Quilts for Kids Finished and Binding Binge

I'll be mailing off these little donation quilts tomorrow. Fun to do and made me feel good to boot.

Quilts for Kids - My Fabric
Quilts for Kids - Donated Kit

Working on binding for the Spring Log Cabin and the Hex Quilt.

More on which Judy prefers .... next time.

Bento Box for Quilts for Kids

Sunday I completed nine 12-inch blocks for a Quilts for Kids top. Here they are up on the design wall. Not that pretty...but I guess it'll do. I wanted to use up the Butterfly fling jelly roll - that doesn't make for a cohesive design strategy :)

Man! My sewing room looks terrible doesn't it? It looks even worse on the other side where I've been cutting and throwing stuff in a pile. I think I've made 4 quilts without putting up the scraps and fabric. I didn't used to be this sloppy did I? I suppose I'm trying to cram too much in and not making time for maintenance.

Of course I say that and I think -- but I want to finish this Quilts for Kids pair and mail them off this week....and I want to make Jessica's tree skirt by Thanksgiving. I think I should just stop and clean up enough to get the cabinets to close behind my 'design wall.'

Check out JudyL's blog to see what other quilters are up to this week.

Two Tops with 3 Bears

I finished up the Spring Log Cabin last week and took it to Margaret on Friday. Was a real learning experience on using lengthwise grain of fabric. Since there is no give and no easing, strips that are lengthwise grain have to be on top of crossgrain pieces so the feed dogs can ease in fullness. Even if they're exactly the same size, the feed dogs have to be on the crosswise because you'll lose 1/4" or so in a 15" strip if its reversed. That said, I really like using lengthwise grain....very predictable results.

The Spring Log Cabin is so bright that we're worried Judy won't like it. I'd like to keep it if she doesn't.

I quilted the Quilts for Kid piece and bound it using my sewing machine. I plan to piece a bento box quilt out of the Butterfly Fling jelly roll strips to send with the one made from their material. Hopefully I'll start that tonight.

Margaret said the submarine quilt was going on the frame on Saturday....but I think she's a little intimidated. I hope she'll just got for it....I'd like to get that one bound.

Pieceful Weekend

This past weekend I was able to piece and baste the Quilts for Kids top. I've also cut about a third of the pieces for Judy's Spring Log Cabin. I hope it will be as beautiful as the photo. I want to cut the rest of the pieces before the weekend so I can just sew. Since Margaret agreed to do the quilting for me - I feel I have to get her the top soon. I should be ashamed to even ask for such turnaround! I'll have to agree to do something for her in return - she's way too good to me.

Quilts for Kids Kit

Received my first Quilts for Kids kit in the mail yesterday. Linda sent it out the same day maybe since I signed up on Monday. The kit is really cute.

Its a four-patch quilt and the plain blocks, strips and borders are already cut for me. I think I could knock the top out in a couple of hours one evening. Its so exciting to think of preparing a quilt so quickly and for a good cause! I'll ask Margaret if she's got any batting scraps I can piece together for these quilts. For the moment I'm sure I have something I can use. I want to get two of these pieced and quilted in the next month. Maybe I can do a couple in an x-blocks pattern.