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Whew! Spring Retreat!

Posted on April 8, 2019 by heARTs Creations

The 2019 Spring came to an end yesterday. Once again there were 20 fun and amazingly talented quilters/knitters! These retreaters never disappoint – they share, laugh, work diligently, and of course, laugh some more!

Blocks were sewn for Hospice quilts. Here is one set on the design wall.

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There were prizes. Tina was the lucky winner of a quilt kit from Pineapple Fabrics. And thank you to C & T Publishing – a deck of Bonnie Hunter cards for everyone who attended!

And of course, Show & Tell.  WOW! Thank you Ladies for another great Spring!!

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A Finish & March Wrap-up

Posted on March 31, 2019 by heARTs Creations

Another Hospice finish and I love the back and forth of this quilt. The pretty leaf blocks were leftovers from donations to a friend’s daughter’s project. Amazingly enough, I found a beautiful striped fabric in my stash that coordinated with the blocks perfectly! It was fun to put them together and see a pretty quilt emerge. I even had a great swirly fabric for the  backing and binding.

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Laurie (my friend who had passed the blocks on to me) was visiting one day, saw the quilt top, and offered to take it home to quilt and bind.  Now that’s an offer I have no problem accepting! As always, she did a great job.

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Winter’s end  and March is at an end – how quickly it passes! Monday not only brings another month, but my Birthday – yay!

Happy April Fool’s Day to everyone!

WIPs 2019

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Triplets – Quilts of Course!

Posted on March 21, 2019 by heARTs Creations

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Some time ago Pineapple Fabrics donated pretty gold, orange and black print strips for Hospice quilts.  I decided to sew strips together then slice through, turning the cut strip. I really like the look.  Quilting will, of course,  bring much more character to these quilts. I even have the backings cut and the bindings prepped. Yeah Me!!

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I plan to devote a couple of weeks in June to machine quilting charity quilts. By then I should have a few more tops complete and will concentrate on finishing. How wonderful it will be to have so many more done half way through the year.

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Let’s Bee Social    Needle and Thread   WIPS on Wednesdays

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February & Another Finish!

Posted on March 4, 2019 by heARTs Creations

It’s such a joy when many hands come together to make and finish a Hospice quilt. This quilt top was donated by a reader. I love the pieced border pattern! I prepared the backing and batting and then Judy (Goneaway Quilting) beautifully did the machine quilting. To finish it off I bound this pretty and peaceful lap quilt. May the recipient enjoy many hours of warmth with this quilt which was put together with love and caring.

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Lesson Learned:  When donations come in, I must put the donor’s info on a piece of paper and attach it to the donation. This will now happen with ALL future donations!  This quilt top was donated but I do not know by whom.  If you are the talented and generous donor, please let me know!

Mystery Solved – This quilt top had been sent to Jo’s Country Junction and Jo then sent it on to me. I do now know who the original donor is but do not yet have her permission to post her name. Our Hospice group is SO very grateful for this beautiful quilt!

February was not one of my more productive months. I did attend a retreat where I got a fair amount of sewing done. All the rain has made me want to curl up near the fire and read – not a bad thing. A huge bonus has been all the beautiful spring flowers!

 I also did a lot of cleaning up and reorganizing in the studio which is very important to me. Now I’m ready to storm through March!

Feb WIPs

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Quilts in the Sun

Posted on February 13, 2019 by heARTs Creations

Finally, after many dreary days the sun shone today and pics could be taken outside!These quilts are just too bright and merry to have their pics taken indoors.  Two more Hospice finishes!  This first quilt is just so fun and happy.  The quilt top was donated so all I had to do was quilt and bind. This will definitely put a smile on someone’s face!

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This quilt top was made from donated blocks.  I absolutely love scrappy so I was so excited to put this one together. Quilted, bound and done!

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They are even more fun side by side.  These two finishes have revved me up to work on more and I hope to soon show another finish or two! I am always so moved that after having put so much time, effort and fabric into their work, the donors so generously donate them.

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These are the new quilt labels for this Hospice quilt group.  They are iron on and elegant. Thanks to Jean, our great leader, for coming up with these.

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A Note About Donations:  Recently I posted that no more donations were being taken. If you have a completed quilt, quilt top or blocks you would like to donate, please contact me or leave a comment and I will gladly accept them.  Fabric, unless it is a backing, is not needed at this time.

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Scraps, Scraps & More Scraps!!

Posted on January 23, 2019 by heARTs Creations

This is a song every quilter I know sings! “They multiply on their own” is definitely a favorite phrase. I was looking through my scrap bins – they are separated by color. One bin is all Kaffe scraps. Hmmm…I feel like I’ve been looking at these same scraps forever now. I’ve never used one of the many “scrap saver systems” that others use, but wanted to do something to empty these bins and start fresh. So….out came the studio Sizzix and the Big Kick.

I cut many of the larger pieces into two and one-half inch strips.

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Then I cut more of the larger pieces into one and one-half inch strips.

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Finally, I cut scraps into bunches of two and one half inch squares. The squares are now leaders-enders for a scrap quilt. How quickly they get put together this way! The 2 1/2″ strips will sleep in their bin for a while. I will use them for scrappy quilts and will most likely be for Hospice donations.

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I’ve wanted a simple straight stitch project to be at my Featherweight now resting comfortably in its new home. That’s what I’m using the 1 1/2″ strips for. I scored a great deal on very light weight interfacing (only 39 cents a yard! Hello 15 yards!) and am using it for a base for string blocks. Oh how I love the way the Featherweight sews. This is the perfect project for when I just don’t feel like thinking – mindless sewing. Very therapeutic!

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Lots of fun sewing ahead. Now, if I could just figure out how to survive on less sleep!

 

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In the Mail – Great Mail!

Posted on January 2, 2019 by heARTs Creations

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A while back I received yet another box of goodies for the Hospice Quilts. There was no note in the box, and no return address. Such generosity! So whoever you are dear donor, thank you, thank you, thank you!

There were TWO jelly rolls…

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There were geometric print strips, enough to make a quilt…

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And, there were string blocks, sewn on batting and decorative stitches along the strips. I could not contain myself. I went ahead and put the blocks together. A backing will be cut shortly, some quilting and binding done and voila! A Hospice quilt for 2019. There was also a pile of the strips that were used in the string blocks – many, many strips.

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And if that weren’t enough – a pile of 5″ blocks. Oh what fun these will be to play with! Thank you just doesn’t seem adequate. Please check back dear donor to see what is made in the coming year with your generous donation.

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AND another wonderful box arrived from Debbie H.  She started this quilt some time ago, had it tucked away, and generously sent it to our group for finishing. Now here’s the kicker – this quilt is hand pieced and the quilting that was begun is by hand! We will gladly finish it…but…the quilting will most probably be done by machine. What made this donation even more fun is that she included the templates she used for the pattern – templates she made!

IMG_0020 (Medium)IMG_0021 (Medium)PLEASE NOTE: Donations to our Hospice group have been a wonderful blessing.  We now have more than enough to work on and will NOT be accepting any more donations until further notice. Thank you!

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