Oh So Sweet

Summer is long gone and fall is well underway.  It won't be long before the cold weather sets in.  I thought I would share this picture to remind us of the warmer days.

This quilt was made by a friend in Arizona.  A simple rail fence pattern with a backing to match that looks like patchwork.  Who can resist a cute pink quilt?

I love this little duck print!  Kelly quilted little boats on it.

I think these orange lions make a cute quilt!  The colors are so bright and the bright backing are sure to please.  Shannon's quilting is the finishing touch.

Paula pieced this simple quilt.  It's a great example that shows sometimes simple is the best.  Sandy quilted it and it turned out oh so sweet!

Did someone mention sweet?  That describes this quilt.  I pieced the nine patch blocks, gave them to my sister, and she made what we call "wonky blocks".  Sandy took the finished top and quilted simple stars in the solid blocks with small stipples in the wonky blocks.  The little rosebud backing is sweet too!

As always, thanks for looking at our quilts.  We love making them and giving them to the kids but we also love the fact that you take time to look!

Our Small Venture

As many of you know, for the last couple of years, I have had the opportunity to travel to speak at meetings regarding my MS and the new medication I take.  As part of my presentation, I talk briefly about why I started making quilts for Lawrence Memorial Pediatric Unit.  Everyone is always amazed that what started as a very small venture has blossomed and become a major endeavor.  We are very close to having delivered 600 quilts.  It is indeed amazing.  

I received a darling little thank you recently from Brennen.  He wrote it himself and said he loves his quilt.  The best part is he is feeling better.

Here's a few of our latest quilts.

This beauty was a joint effort.  I often times make pinwheel blocks out of scraps.  Judith took them and added some 16-patch blocks that several people pieced for us.  She sewed them up and this was the result.  The batik backing was just waiting for this quilt top to come along.  Sandy did a great job quilting it.

  

This is another example of the same idea.  You can use a lot of small scraps in this quilt.  The soft blues and purples give you a sense of water.  Judith even pieced the backing with a couple of leftover blocks.

This was a kit I cut and gave to Susan to piece.  I loved this piece of fabric with the owls and wanted a pattern that would show them off.

What a great quilt for a little boy!  Lois pieced this cute quilt.  Shelly provided the backing and Shannon finished it with great quilting.

This last quilt was pieced by Paula.  The fabric is cute and the fabrics are bright.  If I remember correctly, Kelly quilted it for us.  A big thank you to Kelly.

As usual, I think this was a nice selection of some great quilts.  Hopefully you enjoyed looking.

Simon

Greg and I were fortunate to be able to spend last week in DC with Joel, Cara, and Simon.  They have started new grass in their front yard so Greg was on water duty.  It was left to me to be on Simon duty.  It was a hard job but I did my best!  Here's Greg taking a break.

I've got some great quilts for you.

Marie not only pieced this one, she quilted it as well.  All I had to do was add the label!

Susan pieced this sweet little quilt.  The fish and the blue and green batiks makes a very fun water colored quilt.  The yellow and blue backing has a look of flowing water.  Sandy did a great job of quilting it.

Amy made this fun quilt full of polka dots and zoo animals.  Shannon added a wild backing and the quilting.

This started as a piece of fabric that I just couldn't decide what to do with.  I thought it was so cute so I passed it on to Deb.  She didn't want to cut it into small pieces either.  She came up with a great solution.

 

Teresa pieced this top full of space ships.  The backing has moons and stars.  A perfect combination.  Be sure to notice the great quilting that Shannon added.

Teresa pieced this top of bright fish. It is very bright with a great green and blue background.  Sandy did the quilting that adds to the water look.

One more look at Simon.  As you probably can tell, I just can't get enough of him!

Thanks for stopping by!

A Few Blocks and A Few Quilts

I thought I would show you what I am working on.  These are going to be Dresden Fan blocks for a quilt shop that I sew models for.  It is a rush job but I only have to make 104 blocks. Yes, it is crazy but they are fun.  When I get them done, I may even make some for a quilt for the kids.

In the meantime, here's some quilts for you to check out.

This is a fun quilt that Paula made with charm squares.  I think it is a great quilt and I like the backing.  Sandy added the awesome quilting.

This started as a kit that I cut.  Teresa took it and sewed it.  I was happy with how the color combination turned out.

This quilt was a collaboration.  I had some pinwheels I had made and Judith took them and added some other blocks.  It ended up being a great quilt!

This cute little quilt (a bit blurry!) is a soft mix of vintage looking fabrics.

I hope you enjoyed the quilts.  I'll be back soon with more.  Hopefully I will have my Dresden Fan blocks done and can give you a better look.  Thanks for stopping by!

Who Took June????

Can someone tell me where the month of June went???  When spring weather hits, the first thing I do is plant something fun in a planter on my front porch.  It kind of kicks off the season.

Soon after I finished this, June began and we had planned a trip to see Simon (and his mom and dad).  We spent a wonderful ten days being Mimi and Papa doing all sorts of fun things.

All of a sudden it is now hot summer weather and June is gone!  So, rather than waste any more time, let's catch up on quilts!

How fun is this?  Sandy pieced some scraps, pieced a back, and put it all together.  

This pattern is called Little Charmers.  Several of us worked on this one.  The batik backing is interesting!

Cats and mice!  How nice!!

I love the graphic simplicity of this!

I found these wonderful fabrics--stars, dots, swirls and decided they would make a great rail fence.  But I needed something great for the border.  You know, something that would make it pop.  I looked through my stack of fabric scraps that have been donated and saw this border fabric. I got very excited.  It was a great graphic print!  It was only after the quilt was totally finished that I realized the border fabric is really slices of green pepper.  Well, sometimes you just have to use what you have!

I took a mix of squares, nine patches, and chenille fabric and put it all together.  I think it turned out to be a sweet little quilt for a little one.

I'll leave you with a picture of what I spent a lot of my time doing while we were gone in June.

I can't wait to go back!!!