Little britches and little dresses

I decided to make some little britches for boys to go with the little dresses for Africa. Then, a friend from my quilt guild dropped off 39 more little dresses and said there would be still more coming.
I'm just about done piecing the top for my sister's quilt then I have to do borders and it will be ready for machine quilting. Woo Hoo!!!

For My Sister

This is my latest big project and it is for my sweet sister. It is a double nine patch done is 30's reproduction fabrics with a different solid in the middle of the 3" nine patch blocks. Obviously, I am no where near done but at least it is almost half done. My quilt guild is asking the members to make comfort quilts to be taken to Scott Air Force base so I need to get going on that too. My Frayed Edges group made some blocks and donated some orphans so I need to put them together.Several years ago, I won these churn dash blocks in a drawing at guild so I finally got them put together. The quilt will be donated to Project Linus. I've been looking through my kits and UFOs to find more quick projects because I have a short attention span right now and have also been having a lot of back pain so I can't sit very long at a time. I tell you what, getting old is not for the faint of heart.

Still Working on UFOs

You would think that by now I would have made a bit more progress on UFOs but, no, I still have quite a way to go. I have two done that I had submitted to my Frayed Edges group and one new project that was the result of a class given by Cath Evans of Quilt In A Day. This first one I called "Crazy Mixed-up Crayon Kids". It started out as a panel of different body parts that were colored with crayons, cut apart and then mixed up and sewn back together. I think I'll give it to my church so they can hang it in the nursery. It's bright and cheerful and just plain fun!


This is the top for the quilt class with Cath Evans. The Hope of Hartford block is much easier than I thought it would be and the ribbon border was amazingly simple.


This last picture is my son's quilt (minus the borders and everything else). The blocks are from a drawing plus a bunch more.

I have two more UFOs ready to be set into rows and then the rows sewn together so I'd better get going. Need to oil Felicia Featherweight before I start. She gets thirsty.

Littlle Dresses for Africa

I found the neatest site for making dresses to send to Africa for the little girls who have very little of anything. The address is www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/. There are very good instructions for making the dresses from lengths of fabric or pillowcases. Since I have a boat load of fabric, I'm using it. I made the one above using 1/4" elastic at the neckline and double fold bias tape at the arm holes and for the ties also. It goes together quickly and would be a great project for a group or guild. Why not give it a try.

Better late than never

Woo hoo!! I finally got all of the Patchabilities wall hangings done!! It has taken longer than I thought it would but persistence pays off. I can't believe they are complete (except for labels). We are going to be going back to Illinois in a couple of weeks so I needed to have these for my Frayed Edges challenge. I really haven't accomplished as much as I thought I would; let me see - these small wallhangings, a dozen cancer caps, 11 receiving blankets for Project Linus, 24 blocks for a quilt for my son, crocheted a couple of scarves (now that the weather is getting warm), 24 neck coolers for the troops that have to be finished at home and intend to make some pillowcases for ConKerr Cancer. If you don't know about this organization please go to: www.ConKerrCancer.org and see what they are all about.

working on UFOs

Well, my friends and I have issued a challenge to each other to see who can finish the most projects this year. I have gotten a few more done since I've been in FL this month. The one above is so cute, I had to do it first. The rest are for a future post. Since I have a limited amount of space in which to work, I brought small projects and am having a ball doing them. The patterns are from Patchabilities and, hopefully, your LQS carries them. I have a hanger for miniature quilts at home and now I will be able to change them out each season.

Will post more photos as I get the projects are finished.

Two more done

Well, well, I now have two more projects done for my Frayed Edges challenge. It sure makes me happy that I am finally getting some more UFOs finished. The top one is from a Carol Doak class which I took through my quilt guild and is called "Fire and Ice". The bottom one is a Christmas table topper that I made for a display at the quilt shop where I used to work. Wow, that one is pretty old! Right now I'm working on a quilt for Project Linus for their Camp COCO project. Camp COCO is a summer camp for children with cancer and the blankets need to have some kind of outdoor/camping theme. I really love doing this for them.
I need to get busy deciding what I'm taking to Florida to work on. I have a limited amount of space in the trunk of the car so I need to choose wisely. We were working at getting his mother's house cleaned out today. There is still a lot of stuff but we have it pretty much divided up. His sister in Missouri is getting a bit more than she planned, I think, because if we didn't know what to do with something we said "Give it to Lily";-)

I think it's about time to go to bed now. My back hurts from lifting boxes of "stuff". Adios