These last couple weeks I've been slowly working away on putting together kids quilts for Operation Kid Comfort and Quilts for Kids. Yesterday evening when I still wasn't feeling so hot I went into the sewing room to clean up some scraps. And counted. Counted the quilt tops finished that need to be quilted.
I came up with eight. I don't know how that happened. Usually I might have two or three, but somehow with being busy with work and my daughter being here and me not feeling so great this week, I wound up with quite a pile. I've never had that many at once ready to be quilted. This is the time where I wish I knew someone who liked doing the quilting part.
Yet this afternoon I made another quilt top for yet another charity project.
The school counselor where I work is putting something together for Project Linus. Project Linus is another kids quilt/blanket donation/charity organization. I'll give more details later on the school's specific project, but I was asked to design a quilt easy enough for even non-sewers to make.
So I did. And that makes nine.
My own version of a simple strip quilt. Straight seams, no need to match corners. Easy and quick. I'm working on putting together yardage requirements and clear and concise directions. (Guess my writing skills will be coming in handy yet again). This one will be backed with fleece, something new for me.
Maybe I'll tackle that learning experience tomorrow.
Dear Deb,
ReplyDeleteI have been following your blog for a little while and have been praying for you. I retired early from teaching due to migraines and muscle issues- but nothing like you. All the work you are doing is inspiring. I make some quilts for a group called Cozy Quilts and they are for cancer patients undergoing treatment. They get the lapquilt, a tote bag and book, handmade card. I have been making the tops and once a month a group gets together and ties the top, batting and backing together, pins the backing to the front, and then I stitch (machine blanket stitch) the backing as binding to the front. Maybe you could find a group of non-sewers who could tie and pin for you. We hold it at our church, but anyone is welcome. Many non-sewers like to be involved in helping with quilts. I personally prefer machine quilted quilts, but the demand for quilts and the comfort the package brings make this the way to do it for now. I still make quilts all the way to machine quilting, but this works for charity quilts. You have done the hard part. You are inspiring me to start a blog, but it confusing where to start!
Linda
Hi Deb,
ReplyDeleteI have a child's quilt that just needs to be bound - if I bound it and sent it off to you, would you like to donate it along with your others? Let me know!
~Rebecca
Rebecca, yes, yes! Use the "Contact Me" button at the bottom of the page to e-mail me and I'll send my address your way. I'm so thankful for your offer. I'll be sure to get the picture up here, too!
ReplyDeleteArt4vr/Linda - I'd like to know more about Cozy Quilts. Is that a local group or something I could help with too?
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is simple and beautiful - I love it!~Lisa
ReplyDeleteThe Cozy Quilt is sort of a local group, started by a woman who lost her sister to cancer. It is spread out across Western New York, south, north and to the west (Buffalo, where I am). Quilts, however, get sent anywhere someone requests one for a patient. They just keep a data base so that a person does not get more than one from Cozy Quilts. http://cozyquiltministries.org/AboutUs.aspx tells a bit about it. One pattern is used for all the quilts (9"blocks cut twice) as per the founder. The quilts are then tied. I have sent one to Hawaii and given them out locally. I will still look for other groups to make quilts for. I am sort of an art quilter and I can't keep making the same one over and over. Please rest a bit, your to do list sounds daunting to someone who isn't dealing with your overwhelming physical issues!
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