I made a quilt just for me.  In my favorite fabrics, "Mystic Land" by Maureen Cracknell.   You can't really see it, but there griffins,  and other magical creatures.  Such a fun line!  I think this is the pattern Star Pop II.

 

 

 

 

 

 We had a big event in our life.  Our oldest daughter got married in September.   I  made a big king sized batik quilt for the happy couple.   It was so big, that I just couldn't manage to get a decent picture.   I ended up putting it on my bed and snapping a picture.

Like all quilt pictures, it looks so much in better in person.

 

 

 

We were overjoyed for them.  So glad that it's all over! 

 

2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge Quilts

For the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I have finished two quilts, Log Cabin Variation Quilt and a Nine Patch Baby Quilt.    The Log Cabin Variation Quilt is going to a dear friend who is going through cancer and I will donate the Nine Patch Quilt locally.   I actually managed to quilt them both on my Pfaff sewing machine with wavy lines.   I am proud of that!

 

 

 I wanted to share some pictures of a quilt that I made for a friend.  She is going through her chemo after finishing Radiation treatment for some tumors in her brain.  This a quilt that I made from Jo's Country Junction pattern.   I just love Jo Kramer.  She is the best at scraps quilts.  I named the quilt "Stay Positive".

 

 I have some friends that are going onto the Missions Field full time later this year.   This is the quilt I made for them.  Henry cat # 3 is helping me.

 

 

Here is a sweet cute baby quilt that I made for a friend who moved away.  She just had her second baby, a little boy.  This is absolutely my most favorite Baby Quilt that I have ever made.    Sukie cat # 2 is helping.  It's from Maple Cottage Designs.  It's called "Illuminate".  I loved the pattern so much that I bought the same charm pack to make it.

 

 

 

 

 

 Thought I would share some pictures of some donation quilts that I have made.  Sometimes I piece a top and then send it off to some fantastic people that finish it up and donate it.  Sometimes I finish a quilt and donate here to Sumter Pregnancy Center.

 

Here are some quilt tops that I sent away:

 I send these two tops to Kat & Cat Quilts, for Covered in Love.

I send these to Cynthia at Quilting is More Fun than Housework:

 

Here are some quilts that I finished up myself and took to the Pregnancy Center:

 

  I really do take the worst pictures.  I get so impatient that I just throw the quilt on the floor in the foyer and take the pictures.   The last quilt is my favorite 3 yard quilt pattern for a donation quilt.  It is fabric of Sleeping Beauty and so cute!

 

 Small Kitty quilt that I finished up.

Trying to break free from Quilting inertia.   I've lost my sewing mojo a bit.   I finished 10 quilts in 2024 for the local pregnancy center.   I'm so happy that I met that goal.  But every since the Holidays ended.   I just haven't felt up to sewing.   I sewed the kitty back in October.   But I was able to quilt it and get it on the wall before Valentine's Day. 

 I am happy to show my Rainbow scrap finishes for 2024. 

Here they are:

I made three quilt tops.   You can see Henry helping me take pictures in the first picture!   I talked to my girls and I decided which tops to donate and which ones to keep.   I decided to keep the Easy Breezy/ Star Blocks top.   The Hollow Nine Patch was lots of fun to sew, but I can't keep them all!   The third quilt is a small potato chip block called a Box Block.   They are all so colorful.  

I have been diligently sewing many baby quilts to donate to my local Pregnancy Center this summer.     I have almost met my goal of ten quilts.   I have two more to go.   Sewing the quilts has always been my favorite part, so quilting  eight baby quilts with some straight quilting has really improved my quilting skills.   I am feeling much more confident to quilt my own quilts.   My Free Motion Quilting Skills still need much improvement.

Here are a few pictures of some the quilts I made and donated:    The two color blue and green baby quilt was one of my favorites:

 I finished one quilt from my Rainbow Scrap Challenge Quilt Blocks for 2023.  I made a scrappy Bear Paw Quilt.

 

 

 

I got so excited that I have already made a hanging sleeve and it is now in the living room on the wall.   Forgive my terrible picture, I have an old phone with a not so great camera.

I decided to limited the amount of blocks I make for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for 2024, so I won't get overwhelmed.  So I only work on three different blocks this year.

I have been doing some Christmas sewing.

Diann from Little Penguin Quilts posted a Christmas project that she completed.  A JOY banner.

https://littlepenguinquilts.blogspot.com/2023/11/midweek-update_21.html

 

I really liked it and decided to make it myself.  I decided to turn the letters horizontally instead of vertically.   I made two different sizes for gifts.  I also decided to just use the method to not have to bind the little quilts.

I think I may need to make one for myself!! I think I like the smallest one the best.