I haven't quilted in forever and the bug has bitten me big time. A little extra time fell into my lap today because my sewing students weren't feeling well and needed to postpone today's lesson. So...I got to do some quilting! I started a little quilt for an orphanage in Mexico,
Nana's House. I had been wanting to make a lavender and grey quilt, but grey quilting fabric proved to be quite elusive here in my Valley. So I opted for lavender and mocha instead as I had a large supply of both in my stash. This will not be a "matchy-matchy" quilt, but a scrappy quilt where I throw in everything I have in the lavendar/mocha colorway. I am doing a simple rail fence pattern, but will then applique a large contempo-styled flower and vine motif atop the rail fence background. I got all the strips cut today and 16 blocks sewn. I will need about 120 blocks to make the approx. twin size quilt I have planned.
Fabrics to be Used - don't have border prints picked out yet
A start on the blocks
UPDATE: It's 10:30pm and I'm heading to bed, but I got a total of about 60 blocks done today. Almost halfway there. I think I'll just keep making blocks until I've used up all my purple quilting stash. Perhaps I'll have enough to make two quilts. I hope to finish the rest of the blocks tomm. and start assembling the quilt. But I also need to finish up some 100 Projects Skirts, so I'll have to play it by ear. 'Night all!
Charity
4 comments:
You've found another worthy charity. Your name suits you.
The gal who started this is an acquaintance from an online homeschool community I've been part of for more than a dozen years. She just opened Nana's House about a month or so ago. I hope I can do 3 or 4 quilts. They take a lot longer than a simple skirt. :( :(
I am a total sucker for little girls. If I had stash fabrics, I would probably do a blanket. Since that isn't the case, I'll probably send $$$ instead.
Tepic, Nayiret, Mexico is where Tim, Candace and I (plus 25 others from our church in Ontario) went 4-5 years ago for a two week mission trip.
I'm glad your dad gave me your site; it's great! Of course this is coming from your non-sewing, jealous sister-in-law who can't do the things you do...but nonetheless, great!
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