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A BEAUTIFUL BROKEN HEART FULL OF LOVE from Kwilty Pleasures

I have the best quilty friends.

Huge hearts, sometimes broken, that know the meaning of giving.

How to pay it forward…in times that’s aren’t easy!

I say that because this year one of them donated

SEW MUCH FABRIC to CHARITY!

Her name, Susan Blalock.

This photo was at a party I hosted a few years ago.

Susan recently downsized from a home

she shared with her husband for 42 years.

In 2023 she lost her husband and now resides in a condo.

She asked me if I could help her find the fabrics new homes.

OF COURSE ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 4 months ago. under charity quilting , friends , james stitching sisters

WHY CHARITY QUILTS HAPPEN! from Kwilty Pleasures

There are many reasons WHY Charity quilts happen.

I'm gonna tell you how they happens in MY sewing room.

I begin a project and then loose interest or just don't like how it's coming together.

For instance, I can’t even remember when I began working on this Plaidish 2 quilt!

I thought using up my OSU Buckeyes scraps would be the thing to do.

Add a bit of red, black and gray…TOUCHDOWN!

And I tried I really did!

Draggin it back and forth to several quilt retreats.

Then the lightbulb went off!

I just wasn ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under 2024 charity quilts , charity quilting , james stitching sisters

PATTERN TEST - HOLDONG HEARTS from Kwilty Pleasures

I love to

Pattern test for Corrine Wells at

Frannie B Quilt Comoany!

I recently tested this pattern…

I needed it to fit the perimeters of my charity quilts

for Stitching Sisters.

I wasn’t crazy about the small hearts or

Setting the blocks on point.

I cut and labeled the pieces I would use for the various blocks.

I am using fabrics I got from the Stitching Sisters stash.

Fabrics sorted and labeled for 3 blocks

Block A

Block B

Block C

Because there were a lot of pieces that needed diagonal line sewing

I used my handy dandy ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 7 months ago. under 2024 charity quilts , 2024 projects , charity quilting , james stitching sisters

PEACE OUT ! from Kwilty Pleasures

I just finished a pattern test for Frannie B Quilt Company.

One of the best thngs aobut testing for Corinne Wells is...

she allows me to do what I need to do

to make the quilt better suited for charity.

Sew for this I didn't do the Peace Sign or Hearts

on the quilt.

But I was able to sufficiently provide feedback

that she always appreciates.

This top will go to Stitching Sisters here in CBUS.

We make lapquilts for cancer patients.

They have a sewing center and I pick fabrics from

their huge stash....donations from others.

These ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 8 months, 1 week ago. under charity quilting , james stitching sisters , pattern tester

IT'S AN EDIT-ORIAL TEST PATTERN from Kwilty Pleasures

Another pattern test, Another Charity Quilt!

I love pattern testing AND paying it forward!

This was my recent pattern test!

My favorite quit charity is Stitching Sisters

Columbus OH

A huge effort that to date has made and disturbuted

39,000 quilts, yep three zeros!

At their sewing center I shop their stash

to make the lap size quilts.

I thought this pattern would be a great

Red, white (cream) and blue color combo!

The Editorial Quilt pattern is Jelly Roll friendly,

But I cut strips from FQs.

Strip sets were quick to make.

Blocks appeared just as fast!

Top ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 10 months, 3 weeks ago. under charity quilting , james stitching sisters , pattern tester

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