Baby Quilt Donations

I made a bunch of quilts to donate to my local NICU. I think I've mentioned before that I volunteer there and I just love it so much. 

These quilts have sweet messages (from a panel I bought a long time ago). 

And these two used up some leftover 5" charm squares. 

I hope these quilts offer some love and comfort to some NICU families and their sweet little babies. 

Joy in the Journey Quilt

I made this baby quilt for my son's school's upcoming fall festival. It will be part of an auction to raise money for the classrooms. 

The main fabric is made from a Joy in the Journey jelly roll. 

This fabric also goes beautifully with the pumpkins my husband grew this year. I LOVE the variety of colors and textures we get every year, they're just beautiful!

 

Homeschool Project: Quilts to Donate

I forgot to post these photos! When my kids schools were closed due to corona virus, we had a couple of weeks of "homeschool" where we were on our own for curriculum. I had them to math and reading every day, and I also took the opportunity to teach them a little about quilting. Truth be told, neither one was interested. But I did give them some charm squares and had them "design" a quilt. 

I did the sewing and finished the quilts. Once the virus lockdowns pass, I am planning on donating both quilts to the sheriff's department or CHP to give to children who are in distress. 

If you're interested, I wrote a longer post about teaching kids to quilt. My daughter was 6 1/2 and made her first quilt. Proud mama!

Tough Week + School Donations

This has been a very difficult week for me. My beloved cat, George, passed away on Tuesday. He's been my sidekick for over 16 years and our house seems very, very empty without him here. I didn't realize how much emotional support he gave me and losing him has been very painful. He's been my "therapy dog" in dealing with my illness. I miss him so, so much. Losing a pet is difficult enough, but processing that grief with my kids has been unbearable. Hopefully this will all get easier with time. 

Moving on to happier subjects, here is quilt #82. This is a baby sized B&W quilt for my children's school fundraiser. I had my son (age 8) layout the blocks, so he was the designer. I love B&W quilts for babies... such a fun contrast for their brand new eyes and a nice way to make a gender-neutral quilt. 

The binding and backing are both B&W tiny polka dots. The quilting is straight-line quilting on either side of the seams. 

My other child's class theme is "baseball." I made this wooden crate using vinyl lettering. We're not a baseball family, but I pictured this being good for home decor or storage for gloves/balls/cleats? 

I also painted a baseball-themed pumpkin. Hopefully all of these items will raise some much-needed funds for the classrooms. 

Blue Baby Quilt

This quilt is a donation for my children’s school fundraiser. They do a great fall carnival with a silent auction that benefits each classroom. My son’s classroom theme was “baby,” which is right up my alley. I LOVE making baby quilts. 

Quilt #76 is complete! This is a baby quilt using a charm pack from Moda (called “Spa” from Deb Strain). I’ve had the charm pack for quite a while.   

 The binding and backing are a blue and white fabric that I believe I found at Joann’s a while back. It’s all been waiting in my sewing room for a couple of years now. 

Nursery Pillow

I made this little pillow for my daughter's school, which is coordinating a big Fall carnival and craft show and silent auction this weekend. If you are local and would like the details, please let me know! I hope this pillow will raise some money for my daughter's classroom and look sweet in a little girl's bedroom or nursery.

Calico Quilt

This quilt is being donated to my daughter's classroom to auction at next weekend's Calico festival. The money raised goes directly to her room, so I am hopeful this quilt will bring in some good bids. Every baby needs a quilt!

Wasn't it nice of this flower to bloom purple to match and model for my pictures? ;)

The purple florals in the middle are from my vintage fabric collection. Have I proven yet how much I love these fabrics?

The border is not vintage, but it's a soft green polka dot.

The back is another green floral with a vintage fabric binding.

And it's quilted with an all over stipple (my favorite).

I hope it keeps a baby girl warm and cozy and raises some big money for the school.

I'm Sending a Quilt, Will you?

I like to donate quilts, especially when I know the quilt will go to help a child in distress. An organization I have donated to in the past, Craft Hope, is asking for quilts to give to people who survived the horrible string of tornadoes that destroyed so many homes last month.

I'll be sending this quilt and hope that it provides some warmth and comfort and sense of security to a child who needs it.

If you'd like to send a donation, visit this link for details.

Animal Stripes

The quilt guild I belong to collects quilts and donates them to children who are placed with Child Protective Services. The quilts are meant to offer a little bit of warmth and comfort to a child in distress. I made this animal stripes quilt (suitable for a boy or a girl) and donated it today. I hope that it will offer a little bit of love to a child who needs it.

It's made from a jelly roll I picked up at Joann's a long time ago (with some polka dots added because it so needed polka dots - doesn't everything?).

The backing is more of the blue and green fabric I've used in several other projects.

I used a satin pre-made binding someone gave me a while back. It feels very soft and looks nice, but WOW was it a pain in the neck! I will not be using this again - my feed dogs snagged on it, my binding clips didn't work on the slippery fabric, and even pinning it didn't work all that well.

Binding issues aside, I think it turned out cute. It's a nice size for a child and I hope whoever receives it will find comfort and security in this quilt.

Cancer Quilt Block

My old coworkers are participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life next month. They are also making a quilt and decided to focus on breast cancer. They asked for a 12" block using the color pink somewhere in the square.

I ♥ pink.

If you'd like to donate to the Relay for Life team, visit here.

A Quilt for a Homeless Child

If you've been reading my blog for a while, you may recall that I got a little carried away in making quilts for our new son. I ended up making FOUR quilts for our little guy. And while I love quilts and I love Matthew, I've decided that we don't need that many quilts for this child. One of my goals for 2009 was to donate a quilt to a worthy cause. And when I heard about Margaret's Hope Chest and the goal to make quilts for homeless children this Christmas, I knew instantly that one of our quilts had found a new home.


Here's the quilt that I will be sending to a needy child. I sincerely hope he/she finds comfort and warmth under it's fabric.