Quilty Friends

Happy Friday once again, quilters! I think Spring is officially here. The daffodils are blooming and the trees and budding. My allergies are going crazy :)

All the tops in this post were sent in by three quilty friends from Illinois who live in the same city and enjoy sewing together.  Beth T began sending blocks and tops to me first, back in 2020.  This first top of hers is the pattern "Strip Joints" by GE Designs. 

I got these tops quilted during a burst of productivity recently.  My quilting machine was humming and there were batting fluff-bunnies on all the corners.  This pattern is "Straight and Narrow" Jordan Fabrics. 

Beth also sent in several of these "Charm Quilt on Point" pattern tops made with charm packs. The pattern is by Missouri Star Quilt Company. 

Since the pattern makes a square quilt Beth adds her own rows of checkerboard squares to make it rectangular, for a cozier quilt size!

Beth usually sends along binding to match her tops, and sometimes backing as well, which are both a big help to me. 

I'm not sure what fabric line this is, but I thought the colors were really sweet. 

But I told you this was a story about 3 quilty friends. After Beth had been sending in blocks and tops for a while her friend Holly joined in. They often share postage and load up a box together.  

Holly also made a version of the "Strip Joints" pattern in a different colorway and it looks completely different! 

Then most recently their friend Ginny joined in with blocks and tops.  So now I get boxes with notes and donations from all three! She made this top that looks like layer cakes split with white strips.

Ginny said her friend had made this top and she added the rainbow border.  It looks like a disappearing hourglass block with a few odd blocks thrown in?

As you probably know, I keep a spread sheet of names, addresses, and email addresses of people who donate-- for charity paperwork purposes and also so I can send out Christmas Cards. I'm surprised at how many of you live in the same town as other CiL contributors, or at least very nearby! It makes me wonder if you know each other as these Illinois friends do, or if it's just a coincidence.  

You might have an online quilt-friend who lives just down the road and not know it!

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 900 so far! During March/April we are supporting the Hands2Help Challenge instead of our normal block drive.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved. 

Linking to  Confessions of a Fabric Addict and Finished or Not Friday