The humble HST is my favorite quilt block. So simple, yet it can be arranged in so many ways to make complex designs! The top I've been working on is made from a fat quarter bundle of "Shine" by Red Rooster Fabric. I am ashamed to admit, I can't figure out who sent me this bundle. (*hides face in hands*) I remember getting it, I remember reading the letter and writing an email back, but my notes from that time period just say things like "fabric" or "box of goodies", not specific enough. My notes HAVE gotten better since then. So, if you sent me these fabrics, THANK YOU, and please comment or email me so I can give you credit!
This was actually the first fat quarter bundle I've ever gotten to play with. I've always considered them too expensive to buy. It was fun and so easy to make a top from the coordinated fabrics, and I still have the panel and a few FQs left to make another top!
Covered in Love has been so blessed by donations from quilters, I want you all to see what each other have going on! For purposes of the linky, I'm going to define "charity" really generally. If you're sewing a quilt for you co-worker's mom with cancer or your friend's uncle who lost his home, that totally counts! Anything you're sewing out of the goodness of your heart for someone outside you immediate circle of family and friends.
Some Quilt Charities:
Books and a Blanket - quilts for needy children in central Texas, promoting literacy
Covered in Love - quilts for mourning families
Kennel Quilts - small quilts for animals in need
Margaret's Hope Chest - several programs for children and adults
My Very Own Blanket - quilts for children in foster care
Ovarian Cancer Quilt Project - quilts auctioned to raise money for cancer research
Project Linus - quilts for children in the hospital
Quilts Beyond Borders - quilts for poor children around the world
Quilts for Kids - quilts for abused and ill children
Quilts of Valor - quilts for veterans
Threading Hope - children and families in poverty and war torn countries
Victoria's Quilts - quilts for cancer patients
Wrap-a-Smile - quilts for children treated for cleft palate on medical missions
Wrap Them in Love - quilts for children
If you know of any that need added to the list let me know!
I have a few fat quarter bundles. For me they are great, as I have no sense of putting fabrics together. They are just so hard to untie!
ReplyDeleteAre those tiny little owls? It's fun to work with a FQ bundle, but you're right, they can be expensive! Sometimes I find a good deal on eBay, though, and then I indulge.
ReplyDeleteHey, Kat, I linked up the H2H final linky so folks could get some awesome inspiration - hope that's ok! There are so many beautiful quilts this year!!
ReplyDeletePS If it's not ok, feel free to delete my link! xoxo