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June 3, 2025
Quilts for Donation from TheEclecticAbuela

 I put together a year's worth of 3.5" leaders and enders to create six quilts for donation. Each is 62" x 74".





Closer to the 2025 holiday season, I will take them to a local agency that helps children and adults with developmental disabilities.

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April 23, 2021
Leaders and Enders for Donation Quilts from TheEclecticAbuela

 I'm chain piecing miles and miles of  Leader and Ender (L & E) blocks for donation quilts.



For the past few years, I've been using 3.5" squares for L & E. Each year, I piece them together to make simple patchwork quilts for donation.




Because these are amenable to straight-line quilting, I am able to use the white-on-white (or natural) fabrics that have the thicker paint on them. These tend to shred my thread with FMQ, but quilting with my walking foot works well. Each year, I gather the blocks and assemble the quilts--it's fun to see the ...

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July 23, 2020
A Couple of Summer Finishes from TheEclecticAbuela

Summer is here--the heat is ON!

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June 20, 2020
I Love Scrappy Quilts! from TheEclecticAbuela

My title will come as no surprise if you have seen any of my quilts!

This first one is made of HSTs that I created from a batch of "creatively-cut" (AKA wonky) squares that I got from a friend (Thanks, Leesa). This is the second quilt from the batch of squares--you can find the first HERE.

Scrappy HSTs--64" x 76"

This photo is of three quilts (overlapped) made of 3.5" squares. I cut these from scraps and combine them with neutrals to use as leaders and enders.

Leaders & Enders Quilts (each is 64" x 76")

These also have backs ...

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