

The two remaining tops are ready for round 6 that comes out tomorrow. Stay tuned. 

And sew on...

SAHRR Round 5 Linky Party

Oh Scrap! at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

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REMEMBER, TREASURE, GROW, READ (my words of the year)

Now that it has warmed up into double digits I'm feeling ready for some more winter sowing! 

I was kind of bummed out yesterday when I looked out my kitchen window at the area where I sowed my native wildflower seeds a few months ago and saw three huge deer running through. They do so much damage!