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01-23-2009, 04:15 PM #1
Here's what I've been up to
In the fall of 2005 I started a project Quilts for the North. I send baby quilts, along with single quilts to northern reserves in our province. Over the past several days I've been quilting baby quilts and laptop quilts.
All the quilts for the north are simple patterns. That way I can get more done, use up scraps and send out more. With the laptop quilts, I normally use a panel and then use scrap pieces to make the 3 1/2 inch squares. The laptop picture here is for a friend who lost their home in a fire.
Here are a couple pictures.
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01-23-2009, 04:22 PM #2Registered User
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Very pretty!
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Wow, I love the blue one pictured on the left!!
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01-23-2009, 04:50 PM #4Moderator
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Wow~that's impressive. They are gorgeous!!
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You got them all done! Good job - I love all of them. Now time to make something for you
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01-23-2009, 10:06 PM #6
I've challenged myself to not make anything new until I finished quilting all the tops I have. I have to get them done, there are just too many UFO's.
Originally Posted by Ilovesewing
You got them all done! Good job - I love all of them. Now time to make something for you
I just finished quilting the single quilt about 5 mins. ago. I'll post a picture tomorrow.
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01-24-2009, 12:05 AM #7Registered User
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Beuatiful work - and a very worthy cause too. Congrats.
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Such beautiful work for a wonderful cause! You are a very generous person, and there's no doubt that those quilts will be well loved!
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You do such wonderful work..........maybe I'll start doing something for the hospitals around here.......... it sure would use up a lot of scrapes.
FernYes I'm out of my mind. It's a dark and scary place in there.
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Absolutely lovely. I'm sure they are very much appreciated.
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How cool! Good idea and beautiful work. A friend and I have been thinking about doing something similar...only with star blankets. You've given me encouragement.
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02-01-2009, 09:15 PM #12
wow....what beautiful work!
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Those are beautiful homesteadmamma! Wow, you are a great quilter!
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02-01-2009, 10:08 PM #14
I've been working like crazy on these. I got another 3 done and I finally put a backing on a crazy quilt I made a few years back.
My UFO's are slowly going down.
The problem is I got a quilting book from the library and I'm itching to make one quilt of each pattern.
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LOL! Ooooohhhh...libraries are deadly places.
Worse yet is when they have their book sales and the quilting books are $1 each.... sigh....
JeanLast edited by peanut; 02-02-2009 at 11:45 AM.
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