I’ve decided to donate some of the quilts I’ve finished this year to a local nursing home. Specifically, the quilts will be given by the staff at Christmas to folks who have no visitors (hippa regulations prevent me from knowing anything about the residents).
I also want to add some additional quilts to the pile. I have a fabrics pulled to make quilts from the Fabric Cafe 3 Yard Quilt books. Before I start those I’m taking a look at my remaining UFOs to see if any of them can be completed quickly. Most are large quilts. Well, larger than I enjoy making that is.
I should be able to get two quilts out of several of them. This is the one I began with today. It was a “Mystery by Mail” project from the Glad Creations Quilt Shop (which closed it’s doors in 2019 after being in business for 43 years). UFO #14 was one of those mysteries and, I finished many of the steps until the last couple of clues with the photo came in the mail. I wasn’t crazy about the pieced border.
My tastes have changed and I’m no longer enjoy working with Civil War style fabrics. (This is a good reminder why I rarely buy fabric if it’s not for a current project. The only exception is backing & background when there on sale.)
The center of this quilt top was 71″ square. I’m not a fan of square quilts and that size doesn’t work well for a nursing home quilt. I’ll do some reverse sewing to bring the top to a functional size.
I also have the 22 stars made that were intended for the border and a lot of strips cut that were to be used with them. I’m hoping I’ll have enough bits and pieces to make another quilt top. It’ll be good to get this project finished and the quilts off where they’ll be used.
Time to Quilt 