Just over a year ago, I challenged myself to make a charity quilt each month for the next year and do it from my stash. I did it! Ten of the twelve quilts were approximately 36" x 48"; a size which made it easier, but,...
[caption id="attachment_8432" align="alignleft" width="250"] Butterflies[/caption] I'm so glad to be writing this post today! I have FINALLY recovered from my stomach bug (2+ weeks!) and am feeling myself again! So here is my finished Butterflies quilt. It was fun to make and nice, bright and cheerful always...
We are half way through my year-long Charity Challenge and I've made six quilts! It feels so good. Of course the making quilts for charity part feels good, but it also feels good to get these last two quilt tops quilted and out of my...
It's Charity Challenge time again! My October Alternating Nine Patch quilt is almost ready to go - I still need to add the binding. I was so tempted to do some diagonal straight line quilting on this one, but I really need to practice my...
near Atlanta, GA It's been tough getting to blog posts these past few weeks! In the past five weeks I've been to Des Moines IA, Chattanooga TN, Asheville NC, Chesaning MI and Atlanta GA! It has been so much fun, but also a little bit crazy...
Welcome back to the this month's Charity Challenge! I must say, this month has been the biggest challenge so far! I was out of town a lot in September and am away again now, so it has been difficult getting ready for Quilt Market at...
Cobblestones Here is my finished Cobblestones quilt from July. Doesn't the dappled sunlight make it look pretty? I had thought I might need to use yardage for the background, but I had lots of leftover scraps of Kona Snow, so I didn't - bonus! I quilted...
Triple Treat Welcome to the EHQ Charity Challenge! I'm thrilled to have finished my first charity quilt, Triple Treat. I didn't want a lot of value variation for this quilt, so I chose some of my dark blues and greens. This quilt required a lot of 2 1/2" squares, so I...
I'm excited to get started on my first Charity Challenge quilt! I'm committed to using my stash to do this and that usually means a scrappy quilt. The biggest pieces in my stash are 1/2 yard and most are around a quarter yard, so scrappy...
I haven't been making any charity quilts. It's been bugging me for a while. Turning your hobby into your job is an awesome thing, but sewing that isn't work related tends not to happen. So, I'm issuing myself a Charity Challenge to make it happen. For...