Make-A-List Monday - The Best Laid Plans....

Hi, all!

I hope you've had a good and productive week - I did, although it didn't go quite as I planned!  Let's see how I did on last week's list...

1.  Make a back for a woman's quilt needed for the ministry.

Done!

2.  Add borders and make a back for a second woman's quilt needed for the ministry.

Done!

3.  Quilt and bind both of those quilts.

Both have been quilted, but I didn't get to the binding yet.

4.  Bind two children's quilts for Phoenix Quilts.

Not done...

5.  Work on an upholstery project for a friend.

And once again, not done!

But in my defense, I did make a quilt for a friend who is going through a rough time (pics on Wednesday), helped a friend finish up a quilt in a big hurry, taught another ministry member how to use the Juki and quilt frame, and I also made this pretty thing...

This is a top I made testing Angela Pingel's upcoming pattern, Down The Rabbit Hole!  This is a great pattern and you should buy it as soon as it comes out - believe me, you don't want to figure out the math on this one, but it's super simple to make!  I can't wait to quilt it, but I've got one more ministry quilt to quilt and then four to bind before I can quilt this one...

So now, let's see what's on the list for this week...

1.  Bind three ministry quilts.

2.  Make a back for a ministry quilt.

3.  Quilt and bind that quilt.

4.  Quilt and bind the Rabbit Hole quilt.

5.  Quilt two quilts for Phoenix Quilts.

6.  Work on my friend's upholstery project.

7.  Meet with my sewing sisters on Saturday!

I'd say that's more than enough!!  At least it will keep me out of trouble...

And because this post is a little short on pics - most will be on Wednesday's post - here's a picture of Lilli on her first day of school this year, stylin' a new Dora backpack!!

When did she get so grown up?

So now the question is - - - what are you working on this week?

Hugs!

Sarah

Can I Get A Whoop Whoop? Orange You Glad!!

Hi, all!!


Friday is here - are you ready to get your whoop whoop on?? I know I am!!


I've got several things I want to whoop about this week - first of all, I put the borders on my vacation quilt, and it's ready to show off!

I love this quilt so much - lots of oranges from Kate Spain (Fandango, Central Park, Terrain, and Serenade) and some Chrysalis - all blended together using Jamie's wonderful design, Blue Me Away!  I'm calling this one Orange You Glad.  One picture just didn't do it justice - so you'll have to put up with three!!


And here's my second whoop....

This huge stack of men's workshirts (28 of them)...

...needed this patch sewn on.  Fortunately Emmy spent a large part of the day Wednesday looking like this...

Don't you love the soul patch?

...so I was able to get them all finished!!  Whoop whoop!!

And as promised, here's the best thing that happened this week - and you can see it too!  This video shows Emmalyn hearing her mom and dad's voices for the very first time, as she gets her hearing aids!  She was born totally deaf in her right ear, and mostly deaf in her left ear - but look at the expression on her face as she hears for the first time!!

EmmalynHears from Nancy Cornwell on Vimeo.

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And now it's your turn!

What's made you give a big whoop this week?

A start, a finish, a clean sewing studio?

A baby's smile or a child's first day at school?

Share with us!!  We want to whoop too!!

The linky will stay open until Sunday night - 

Come join in the fun!!

Hugs!

Sarah

What's Cookin' At The Sweatshop - A Mess of Quilts!

Hi, all!


Why oh why did I wait so long to update the Sweatshop posts?  We've got a lot of quilts to show that have been given out since my last post on July 11th - so let's get started!

This first quilt was given to a man who had open heart surgery, then suffered a stroke.  He is in rehab in Illinois.  I pieced these blocks, and Joanna put them together into this beautiful top.

This quilt, which was pieced by Joanna from blocks donated by Sharon, was given to a woman who was just diagnosed with breast cancer.

Another beautiful "Sharon" top, this one was given to a young woman recently diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer.

This beautiful quilt, made from a layer cake of Good Fortune donated by Jamie in Louisiana, and pieced by Debora, went to a woman in Texas who has been dealing with breast cancer and has now found out that it has spread to her bones.

This quilt now belongs to a woman who was told she has a tumor in her lung.  They are still trying to determine a course of treatment for her.

This beautiful quilt top was donated to us by Lisa, and is now brightening the day of a young woman with breast cancer.

This quilt, made with some more of Sharon's Roll Roll Cotton Boll blocks, was given to a man with small cell carcinoma, who has been told that he only has a few more months to live.

This beautiful quilt was given to a man with a very aggressive form of colon cancer.

This beautiful quilt, pieced by Emilie, was given to a woman dealing with cancer.

And this pretty quilt was given to a woman who is dealing with the effects of a badly broken ankle and diabetes complications.  She is in rehab right now.

And this adorable quilt top, made with Eric Carle fabrics and donated by Katie of Swim, Bike, Quilt, has been given to a five year old boy with cancer.  He has been going through chemo and is in the hospital right now.

And finally, this pretty quilt, made by Kathy, has been given to a five year old girl just diagnosed with leukemia.


So many of these quilts were made from tops or blocks donated by many of you generous quilt bloggers, and we so appreciate your donations, even if my feeble memory has failed to connect your name with the quilt top.  Please forgive me!!  We could not possibly meet all the needs that come up without your help!!  You are a vital part of our ministry, and much appreciated....


That's what we've been working on this month - what have you been doing on the charity quilting front lately?


Hugs!


Sarah


PS I'm linking up to the Quilting For Good linky party - come join in the fun!!