I just finished quilt top 188 for Jan’s original Pregnancy
Care project. She has “contained the chaos” and finished out six of them into twin bed size to go to
TLC, plus one she made. Three have gone. She just finished binding one last
night. I’m almost sorry my hands can no
longer control a needle enough to help with the finish needle work. Almost.
I can still wield knitting needles.
And type.
Jan came back from a guild meeting last week with more donated fabric for the quilts. Apparently this job will never go away. That’s fine. Work is a blessing. Here are the TLC quilts completed.
This drawer used to be filled front to back, top to bottom
with five inch squares. Now a
resourceful cat can pull it open and get it.
Not because he needs to, but because he wants to.
Since the containing chaos project is slowing, I’m taking
some time to put together a quilt for Caroline, for her new bedroom. Carol’s bear is guarding the blocks, paper pieced snowflakes. There will be lots of sashings, but no borders!
Beautiful quilts made by beautiful people. Those snowflakes are incredibly lovely.
ReplyDeleteI do like the way cats like to be 'contained', our girls try baskets, drawers, and seed trays - not a great choice when they have seedlings in them! Toby looks so very serious - or is that his innocent expression?
His fat walrus moustach droops down and gives him a dour expresion. He's perpetually in trouble, so it works well.
DeleteAll of these are beautiful, although I especially like the third one - it has a rather unusual combination of colours. The snowflakes are beautiful too.
ReplyDeleteI'm a relatively new reader, enjoying your archives at the moment. I'm reading them a few at a time so it's taking awhile to get caught up.
Thank you, and welcome. Stop by as often as you can.
DeleteBeautiful quilts....so much work.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteIt is marvelous that you quilt. They are beautiful and are pieces of art.
ReplyDeleteMy oldest daughter has worked for many years at a group home for mentally handicapped adults. She told me there was a pair of older female twins at the house. I asked her if they were very different. She said, "Yeah, one will attack you from the front and the other will attack you from the back." In spite of myself, I found that terribly funny. It is not a job for the faint of heart and I really admire her taking on such a difficult job.
ReplyDeleteSad. They need a home. It takes a very special person. The woman who coordinates the quilts refers to them as abandonded. The least we can do...
DeleteBeautiful quilts for a beautiful cause. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYour quilting is truly inspirational. Beautiful quilts for a very worthwhile cause. I'm glad you explained about your cat in the drawer, though. I wondered if that was where you filed everything under 'C'.
ReplyDeletethese are all so beautiful! I would love to sleep under any one of them. so grand that you make them to give away.
ReplyDeleteWhat precious quilts these are. # 4 and 5 are my favorite. I am about to start on a baby quilt for my youngest daughter (having a boy!).
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