Quilts are for giving...a variation

 Most often the quilts I give go to a group's cause, like Project Linus. But, like 9 patches, there are variations. The quilt above was made from some FQ bundles I got from Carol E. I cut them all into 2.5" strips and did a fence rail variation. Three fabrics for the rails, and then offset them with a strip added to the top or bottom, alternating. The other part of the variation is that this went to a semi-local 3 yr old girl who was having open heart surgery. A tiny little girl named Teagan. I heard she loved the Barbie fabrics. Thanks again for sharing Carol *VBS*

This quilt, which is snuggle size, is another variation on 'giving'. It's amazing how the Universe arranges connections so effortlessly. My 5 kids are adopted. My oldest daughter and her birth mom in MI, were re-united and added another layer of connected-ness to our family circle. The best friend of the birth mom lost her husband  a few years ago. DD and I wanted to express our love to her birth mom and her friend.

An offer was made to do a 'memory' quilt for the friend, using parts of Larry's shirts. Since neither DD, birth mom, or friend are quilters, what was sent was"interesting" to say the least. But I was determined to make it work. Everything in this double 4 patch was Larry's except the light blue and the border/binding. It is a tied quilt with a flannel backing.
And along that same line, sometime in this year, I will be making a memory quilt of T-shirts for my DD#1's best friend who lost her 14 yr old unexpectedly last year. She's not quite ready to let go of his clothes as yet, but she's very receptive to a snuggle quilt. I'm hoping it will feel like a hug from her little guy.

Flimsy Stage...

These 6 tops were donated to Margaret's Hope Chest last summer. They all are about the size of an afghan, roughly 40" X 60". I enjoyed making all of them, at different times during the previous year but felt no need to finish them or own them, as quilts. The ability to 'send a top' is a great help if you have physical limitations.

A gathering of quilters....

and quilts made for donation to a 'need'. Hi, I'm Finn, and I have been blogging at Pieces from my scrapbag since 2005.  The quilt above was made for a teenage girl in MI, as part of the Wrapped In Hope prison ministry. This one was tied with green perle cotton and has  flannel on the back for snug-ability!

 And yes, if it looks familiar it is... same pattern as the first but different color combo, 4 colors vs  3 colors. This one went to a little boy as part of the Quilts 4 Leukemia project. His favorite color was red, and he loves dinasors. I can't remember if it was tied or machine quilted...more and more senior moments lately, LOL

This quilt, also made for Quilts 4 Leukemia, a few years earlier. Red and white are to be the primary colors, but no pattern in particular. This one is a Jacob's Ladder variation. Again, it was tied. All of these quilts I made are with flanne backingl to add the 'snuggle' factor. I've made many donation quilts over the years of blogging, and plan to continue doing so.  I've sent just the tops sometimes, and the whole quilt at others. Getting the tops finished is fairly easy, despite health considerations, and I'm always happy to find a project that will take quilt tops for volunteers to finish up.