Blocks for Kids

In my online quilting group Scrappy Quilters Anonymous we have been working on some blocks for kids. Here are 34 blocks of the blocks that I have made. They are all 6.5" unfinished. I have 17 other 9 patches that I am putting into a top right now. I love to make blocks and quilts for kids. These blocks will go to help kids through CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Kids). One of many great places that help kids in need.

This one is mine!!

I absolutely love Quiltville! If you have never visited her website you really need to check it out. Anyways my online quilting group did a swap using her instructions for the Cathedral Stars pattern. I just finished the last stitches in the binding last night and this one is mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! I used a variegated thread in a loopy pattern and it turned out wonderful! The picture of the back is kind of washed out but it is a solid black. 

2 UFO's bite the dust!

I am so proud of myself for blogging again! Hopefully I can keep it up!

 This little quilt has been a UFO for at least 2 years. If not a little longer. I had started quilting it the hard way by basting it and then pushing it through the throat of my machine and it was horrible. Had a huge buckle in it somehow. Anyways I picked out all of the quilting and last weekend I pieced a new backing for it, quilted it and added the binding!! Plus the best part is that this uses up 32 swap blocks for my block busting.

The block is called 25 patch star or sister's choice.

That is my 9 month old daughter Katelynn. 

Here is the back.

Here is my second quilt made up of Swap blocks. I have had this one done for a little while but just now getting a chance to add it here. I added a braided border to it which I absolutely loved doing and I am going to do another braided border on another quilt that I am working on. This quilt uses up 30 Swap Blocks! But I still have a HUGE pile! I think they keep multiplying!

I think that this is it for my most recent finishes. If not I will be back again shortly!

Oh! Schlep Bags!!

Can't believe that I forgot to post pictures of the schlep bags that I have made in the last month. I try to get all caught up on my blog and leave things out!

I made the first one out of batiks for when I went to the Kankakee County Quilt Show. (I LOVE BATIKS!) That way I had something to put all my goodies in. The second one I made for a friend. I also made a purple one for my sister for Christmas but I haven't taken a picture of it yet. I used this pattern here for the schlep bags and it is a wonderful tutorial and a very easy and fun bag to make! I am sure that I will be making more!

 

Update!

Wow it has been too long!!  Here are my recent finishes.

This one was for my friend's son! Loved making this little quilt for him!

This was for my friend's newborn son!

This one was one of my Swap Block Busting! Scrappy Tennessee. My husband has claimed this one and it doesn't leave the sofa.

Here is another Swap Block Busting Quilt! Jacob's ladder.

There are some more finishes since my last post but I need to find where I put the pictures.
Thanks for reading!