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The grandbabies were here for a visit today. I presented them with their new blanket/quilt. For the little guy I had made him a reversible Thomas the Train quilt. I had purchased the fabric over a year ago. I should have made him the quilt ASAP since I think he has moved on to another hero already! Oh well. The granddaughter's fleece blanket was a hit. Even our DIL liked it. She said she would use it. I had wanted to give these items to the babies on the little guy's birthday that was a couple months ago but did not have the granddaughter's fleece blanket finished. DIL said I should have waited for Christmas but I know how much stuff they receive at Christmas and I wanted them to be able to use them now. Since the weather is getting colder I wanted them to have their items to use to keep themselves warm.
We had a fun day which was culminated with a bubble tea party outdoors. We had bubbles everywhere. The little guy only spilled one bottle of bubbles today. Fortunately I had a spare bottle so we played with bubbles until it became too cold for grandma to stay outside. Mom and Dad had come back to pick them up by then so it all worked out okay. I am absolutely exhausted, but it was a great day. It is always so fun to see our son and his family. Since they moved an hour away, we do not babysit the little ones and do not see the family as often.
This is my quilt guild's new Opportunity Quilt. We will soon have tickets available for sale. Isn't it beautiful? I did not have any hand in this quilt even though I did volunteer to help. It was a collaboration of four (I think) groups of quilters. Each group received a portion of the quilt to sew, embroider, etc. It all came together really well. Each group worked independently of each other. Each group also had their patterns and a picture of the whole quilt. I could not wait to post a picture of it. I think it is absolutely beautiful. But then, I did have a chance to see it in person and actually hold it up for a photo.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate this holiday.
Happy Quilting
This quilt came about as a result of a mystery gift. My previous co-worker gave me a package one day when we were having lunch. She said someone had given her this package of fabric strips to give to me but she could not remember who it was who gave her the package. The package contained 20 2.5 inch fabric strips. Black, grey and pink plus purple were the colors in the strips.
I decided to make a jelly roll type quilt with squares of purple fabric between each strip. These were not my favorite colors, but I pushed forward with the project. After I added the borders I liked it better. I had it quilted and I bound it so it is finished. Now what do I do with it? I wanted to return it to the person who gave my friend the strips, but she still cannot remember who the mystery person is. So I guess it will go to our guild for a charity quilt. Our guild's Community Quilts group is gifting a bunch of quilts to different charities at our December meeting. We gift charity quilts twice a year, once in the summer and then again in December.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Quilting
