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Last Friday, I loaded up the car with quilts from those received by my quilt guild, Western North Carolina Quilters Guild, along with more from some dear readers. I had made contact with a church in Bat Cave, and arranged to meet at a Lake Lure grocery store to give her some quilts for her fellow parishioners. A fellow guild member had made contact with the Chimney Rock Fire Chief, and he met us at the same grocery store to escort us into the restricted area of Chimney Rock.

Sarah Grey, the secretary for the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration ...

With Stashbusters check in coming on Friday, I needed to get these Project Linus quilts done. I’m going to have quite a bit of “fabric in” this month! It was a beautiful day when I loaded the second one onto the longarm frame. So, I opened all the windows to let in the fresh air while I quilted.

I used the same pantograph on both quilts, a flowing curve called Fascination.

The first Beatrix Potter / Mother Goose quilt had a backing of bright yellow and green. I used the remnants to make the binding, and applied it to the ...

I had a day free on Tuesday, and it was a rainy day, perfect for hiding out in my basement and putting thread into fabric. I have had a total lack of inspiration lately, and I think it is because I just don’t need anything for myself or for a gift. So I turned my attention to charity, as this often can get me rolling again. I haven’t made anything for Project Linus in over a year, and I had a pile of children’s prints that needed using up. I pulled out the bag and set to ...

This past week, I was able to move other projects along and find a day to make a few cradle quilts. I combed through some of my project bags with leftover bits from other projects, like this one with HSTs left over from Scrap Dance Quadrille. I had enough to do some pinwheel blocks.

I sewed the pinwheel blocks, practicing my seaming through the ‘x’ for sharp points.

Adding some large yellow squares, I laid out the elements for web method construction.

This makes the assembly go very fast.

In short order, I had the block done.

Pulling another bag ...

With all the posts I have this month set to be quilt alongs, Stashbusters, Safelight project, and more, Sundays are the only time to catch up on everything else. Go get another cuppa (of whatever your cup contains in the morning) and settle in for a long, chatty and picture heavy post. This warm weather is continuing to bring out the spring flowers early. This week, the Japanese cherry next to the meadow and the forest edge burst into bloom with beautiful pale pink flowers.

The tree is small, but stands out against the still winter scene of the forest ...

This week has just been so busy, with car club events, playing pickleball, quilt meetings and lunch with friends. It is no wonder that I have little accomplished in the sewing and crafting room for the week. On Thursday, I went to a quilt area meeting then stopped by the Quilts of Valor sew day. I picked up this fabulous top, batting and backing that I’ll quilt for them. This striking eagles panel is surrounded by pieced blocks.

I did manage to get it loaded on the longarm, and I’ll show you the quilting when it is done ...

Hands2Help is an annual charity quilt drive hosted by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  I’ve been a participant for several years, making quilts in various sizes as needed.  Two years ago, my own charity drive for the Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project was a recipient of quilts from Sarah’s event.  This year, it came up while I was working on other projects, but with the lockdown I could sneak in a quick quilt using one of those darling ABC panels I love so much.  I pulled one out, loaded it on the longarm and got to work ...

I’m participating again this year in Project Quilting, and this week’s Season 11.5 challenge is “Give It Away”. TRISH we must be on the same wavelength (LOL)!! Just the week before the challenge I made ten baby quilts for one of my favorite charities, Mikayla’s Grace! What are the chances? See that blog post here.

BUT those quilts won’t count for entry into this week’s challenge. The rules clearly state the quilt has to be made–beginning to end–during the challenge week. That’s not a problem… I see by their website that ...

Every year I like to make little quilts or knit tiny hats for Mikayla’s Grace. So when they put out an urgent request for specific needs, I signed up to fill the need for 10 medium size baby quilts to support families with small infants in the NICU (Neonatal ICU).

I had some leftover quilt blocks that worked perfectly for the center of each quilt. The “Fantasy Folk Art” fabrics by Contempo (Bernatex) are so beautiful, and I had enough coordinating fabric for the extra borders..

It’s a snap to figure out the math using EQ8 (Electric Quilt ...