My First "Quilting Rags to Riches©" is Done

I finished my first Quilting Rags to Riches© quilt for the "Quilt Haiti" project. FedEx picked it up today and eventually it will be on its way to its new owner. I am honored to be a part of the "Quilt Haiti" initiative. I feel proud to hand over one of my quilts; and yet, I feel so very small in the scheme of things.

I watched a PBS program that was recently filmed in Haiti the other night. After watching and seeing bits and pieces of the devastation, a part of me says: "What good are a bunch of quilts going to do?" And then something in my heart answers: "more than you know." I can only imagine that maybe the recipients of these quilts will be able to have something to hold in their hands and know that somewhere in the world is a person thinking, hoping, and praying specifically for them. And maybe, just maybe, that will bring them a little bit of comfort.

I chose to use recycled blue jeans to make a rag quilt. For the back I pulled some fabric from my stash that I thought complemented the denim pieces.








Thank you again to all who have donated to Quilting Rags to Riches©. I will continue taking donations throughout the year for other great causes and will continue to post my progress here. (For more information see my previous post.)

May God bless you richly,
Kathryn

This Wallflower Takes a Step Forward

I made the block of the month for February's quilt guild meeting. I believe my needle position was off and I was taking more than 1/4" seam allowance and my quilt block came out too small. So I had to make another one but then was left with "what do I do with this one?"

I decided on a small wall hanging. It gave me an opportunity to play with my embroidery machine and practice a little free motion quilting.

When I went to the meeting last Tuesday evening I actually got in line to stand in front of a room FULL of ladies to "show and tell" my latest "oopsy." I discovered that if I just talk into the mic and look at and point to my wall hanging and NEVER look into the crowd ... I'm fine! But then there was that long walk back to my seat. However, it wasn't so bad - I got lots of compliments on the way back to my chair :)







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