100 Quilts For Kids

Today is the day to link up to 100 Quilts for Kids Quilt Along. Kate has issued a challenge to make quilts for kids. She posted this fun pattern called Storytime Squares Quilt Pattern by Rae Hoekstra from Made By Rae. Check out Rae website if you want the pattern.

Here is my Quilt for Kids using the Storytime Squares Quilt Pattern. My quilt is an I Spy Quilt. This quilt will be sent to Cincinnati Children's Hospital. It is a wonderful hospital. My daughter was a patient there 11 years ago.

Go to Swim, Bike, Quilt website and see what everyone else is making for 100 Quilts for Kids.

Karen

Turtle

Do you ever feel like you are not getting anything done? I saw this sign that says "I am so far behind I think I am in first place". I feel like this turtle. He doesn't ever move. Maybe he doesn't move because he is a night light. He was purchase on a trip and he has very special memories. Hopefully he can light the way for me to do some more sewing. He needs a name. Do you have a suggestion for his name?


I did manage to finish the binding on this prayer quilt. I have a friend who is going to have cancer surgery next week and this quilt is for her. It will be delivered to her next week. Don't you just love the Warm Wishes pattern?

I think I will go over to Sarah's to check on what everyone else has been working on this week.

Karen

Design Wall Monday - September 5, 2011

On my design wall is this Christmas gift for my husband. Shh! Don't tell him about the quilt.

Can you tell he is a OSU Buckeye Fan?

Have you seen the 100 Quilts for Kids Quilt Along? How about joining me in participating in the 100 Quilts for Kids. My quilt will be sent to Cincinnati Children's Hospital. I have my fabric all picked out so ready, set and sew.



Let's go over to Judy's at Patchwork Times to see what everyone else is working on.

Karen

Interruptions

It seems that four letter words keep interrupting my sewing. One four letter word is “WORK”. This week I have worked almost 60 hours in 5 days. I am not sure if I will go to work on Saturday and Sunday but I really need to. I don’t see an end to these 12 hour days for quite awhile. I just love the first week of school. NOT! It is no fun getting up at 3:30am unless you can look outside and see it snowing and know that school will be canceled.

It took me two weeks just to find time to sew the label on this sudoku quilt. I gave it to a wonderful friend of mine today. We have been friends forever and I thought she might like something special from me.

Forever Friends Are the Best!

I did finish this table topper tonight. It is a wedding gift that I need for tomorrow. There is nothing like waiting until the last minute.

Another four letter word is “CORN”. Ten dozen ears of corn to be exact. Looks like tomorrow will be freezing corn instead of sewing quilts.

Karen

Wind turbines

Last week-end we were driving to Amish country and off in a distance we saw many wind turbines. On the way home we decided we would drive closer to the turbines to get a better look. They were awesome! I had never seen so many. We really didn't know where these turbines were located because we never found a town. I have done some googling online and found out they are only an hour from my home. We just might have to make another trip to see them. According to the newspaper there will be over 300 of them.

Last week I also delivered this prayer quilt to a friend of mine who is going through chemo. If you look close you can see the prayer ties on the quilt. My friend was going to have a very routine test and they found cancer.

She loved it.

It is amazing what you can do with a simple honey bun.

Karen

Life Can Be A Puzzle

Has your life ever been a puzzle? You know where the pieces just don't fit together no matter how you turn the pieces? I have a great friend whose life is like that at the moment. I decided she needed a quilt. What better quilt pattern to make than Sudoku.











The baby heart quilt is finished. All 40 hearts are done. The quilt was mailed today. I hope my niece likes it.

Here is the quilt I made at retreat for my daughter for Christmas.

Shh! Don't tell!


"Be Attitudes"

This is two of the blocks of "Be Attitudes". There are 12 blocks. I definitely was grateful when the applique pieces was on the blocks. There is still many hours of work to finish them.

You can see retreat was very productive. Great friends, good food, and a power outage. I can't wait to do again next year.

Karen

Whoop Whoop Friday

Quilt Retreat - Quilt Retreat!!!!

I have my car packed, lots of projects and ready to sew all week-end. I hope to have lots of pictures to show next week.

I am still working on this baby quilt. I have about 10 more hearts to do. I need to get this finished because baby Marian has arrived.

I am out of here.

Karen