Whew! Finished!

I worked all week on them and finally got the two "Quilts for Kids" quilts finished! In my defense, Greg left on a unexpected business trip and I have had to juggle everything all week.

I felt much more confident machine quilting these two. I did a simple cable stencil on the boy's....

and a flower pattern in the 4-block of the girl's. I just couldn't bring myself to stitch up the pretty butterfly material, so I just stitched in the ditch around each block

I still have a long way to go to get machine quilting down. Each quilt has been a big learning experience. Tomorrow will be getting the labels on, and then on to my next project. I hope to have these three little quilts on their way in the mail Monday.

Happy Quilting!

Cindy

Caught up!

Today I caught up on the pinwheel blocks. I changed my mind on a couple fabrics so had to wash and iron some new recruits! That slowed me down, plus I had forgotten alot about matching points, etc. My first block (the right hand one in the top picture) I wonked out the center points.....I didn't notice it until I had it all together. I decided not to rip it out and start all over again. I did much better on the second one (blue).

I followed Rachel's tutorial on how to reduce bulk in the seams, and I think I did okay! It makes a cute wee little block hehe.

On the agenda tomorrow is to get the two "Quilts for Kids" sandwiched and pinned so I can machine quilt them on Thursday and Friday.

Happy Quilting!

Cindy

Got my sewing mojo back!

After the attack of un-sewing I had, it was so nice to make progress again. I was able to get 5 blocks of the leader-ender quilt (shaded 9 patch) done. This quilt will be for my brother so I again am using male oriented fabric. I really like this layout of the shaded 9 patch pattern. The contrast between light and dark is much better than the last one I made.

I also got another "Quilts for Kids" sewn together. I had to make one for a boy after making the butterfly quilt for a girl. I had a bunch of 50% off coupons for JoAnn's so I was able to get the cute sports novelty and the blue marble fabric for a song. I have enough to make another, same as the butterfly. I will probably wait to make anymore until after our trip to Texas in April. JoAnn's will have batting (warm and natural) half price next week. I am waiting to score some of that before I machine quilt them. My hope is to get these two quilted and in the mail with the original quilt before we leave.

So nice to be making progress again!

Happy Quilting!

Cindy

Friday Night Sew In - a success!

Got my project for the evening completed. I don't think I am going to put a border on it. I added an extra row side and bottom to make it large enough. I think I will just quilt it and bind it as is. Max, my kitty, approved of it by promptly hopping up on it.

Also got all these leader-ender pieces done while piecing the kids quilt. So a very productive evening! I hope everyone else had a great evening!

Happy Quilting!

Cindy

Quilts for Kids

Woke up and dug right into the little quilt kit that Downy sent me. It is so darling! I petted it the whole time I sewed it. Makes me want little grandbabies so that I can make them quilts. (my son would roll his eyes at that!) It has the cutest zoo animals on it so am going to name it, "The Zoo comes to you!" If you are interested in volunteering to make one of these cuties go here: Downy's Quilts for Kids

Happy Quilting!

Cindy

Quilts for kids!

Imagine my suprise when the doorbell rang and it was the UPS guy with the package of material from Downy's Quilts for Kids. I just volunteered on Saturday. So speedy! It is adorable material. If I weren't right in the middle of putting on the borders of the shaded 9 patch I would start it immediately. Here are some pics of the cute fabric! If you would like to volunteer to make a quilt for a sick kid, go here...Downy's Quilts for Kids