So I think I'll do a blog post this morning, lest you think I’m dead. There’s really nothing new going on. Still trying to get quilts ready for the quilt show. I’m working on stitching the binding down on the last unbound one, “Gypsy.” Then it’s on to hanging sleeves for five of them. “Happy Holiday” has a sleeve, which I added so I could hang it in the foyer during the holidays.
I’m looking to the future and life after the quilt show to decide on some projects. I have the quilt “Crown of Thorns” that I started for my bed before I got off track on “Gypsy,” that I plan to finish. But other than that, I think I’ll spend the summer and fall working on Cuddle Quilts, which is what the guild calls our charity quilts. We make and donate them to children’s hospitals and charities, nursing homes, etc. Each guild member is asked to donate at least one cuddle quilt a year, and I’m behind a year. Below are some designs I’m thinking of stitching for this purpose.
This is a design by Pat Sloan, the instructions for which she offers free on her website, PatSloan.com. I have made several quilts, using different versions of the “hidden star” technique. (The stars aren’t really hidden, but it’s often called this.) These quilts are fun to make and can be made scrappy or with a more controlled color setting.
This quilt, “Wiggles and Giggles,” appeared in Country Woman magazine’s April 2009 edition. A friend of mine saw it, tore out the pages, and sent it to me, thinking I might like it. I do, but I never got around to making it. This is one of the designs I want to use to make a cuddle quilt. But, naturally, I have lost the pattern. Somehow the photo of the quilt survived, downloaded to my computer, but not the instructions. If anyone has a copy of that magazine and would share the instructions with me, I would appreciate it very much.
Many different quilt designs can be used to make an “I Spy” quilt, and children just love them. If you aren’t familiar with this concept, it’s usually a one-patch quilt (although not always) in which each pieces is cut from a different fun print showing animals, plants, buildings, cars, trucks, etc. In addition to being a great quilt, you can also use it with your child to play “I Spy."
I have a large collection of 4-inch and 5-inch squares, garnered from several swaps I’ve taken part in, that will be great for “I Spy” quilts and other designs.
I have templates (both traditional and Accuquilt) for a large and a small tumbler pattern. This is a quick quilt to make and fun as well. And it can be adapted for the “I Spy” quilt concept.
I have many other patterns and books with plenty of material for my cuddle-quilt-making project, and the internet is a treasure trove of more fun quilt patterns. And in addition to my squares collection, I have quite a healthy stash of novelty and juvenile prints to work with. So it looks like I have my work cut out for me for the summer months at least.
Note: Photo source is Pinterest. I made none of the above quilts.
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On 05/22/2019, Barbara Anne said ...
It's good to know you're still chugging along and your coma was not long lasting. :)
Cheers that you're making good progress in getting your quilts ready for the upcoming guild show. Well done!!
Your cuddle quilt patterns and plans are just perfect, too. Sorry, but I don't have any Country Woman magazines at all so cannot help with sending you this cute pattern.
I'm hand sewing binding on the eternal Over and Under wall quilt I made in autumn colors.
Hugs!
On 05/22/2019, Barbara Anne said ...
Back again to say I found that this pattern was in the April/May 2009 issue of Country Woman and on the same forum was this:
"Go to google and put in country woman pattern wiggles and giggles Click on Blackberry Creek Home Arts go down to the quilt picture and click on "Here it is" it will take you to the pattern." so perhaps the pattern is here on your blog in 2009 or 2010?
Hugs!
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