Major Progress!

This picture shows a small section of the quilt top.  I have made alot of progress on this king size quilt.  I finished sewing the 144 - 7-1/2" blocks of quarter square triangles.  With all my blocks now sewn together, my next step will be to cut the 3 border fabrics and add those to the top.  Then off to get machine quilted.  Soon to be another project complete!!  (let's hope!)   

Quilts For Kids - Work in Progress

I have been working on these 3 quilt kits I requested from the Quilts For Kids organization. 

These quilts will go to children who have life threatening illnesses such as children receiving chemo treatments for cancer, etc.  I will be matching the number of quilt kits they sent me with 3 kids quilts of my own.  I have completed 2 of the kits they sent and I am working on the 3rd.  I have fabric cut out for the 4th and already have a vision of what I will make for the last 2. 


I am looking into starting a chapter here in Michigan.  I will write again when I have more information.

Wall Quilt Rack - I Love It!

My husband loves woodworking and a couple of months ago asked me what new project he should start. 

I asked him to build me a wall hanging quilt rack as his first big project and he just finished it.  Well, it's ALMOST finished he says.  He is hand carving a floral piece to place in the center arch on the top, and THEN it will be done. 

It is made it out of cherry hardwood and it's 4 feet wide by 4 feet tall.  The rails are slightly rounded on the edges so the quilts won't get creased and the rails slide out.  I now have have to gather my quilts from their various spots around the house and hang them all in one place.  Yea!!

His next project is building me a free standing quilt rack with 3 top cascading rails for our guest room but it will be nice that I can move it room to room if I want. 

This wall quilt rack is just perfect and I just love it!  

Black/White/Red - Modified Yellow Brick Road

Finally!  I had found time to finish up my Yellow Brick Road pattern quilt.  I originally wanted to do a black and white quilt with just a few splashes of red rectangles mixed in just a few of the blocks.  However, after several unsuccessful attempts to find the right red/black or red/white fabrics to intermingle with the rest of the quilt I decided to stick with just the black and white.  

I ended up setting aside the project for long, long while, not sewing the blocks together because I just was not happy with it.  I just wanted to see that splash of red in there.  So finally I decided to modify the pattern just by placing sashing between the blocks and that allowed me to enter the color red into the quilt.  Now, I am a happy camper. :-)  
  

"Day Dreams" Pattern for a Prayer Quilt

I made this quilt with donated fabric for a prayer quilt.

If you would like to learn more about the Prayers and Squares Quilt Ministry, visit their website at http://www.prayerquilt.org/

A Rosey Wall Hanging

Earlier this year my friend, Mary Ann,  and I took a class at the Quilting Season in Saline, MI to  make a wall hanging. Through the course of the class we sure had alot of fun, did alot of talking and we were definately distracted by all the fabrics in the quilt store.  

Even though the main part of the wall hanging was completed, I still hadn't put on a border and it has been sitting for months on end.

This morning I finally put on a border!  So now this will hang with the rest of my tops until I am until I am ready to put it together. 

Now I'm on to try to complete the top of yet another unfinished quilt project.....

Happy Holidays

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

And the quilts were not made.
The threads were all tangled, the cookies delayed.
The stocking weren't hung, the pantry was bare.
The poor weary Quilter, was tearing her hair.

Stacks of fat quarters, tipped over in streams.
Visions of Log Cabins, had turned into dreams.
When what to her wondering eyes should appear,
But a bus full of quilters with all of their gear.


They went straight to work with just a few mutters,
Sorting and stitching and brandishing cutters.
The patterns emerged from all of the clutter,
Like magic the fabrics arranged in a flutter.


Log Cabins, Lone Stars, Flying Geese & Bear Tracks
Each quilt was a beauty-even the backs.
Her house how it twinkled, her quilts how they glowed.
The cookies were baking, the stockings were sewed.


Their work was all done, so they folded their frames,
And packed up their needles, without giving their names.
They boarded the bus, and checked the next address.
More quilts to be made, another quilter in distress.


She heard one voice echo, as they drove out of sight,
Happy quilting to all and to all a good night!