Thursday, December 3, 2015

October's String Quilts: The First of Many

Happy Friday! I have more Covered in Love block drive quilts to show off!  Back in October I asked for 10" foundation pieced string blocks and you responded in force!  These four are the first of eight quilts (yes, 8!) to come from those blocks.


Most of these quilts are 50"x70", perfect size for a hospital bed or a couch (the one with yellow centers is bigger). The blocks were made by more than 20 quilters! I quilted two of these, one with a zig-zag going against the grain of the strings, the second got a big stipple.  The other two were long-arm quilted by the wonderful Annie McHugs!


So many fun fabrics, so much variety, so much to look at!  Below is a quilt top that came to me already completed, with yellow middle strings to pull the whole thing together.  A few of the tops I sorted by color or tone, but the first few I made were just a complete mishmash.


Thank you to Nancy, Teri, Rhonda, Dee Dee, Summer, Tish, Valerie, Susan, Melanie, Kati, Dhia, Johanna, Margaret, Mina, Ann, Amanda, Barbara W., Barbara A, Jeanice, Tricia and the ladies of the Tyler Modern Guild, and I know there are a few more I missed!


The December block drive post is up now if you want to participate this month! Remember, these quilts, over 30 so far, go to the families of patients who pass away in the hospital. These comfort quilts really do mean a lot to families on one of the worst days of their lives.


Linking to Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it Friday.

10 comments:

  1. Wow!! What awesome , beautiful quilts.
    Always fun to see the end results Not sure where u find the time to do all this quilting Kat .. You are Superwoman for sure��

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  2. Oh my, beautiful! I do love the look of string quilts but have never made one. Kudos to you and all the contributors!

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  3. So very happy to be able to help!

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  4. What a great quilt, so many bright colors.

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  5. Those turned out SEW well!!! They are sure to brighten a sad day.

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  6. Wow - what an amazing quilt!!! It's just wonderful that people responded with such enthusiasm that you have enough for 8 quilts. I have just become a local co-ordinator for Project Linus in the UK and love the idea that you ask for a certain block each month. I was wondering if you would mind if I 'borrowed' the idea over here in the UK? Please?!

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  7. Love how these are turning out!

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  8. oh, wow, they look fantastic! It looks like they were planned to go together, the colors are all so warm. Great job!

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  9. Wow! Wow! Wow! Those look amazing! 8 quilts

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