Covid Isolation charity sewing didn't end with the baby quilts I told you about last time. I made pillowcases, too, and I shopped my stash for them!
Rocket City Modern Quilt Guild donates homemade pillowcases to children in foster care through North Alabama Foster Closet. I brought home some precut kits from our Charity Committee Chairperson and put these pillowcases together. It was fun to do some routine sewing without using a lot of mental energy. And by that you know I mean there was no dreaded math involved.
I pulled these fabrics from my stash so I could make a few more. I had bought them specifically for pillowcases on our last vacation. At Hubby's insistence (I know. I got a good one!) we always stop at local quilt shops when we travel. I don't really want to add to my stash, but I want to support Local Quilt Shops, so I buy fabrics for pillowcases. By choosing three coordinating fabrics and buying 1 1/8 yards of each I have exactly what I need for three.
Another thing I like to do is get geometric, contemporary, or floral prints. Not all the children in foster care are toddlers, after all. Those pre-teens and teens need some love, too.
I also used up some stash on a few charity quilt flimsies. One was just a fun pattern I bought online. "Color Pop" from Annie's Craft Store was the perfect design for all those brights I've been saving for .... well, for I don't know what!
This one was a sew-along with some online quilty friends.
Hmmm, I guess I don't just buy plenty of brights; it looks like another favorite of mine is bright-on-black prints!
A simple "Turning Twenty" top .....
..... and a "Disappearing Nine-Patch" finish up the charity projects.
I did a little gift quilting in the way of aprons. Corgis for my DIL (yes, we have a corgi grand-puppy!) .....
..... and a Christmas apron for my sweet friend, Denise.
This "Four Corners Apron" pattern from Vanilla House Designs goes together quickly and makes a nice gift. Maybe I need to make one for myself!
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