Week of January 28, 2017 – Mom’s Birthday and More

Last week my mom celebrated her 94^th Birthday! Because she had been a quilter when she had good eye sight I decided to make her a little Birthday Cake Quilt and you can see it here. It is just 11” x 11” and has a cake that says, “Happy Birthday!” on it. It brought a smile to her face and that made me happy. Milestones are great to celebrate, and I think once you reach 90, each year past that is really a milestone.

I have also been making some other little quilts. Recently I purchased Edyta Sitar’s book, Little Handfuls of Scraps. It has a number of vintage quilts pictured and then 32 patterns and pictures of quilts that she has put together. I love all of them!

This first one I tried is called “Sophie” (they are all named after different women) and it is made up of a Moda 2.5” charm pack with a few extra fabrics of my own. I decided to hand quilt it since I need a little extra practice and I love a small hand project to work on while I watch a movie or TV at night. Isn’t it just charming?

I loved it so much that I made another one from a different Moda 2.5” charm pack. This one is mostly blue, white and tan fabrics and I machine quilted it. Both quilts are 10.5” x 13”. This is just the perfect size for a little antique doll bed or to hang on my “Doll Quilt Clothesline”.

The last picture is from the same book and is called “Daisy”. I made two identical quilts of this pattern. One I used in my Doll Quilt Divas group for our Christmas doll quilt exchange and then of course I wanted one for myself. It is 12.5” x 16.5”. This is more like the size you would want for an American Girl Doll.

I am having so much fun making quilts from this book I am wondering if any of you would be interested in joining me once a month at Wooden Spools and we could make a quilt a month together? We could try it for at least four or five months and practice a variety of different blocks and methods (piecing and applique).

Let me know at the email below and if we have enough interest I will set something up with Vicki.

Just for You – Quilt Quote “A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go. Blessed are the children of quilters who can wrap in her quilts to remind them of her love.”

If you have any comments or questions, please contact Phyllis at: MtnQltr@aol.com