This is one of the quilts that I will be donating.
I was never a fan of the fabrics and just used what I had on hand when I did this medallion mystery quilt along. I think it was in 2016 that I participated. My how time flies.
This is one that I did as a quilt along. I had intended to finish it for one of the single beds but I had forgotten about it. I took a look at it and decided I probably won't finish it. There are too many open spaces to figure out how to quilt it. I'd much rather see it used by someone who could use it.
Here's my blog post on it.
I had a kit donated to me that was hanging around. I didn't much care for the fabrics. They really weren't my colours. Once I read the instructions, I was to subcut the lengths already cut. The main blocks were 8 inches and the other pieces were 9 inches wide but were to be subcut to 4.25 inches. Well, that would have been a waste of a half inch by the length. Then, I thought I could use my own fabrics for the 4.25 inches and cut the 9 inch lengths in half to 4.5 inches. If I again used my own fabrics for the main blocks, this time as 8.5 inch blocks, I could make two quilts that were similar but different and one would be slightly bigger than the other.
The fabrics in the main blocks were in the kit. The four patches and border were my own fabrics.
These four patches were in the first kit. The main blocks were from my own stash which, as it turns out were from another kit someone donated to me. I didn't much care for the fabrics but they went so well with the four patches I had done. The border fabric was in the second kit so I ended up not using much of my own stash. Now, instead of sending three tops, I ended up sending four - along with a bit of fabric left over from the first quilt I showed.
The person I sent them to has a facebook presence called Oz Comfort Quilts.
If you are at all interested, just check out the facebook site and contact Jan. She can then message you the address as to where to send your donations. She accepts tops, pre-quilted blocks about 11 inches in size (which she trims to 10.5 inches,) crocheted granny squares at 10 rounds or even crocheted and knitted blankets.
Here's my blog post on it.
The person I sent them to has a facebook presence called Oz Comfort Quilts.
If you are at all interested, just check out the facebook site and contact Jan. She can then message you the address as to where to send your donations. She accepts tops, pre-quilted blocks about 11 inches in size (which she trims to 10.5 inches,) crocheted granny squares at 10 rounds or even crocheted and knitted blankets.
What a great way to use the quilt tops you just ended up making. I have found that mystery QALs are not my thing, I prefer to know what the quilt will look like before I begin. Very clever to change the plan for the kits and get two tops done with less waste.
ReplyDeleteWow! Good for you for finding a use for the unloved quilts you have instead of just throwing them in the landfill. I love this woman for doing what she does. Thanks for sharing. ;^)
ReplyDeleteThe first time I joined the local quilt guild I thought it was 'expected' to play along with the mystery quilt they were doing and I hated it....and then I decided that I HAD to do the celtic mystery quilt they were doing the next year and I hated that too. Mystery quilts are not for me - I need to see what the entire thing looks like before I even begin to choose colours. Not that I'm a sane quilter to begin with, but still! Great cause for yours to go to and will bless someone else who needs it.
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