Before pulling out my light blue scraps, I finished a few green items I started last month. The two 8.5" green crumb blocks made last week are now a pot holder. The green cotton knitted dishcloth will be added to my dishcloth collection. The pot holders and dishcloths are nice little gifts.
After sewing light blue crumbs, skinny strings and trimmings onto paper, I'll add a 12.5" block to my collection. The two light blue 8.5" crumb blocks will become a pot holder this week. To see what others made with their light blue scraps go here Saturday morning.
I finished "Sweet Cheeks" the baby quilt I pieced earlier this week for my May "Let's Book It" project. I chose fabrics that worked nicely with the Paddington Bear focal fabric.
"Sweet Cheeks" is a baby quilt pattern from Rachel Griffith's book, "Quilts Made With Love". Rachel has a blog found here.
The backing is pieced. It's quilted with a free motion meander and bound with blue. After a go in the washer and dryer it finished at 34.5" square. I'll take this donation baby quilt to our guild's May meeting.
Earlier this year I pieced a "homemade jelly roll" race quilt top and put it aside where it became a UFO.
The backing is colorful fat quarters. How much fun is that! It's quilted with organic wavy lines using my walking foot and bound with blue fabric. After a go in the washing machine and dryer it finished at 52.5" x 63.5". This is another donation quilt that I'll take to our May guild meeting. I think a child will love it.
My friend Sharon gave me the Paddington Bear fabric in the baby quilt and the fat quarters used in the race quilt backing. Thank you, dear friend.
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You always do such a lovely job with your little bits and bobs of fabrics. That baby quilt is very sweet and the race quilt looks like a good snuggle quilt.
Two good finishes already! Great job on these donation quilts.
Bears and blues, what's not to love. Super job on keeping that JR quilt from being a UFO, reversable! Two wonderful quilts, well done.
Those are each such fun quilts Sheila! I think the FQ backing looks wonderful with the jelly roll race front. Hooray for you, making the quilts to donate!
The back of your jelly roll race quilt could be a front on its own. So pretty! Lots of great finishes this week!
Great start on blue and two wonderful finishes. Some lucky little ones will enjoy your beautiful quilts. Isn't it fun putting together a jelly roll quilt - such lovely surprises in colour placement appear.
Lots of goodies this week. You have been busy, as usual. Love the jelly roll. You pick the prettiest fabric combos. The back is so interesting, too. Both backs match their fronts. I'm impressed. I'm never that mindful of the backs. (Although, I did pick a bird fabric and a bee fabric for the back of the quilt I intend to make with my granddaughter for her Dad's wedding. LOL I just love to tease that guy.)
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Wow, I'm impressed, your blocks are great and love the finishes and the fat quarter back is great!
Lovely finishes - I especially love what you've done with your light blue scraps. And I have a jelly roll race quilt at the quilters now.... yours turned out great!
Lots to see this week. As always I love the collections you make with the chosen colour each month and your blues are so summery.
well it's so much fun. So much more than one fabric would have been
Wow, lots of progress! You've been busy! Looking good!
You've made a lot of progress. Great job!
Two lovely finishes. So kind of you to make them as donation quilts.
Congrats on the two finishes! Your light blue scrappy blocks turned out beautifully. You made a lot of progress last week.
You are on the ball! I am embarrassed to admit that I just checked to see the color of the month....good grief. Hope you have a fabulous week!
Really like that second finish with the reversible nature - great quilting, too.
It all looks grand and I do like your backings, so much fun! Some children are going to be very happy to receive these.
Two lovely finishes. And I love the backing fabrics!
Congratulations on your finishes, they are beautiful!
It must feel great to have all those projects done! Two at once is all I can manage, but my gdau birthday is July 17, so I am on a deadline. Those two baby quilts are very sweet, and so easy.
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