Showing posts with label EDQG donation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label EDQG donation. Show all posts

Monday, June 16, 2025

Odds into quilts. . .

My guild considers me the one to take all sorts of orphans blocks, donated fabric and scraps and "make something" from them. I love the challenges yet sometimes they are like squirrels running through my house. 

One helpful book from the library gives me new ideas, so I ordered the book and now like working on all these odds even more. The book is called, "The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guide to Creating, Quilting & Living Courageously" by Sherri Lynn Wood. For me, worth every penny. I had it in a day because our city has a few Am. . . warehouses in the outskirts and they are enormous and many items can be delivered in a few hours. If you like making orphan blocks from your scraps, you will love this book.

Also just found a link to an exhibit of the results of an online mystery quilt event. Many of the quilts must have followed the color selections for the pattern as there are dozens the same, but those who picked their own colors make this LINK a delight to see what color changes can do and how creative quilters can be. Check it out!

I've not had time to take pictures, but have lots hanging about the studio waiting for me to focus on that little task. Soon.... Nag me. . . please.

 

 


Friday, April 16, 2021

Finishing up a donation

The quilt guild in our city has a 'community' division where members can donate quilts to various organizations that help out people in need. We are not able to get together and sew because of the Covid regulations, but we do have contact through ZOOM etc. 

Last time I was at a 'Community Services'  meeting (seems ages), I took home a bunch of little blocks someone donated. She didn't want to finish them, even included the pattern. A few were sewn into bigger blocks, but most were about 4" square. It didn't take long to put them together as the quilt is not large, about 33" x 56" with the border (I supplied the fabric for it, and the backing and batting) 

First, I have to say doing this is risky. Not everyone matches points or has the same 1/4" seam allowances. I've never met the lady who donated these blocks, but hats off to her... what a delight to put these together without hardly any issues. They fit!

Now it is on my longarm. I'll post a picture of the finish. I'm quilting around the light areas and haven't yet figured out what to do with the darks. Any suggestions would be helpful!  😀