I got two charity quilts in the mail this week. Â Since my quarantine I’ve had the charity quilts under control and have vowed that I wouldn’t let them get out of control again…that meant I needed to spend some time at the quilting machine getting these quilted.
This beauty was the first in line…. It’s a wonderful lap sized quilt that I’m sure will be loved. Â The colors match so nicely.
Being it was smaller it was quick.
The several border treatment was neat.
Next up I started working on this one. Â It’s large…93″ x 93″. Â The had started to be sewn together. Â I ended up needing a little bigger. Â There were pieces included with the quilt that were orphan blocks that matched the front. Â I ended up piecing them together and adding it to the back….PERFECT.Then it got loaded onto the frame and it was time to quilt it. Â I got one row done and that’s where I left it off at.
Over the week I hope to finish this quilt up and get it sent off to one of our volunteer binders.
I am so happy to keep with my commitment to not let the charity quilts stack up. Â Once I get this one finished, I’ll only have two more there that need attention. Â That’s not too bad. Â It’s a number I can easily live with and actually a number I like. Â I like the sense of security knowing that if a circumstance comes up where we need a quilt quickly, I have one that can be finished in a short time.
Thanks to all who sent quilts…all of them are great quilts that will be loved.
I’m also working on my UFO project. Â You’ll have to wait until Wednesday to see my progress on that…
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Jo, you are a special person to give a lot of your time working on charity quilts! I love reading about all your projects!
Jo,
What pattern are you quilting on the large quilt? I can’t quite tell from the pic on the frame. Looks like you quilted Jamie Wallen’s swirls ion the smaller quilt. The picture shows such texture on the quilt. LOVE it! I need to practice those swirls some more. Have the perfect string quilt that has been loaded on my machine for WAAAAY too long. Need to get it finished. It’s a charity quilt also. Love making string blocks which is usually what others throw away. It amuses me to see what I can make from other people’s trash.