100 Quilts For Kids

I think I just made it under the wire. 

 Luckily for me my friend Liz is amazingly fast and got both of my quilts back to me 

so I could machine bind them tonight.  

WHEW!! 

 I am planning on donating to Margaret's Hope Chest. 

 They are local near my dad and I can drop them off when this craziness with my dad subsides a little bit.

I made one Michigan

The back

And one Michigan State

The back, which is really a light green with the black.
I had to take photos in the darkish as I was feverishly working on the binding!

I had Liz quilt a football pattern into them and am pretty happy how they came out.

Margaret's Hope Chest gets two more quilts,
AND
I am happy I was able to link up to 100 Quilts for Kids too!

~XOP~

100 Quilts For Kids

DH and I are getting ready to go to Grand Rapids to see my dad and do some more cleaning.  YIPPEE!! 

 I think this trip will be a lot of running around, but whatever they need me to do, 

that's why I go there. 

 There is a charity that I like to donate to called Margaret's Hope Chest. 

 I made a Michigan and Michigan State quilt for my donation quilts.

I did manage to drop them both off today. 

 I also dropped off some quilts for Pauline too.

I got to spend time with my dad and sister today. 

 Took her to Sam's club, did some more cleaning, went out to dinner, 

spent time with my Aunt and Uncle and then made my way home.  

All in all a good day!  

Tomorrow I will go to Liz's house to begin to quilt the 2 quilts I pattern tested for Jacquie. 

 Wish me luck!!

~XOP~

I'm The Queen Bee This Month

I joined an online bee, Bee Vintage. 

 I have made my blocks and sent them away and this month it is my turn to choose a block. 

 First I had to make my block to send to Linda.  

She wanted wonky stars. 

 I really love this block and will, at some point make some for myself for a quilt for my own bed. 

 In the mean time here is Linda's block.

I chose a block entitled Garden Fence.

 I first saw the block over at Cindy's blog.  

 I think I am really going to love these blocks!

I received my first block yesterday from Nikki.

Isn't it great??

I dropped off a quilt top that I pieced in exchange for some binding work. 

 I got the U of M donation quilt and Yolanda's first quit back and all bound. 

 They look great thanks Pauline! 

 I pieced a top for her in exchange. 

 This is the top. 

 The pattern is called Crazy Rail. 

The top is not difficult to piece just HOT to work with flannel!

 LOL.

Pauline gave me half of a pillow case she used to use as a child to add to my VS collection. 

 Isn't this a beauty?

I will show you Yolanda's 2 quilts and 

the 2 MHC donation quilts once I finish all the binding on them. 

 So much to bind!!

The weather seems to have broken, finally, and it is a beautiful summer day here. 

My cone flowers are in full bloom and they look so fantastic!

Have a wonderful Sunday and enjoy your day!

~XOP~

Sewing, Sewing, Sewing

That's what I have been doing lately, trying to get all the things off my "gotta" list. 

 I can cross off 2 more things now!

I was cleaning out a bag to use on the shop hop when I found 2 Birdie Stitches blocks all embroidered and waiting to have the squares sewn around them, so I did that.  

August

September

Not too bad just 3 more to stitch and I can put the quilt together!  

(Oh who am I kidding, those are going to take me forever! LOL)

I put this quilt together this weekend also.  

I did a U of M one and then this one. 

 Both are donation quilts for Margaret's Hope Chest's quilt for kids drive. 

I sent it off to Liz for quilting yesterday.  

I got my Sliced Apples quilt back from her last night with hairy caterpillars all over it! 

 I need to trim it up and bind it. 

 I also got the U of M quilt back to trim and bind too. 

 I will try to take some photos tonight.  

I still need to cut out the zig zag quilt for MHC but I don't think that is going to happen too soon. 

 I am going to lay out the quilt Yolanda sent me for her nephew

 but will bring the white to cut tonight too.  

Two good things to get done tonight!  

I am meeting Stacey tonight for dinner too. 

 I am looking forward to catching up with her.

I am going to the Appleseed Quilt show in Fort Wayne Indiana and I leave tomorrow. 

 I will be meeting up with Jacquie (she's teaching a class on Friday and has a trunk show on Sat). 

 I am taking her class and we will be discussing upcoming projects too. 

 It should be a blast! 

 I am really looking forward to spending some time with her too.  

OK I gotta dash, more later!

~XOP~