New Quilt Projects

HEARTFELT

When I attended the Road to California Quilt Show I was checking out this vendor that sold miniature quilt patterns to paper piece. Since I absolutely LOVE paper piecing, I just had to stop and browse to see what they had. They had many samples up on the wall of the quilts all done up. I loved this heart pattern so decided to buy it. After getting the pattern I realized that it was the one and only one that supports the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. A portion of the proceeds will go the organization to help find a cure. What are the odds??? I then choose these wonderfully bright colors to make this quilt. The orange is there to represent Leukemia and the Lime Green is there to represent Lymphoma. I am super excited about doing this miniature quilt. I hope to maybe donate it to the society when I finish it or I just might decide to keep this one for myself to remind me of the many hearts that are there for me as I am continuing to battle. Also everyone else that is affected by these cancers.

PINE STAR RUNNER

This Project is from one of the Thimbleberries books. It is called Pine Star Runner. It does look a little like Christmas but I think in the right home it can be put out year around. The fabrics I choose are not too Christmas like. In a home that has an outdoors decor I think it would look lovely on a table. I am not yet sure what I will do when this project is accomplished. I am sure I will soon think of someone who will appreciate and love this little quilt project. I just love making things and giving them to people. I think gifts mean so much more when time and love are put into them. When you think of that person in every cut and stitch that you make. I hope they love them as much as I love to make them. I know I absolutely love to receive things that others have made. I know how much work goes into homemade goods and it means so much more than any old thing you can buy at the store.

PEEKABOO MONKEY

This quilt is called Peekaboo Monkeys. I thought it was so adorable when I saw it in a quilt book I got at Christmas time. I have never been that fond of doing applique on quilts but have been working a lot on it with some other projects I have been doing and am starting to really get the hang of it. So I am a little less intimidated at tackling this quilt now. The second picture is the fabric that I picked out to accomplish this quilt. I am hoping to make this quilt to put in the auction at my spring quilt camp in May. We pick a theme every time we get together for these weekends and this time it is going to be Jungle. I am really not into the whole jungle fabric very much but I saw this pattern and thought it kind of goes along that topic so I might just have to enter this as my auction item.