Have you recovered from the Christmas festivities yet? We had a fabulous time here with the little girls - it was so much fun to see them enjoying all the fun, food and toys! And now I can finally share some pretties that were completed in the last couple of weeks!
First of all, I want to show you a quilt our sewing group made for a very special person.
Kathy is our "champion" on the staff at church, and helps us out in so many ways - delivering quilts, getting us funds when we need them, handling space and supply needs for us, and most importantly, being the "tactful" face of the ministry (tact definitely not being my strong suit!) She doesn't sew, but has been an integral party of the ministry since we started. We quite literally could not do what we do without her help. So we decided to create a "dump and sew" quilt for her, using blocks made by ministry members, combine with orphan blocks donated by some of you lovely bloggers.
We worked in some words....
And did some fancy quilting...
...and even pieced a pretty back!
Aren't those suns cheerful? Such a great piece of fabric for a back!
So that's my whoop whoop for the week - a group project by lots of helping hands in the Piece*Love*Quilt ministry, for one of our own! It only seemed fair that she get one, since she can't sew one up for herself......
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And now it's your turn!
What have you been working on this week -
Or what can you finally reveal now that Christmas
has come and gone?
Share with us - we all want to see!
The party will remain open until Sunday night -
Be there or be square!!
Hugs!
Sarah
What a colourful quilt, I'm sure Kathy loved it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so nice of you guys. I bet she cried. :)
ReplyDeleteI love that term for the quilt, "dump and sew". I have nothing to share for this week! LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, cheerful quilt this is. Two things I definitely want to try in 2013 are "dump and sew" and embroidering words. I'm bookmarking this one as yet aother great inspiration quilt. Thanks for sharing, I know Kathy will love it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to use up a ton of blocks and make a fun quilt for someone who really deserves it! I like that the four-patches tie it together and keep it from being less random.
ReplyDeleteyour heart is golden Sarah!! I like the words you added in the quilting:) Maybe you quilting gals will rub off on her soon and she will quilt too?! lol
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. She will love it. If not I'd love it lol.
ReplyDeleteIt's so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful quilt and gift! I'm sure she loved it!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is awesome. Love how all the different blocks are arranged.
ReplyDeleteA colorful quilt and wonderful gift, Sarah. Love the stitching on it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful quilt and lovely stitching! I bet the recipient loved it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful gift of love.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this beautiful quilt that encourage my heart today on the strength of friendship!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt and a loving gift. I love it when people give credit where credit is due. It doesn't happen nearly as often as it should.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bright and cheery quilt!
ReplyDeleteThat is just gorgeous!! I love how it all came together!!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt and especially like how you added the words in the quilting. How fun!
ReplyDeleteI meant to leave a comment yesterday but there was too much else happening. My favourite block in your quilt is the top left butterfly one, by far! it's just gorgeous! But that's unusual for me as I normally avoid butterflies completely :) love when things surprise me!
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of a "dump and sew" quilt. What a great idea! It turned out lovely and I'm sure it will be appreciated:)
ReplyDeleteWhat a bright and colorful quilt! I'm sure she feels all the love that went into it.
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