March wizzed by and April too! But I keep sewing. It's my go-to zero calorie comfort food and fun pass time So here's are some of my latest projects...
I got this top quilted in mid March using my new favorite all over pattern I'm calling Modern squiggle.
I like the cheeriness of this one so much I am hesitant to give it away, but it will make a good hospice quilt. Here's the back...
I always try to match the backs to the fronts in color and style as much as possible. I think this one really works with the front.
Another finish this month is a quilt I made for a special Summer program up at UC Santa Cruz. Some Science educators have put together a special STEM Summer camp program targeting 8th Grade girls to hopefully create more interest for them in studying Science. They ask our local quilt guild if we could make Science themed quilts for the students which they could then take home as a souvenir for their Summer Camp experiences. This is issue very near and dear to my heart being a retired Science teacher. And of course being a quilter I have more than a bit of fabric to cover the topic. I decided to start with Chemistry because I had this great panel with Chemisry graphics.
I love these fabrics, so cheerful and fun!
The next 2 quilts are still in the planning stages.
The one on the left is all about Butterflies. That will be easy peasy. I have soooo much butterfly fabric. The one on the right has this crazy yellow fabric. It's printed with the names of famous Scientist next to little icons associated with what they are famous for. Like an old fashioned telephone for Alexander Graham Bell. There's a date of the year they were born under the icon. There are about 30-40 names. Only 3 are women Scientists. That kinda says it all! I'm having trouble finding a mate for the yellow fabric. Should it be pink for girl power or maybe a light blue to compliment the yellow? Any suggestions?
I have few a few flea market finds to share. We always get such great donations. It always astounds me what treasures people give away.
This top is so exceptional I snatched it right up.
It must have been paper pieced (a technique I have no patience for) The design is so much fun! I will quilt it and donate it to the Live auction next year to benefit Hospice.
This quilt top was donated by a well known quilter in our guild.
.But it was a bit to small for a Camp Erin quilt so I added the two outer borders to make it the right size. About 55" by 65".
We got lots of packets of vintage block donations this year. I saw these and grabbed them. I'm really going to try and do something with these blocks. They are in really good conditions for 30's blocks and so pretty!
I hope Spring is going well with you!
Take care, cw
You've made and found some great quilts, Claire. The front and back of the first one are so perfectly paired! Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGood for you to make a quilt for a girl studying science. I hope she loves and cherishes it.
The boat quilt.... I love it!!!! I read a quote by a writer the other day and, to paraphrase, writers don't necessarily love to write but they love to have written. Like you, I don't love to paper piece but I would love to have made this quilt. It is just so fresh and joyful. (Not to be nosy, but was it expensive at the thrift store?)
Those '30s blocks are beautiful. Chances are the fabric is leftover from sewing clothes, don't you think? If so, I would love to have seen what she made, or just look through her collection of fabrics.
Hi Nancy, Thanks for your comments and questions! All the fabric at our Guild Flea Market is by the pound. I think the price went up this year to $6.00/ pound which was around $20.00 for that top. I thought it was a steel at that price. The 30's block are made from one inch patches. It gives the "strips' an interesting texture doesn't it? The fabrics are so pretty I'm thinking of using a narrow white or slightly off white sashing pretty much as It is on the wall. What do you think? take care, cw
DeleteI just took a closer look at the log cabin/housetop blocks and noticed that she pieced small squares to make many of the logs. Amazing! Are the logs 1" wide, with the blocks at about 11", or are they smaller?
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