Parade of Small Quilts

These are the 10 table mats/small quilts

that will be auctioned off this weekend

at a ladies retreat.

I've shared about them as I worked on them 

these past few weeks and months.

Here they are ALL TOGETHER!!!

I had LOTS of fun making them!

Plus...

I enjoyed having a finished "quilt" 

in a shorter amount of TIME!!

I used ONLY fabric I already owned..

and tried to include a few seasonal choices.

Which one is YOUR favorite??

I think I like the heart one BEST.

:)

Monday Making

Little orphans are becoming

Little quilts at my house these days.

I received quite a few orphan blocks 

a couple of years ago (has it been that long???)

and I'm STILL working at getting them 

Finished UP!

Most of them became charity quilts...

but I few blocks didn't quite FIT in.

These little quilts will be part of an auction.

They will be the centerpieces at a retreat/conference.

We'll eat our meals around these pretty little quilts.

:)

Thanks go to all the SWEET quilters

who sent me these lovely gems.

My goal is 12.

I'm up to 6

and I have until April.

Yeah! I think I"ll make it in plenty of time!

Although.....as you can see....

these guys are not DONE!

Knowing ME....

I'll wait until the very last minute to get the bindings on.

At that point I will have to DIG again to FIND

the right fabric!!!!

LOL!

I love all of them!

These table toppers would also make GREAT doll quilts!

Some of these little quilts are STRETCHING me.

I learned how to add PRAIRIE points!!!

It's always a good thing to LEARN something new.

;)

This is for when I'm NOT at the sewing machine.

I'll make a little progress today while I sit 

and watch Downton Abbey on PBS...  :)

The kids have been wearing the HATS I gave them for Christmas!

Made me want to make some MORE.

;)

Friday

I'm a little late to the finish it up Friday party.

I JUST made it outside to take a photo before I lost the sunlight!

:)

It was GREAT to get this ALL done today.

When you have a GOAL...

It sure is nice to get to the finish line......

Even when there are unforseen curves in the road!

;)

I've quilted it simply with lines

and will go back now

SLOWLY

and add some BIG red stitches BY HAND!

 

So....

technically

NOT done.

Close enough, don't ya think?

I scoured my 2 1/2" strip drawer

and found the LAST few REDS to bind this with.

Red and white.

That classic combo we ALL love!!!

 

This cuddly quilt measures 53"x57"

and will be auctioned off soon

to support a friend's daughter

heading to Canada on a year long

missions trip.

 

One fun fact about this quilt:

A few years ago I inherited

a bag of OLD cloth bandage strips

rolled up and sewn tight to be sent to

missionaries.

They were probably made in the 50's or 60's.

I was able to add some to this quilt!

I love the way old things made with love and care

can be added to some of the things we make TODAY!!!!

It's almost like they were WAITING patiently

for their turn to be made into something special!!!

 

 

 

 

Tables need quilts too

Remember last year when I used orphan blocks to make quilts?

This year I'm taking the few that remain...

and turning them into table toppers.

(This one includes someone's paper pieced blocks in the middle...

and some 3" squares from my 3" scrap drawer.

I LOVE my little square drawers!!)

 

It's a project for an upcoming retreat.

The table toppers will be auctioned off.

 

I happen to LOVE this one.

Maybe it will be "forgotten" at home.

;)

This one's a little bit bigger.

I made these blocks a long time ago

as I BEGAN making a QUILT!!

 

I did start a quilt.

Sometimes that's ALL that happens.

LOL!

 

Now these fun blocks will find a home on someone's TABLE!

A happy ending

for some quilt blocks that THOUGHT they'd been LONG forgotten.

 

My goal is to make 10-12 of these....by April 10!

When I'm ALL DONE...

I'll have a little show and tell.

:)

In the PINK.

I didn't realize how much PINK was hiding the scrap basket!

Whoa!!....

There's a lot pink going on in there, huh?

Of course...I added a bunch of other colors!

 blues, reds, greens....

The backing is a linen given to me recently.

Isn't it GREAT?????

I love the feel of it!

Can't go WRONG with a classic:

Cross-hatch quilting.

This quilt will be in an fundraising silent auction next Saturday.

Wish HER luck!

She wants to be LOVED to death!!!

Don't ALL quilts????