Oh My Stars! Block Drive Wrap-up

Hello! It's the weekend again and I'm posting the wrap up for the July Red, White, and Blue Stars block drive.   You guys made a dozen great patriotic quilts for Covered in Love.

The last 6 quilts from the drive are here. You can see the first 6 on a previous post here.

I gathered all the blocks with something in the corners to make a sort of "Irish Chain" effect

 My apologies for the slightly dreary looking photos. It's been a overcast and raining in Texas for months. In fact, these were actually done before I left for Christmas, but I never got anything close enough to sun to photograph them. 

The top three of these were assembled and quilted by me, the bottom three were done by Kathy.

Thank you to everyone who sent in blocks! The first 6 quilts were already taken to the hospital and these will follow soon.

This is one of my favorite drives because of the wide variety of blocks and how appreciated these quilts are by patients and families.

I love the secondary pattern created by the white spaces in the quilt above.

Of course, here's your obligatory kitten photo. They are extremely close sleepers and keep me quite warm at night!

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 400 so far! The Jan/Feb drive is going on now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.

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

Red, White, and Blue All Over

The first 6 (out of 12) quilts from the summer Oh My Stars! block drive are done and ready to deliver to the hospital for Covered in Love.

All six of these were pieced and quilted by my wonderful, life-saving quilter Kathy.  She's going for sainthood, I believe ;)

Great backings for these came from many sources, but largely from Sandra.  So many interesting backings with great large scale prints.

One of the chaplains was telling me again recently how often families connect to the backings of quilts. There was one woman who was passing who had been a longtime subscriber to "Birds and Blooms" magazine and was given a quilt with a backing of half bird fabric and half flowers! The family was so touched.

Thank you, as always, for your kindness, generosity, and continual support for Covered in Love :)

50 different quilters sent in blocks for the July/August block drive.  The final 6 quilts are all in various stages of completion and should be ready to go pretty soon.

These patriotic quilts are always especially meaningful to the many hospitalized veterans and their families. 

And if course, you need a kitten picture! They are 8 weeks now. BIG photo post all about them here.

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 400 so far! The Nov/Dec drive is going on now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.

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

July-August "Oh My Stars" Block Drive

....And we're back! I'm refreshed and ready to go after taking the last 2 months off from block drive.  It's time to dive back in with the 3rd annual "Oh My Stars!" block drive!

This block drive will run until the end of August. Blocks should be:

• red, white, and/or blue
• 12.5" unfinished
• something you would call a star (or stars)

These patriotic star quilts are some of our most popular, which is why I continue to do it year after year. Many of these quilts go to veterans, so they are especially meaningful.

You can look at quilts from the previous drives here and here to get ideas. Also you can check out the original block drive post for a list of some patterns here.

Like all of our block drives, these blocks will be made into quilts to benefit "Covered in Love" which gives quilts to patients dying in the hospital. Families get to take these quilts home to help them mourn and remember their loved one. Anyone can participate and make as few or as many blocks as you like. Email CoveredinLoveTx@gmail.com or comment (make sure you aren't a "noreply" blogger) for the address.  Covered in Love is a 501(c)3 charity, so if you would like a tax receipt just let me know.

The two block drives so far this year produced enough blocks for 47 quilts! They aren't all done yet, but well on the way.  I'm excited to see what we will make together this time!