100 Quilts for kids wrap up

Oh boy, it's been a month of wild sewing.  Seven completed quilt tops which will be donated to the McHenry County chapter of Project Linus.  Twenty pillowcases for Conkerr Cancer.  Hopefully these will bring some sweet dreams to the recipients.  The last finished quilt was the modern log cabin.  I used my basket of strings on this one.  Didn't matter what size, we just kept going round and round until the string was used up, then started a new one.  We kept doing rounds until we had 9.5 in blocks.   Fun fast and super sweet.  I still have 9 blocks left over that I wanted to turn into a quilt, but I just ran out of time.  I think the numbers are awesome and I had some wonderful helpers this year.  Can't wait for next year.

Modern Log cabin, all over stipple, glide on top, magna glide bobbin, hobbs 80/20 batting - even kitty wants to help

nice cherry backing

And with binding - one went to project linus one went n the shop.  These were my favorite of the bunch

Here they are all together, some big ones, some for boys, some for girls, a medium and some little ones.

Love the low volume star next to the high volume star

I even worked on something not related to Project Linus - finished up this one for the shop.  I still have two kits cut up of the boy and girl version of this but just didn't have time to get them.  They'll have to keep until next year.

Pretty in Pink Tumbler - panto is Dew Drops - Patricia Ritter, Hobbs Polydown batting, Glide thread on top, magna glide bobbins

Pretty in Pink Detail

Cozy Flannel on the back

Don't forget to stop by all the linky parties - so inspiration out there!

100 quilts for kids - 1 more week

I made 2 more big star quilt tops, love it in the primary colors polka dots.  I think this one is definitely gender agnostic.  It's really hard for me to make a quilt that can work for a boy or a girl, but this one I think I got it!  The frilly girly ones are no problem at all, the boy quilts a bit harder but still definitely do able, but one that fits for both, well I just stare and stare at the stash and say "but how???"  And the last of the pillow cases are done.  Double stars and rainbows!

The totals for this week - just about done, this is amazing what we got done!!
Pillowcases 20 (+5 from last week) for Conker Cancer
Quilts ready to go 7 (+1 from last week) - Project Linus
Quilts ready to quilt 1
Quilts cut and ready to sew 1
1 week left!!

Oh and I have someone on the design wall that's not even related to 100 quilts for kids nor conker cancer.  Yep that's right.  I had a layer cake of shirting material that has been laying on my self for far too long.  So I cut it up and made some QSTs.  Hmmm not all that impressive I know, and I'm not really sure what I will do with them, but at least they are in a different form that they have been for the past year or so!  Don't forget to check out all the linky parties during the week, lots of inspiration out there.

I need a nap! Four finishes this week!

I can't believe everything that got done this weekend.  I had 4 quilts on the ready to be quilted list - they got done!  Two more pillowcases that are just super cute and another top waiting to be quilted.  Take a look:

Big Star 

Big Star Back - love flannel on the back, such great definition

Disappearing Hour Glass (DHG) - All Flannel

quilted with stars

Extra Block on the back, I think I like the back better than the front :)

Jelly Roll Jam Baby Quilt

Super Cute panto, flowers leaves and swirls, all those busy fabrics and you can't see it, but it is really cute

Jelly Roll Jam Back - still can't see it, cozy flannel on the back

Ok here's the specs on the quilts complete - all these are for 100 quilts for kids.  Big Star free pattern here .  Pantograph is Double Bubble by Patricia Ritter.  I thought that worked well with the polka dots.  I actually made two of these.  One is going to Project Linus the other to a not for profit day care center in Churubusco, IN. Glide thread on top, and magna glide bobbin thread.  There was a scrap of polyester batting that I used for this, might be Hobbs Poly down, looks like a bit of loft on this one.

DHG Pattern free here  I used a bunch of flannel scraps from different backings on this, front and back. The quilt is all flannel, definitely has the snuggle factor that's for sure.  Pantograph is Simply Stars by Stonehouse quilting.   Glide thread on top, and magna glide bobbin thread.  Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Jelly Roll Jam free pattern here Glide thread on top, and magna glide bobbin thread.  Hobbs 80/20 batting, nice flannel on the back. Pantograph is Flower Swirls by Debra Geissler.

How's that for a week of finishes!!

I did have some help this weekend, we had strings and blocks and things flying.  I pulled out the basket o'fun.  That is just so full of strings.  And we got this top.  The little guy was picking the strings, one ironing, one cutting and one sewing and before you know it, you have a 11 in blocks done, and then the quilt top is together.  Rather than doing just plain string blocks, we did string log cabins.  Started with a 2.5 in square then just kept going around and around until the block was the right size.  The log cabins we stopped at 9.5 in blocks (unfinished) then added 1.5 in white around them (unfinished size) and then a 1 in sashing.  20 blocks and you have a nice size quilt.  I love how bright and cheery this is, just like my helpers :)  This one is going to Project Linus as well.

What fun to have so many helpers!!

Log Cabin Strings

Two pillow cases which are so super sweet.  These are for Conker Cancer

Here's the totals for this week - 100 quilts for kids is running until 9/30, so I have time to see if  I can get a couple more.

• Pillowcases ready to go 15 (+2 from last week) - for Conker Cancer 
• Quilts ready to go (6) (+3 from last week) - for Project Linus

• Pillowcases cut and ready to sew (6)
• Quilts ready to be quilted (1)
• Quilts cut and ready to sew (2)

100 Quilts for kids progress

Here's the totals this week - the first two lines are really the only ones that matter - 3 more weekends to go! Thanks Arlene for the help!

• Pillowcases ready to go 13 (+3) - for Conker Cancer 
• Quilts ready to go (3) (+2) - for Project Linus

• Pillowcases cut and ready to sew (8)
• Quilts ready to be quilted (3)
• Quilts cut and ready to sew (2)

3 more pillow cases for Conker Cancer

Big Star Baby Quilt

Charm Pack Cherry with Slate background fabric

Charm Pack Cherry - Glide thread on top, magna glide in the bobbin, hobbs 80/20 batting, celtic maze pantograph, flannel on the back

Charm Pack Cherry no background fabric

Glide thread on top, magna glide in the bobbin, hobbs 80/20 batting, Dazzle pantograph flannel backing 

I had a helper this weekend, what fun!!

These quilts are a nice size, 52x 62 so hopefully big enough and appealing to the bigger kids in need.  The pattern for the quilts is Charm Pack Cherry - Fatquarter shop free pattern Don't they both look so different.  I used a background fabric in one, the other just random colors everywhere.  I think I like it better without the background fabric.   The star quilt went together so quickly Big Star Baby Quilt Pattern.  3 more weeks to go  - if I can get this all done, there will be 8 quilts and 21 pillowcases - nice!!

Don't forget to check out the linky parties on the sidebar, that's how I found out about these awesome quilts! 

Guess who's back.....

My girl April is back.  She's so well rested and ready to go.   She sounds so good with all her new boards, belts and stuff.  She even has interchangeable feet.  Can't wait to give the those a try when I do the custom quilting for Lorisquarepant.

April's back - yahoooooo!!

I have two quilts finished, the Awesome lap quilt and Little Boy Blue Chevron quilt - done.  I used the same pantograph on both Curly Q.  The little boy blue quilt is turned 90 degrees, I think it makes it looks a bit like a wave pattern, with the teals and blues I thought it was perfect.  Little Boy Blue has Hobbs Polydown batting  and the Awesome Lap Quilt has Hobb's 80/20 batting.  I had scraps big enough for both.  I really like getting the king size rolls simply for this reason. The scraps are usually big enough for a small lap or baby quilt and don't have to be pieced.  Although as you can see, sometimes really close! Love it.

Awesome Lap Top Quilt - Moda Bake Shop

Curly Q pantograph

You know I just love brigh!!

Even the back is crazy wild

Little Boy Blue Chevron (3 in finish HST)

Curly Q flipped 90 degrees

Little Boy Blue back - looks like waves in the water doesn't it?

I still have 3 quilts lined up with backings ready to go.  And here's my wild design wall.  I did another Charm Pack Cherry this time with out a background color, I really like it.  a couple of other works in progress.

Check out all the linky parties on the side bar.  Oh and 100 quilts for kids is coming up soon!! There's a new button right at the top.  So excited!! 

8 quilts for 100 quilts for kids

And the last one is finally finished.

1-3 can be seen here http://suedaurio.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-few-finishes-friday.html

Here's the rest of them - what fun to get them all completed.  They will be dropped off at project linus in McHenry CO this week.   I've added the pantograph names in the captions on the quilts.  I tried to do them all differently.  Lots of much needed practice with pantos :)

100 Quilts for Kids #5 - Loung Lizards - free from Urban Elementz - love these little lizards

100 Quilts for Kids #5 

100 Quilts for Kids #5  - see the lizards crawling all of the back???

I was going through feather withdraw :) this is the only one with feathers 

100 Quilts for kids #6

100 Quilts for Kids # 7 - free hand bubbles all over

100 Quilts for Kids # 7 - back 

100 Quilts for Kids # 8 - Anne Bright Splat - I LOVE this panto and it's now my new favorite

100 Quilts for kids #8 back - IKEA fabric, just love that for the back.

100 quilts for kids #4 pantograph - Contempo by  Hermione Agee - it was a perfect pattern for that border fabric

100 Quilts for Kids #4 back

Now wasn't that a lot of fun using up those scraps of fabric and batting?  I had a goal of 6 quilts, and with a little help from family, 8 were completed.  Awesome!!  Now that the mad rush to finish those before returning to work is over, need to figure out what to do next.  I think I'll just work on Common Bride and finishing up the Swoon quilt.  I really need a new quilt and still having a bit of feather withdrawl, I'm going to feather that swoon quilt within an inch of it's life :)  Oh wait I have to finish it don't I ;)

And one last view of them all together -

Hope every one has a wonderful Labor Day.