Well, I 'm deep in the weeds on Irish Chains!!
They are zipping thru my machine at a great pace
and are great fun to do!
I was scrolling thru the Canadian Quilt Guild Network
and saw the Blankets of Love donations in use.
This is one of my guild charities.
The Irish chain quilts will be going
to this group. I think my 60" x 70" tops may be too
small so I will up the size with a saucy border of 2 1/2"
squares. There are lots of leftovers and maybe a rainbow
border would brighten it up even more! I will audition
both and see which works better.
So far I have green and blue centers complete
and parts for the remaining RS colors are in the works.
I love the assembly work and it is
very satisfying to see piles of parts stack up!
So I have the :
Jan -Green center done
Feb-Red strips cut
Mar-Purple units started
Apr-Yellow strips cut
May-Pink not enough to do
June-Blue center done
There is lots of stitching ahead!
The quilting stack it still waiting too!
Stay safe and sew on !
Linking up with :
I think the summer is energizing you. Great work.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great when we see our quilts being used? I've just added borders to one of my donation quilts for extra size too. Sleep In Heavenly Peace wants them twin bed size, so it is easy enough to get to that size with extra blocks or borders.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, I think the rainbow colored border would look nice too! I am going to stitch it up today if I can walk by my corner flower bed with out stopping in to play with the plants.
DeleteWow you're on fire! Can't wait to see all these lovely Irish Chain quilts when they are done. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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The bunch of them will look great! I do have fun stitching!
DeleteI'm not sure that I know what Irish Chains are, but it's so great to see the quilts being used in all kinds of places...and knowing how much they are appreciated and loved.
ReplyDeleteThey are a nice easy pattern using squares. It is rewarding to see quilts being used.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's quite a stack! Good luck on the quilts, it's such a good cause.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is !!
DeleteHow great to see donation quilts on use! Those are pretty, and cheerful. The rainbow border will be a great idea to increase the size, the more colorful, the happier!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I can't wait to try out the border.
DeleteIsn't it awesome to see a quilt that's been donated actually being used? Our guild does quilts for charity as well. I think the rainbow border is a great idea! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to see donated quilts being used.
DeleteYou are so organized, all those blocks cut and ready to stitch. It's probably a very sensible idea to work that way, I often have two projects on the go together.
ReplyDeleteI think I like the choice! I have the big pile of quilting to do up also! I did manage to get away with only my own charity sewing for the summer months! It is fun to
Deletejust jump into sewing with a nice pile of units all prepared!
ojhhh seeing those on the beds just brighten the WHOLE room - I love it!! and deep in the weeds.. you go girl!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I have been sewing up a storm today and now it is raining!! The Power of quilting!!!
DeleteHi Deb, that is going to be very cool! Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks. Have a great week - we're expecting our rain tomorrow.
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