Hands 2 Help 2018. . . .my quilts

Sarah, who blogs at Confessions of a Fabric Addict does a wonderful job every year of rounding up quilters to make quilts for charities.


Each year she provides at least 3 charities through her blog. . . .plus she now provides information for Canadian quilters of a charity. . . .but she also mentions that quilters can pick a charity of their own choosing.


I have been excited to take part in Hands2Help for several years.


This year I am sending out two quilts:


This quilt will be going to Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo.


The pattern is by Meadow Mist Designs and was very easy to do.


The "crazy" fabric in the center of the boxes was a challenge fabric that I received through a Delphi Forum quilt group that I belong to.  We had a limited amount of fabric. . . .so limited that one of the small squares had to be pieced in 2 places to get a big enough piece! 


I machine quilted it on my Nolting Fun Quilter 17. . . .meandering in the yellow sections and doing "special" stitches in the boxes. 


Using a variegated thread that had the colors of the challenge fabric seems to have toned down that bright, bright yellow to a more manageable color.

My second quilt:

This is being donated to Little Lambs Foundation for Kids.

I am not sure what the pattern is. . . . to be honest I found the top, batting, backing and binding all together in one of my "infamous" tote boxes in the basement sewing area.  And, I don't remember making it . . . . although I have enough 1930's reproduction fabrics to choke a horse.  LOL

This quilt was quilted using a meander with an off white thread on the top and bottom.

I just need to get the binding done on the quilts and they will be out the door no later than Friday.

I hope that these quilts will bring some sense of comfort to those that receive them.

Check out Sarah's "round up" blog post here to see what other quilters have done.

In peace and pieces,

Sherry

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