Brrrr!

   

Happy Friday, quilters! I hope you're all staying warm! We've been having a cold snap here in Texas. The kitties and I are taking advantage of heating pads and electric blankets to stay cozy.  

The two quilts in today's post were tops sent in by Donna. Volunteer Pam did the quilting on this large Scrappy Trips quilt with vintage fabrics.

This smaller top of Donna's I quilted on my machine. I like the winter-y fabrics and it will make a good wheelchair lap quilt. 

Thanks to Donna and Pam! Don't miss out on the CiL block drive going on now, links below.

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1600 so far! The Jan-March block drive is live now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved. 

 Linking to Finished or Not Friday

Tops by Becky {Merry Christmas!}

Merry Christmas, quilters! I hope you've all had a lovely holiday and are warm and snug. This week I have several tops donated by Becky. These first couple were quilted by Pam. I love the bold fabrics and how saturated the colors are.

Becky has a knack for choosing simple patterns and bold fabrics that really sing together.

Pam did a great job quilting this one with a stipple in the white spaces so that the texture enhances the design. 

Lastly, a really LARGE top of Becky's that I sent to Sundance to be quilted. I chose a pretty interlocking sort of geometric design.  Thank you to Becky, Pam, and Sundance!

2024 is coming to an end and I cannot believe it's 2025 already! CiL turns 10 years old in 2025! I will be resuming the Covered in Love block drives in January, so keep an eye out for that post soon. 

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Kathys & Co.

top by Kathy B, quilted by Dee

Happy Friday, quilters! This Friday I bring you a selection of tops made by two different Kathys and quilted by 4 volunteer quilters. 

top by Kathy B, quilted by Jenny

I was busy this weekend packing and shipping tops to quilters.  It inspired me to get busy myself and I have quilted 9 tops so far and plan to do 2 more tonight. 

Jenny S. did a lovely job quilting Kathy's big 16 patch with a feathery motif. For the top she used a multi color thread that perfectly complements the color scheme. I tried to get a good pic but it's much clearer in real life.

I love the backing choice and the multicolored binding. Great collab between these ladies.

top by Kathy B, quilted by Wendy

Last top from Kathy B., another 16 patch with a cute flamingo backing. 

We've been having a lot of strong thunderstorms here, lots of trees down and power out.  My little area has been quite fortunate, with the worst of it going just south of use repeatedly.  In between storms it's hot and muggy, I had to keep wiping the condensation off my camera lens when I took these pictures. I hope it's safe and dry where you all live. 

top by Kathy S, quilted by Pam

Kathy S. made this top with a block similar to the potato chip blocks we have in the block drive right now. 

Pam did a wonderful job with both of these scrappy quilts, giving them a cozy stipple.  Since 2020 Pam has quilted (and often also assembled) over 50 quilts for CiL!

top by Kathy S, quilted by Pam

Massive thank you to Pam, Jenny, Dee, Wendy, Kathy S. and Kathy B. I truly couldn't do this without all your help.

Pretty pretty Sundae checking out the high spot.

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1500 so far! The April-June block drive is live now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.

 

 Linking to Finished or Not Friday

Scrap Bin Geese Wrap Up!

At long last we have the wrap up of the Sept/Oct 2022 block drive with Scrap Bin Geese blocks! This was the last block drive before we went on our hiatus. CiL's wonderful volunteer quilters have been working very hard to get us caught up.  Linda assembled and quilted the first quilt, photographed on the swing.

Pam did the assembly and quilting on this quilt. There were 6 quilts from this drive in total and you can see the others here and here.  This was based on a quilt my do. Good Stitches circle did a long time ago which you can see here. It looks quite different because the Good Stitches quilts uses a solid white background.

Thanks to everyone who contributed and contributes to keep CiL running!

The latest development in cat-news is this suction cup birdfeeder I got for the kitchen window. I'm not sure if it's more entertainment or frustration for the kitties.

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1400 so far! The April-June block drive is live now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.

 

 Linking to Finished or Not Friday

Priscilla's Tops

Happy Friday, quilters! Priscilla has been one of CiL's longest running supporters. She's sent in many tops over the years. This week I have three of her awesome tops which were finished by our amazing quilters. 

This simple block made of batik fabrics is cheery and cozy and absolutely huge. As you can see, it barely fit on the swing at all. Both this quilt and the next are in the 100" sq range.

A similarly simple block in a completely different palette makes for an equally cozy quilt. These two enormous quilts were both quilted by Wendy on her longarm. 

Last up, this is also quite a large quilt, it's only small by comparison to the other two. I love the border design. Pam did the quilting on this one and I really like the block. Might make for a fun block drive one day?

Thank you so much, ladies!

Screen doors and Sunday morning sunshine

  Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1400 so far! The April-June block drive is live now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.

 

 Linking to Finished or Not Friday

Jocelyn's Tops

Happy Friday, quilters! This weekend I have several quilt tops that were sent in by Jocelyn and finished by a few different quilters. Pam did the quilting on this absolutely massive card trick quilt. This photo really doesn't do justice to the size of it!

Next Dee quilted this very pretty, soft, flowery pink quilt. It's a little bit hard to make out the quilting pattern, but maybe you can see it in the photo below. It's a large flower motif with leaves.

The rest of these were quilted by Linda, starting with the small masculine quilt. Outdoorsy hunting and fishing novelty fabrics will be perfect for an older man.

Next up, this very cozy quilt is made from flannel. (I'm especially grateful that I didn't have to quilt this one! Flannel is so cozy, but so heavy to manhandle.)

Close ups of some of the fabric textures. I think this quilt was my favorite of the batch. 

And lastly, another pretty, feminine, pink, floral quilts. It's a little difficult to photograph such soft colors, but click on the photo to make it larger and look at the details. 

Thank you so much, ladies, for your beautiful work!

Sundae

 Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1400 so far! The April-June block drive is live now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.

 

 Linking to Finished or Not Friday

Beth's Quilt Tops

GE Designs "Two Timer" in barn raising layout

Happy Friday quilters! Today's three quilt tops were all sent in by long-time supporter Beth T. These first two were quilted by Dee on her longarm.

This quilt was actually originally the backing to the one above, but we both felt it was too complex and would make a nice quilt on its own. 

Dee rustled up some muslin to back it with and quilted it with an autumnal motif.  Beth must have a beautiful stash because she always has the most well-coordinated tops. 

Beth makes a lot of her quilts with free patterns from GE Designs. All of these are from "Two Timer". Beth included a note that this last quilt was also originally intended to be a backing, but took on a life of its own.

Pam did a lovely job quilting this top up and getting it all done. Three cozy quilts ready for the hospital, thanks ladies!

Shenanigans on the catio

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1400 so far! The April-June block drive is live now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.

 

 Linking to Finished or Not Friday