A Quilt Post

The above 9 quilts I sewed for the Care Committee from my church & the baby quilts are gifted to families having 1st babies. I sewed most of them in spring & finished the last 3 in fall. Love sewing baby quilts as they are a small project to work on & sew up quickly & also love working with bright colours & also a variety of patterns.

This cranberry quilt I sewed for a door prize for my church's Christmas Banquet that was held earlier this month.

I just loved this fabric collection when I first saw it at the fabric store & I put some white with it to bring out the vibrant reds. This was a new pattern for me & not too difficult except I made it into a lap sized - approx 58 x 58 & not the crib sized that the pattern called for. 

This is the back of the quilt. A dear friend from my Small Group won the quilt & she was so very pleased & it has gone to a very good home!

Summer Quilting

 I enjoy quilting all year round & always have a project on the go or planning & preparing for another one.  During the hot weeks we had, I spent the day inside, enjoying the AC & sewing.

 These 2 quilts, above & below, will be donated to the Agape Project.

 The quilt in the above picture, was a special order for a little girl who loves cats.

And this one was for the Mom, who wanted to have her own quilt. I also worked on some smaller projects like potholders & microwave bowl holders.

Quilts for Charity

 Have spent quite a bit of time in my sewing these past few weeks working on quilts for the Agape Project.

 The Agape Project is coordinated by my friend, Nancy, who collects clothing & household items for needy families in the community.

 Sewed 4 boy quilts & 2 girl quilts for this project.

This is a good start towards the number of quilts I plan to sew for charity this winter. 

Thankful to the Lord that He has given me the desire & the love of sewing to help others.

Some January Projects

 I am totally involved in my January projects. A local quilt store started the new year with a 50% off sale & that gave me the opportunity to stock up on the fabric I needed for the projects that are on my list.

 

This single quilt was for a special order from a friend for her grandson. I used  fabric that has Tonka toys on it & then  coordinated it with blue & yellow &  a red inner border.

 This baby quilt is going my sister's co-worker who had a baby girl in December.

This quilt is for little Fredric, who was just born this week. His big brother, Leo, chose the racing theme as he had been told he was getting a baby brother.

So that's my start of January projects & still have 2 weeks left this month  to keep working on a list of projects that I plan to finish & then I want to sew some quilts for The Agape Project, the charity that I like to sew for.

Christmas Quilts

 Nick was very excited to get his quilt for Christmas. He told me later - "I didn't see that one coming!"

 Nick wanted a quilt with airplanes on it & I searched for the right fabric for several months until I found it.

Sigrid wanted a bed warmer so I made one for her. Here she is with it & Brandon.

I used various fabrics in earth tones.

 Katie also got a quilt made with polka dots in a chevron pattern.

 Katie with cousin, Abby & her Uncle Allen.

 Posing with their quilts.

This quilt went to Chris & Charlotte. It's a king sized quilt & the pattern is called "Box Step." 

Now everyone in my family has been "covered" with a quilt. The grandkids will receive another one when they are grown up. I have several already done & put away for them.

Road 17N Quilt Shop

There is a new quilt shop in my town. 

It opened about a year ago at this location on Roblin Blvd east.

 This is Sherri, the owner who has also become my friend. Here she is working on a quilt for the Katie Cares Fashion Show on October 9th.

One of the colourful quilts on display.

Just a sampling of some of the fabric for sale here.

Love these Grunges. Used some of them in a quilt recently & it turned out great!

Lots of colourful aprons for sale & also you can join a class to learn to make one or purchase a pattern.

Brightly coloured baby prints.

Lots of patterns to chose from to make lots of projects.

Love the colours in this quilt!

When you are in Winkler, drop in at this quilt shop.  It's a feast for the eyes & inspiration for the soul. And if you're not a quilter, you can still enjoy the variety of colour & fabric & the many steps it takes to produce one of these beautiful creations.

Special Quilt for a Special Lady

 I made this quilt for my very good friend, Jolane. In early spring, I told her that I wanted to make a quilt for her & wanted her to chose the fabric. She picked the 2 main colours & I chose the cream & solid brown to compliment the brown/burgundy paisley & the brick tone on tone.

 

 The 2 pictures above, show the colour as quite scarlet but it is really more of a brick red. I hadn't worked with this combination of colours before & quite enjoyed watching these colours come together.

 I liked how the cream solid just popped out & enhanced the 2 other colours. This pattern was also fairly easy to sew. 

This is my friend, Jolane & myself. We have been friends for over 35 years & have had a lot of fun times. We have "had each other's backs" through family crisis, losing parents, kids graduating & getting married, grandchildren arriving, shopping trips & tropical holidays. Jolane & her husband, Harv, have been a huge support to us during this past year. I hope she enjoys this quilt for many years to come.

Quilt Show & Car Show

Sunday afternoon I attended the quilt show & the car show at the Sunflower Festival in Altona.

There were many lovely quilts.

The above picture is only one block of a beautiful quilt that required many, many hours of work.

I like the old classics.

1957 Chevy Bel Air

1957 Chevy

Special Quilt for a Special Lady.

This is my latest finish. A quilt for a special long time friend.

She helped with choosing the 2 main colours & then I added the solid brown & the tone on tone cream colours.

The lighting here shows the colours more in a reddish tone but the colours are more a brownish brick colour.

This was a new pattern that I tried & I was surprised how quickly it came together. Mostly strip piecing. The name of the pattern is "Woven Wonder."

I pieced together some leftover strip pieces that added interest to the backing. 

This quilt is a gift to a special friend who celebrated a special birthday & is a faithful friend.