Some small donation quilts
09-19-2024, 05:43 AM
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Some small donation quilts
I just finished these two little quilts. The green Hunter’s Star is using one of my favorite patterns. I decided to quilt this one with circle rulers, and I really like the result. It took longer than a meander, but I needed the practice. The triangle in a square was made with left overs from a Drunkard’s Path quilt I made the year before. I ended up with only enough fabric for 96 triangle blocks, so I used some of the coordinating backing fabric for the corners. In an odd coincidence, my daughter had recently gifted me the perfect variegated thread for this! Both were machine bound. The green was quilted on my Sweet 16, while the pinkish one was quilted on my Bernina 830 Record. Both quilts were cut with an Accuquilt.
09-20-2024, 04:38 AM
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I make small quilts also, I found a group that distributes them to several organizations. They requested 30x30, 36x36 and 36x48. The director told me small quilts are better for the children and adults who need to warm their legs or put on their shoulders. I've made tons of them and sometimes things just don't work out as planned and they end up a few inches bigger.
09-20-2024, 05:32 AM
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Rjwilder, I find small quilts handy for babies, children, and lap quilts. I try to keep mine 40-45” wide and up to 50” long. Sometimes patterns just kind of tell the quilter how big they should be! And there always seem to be more babies or children that seem to need a quilt. The group i donate to uses a different children’s charity each time in different locations. The last ones went to foster children. I also try hard not to make too many “girly” quilts. There are more boys in care and hospitals than girls, but we quilters seem to have a lot more flowers and pink in our stash than other things. I therefore deliberately search for gender neutral things. Obviously the triangle quilt is not one of those though.
