Monday, July 27, 2015

Two more quilts for foster kids


charity quilt
Don Diego
June 2015

Don Diego is the 50th donation quilt I have made since I started on this path over 2 years ago. I typically like to finish one girl and one boy quilt and then drop them off at the County of Ventura, Children & Family Services. With the completion of Mr. Blue Sky, Don Diego was donated in July 2015.


Mr-Blue-Sky
Mr. Blue Sky
July 2015

The center section is based off of a standard 16-patch block. I played with the color saturation, making half of each block light blue and half dark blue, with the color change occurring on the diagonal. I also played around with the arrangement of the blocks. It was amazing to see how with a simple rotation of each block, the entire quilt shifted to read either as light or dark blue. I preferred it “reading” as dark blue, and I think it will be perfect for a boy.
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12 comments:

  1. SherryBJuly 28, 2015 at 10:05 PM

    These both are just adorable quilts---love them & so will the kids who will receive them! I especially like what you did with the blue one--the 16-patch is such a versatile block. I have many in the works--this one will be on my to-do list.

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    1. AnonymousAugust 4, 2015 at 8:45 AM

      Thanks! I too have lots of fun with the 16-patch block. I made one back in November that you can see here, http://jeanswenson.org/2014/11/18/tweedily-deedily-dee/, that was totally different from Mr. Blue Sky! It is such a fun block to play with.

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  2. RhondaJuly 29, 2015 at 1:36 PM

    I love both quilts. Someone is going to love each precious quilt!!

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  3. beth sJuly 30, 2015 at 8:30 PM

    These quilts are gorgeous! What a great way to comfort the kids.

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  4. Angie in SoCalJuly 31, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    Super quilts! I like your use of solids.

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  5. AnonymousAugust 4, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    Thanks! Solids are nice to use as they provide negative space for the patterned fabrics to really shine. In Don Diego, the cats needed to be center stage, but I also wanted the fun neon-ish fabrics that border each one to "pop", and using the lighter solid color helped me achieve this.

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  6. Carol E.August 8, 2015 at 12:29 PM

    Such beautiful quilts! What precious gifts.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 9, 2015 at 4:38 PM

    Thank you!

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  8. barbara woodsAugust 23, 2015 at 7:33 AM

    I love giving quilts , so far I have give 3 to people I know that's sick but have made all 6 of my kids one or more, 23 Grande at least one some two and working on no.14 for a soon to be 14th g_g

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  9. AnonymousAugust 24, 2015 at 8:42 AM

    Quilts are such wonderful gifts! I am sure your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren enjoy them, since they were made and given with love ❤ a gift that they will always remember you by.

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