A Mystery Quilt

Happy Friday, quilters! The weather here is divine! Texas is enjoying our one month of Fall per year. Just as well I can leave my windows open since my AC/heat is broken again.

This first quilt was sent in quite a while back anonymously and I never have found out who it came from.  It's very pretty and I love the birds in the quilting. Do any of you recognize this one? 

Next up, two tops Jeanine sent in with backings and even batting that I was able to quickly finish up.  Both of them have scrappy fabrics that will be great for a man.

The kitties always enjoy the boxes that get shipped here and this one in particular has been getting heavy use, along with the crinkly packing paper. We're rapidly approaching my favorite time of the year and I feel refreshed and renewed. Wishing the same for all of you!  

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Orphan block quilts for comfort

Hello, friends! Louise here with more of the great orphan blocks that you've donated. First we have Priscilla's fun crumb blocks. 

I sashed them in purple and added a townhouse border print. One of the great things about super scrappy blocks like this is that any color works for sashing. Why not choose purple?

This next quilt was made with these lovely, low contrast sampler blocks sent in by an anonymous donor.

The colors are so soft and pretty! I added darker sashing and borders to make the blocks stand out. I was tickled to find just the right pale pink in my stash for the cornerstones.

The third quilt is the "Texas Twister" pattern in blue, yellow and pink. The fabrics arrived on my doorstep all cut out into the wonky "twister" shapes so it was just a matter of stitching them all together.

The center squares are reproductions of vintage hankies with Texas maps on them. So fun! And I think the background fabric is Texas bluebells?

The original pattern was intended to be much larger, so I used all the extra precut fabrics on the back.

And finally, here's a bold red, white and black quilt. It started with the group of blocks in the lower left. They were created and donated by Kelly and arrived all sewn together. 

The remaining blocks were clearly part of a block of the month kit and arrived partially finished. The kit included fabrics for different sizes of blocks, so I added borders to bring them all up to the same size. I think they play nicely with Kelly's section.

Many thanks to Kelly, Priscilla, and everyone else who donated these super blocks! Linking up to Finished or Not Friday.

Pretty Quilt and Pretty Cats

Often when Linda returns a box of block-drive quilts she has long-armed she will include at least one of her own quilts. I especially loved the creative quilting on this one. 

This border is awesome, with the curves intersecting the straight lines and the tiny feathers in the green border. 

Linda does all this with programming on a computerized machine. It's not the same as free motion but still very impressive to me. 

I wanted to remind everyone that Cynthia has a block drive going right now with bright kids blocks. I am thinking that CiL might have a block drive in January. Don't hold me to that, but fingers crossed. 

It's still pretty hot here, in the 90s during the day, but it's finally cooling off at night and I can sleep with my windows open. It's starting to smell like Fall. I did visit Portland a couple weeks ago and the weather was wonderful. 

I thought you would like to see some updates on Mama Squeaky's kittens who were born in the spring.  

The two female kittens went together to one of my coworkers and I get regular updates. They are farm cats and much loved by her children.

Here is a photo of one of the boy kittens, the wild little man who was half white/half orange. As you can see he's settled right in with his new kitty family. 

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A parade of finishes

 

Hello, friends! I'm back to share a few more of your orphan pieces that were donated to Covered in Love. First up is this bold, modern quilt in all solid fabrics. The pattern is called "Lofty" and all the blocks were sent in by one of you. I can't recall if they were already sewn into rows, or just a big pile of blocks?

I stitched up the top, found this cool backing in coordinating colors, and quilted it up with parallel lines. I think it's quite handsome, don't you?

Next is another modern piece. This one was precut by Christine, using fabrics that look like they are from a single line. The hand on these is sooo soft and silky!

Both backing and binding are this stripe donated by someone else, and the colors are a perfect match. I quilted big swoopy curves in each rectangle to keep the modern vibe going.

The third quilt was made almost entirely by Cyndy. She donated the center section of pieced hearts, plus all the bonus HSTs. I added a little cream sashing and a border to bring it up to size.

Aren't those heart just so sweet? The perfect design for covering someone in love!

I think I used every scrap of turquoise and orange I had for the pieced backing. Good to use those up!

And finally, I present this super cool kaleidoscope quilt. Christine cut the hundreds of precise triangles necessary for this pattern, carefully pinned each matching set of six together, and donated all the coordinating fabrics.

I just love how the underlying fabric of flowers and butterflies became these abstract, swirling hexagons! I never would have had the patience to make all those exacting cuts, so many thanks to Christine for her hard prep work.

Thank you to everyone who donates fabric and blocks to Covered in Love. And big thanks to Kat for running the whole show and graciously taking the photos of my finished pieces.

Strings and Patriotism

Happy Friday, Quilters! Another week has gone by and I have some more completed quilts sent in by CiL supporters. 

Erin sent in these two wild scrappy string quilts. These remind me of the block drive we did in Jan 2020.

Mina is a frequent contributor to CiL, she's the one who makes the village quilts you may remember seeing. She sent in these two red/white/blue plus quilts full of cute fabrics. 

Patriotic quilts are always in demand and among the most coveted at the hospital. It's an honor to be able to gift a veteran's family with a beautiful quilt. 

Mina must have a bunch of that lobster fabric because I've seen it in lots of her blocks. It will be a fun treat for someone to notice! 

Throwback photo of Fudge letting Mama cat know how he feels about her eating on his porch. 

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String Quilts 11-15

Happy Friday, Quilters! This week I have five more string quilts to show off. These were sent in during the Jan 2022 string quilt drive.  All 5 of these were donated as completed tops and Linda quilted them beautifully on her long arm. 

These first 2 quilts with the black sashing were sent in by Beth T. and Linda used awesome custom quilting on them. 

The quilts are complimentary but beautifully different. The second quilt with the white thread has different quilted pantos in each string square. 

I couldn't get pictures of everything, but I tried to get some good ones. 

Next, Tish sent in this top with a much more controlled color palette. I love how different the same block can look, and aqua and red are a great color combination. 

I also finally got to use this great, cute animal backing someone donated! 

Beth and Holly are real-life neighbors and friends and often sew together. Holly sent in this pretty string top with lots of saturated tones.

Linda chose a cool panto with interlocking flowers to show it off. 

Speaking of more controlled color schemes, Elana sent in this beauty. It's super scrappy and bright. 

Linda quilted chains of feathers down the colored strips. Thank you to Elana, Tish, Holly, Beth, and quilter Linda! You guys keep us going. 

Fudge has recently developed an annoying habit of blocking my machine while I'm sewing in order to get my attention. It's a good thing he's so darn cute. 

I had to break out the big guns to keep his little paws away from the needle. No kitty can resist a box!

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