Quilt projects for 2011

Things have been busier than ever in the quilting department since the first of the year. Our guild helped tie baby quilts two different times, and I think we made about 24 quilts. We took some to Monticello and some to the Blanding hospital.

We also worked on two patriotic quilts.  One for the 4th of July Raffle, and one for the Quilt of Valor. 

We made the blocks at the weekend workshop, and finished the Valor quilt March 8 at a mini workshop at our home. 

In addition our guild paid for a quilt top and had it quilted for the ROTARACT club.  They made about $900 for the Breast Cancer Foundation.

New Quilting Experience

After 15 years of participating in our local quilt guild, Grayson Country Quilters, I finally decided I better "pay back" for all the help I've gotten from these wonderful quilters. So this year 2011, I agreed to be the new president. My fellow officers are Sidney Christensen, Gail Glover, and Bobbie Holt. They are wonderful! and I so appreciate their good ideas and help.
Sidney constructed a guild blog the first month we were in, and it has been a huge help to everyone, plus a place to showcase our quilts. http://graysoncountryquilters.blogspot.com/

At our first two meetings we had the ladies help tie baby quilts which we are giving to the local hospitals for new borns. We made about 24 quilts for this.

Our next service project was to put together a quilt to be used for cancer fund rising that the college rotaract club is doing. I found a beautiful pink quilt top on e-bay which the guild completed. Jeri did the machine quilting, and I did the binding.

Last Fall's projects--2010

One of the patterns we taught the sisters in Ganado, while we were on our mission was this variation on Courthouse steps.  Done with the right colors it replicates a Navajo pattern.  It works great with denim, or kakai weight pants.  All of these were cut from great finds at the flea markets.  I haven't finished it yet, but the top is all done.

This next quilt is the one I did a workshop on in Sept. I had this much done in August, and almost have the next set of blocks ready to add, but haven't had time...so much to do. I actually got the batik print over 10 years ago in Mexico..so it's been a long time finding a home.

Reddirt Retreat: When will the projects get done?

Last fall EveLyn Perkinds, Bobbie Holt, and myself drove up to LaSal, Ut to participate in an overnight quilting retreat.  It was so fun, and we learned a lot.

Here is one of the projects almost finished.  It was made from a stack of "griddle cakes"  Forty 10" x 10" squares.  I cut mine from my stash of purple fabric.

I've seen some of these "stack and whack" type quilts set together with narrow black sashing, which I think would have subdued this quilt a bit.  It seems a little busy to me.

This will be a baby quilt.  It's called "The Wave" and is also a good pattern to use up stash.  I need to add one or two more columns to it.

Eagle Quilt Presented to CJ Dec. 4

At the Christmas party for our Wasatch Front families, I presented CJ's Eagle Scout Quilt to him.  He is our oldest grandchild, and will be the first to earn this award.   This particular quilt is one of the hardest I've made, so I hope he will take good care of it.

CJ and his brothers and cousins whom we hope will also be Eagle Scouts





Santa's workshop..

Getting ready for Christmas.  Just got this puppy dog quilt finished for Logan...as I think she deserves something more than a cactus!

More kids quilts

I made baby quilts for Travis and Hinckley, though the girls cut out the blocks. and did some of the finishing work.  Here are the two Wiggles and Giggles, which go pretty well with these two cute babies.









Jeri Montella quilted Travis's  with sports ball motifs



Travis and his big brother Ethan.. Sept. 2010



Hinckley's was quilted with bikes and trikes on the back



Hinckley and Grandpa, Oct. 2010