Cornerstone

 Dear Readers,

I had another finish.  Will and I named it Cornerstone.  Jackson Quilters asks that each quilter create one quilt for charity or quilts of valor each year.  Our last meeting of the year is in less than two weeks and I finally got around to finishing my charity quilt.  I made one last year out of some 6 inch squares I had gotten in a civil war fabric block exchange years ago, but had forgotten about.  I had a bunch more of those left, so I decided to make another one out of those blocks.  I did them like a disappearing 9 patch but then decided to do a straight block setting.  So I made a finishing row of sashing and blocks for the top and bottom added a border and was done.  I did a simple swirl for the quilting.  I originally made some binding out of the cornerstone block fabric, but I hated it with the backings so I took it off and made a brown binding.  

Jackson Quilters donates a lot of charity and Quilts of Valor quilts.  They give to the children's hospital  

and other goups in the Jackson area. 

Sew on, 

Terry

van Dyke's Joyful, Joyful

 Hey Readers,

Another finish!!  This is the third one, it is for the minister of music.  The pattern is called Piano Quilt by WANAQLT I just want to Quilt!  Here is a link to her Etsy store.  My quilt is  62 x 70 because I added a border.  This quilt is for James and he loves a toe tapping tune so I thought the Name van Dyke's Joyful Joyful was the perfect name.  Decided on Psalms 100:2.  Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into His presence with singing!  

I was using mostly blacks and if I could find it blacks with music prints.  Did the same with the lights.  I loved the look of it.  I really struggled with the quilting.  It was really hard to do a pantagraph with a long straight line.  Feel like it looks like it was done by a kindergartner!  

The back I used some of my leftover wide strips to go on either side of the signing bar.  Still have a lot left.  I am going to give some to Dorinda who tries to put a bit of music fabric in each of her quilts.  

Now to try to get everyone to sign them without the pastors finding out!!

Sew on,

Terry