The pink scraps charity quilt top is finished. It feels like it took forever to put the blocks together once I had them pieced individually. I’ve been alternately sewing a lot to occupy my mind, and when not sewing, I’ve been helping out my bestest friend and her husband in her last days. Sallie was… Continue reading Dublin in Pink
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Pinks for charity
I had the idea of using my pinks for a charity quilt, and then Bonnie released her colors for this year’s mystery quilt. I had to pull out the strips that matched those colors, and was still left with enough to make some units that will go in the Dublin quilt. I’ve decided to pair… Continue reading Pinks for charity
Turquoise busting
My Thursday morning quilting group has been participating, after a fashion, in some stash busting of particular colors this year. We’ve been using some of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2025 monthly colors, and I’ve helped them bust some blues, greens, and oranges. I’ve had a bunch of 2½” strips sitting in one of my storage… Continue reading Turquoise busting
Neptune in orange
Recently, the Wrap Them in Hugs quilting ministry began working through some of their half-yard stash, creating from it approximately 7 “kits” of color-themed 2½-inch strips (like a jelly roll) to use for charity quilt tops. They started with blue, and I made the Tiffany quilt top from that set. But then, using the colors… Continue reading Neptune in orange
Tiffany in Blue
I was excited to get this fabric kit from my Thursday quilting group last week and try the Tiffany pattern by Villa Rosa Designs. I don’t buy many jelly rolls, but I really liked Pam’s idea of color-themed packs of around 40 2.5″ width strips to make charity quilts. We could make a jelly roll… Continue reading Tiffany in Blue