This week I added another brown and pink super scrappy pot holder to my collection. A scrappy brown boxy star block made it into the picture. To see what others made with brown and pink scraps, go here.
It's time to think about Hands 2 Help comfort and charity quilts. Each month I'm sewing guy themed scrappy 16 patch blocks for a guy themed charity quilt. I'll add these sixteen blocks to the eight blocks I made last month. I cut 2.5" squares from scraps and trimmings and store them in a plastic tub. Lot of scrappy blocks and quilts have come from that scrap management system.
My blogging buddy, Sharon, sent me a Dick, Jane, Sally panel. It appeared to be two four page chapters. I cut the eight pages from the panel, sashed the four pages of the "Sally" chapter in green and pieced them on the front of this charity toddler/baby size quilt. The other strips were 4" wide.
I sashed the four pages of the "Look" chapter and pieced them into the backing. This easy and fun strip quilt was quilted with a large loose free motion meander and bound with a white polka dots on black cotton print. It finished at about 40" x 46". I'll turn it in during my quilt guild's February meeting. Thank you, dear Sharon.
When I went to school, I learned to read using Dick, Jane, Sally and Spot reading books. My goodness. That was a long time ago : )
13 comments:
You are making great use of your scrap system. I had forgotten about the Dick and Jane panel - how clever and what a sweet quilt you made.
Great little charity quilt. I too remember Dick, Jane and Sally well. Lot's of great little projects completed too.
Looks like you had quite a productive week!!
Really cute baby quilt! Good use of that panel! Love the boxy star and bright patch blocks! Good job on a super productive week :)
Pretty charity quilt, I love the way you made the back. Your brown star is beautiful and what a great use os mini scraps in the pot holder, very nice.
I came across four of those Dick and Jane blocks in our quilt group free stuff table. I, too, read them in first grade. Love the way you used them. Since I do Project Linus quilts, may I use the same idea?
How CUTE that Dick, Jane and Sally quilt is! Someone is going to love it a lot! Great use of a nostalgic panel. They were sure part of my elementary school life. ;)
What a fun way to put those panels to good use. Always tricky to figure out the best way to highlight them.
I remember learning to read with Dick and Jane and Sally and Puff and the rest of the gang too! What fun fabric. Oh, look, look! Oh, see, see! See Jane run!
Very colorful scrappy blocks. Love the toddler quilt, very fun.
Perfect way to showcase the Dick and Jane book panel blocks -- we learned using those books, too.
I like the idea of making the 16 patch blocks with a guy theme. Eventually you'll have a nice quilt out of them.
Nice blocks. Like your Dick and Jane. I made a quilt from these several years ago for my daughter, who teaches kindergarten.
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