Quilts, Quilts & More Quilts

I'm working on the 3rd Comfort Quilt. I finished piecing the top today and started to get it placed on the quilter. I want to finish it and possible the 4th one by the guid meeting [3rd Tuesday in April].

I also took a class called 'Shadow Box', which I'm doing in oriental fabrics. I haven't had a chance to work on that one since the class on March 7. I'm a bit behind in my quilting.

This Saturday I took a class with the guild called 'Weaver Fever'. It's not hard, but you have to concentrate or you can sew strips upside down or sew the wrong set of strips together, which will mess up the pattern.

I am going to a 'craft fair' in October. I want to have a variety of items for sale; not just quilts. I have some embroidered towels done already. I want to get some table runners, table toppers and pictures of the quilts I've already done.

The top photo is a close up of the design I quilted on my Mom's quilt pictured below.

Shadow Box Quilt Class

I think I've figured out how to add a photo. The quilt pictured is called Yellow Brick Road, which I made for my Mother. She has Alzheimer's and decided she wanted to use it as a table cloth for her dinning room table. I have to admit, it does look nice.

Yesterday I took a class on how to make the quilt pattern 'Shadow Box'. The class & pattern was a birthday gift from two friends who also quilt. I uses oriental prints; the primary color being shades of purple. The shadow is a dark green leaf print. The sashing is a gold swirl pattern. I will post a photo when I finish the top. It was a fun day, despite the trouble I had with my machine. I didn't get as much done as I thought I would. But that's ok; I want it to be done well.

The second comfort quilt is almost done. I finished quilting it today. The label and binding is all that's left to be done. Once that's done I'm going to start sewing the pieces for the crazy quilt. That has a deadline of June 1; which means I need to complete it by mid-May.

Completed One Comfort Quilt

I completed one of the four comfort quilts. There were a couple of blips, but as a whole, it turned out very nice [at least I think so]. This was one that I used some of my own stash to piece the top. I started to put another one on the quilter last night. I hope to finish getting it set up on the quilter, as well as mapping out the pattern I'm going to use tonight. I truely hope that it brings comfort to someone undergoing chemotherapy. Using my skills to provide these quilts to cancer patients is very satisfying [this is not the word to really convey what I mean].

When I finish the four I have now, I am going to take a least one per month to complete. I also have the crazy quilt to complete for the contest - due in June. I hope to have some pictures soon.

Comfort Quilt Day

Saturday was a day for the members of the quilt guild to come together and make Comfort Quilts. These quilts brought to hospitals for patients who are undergoing chemotherapy. It was a rewarding day. There must have been about 50-60 women, some piecing the tops, some pinning and/or sewing the layers together, others decorating them with some fancy machine stitching or free-motion sewing. I've only belonged to the guild for 2 months, but I feel at home. Everyone was friendly and encouraging. I sewed 3 tops while I was there; brought 2 home to finish on my Handi-Quilter, which is a mid-arm quilting machine. I have 2 from last monthto finish as well. I want to have all 4 done by the next meeting. Then I will start on my crazy quilt for the contest.