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,...
Welcome to May's Charity Challenge! April's Dripping Diamonds quilt was fun to make. (I'm pretty sure I say that every month!) I've had these prints in my stash for ages. They are from the Half Moon Modern collection by Moda from 2011! I don't remember...
[caption id="attachment_8587" align="alignleft" width="250"] Regatta[/caption] It feels a bit crazy to say, but Regatta may just be my favorite so far of my Charity Challenge quilts. Those ships have just stolen my heart! And how can you go wrong with a cheerful combination like navy, orange...
[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...
to those looking for my usual Charity Challenge post today. I'm afraid the stomach flu that I brought back from Mexico has kept me away from work for a full two weeks! I have just been too sick to sew for very long and to...
Welcome to the first #ehqcharitychallenge of 2016! I took quite a lot of time off over the holidays this year, so getting back to my sewing machine to quilt Winter Star felt SO good! [caption id="attachment_8372" align="alignright" width="250"] Winter Star[/caption] I pieced the top during the first...
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...