Handiwork and Refuge

 Dear Readers,

I have still been quilting, but I have neglected my blog.  I have finished two quilts I haven't blogged about.  This will be about both of these, as these two are not super creative.  I used the Kimberly blocks that I used to make the quilt for Julie at Christmas time.  The pattern is in the Stripology Mixology 3 book.  I had made too many for that quilt, as I decided that they needed sashing.  So I ordered more of the sashing fabric and made two quilts.  The first one I finished is called Handiwork and is for Rochelle Armstrongs new granddaughter.  Her mom is an artist and I thought she would enjoy the Tula Pink fabrics as Tula is a wonderful illustrator.  

Saw this fabric on sale at Main Street Fabrics in Ackerman so I picked it up for the back.

And the label....

The second quilt, I donated to Jackson Quilters for their charity quilt drive.  I used the last of the leftover blocks.  Will and I named it Refuge as it will go to the Claire Batson Children's hospital.  

I used a lot of scraps to make this back the lady bugs were trimmed off a wide back and the narrow strips were left over from the pineapple quilt.  The solid I have had forever so it need to be used too.  

and the label for this quilt.

Both have been given away!

Sew on,

Terry

Illustrator

Dear Readers,

In the Spring my former niece, Jennifer, remarried a man with two children.  So since I have made all the other nieces and nephews quilts I decided to make those two children a quilt. 

So in the Spring, I signed up to take a class from Dorinda Evans at the June MQA meeting on using the Stripology rulers to make a pattern by Gudrun Erla out of her Stripology Mixology 3 book called Kimberly.  BTW Gudrun names most of her patterns with girls name.  

I chose to make this one out of various Tula Pink fabrics as Tula is at her core an illustrator.  So I found out Julie, the new step-daughter, loves to draw and do crafts.  So I thought Tula's fabrics would make the best quilt for her.  For the background I found a wide back in Tennessee that I thought look like doodles.  I thought that would be perfect for a girl who likes to draw.  

It should arrive New York tomorrow.  I hope that she will love it.  Welcome to the family Julie!

Sew on,

Terry