New Quilts for the summer!

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This is a cute quilt that will have to go to someone special (a farmer of sorts), the black and white fabric on the back has feed and grain type wording...I've named it "Holy Cow!"















This quilt was given to a 65 yr old lady who having a rough time with her chemo treatments for pancreatic cancer. I've named this one "Jelly Jam Blues" (doesn't it look like stripes of raspberry jam...?)




This quilt has got split log cabin blocks in it and makes me think of "Raspberry Limeade" (raspberry, lime binding and hopefully it will 'aid' someone getting well...see how I come up with the names?)















There was also many, many Pocket prayers that Kathy made... we were running low. Thanks, Kathy! (Nice that one of us has air-conditioning in her sewing room!)Enjoy the next photos of our "pocket prayers"... of which several were taken after they were blessed on Sunday morning.

 Here's the basket they are in... located in the Narthex (entrance of the church) at St Mary's Episcopal church. If you need one, let us know (we can mail them out too). - Kathy calls them "Hot Pockets", but that name is taken

Feb mtg- more successful than expected

While I expected to have a snowstorm and prepared to move the meeting to the following Monday, we got a dusting of snow, so we had the meeting. Unfortunately, I prepared everyone so well for moving it to next week, that I ended up with three of us at the original meeting. Even so, I'd gotten there around 4:30pm to set up (meetings don't really start until 6:30pm) and decided wince I had the table space set up, I'd use it to machine quilt the 'Purple Mountains Majesties' quilt using gold thread. I have one line I 'oops-ed' on that will have to be ripped out, and some threads to trim, but otherwise, it just needs the rolled binding to be sewn. Could give this one to my mom (she loves to handstitch them-she'll be 86 next month), or sew it on the machine this week. (Hear we have another superstorm coming on Thursday)

This little cutie, Disappearing 9-patch pattern, made by Margaret, (no name yet) is set to be tied. The ladies finished this one at the meeting, using blue embroidery threads. The pink binding is ready to be sewn on (I'll do that this week at home, and mom can finish the binding).

This one was made by Kathy S and we have decided to make it slightly bigger using another border on the outside (found a great stripe-y navy floral one). Hope it works.

Pinwheels in the Garden

Kathy also made this one and while we tossed a few names around ("Bop-it!" , "Bug Explosion"), we haven't come up with a name that everyone seems to say .... "YES! That's it!".

Such a cute one, (Kathy S. again)... Used some fabrics from Marilyn and Margaret...scraps of Kathy's QOV quilts. Woman after my own heart. Never waste a thing!

"March to 1st Base"

 So cute!

Mary Ellen came in with her finished "Flutterbys" which is getting Blessed on Sunday. I 'll take a photo of it and post it in here later.

And Kathy got crazy making 77 Pocket Prayer quilts... I made 9 although I didn't photograph them. Enjoy...

Love this cat fabric!

Hot Pockets!!

No, not the food... These are what Kathy called her 'collection' of Pocket prayers done during the heat wave for two weeks. And what a collection she has made for us! Just enjoy the 'eye candy'.

(Try and keep count of the new ones...did we tell you that some or two-sided designs? )

Some of adorable all on their own...animals (mostly cats or dogs). 

 I think one is hiding under the bottom right one.... don't forget to count.

 Nice framing of the cat.

 

 There were many that were duplicates, and sometimes in photographing them I tried to vary where I placed the duplicates.

 Then I decided to have them photographed by 'themes'... the soft muted cools colors.

 The ladybug collection...

 Ladybugs and florals

 More cool collections...

 Cats playing...

 Animals in the house?

 Brights and animals... some of these are reversible.

 Pastels...

 and the rest....

 Stacked in piles of ten...yup, totaled 110. So much so, that they didn't fit in the 'blessing basket'.

 See all the bright colors!!! No need to make anymore for quite a while. Thanks Kathy!! You are one powerhouse (and thanks for letting me see the "kingdom'-sewing room).

Pocket Prayer Quilts

Or shall I call them "Silent Prayers To-Go", or "Quiet Prayers"... Not sure what to call them, but these are our latest creations.

 

I kept trying to figure out what we could give to those who wouldn't have a need (or who we can't provide for) a small/med/large quilt.  I came up with one you can put in your pocket (or purse) and take it with you when you visit someone ill, or in caring for someone in need, when (really) the one who needs the comfort is YOU.

Here are a few mini quilt blocks (5" square or so...) that I threw together today. I actually have several 5"-6" squares that I make from the scraps of my quilts. I throw them in a drawer in the hopes of putting together a quilt that makes me think of every quilt I've made in the past.

 Here are a few made with selvedges and fancy stitches.

 I think I ended up with nine of them....

 Of course, you knew they couldn't stay organized... Then you get to see each one of them. All they need is a tie in the center.

 

Okay..... I now have them tied and here is how I'll display them.

 This is the cute little sign in the basket.