It always brightens my day when I see a community quilt from Cheryl in Dallas in my inbox. Cheryl writes: Hi Jo! I have been enjoying seeing the community quilts your blog readers are churning out. And a busy bunch they are. Me, I work at a much slower rate — good thing that quilting …
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read moreI got a few emails from Joey showing off her finished Community Quilts. I am sharing the first of the emails with you today. Joey writes: I had the honor of quilting 4 more quilts. Joyce B pieced the tops for the UCC Church and/or Iowa county Sleep In Heavenly Peace group. She supplied backing. …
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read moreIn my effort to clean off my sewing room island, I’ve been tackling projects right and left. Smack dab in the middle of the island were two community quilts a blog reader had sent to me. These were intended for me to finish and donate to the animal rescue that I work with for their …
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read moreLori recently sent an email filled with wonderful pictures of her latest quilt that will be donated to Sharehouse. She writes: I pulled this quilt top and backing out of a box that was Adele A from Layton Utah. She had also previously sent me other wonderful quilt tops. This pink top was one of …
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read moreRay shared a few quilts with me and now, I’m sharing them with you! He writes: Yup, I finished another community quilt. This one is from Lena E. in VA. She basically made a square in a square quilt but then she added a triangle in the corners of the blocks to create diamonds. Great addition. I …
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read moreChris has been so busy. She works by finishing quilts for the local cancer treatment center. What a wonderful cause. I was with Kramer many days for chemo. He was hot-blooded and didn’t get cold, but most of the other patients had quilts or blankets with them. Chris writes: Good Morning, All 3 quilt tops …
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read moreRay has been busy. Getting a few of the community quilts off his stack is his goal. Lucky for us, we get to enjoy them. Ray writes: This is a really fun kid’s quilt from Kathy W. in NM. Look at all those fun loving dinosaurs running around and playing in this quilt. Happy, happy, happy. I just …
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read moreMy inbox had quilts from Anita to share. Here they are. Anita writes: Good morning! I finally am taking pictures of the 3 quilts you sent me right about the time i had left rotator cuff surgery last year ! All 3 are from the Cresco ladies. They were the first quilts for me to …
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read moreHappy news…I’ll be featuring a few quilts from Ray in the upcoming month. I have several emails from him with finished quilts. Ray writes: I am always in awe when I see an HST quilt and this one from Linda F in AZ is no exception. The time that goes into cutting and sewing all …
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read moreI LOVE that others are getting things done as well! And YES—sometimes we don't have the right color thread or the right whatever —but if you look in your stash, you probably have something that will work!!!
Well, we have a problem at our house, and I don't think it's going to be cheap or easy to fix. Remember that ice dam I've mentioned several times? I cannot find the picture I took of the front of our house, but it's considerably smaller than the one I shared with the neighbors the other day ...
read moreMy in box had been pretty empty over the holidays, and I wondered if the community quilting quilts were coming to an end. Then just like that, I got a bunch of emails all in one day. Today’s email is from Karen B. Hello again everyone! I’m back with a couple more Community Quilts to …
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read moreRay is busy cranking out customer quilts, but took a little break to share a couple of community quilts with us. Many times over the years I have read and seen you debone men’s shirts to use them to make quilts. Quality fabric at an affordable price at thrift stores. Men’s shirts have a wonderful …
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read moreBetty has been busy. I had two emails from her, each with a few quilts to share with all of you. Betty writes: I am attaching some pictures of quilts that I finished. They were donated to me by Chris J of South Dakota. They have been donated to local foster children. #1 is a …
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read moreSince the last week of October, we have cared for our granddaughter who is now out of the local rehab center and living with her other gran. She can walk, within reason, and needs to wear a brace on one leg, but arm casts are off and she is thinking about what comes next. Much prayer went up for her healing as we realize how close we came to losing her.
This was a stressful and busy time. Then we had another stressful incident. On our way home from a New Years dinner with friends, we stopped at red light ...
read moreHello again dear Jo, Yesterday was all about Karen H, from Lincoln, NE, but we still want to acknowledge the generosity of all your other readers who have answered my calls for help! You may recall, I had some “help” organizing my sewing room last year, and some items were separated from their sender’s name …
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read moreI am on a roll to try to get my sewing room under control. In an effort to do that, I decided I needed to get some quilt tops through the long arm and out of the sewing room. Many of them are donation quilts, and I can’t donate them unless they are finished. That …
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read moreRay is loaded down with customer quilts, but took time to share a couple of community quilts with us. Ray writes:Just a quick email to let you know that I am still longarming but a bit covered up with customer projects. However, I did have a short break and decided to longarm this adorable pair …
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read moreHere’s a fun post. Karen sent quilts to Karin so she could donate them. Karin writes: Hi Jo! We are back, better than ever! Hubby and I have been busy, with all sorts of medical challenges and journeys, but we’ve not been as busy as your blog reader, Karen H, from Lincoln, NE. I don’t …
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read moreJoey is still on a community quilt roll. Here are three more of her recent finishes. Joey writes:The following quilts were pieced & bound by J Brown.Backings were mostly Minky with 80×20 batting that she provided. I quilted them with a large meander. She has donated 26 quilts to the Volunteers at the ICC church. …
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read moreJoey and J Brown are still working together and producing some amazing quilts. Here is the latest bunch. Joey writes:The following quilts were pieced & bound by J Brown.Backings were mostly minky with 80×20 batting that she provided. I quilted them with a large meander. She has donated 26 quilts to the Volunteers at the …
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