Monday, May 14, 2012

Hands 2 Help Update

Deadlines are a good thing!  If we didn't have these updates, I'd never get around to posting, or to finishing anything, for that matter.

My Hands 2 Help quilt is done - quilted and bound!
 I love how it turned out - see how nicely it matches my Mother's Day flower basket?  I didn't have a partner choose a palette for me, since I wanted to use some of my novelty prints.  This was a fun quilt to make, and a pattern I'll use again for charity quilts.  It went together pretty quickly.

The back is pieced, too...
It uses the same prints found in the front, along with a little lime green. 

Now I just have to decide if this should go to the chemo patients or sent with the church group to New Orleans - any thoughts about that?  It's more of a kid's quilt, since I used the novelty fabrics.  It finished at about 60" square.  It's really prettier in real life than these pictures show - the pink looks pretty overwhelming in this picture! 

About a year ago, our guild had Ann Wanke from The Quilted Basket teach a workshop, and I made this Twister quilt from Dilly Dally charm packs and a little yardage.  I loved working with that fabric - it was so soft and silky, and such bright, happy colors.  This quilt finished at 44", so it's a little under our limit for Hands 2 Help.  I machine quilted it with the flower motif that's in the fabric.  It's done and ready to go to a new home, too.



Since I haven't blogged in so long, I have a couple wool things to show, too.  I finished this little candle mat this spring - I guess it's for next Easter.

And the wool Banner of the Month for April was a topiary...

Work is progressing on the May Banner of the Month!

15 comments:

  1. Your H2H quilt is great. I love the bold pink fabric. Great job.

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  2. Kathy what lovely finishes you have,well done and those chickys are so cute.xx

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  3. Such BEAUTIFUL quilts! Love the pink. It says young girl or tween! The little quilt is so sweet. A perfect size for a toddler.

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  4. I love your H2H quilt - so pretty!! And it's going to make some kid in St. Bernard Parish very happy!!! Thanks so much for participating in H2H this year!!

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  5. Your quilt is beautiful and I am sure some young girl will just adore the pink.

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  6. Pretty in pink! It's really nice and will certainly brighten up a special girl's life!
    I love the other quilt also, you did a great job!

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  7. Lots of eye candy here! Your quilt with the novelty prints turned out great. Love the bright and happy twister quilt. The chick mat and banner are cute too!

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  8. Your H2H quilt is stunning. What a great pattern, and the fabrics are great fun.

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  9. Your pink H2H is gorgeous! I love the bright pink with the black, so striking. Great job!

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  10. Your charity quilt is lovely. I know that anyone in either group will love it.

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  11. The pink H2H quilt is just wonderful! Someone is really going to treasure that one. And the twister quilt is so cute, I love the borders you did. Wish I would have seen yours before I finished mine...Love it.

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  12. Both quilts are just bright fun additions to H2H!

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  13. Love the pink quilt, and the Twister quilt too. What pattern is the pink quilt?

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  14. I love the pink in your H2H quilt :)

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