I got the binding on the 4 lap quilts so I can deliver them to Beth, the From The Heart contact, tomorrow. These quilts finish at 27 x 36. It's the size the asked for for a children's cancer camp and I hope this small size is really what they need. They are fun little quilts to make and I'm so happy to be using up these fabrics and lots of batting scraps. This makes 8 finished ones and I have 7 more ready for quilting. The goal is to make 30 because that's how many batting pieces that I have and it will use all of a bin of dye testing fat quarters. I used this set of quilts to practice what I'm learning in the Blooming Botanicals class. This is the first flower and leaf motif that I practiced. I made the flowers big on this one. It was also nice to use some pink thread from my stash. I never have the opportunity to use pink in my own quilting and certainly not for the veterans quilts. I'm using the thread stash too! There are two quilts in pink and purple. I practiced a daisy and wavy leaf on this one. The third quilt is turquoise and pink and I practiced an oak leaf with a flower with a dogwood-like petal. On this one I added side view flowers and buds. For the last one I did a corner to corner leaf motif. This one went really fast.
I hope there are 4 children who will love these little quilts. Now I'm going to take a break to make a new set of placemats and quilt a quilt for a friend. Then I'll be back to the lap quilts. I'm linking up to Midweek Makers
Alycia Quilts
2/22/2023 11:17:35 am
These are so awesome!! love the colors - they will spread cheer and happiness!! 2/22/2023 01:19:39 pm
That sounds like a size for a mat to take a nap on rather than a cover up quilt. It sounds like the size of the kindergarten mats we provided for our kids.
Kristin F
2/22/2023 02:33:43 pm
Beautiful quilting! And I'm sure there will be enough children to pair those quilts with and they will make them very happy.
Mary Anne
2/22/2023 05:58:08 pm
All those motifs look like fun and I'm sure you'll use them over and over. 2/22/2023 07:52:30 pm
those are cute quilts and the quilting looks good for them too
Gene Black
2/23/2023 07:04:00 am
On that third quilt, I saw dogwood blossoms immediately.
patty
2/23/2023 08:24:20 am
Those quilts are so cute! The kids are going to love them! What a great way to get quilts made for a wonderful cause and get some practice in with your quilting. 2/23/2023 08:38:39 am
Great finishes, and your quilting is wonderful. I need more freehand practice. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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