Quilts so far in 2016.

So far this year we have quilted almost 100 items and donated about 65. (We do quilt for customers too.) Here are a few examples from this year. As you can see we do all sizes from doll quilts to baby/toddler to twins. Our aim is to comfort individuals. We also give to victims of fire or other tragedies. Some of our quilts go to Adoray Home Health & Hospice for people going into hospice care.

Long overdue catch-up!

Where do I begin when I haven't posted to this blog in 3 1/2 years? I think I just start over again. So here goes. We continue to longarm for local charities. Last year we did 185 quilts that were given to various programs in west central Wisconsin. I work with a great group of women who love to quilt and benefit others with their creations. These are just a few examples of what our quilts looked like in 2015. I hope you enjoy.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Hope you all had a great day. We spent it with family for diner and the afternoon. I came home and quilted another charity quilt for a friend. I think it will be going to Adoray Health Care when it's finished.

Tablerunners

Here are two tablerunners I made this winter (which here in the upper mid-west seems never ending!). The red/green one is a test sample for my designing friend Rhonda to use the pattern in our guild newsletter. It works great in two, three or four colors. The pink one is from a kit I found on a road trip with my husband last October to southwestern WI. We were at a nice shop in Viroqua and I fell in love with the fabrics. The pattern is one of those little cards and I don't remember the name of it. But it used 5" charm squares. I think a different color selection would have worked better, but it is good for summer.

Grandpa's Best

This is a quilt I started in a guild mystery class a few years ago (I really don't remember how long ago it was!). I've always wanted to make a blue/white/yellow quilt and this was my chance. It is lovely and may be a high school graduation gift this spring. The designer is Celine Perkins of Perkins Dry Goods. The quilter is my friend Kathy.

Update on Embroidered Block Quilt

Here's just one of the 50 blocks in this quilt. They were all beautifully embroidered by my friend's aunt, who I assume was rather elderly when she did them. Think of all the time it took to do 50 of them! You can also see the flange I included in the binding. That was an inspiration offered by a friend of mine and I'm very grateful to her for this thought. I didn't get any pictures of the whole quilt before giving it to the ladies of my church for raffling some time in the future. I hope they make a lot of money on it. The quilting was again done by my good friend Rhonda. It's an all-over freehand feather pattern that is wonderful.

Quilting Catch-up

It's been quite a while since I've posted, but here goes. These HeartStrings quilts are being offered to a family this evening that lost their home to fire a week ago. So far they are staying with friends. Please notice how great these quilts are and how wonderful the longarm quilting is. It's done freehand by Rhonda.