Isolation Charity Sewing - Part 1

During the Covid isolation I didn't just sit around doing nothing.  Well, actually I did for the first six or seven months.  Once I came out of my funk I did get into my sewing room.  I managed to make several charity quilts for Project Linus to be donated through my guild, the Rocket City Modern Quilt Guild.

First up are two super simple quilts I made from my stack of 5" brights.  I have so many children's prints, novelty prints, and brights that every once in a while I cut up a bunch of them into 5" and 2.5" squares.  It really comes in handy having a ready supply when I need to whip up something in a hurry.  

I inserted a small yellow border to give it a little interest and used yellow for the binding to end up with two really cute toddler quilts.  

I did a few virtual sew-alongs with some online friends during isolation, and this was one of our projects.  It's a simple "Economy Block" (or as someone who didn't know that once called it "a-square-in-a-square-in-a-square block").  

Look at some of these cute fabrics!

Next up is another virtual sew-along using the "Beads" pattern by Donna Jordan.  I wanted to use some of my Asian fabrics on this one.  (Gotta bust that stash whenever I can!)  

This basic block set on point results in a really nice pattern.

Leftovers made the backing special, too.  

 

The last charity quilt I made during isolation was this "Easy Does It" pattern by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio.  I used even more stash on this one.  I bet you're not surprised!

I had fun seeing how many scraps I could use in the backing.  I do love a challenge!  I started out with this .....

.....and ended up with this.

So that's it for the quilts.  I did a few more charity projects but I'll save those for next time.  See?  I told you I'd be back!

Linking up with Tish's Adventures in Wonderland and So Scrappy

February Stash Report

This stash busting thing is going great!  I have been so motivated since the New Year that all I want to do these days is sew.  (Ask Hubby.  He's feeling a little neglected in the area of clean shirts and home cooked meals.)

I'm also excited and looking forward to my first Project Linus Sew Day at the end of this month, so I'm getting kids' quilts ready to quilt and bind that day.  Since I made a blue kids' quilt last month,  I decided to make a pink/red one for February.  I kept it simple .....

..... and pieced the backing.

I even made the binding.

Pillowcases, quilt backs, applique, charity quilts, and working on UFO's made February a really good stash busting month.  Here's my report:

February

Fabric Added in February - 0

Fabric Used in February - 22.56 yards

Fabric Added Year to Date - 0

Fabric Used Year to Date - 35.81 yards

Net used in 2015 - 35.81 yards

January Stash Report

Blogging about my stash a few months ago has really motivated me to use it!  Sew My Stash 2015 is going to be a huge success if I can keep up this pace.

In January I was able to pull from my stash to make a backing and binding for the Blueberry Lemonade quilt, and I also used stash fabric to make the backing and binding for the baby quilt.   Then I pieced a Purple Quilt and made the backing and binding for it.  

Before the month was over I put together this baby quilt for a great-nephew coming along soon..... 

.....and pieced a backing for it.

  

I'm especially happy with this project.  I was able to use every bit of the bird fabric left from another project, and I managed to use an ombre piece.  I never know what to do with ombre.

All in all, not a bad start.  Here's my report :

January

Fabric Added in January - 0

Fabric Used in January - 13.25 yards

Fabric Added Year to Date - 0

Fabric Used Year to Date - 13.25 yds

Net used in 2015 - 13.25 yards