Charity Quilts

Our group of ladies, the Country Quilters, has taken on a charity quilt project for the month of January.  We have a local pregnancy crisis center that expressed the need for baby blankets.  Many times young girls are on their own and/or in poverty and may depend on second hand clothes and accessories.  We decided that every baby needs a brand new, handmade, quilted-with-love baby quilt! Sue generously donated fabric, backing and batting...we just provided the time and, of course, the love!  I can't wait to see all the finished baby quilts. I'll post pics later. Two years ago our group volunteered to make quilts for children's hospitals through the Quilts For Kids project.  Click here http://www.quiltsforkids.org/ to read about this worthwhile project.  They provide the fabric and pattern. You provide the batting, complete the quilt and return it to Quilts for Kids for distribution. Click on the section "Volunteer" for information on helping with this project.

Awesome App!

Today I came across and downloaded an awesome Android app (not sure if it is the iTunes store or not but will check on that later.) It is called QuiltCalc and it has 8 different calculators related to quilting. There is one for determining how many blocks of a given size can be cut from a specific yardage, one for determining how much binding (both straight grain and bias) can be cut from a given fabric amount, one that can calculate and determine the size of the square piece you'll need to cut in order to create set-in triangles, plus five more! Can't wait to use these. Go check it out in the GooglePlay store!

It has been way too long since I have posted to my blog. It's time to apologize and take the bull by the horns! I have no excuse for staying away for over a year, but I'm ready to tackle blogging again and I hope you will join me. Since I last posted, lots of things have happened. Last post...daughter was getting married...two years later...I'm sewing on a regular basis for Rosalie Faith(due in March!) I still sew for my other granddaughters...latest projects for them was a Frozen themed quilt and a baby doll miniature quilt with matching pillow. Here are some pics of projects for Rosalie's nursery. The rocking chair was an online yard sale find...$10! Nasty cushions, so I found a nice heavy fabric on a remnant table...total was $15 for five yards (enough to cover all cushions and the footstool plus leftovers.) The nursery theme is sock monkeys and Hobby Lobby had tons of sock monkey fleece and cotton. So, (or should I say "sew"?)-blankets, pillow, hat, and burp cloths, have been made. There are a few more items on the list for using up the sock monkey fabric. I also finished a really nice heart applique baby quilt that I started long before she was even a twinkle in her daddy's eye. As for my quilting world...Sew Sue's Fabric Shop where I taught quilting classes has closed. Sue relocated all of her machines, (including a nice long-arm) to an out-building at their house. The Country Quilters still meet there once a week. I will be teaching "Mexican Stars" during February. I will post pics of the projects as we go along. I also spent quite a bit of time organizing and sorting fabric. I bought some large storage boxes and consolidated smaller boxes to better utilize my space. My next BIG sewing room project is to clean out the closet and move my other crafting supplies from the laundry room to the sewing room. More on that one later.