The Chinese coins quilt is cut out now and partially sewn. It is so wet here and the church wants quilts for the homeless, but how do they stay dry? And how do they clean them when they get filthy? Does anyone know or do they just throw them away and ask for more?
The Churn Dash for a young child is also now cut out. I will probably use fleece on the back of this one. All I need now is time to piece these two quilts together, and then time to quilt them and to bind them. So easily said and not so easily done.
I did go to the gym this morning and will have my steps in for today. And in the middle of the day, we took the time to have lunch with our youngest daughter, but other than that and chores, it has been a studio filled day.
Sharon, don’t make beautiful quilts for the homeless. The quilts the ladies made in Walla Walla, were made from the heavy polyester fabrics from the 70’s and early 80’s. The fabrics are tough and heavy. They cut the fabric into 6 inch strips and sewed them end to end and rolled them up until ready for use. They used 6 foot tables and rolled out the strips to make a quilt about 6 by 6 ft. They made were turned and tied quilts. The quilts need to be ugly because they get dragged around and they don’t want them to be so desirable that they are stolen. Save your pretty quilts for the sick, new babies, and those needing to replace home goods lost in flood, fire, or other disasters.
I agree with Sally! But then, I think you already know that.