Two More Finishes

 I was quite productive this week and finished sewing on the binding for two more Covered In Love Quilts.

This is the second Red, White and Blue quilt I have shared.  You can see the first one here.  I believe these blocks were all made last summer.  I think Kat mentioned that these were the last of the blocks from that block drive.

A bright red backing and bright blue binding finished everything off nicely.  

Here is another finish.  I think this one is my favorite.  I love the mix of different sized stars with the framed blocks.  The colors in this quilt are more toward the Americana - lots of creams and tans in place of the white.

I quilted it all over with some simple swirls.

I don't know if you know this but every Covered in Love quilt gets a label.  I always add the label to the backing before I quilt it.

I am now working on sewing the bindings on the sunflower quilts.  I have everything quilted at this point. I guess there are a few movies in my future as I sit and sew.

But this weekend is supposed to be fairly warm and sunny here.  I had a big load of soil delivered so I will be behind a shovel for the next few days.

....and I am excited about it!

Hope you have something fun planned for your weekend too.

 

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Connecting Threads has just announced two new Block of the Month projects. 

 It is really hard to pick a favorite!

Hands2Help Quilt Drive

 Today I just want to remind everyone that the Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge has begun!

Every year the wonderful Sarah over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict holds an event where hundreds of quilts get donated to charities.  It is an event that I have participated in for years.    

You can read more about the event here.

I think this event is a great way to use your scraps to create a fun quilt.  This is a simple quilt I made using a rainbow of colors.  The zig zag blocks are made with 2.5" strips.

This is one I made using a bunch of leftover 2.5" binding strips to make some 16 patch blocks.  once I ran out of strips, I dug in my scraps and made some simple four patches.

Quilts don't have to be elaborate to bring comfort to someone.  In fact, I think it is more important they are a bright and colorful.

And if you don't want to start from scratch, I was just contact by Erin over My Patchwork Life who has an abundance of blocks listed on her blog that you can adopt, assemble and donate a quilt.  

Easy Peasy!

You will be seeing some of my quilts for the event soon.  I think you have until June to get them finished but I like to get a head start....hoping maybe I can finish one or two more than initially planned.

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Oh Scrap! : Rainbow Scrap Challenge

 I separate my green scraps in two baskets - one for greens and one for those I would describe as lime.  I decided to focus on both bins this month.  I think Angela may call green again this year but I am thinking I will be onto new quilts by then.

This week I worked on cutting and sewing up the HRTs (Half Rectangular Triangles) for one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  I am making these blocks quite big - I think they finish about 4 x 8".  So I have to dig through my scraps to find bits that are big enough.

I am using the Creative Grids Perfect Rectangle Ruler.  They make the assemble of these blocks so easy!  I have used it in the past on this fun quilt.

Here are all the blocks I have completed.  I think this measures about 40 by 50" if I sewed it all together.  I want it a bit bigger and I think I will donate it in the Hands2Help quilt drive. (BTW - You can still sign up for the event here.)

By the time I add some blue, orange, turquoise and maybe a few brown, I should have enough to complete this quilt.  As soon as I finish my postage stamp quilt, I will focus on completing this one.

Here is the design wall right now behind my longarm.  I still need to do my green lego blocks and my green Two Bits blocks (not shown).  I will be sewing them up this next week.

I have decided to abandon the Full Stop RSC blocks.  I think the blocks are a lot of fun, but I just have too many quilts around the house.  I can't make them all :)

Happy Spring!

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