BoJangles

Bennett, very nice aprons and picture to remember them by! That quilt looks like reversible applique'? I made a couple jeans quilts, they are fun to make. I love the circles in yours!

Nancy

Bennett

Not reverse applique, just folded over circles. This is where I found the directions: Circle jean quilt. Not a really "cuddly" quilt, but it's tough.

janeite

That embroidery is so gorgeous. I'm adding embroidery to my list of things to attempt.

Muv

Irishrose - love the spiral!
Bennet - your niece is so sweet in her apron!

Here's my latest offering, which I've already shown on a separate thread, a sun ray wall hanging in rainbow colours. It was pieced on my Serata treadle and all other machine stitching done on my 1927 99K.

vintagemotif

Muv, that's very cute!

sew1

Very nice. I sew with my FW or 3/4 almost all the time. I just prefer them over the newer machines.

tate_elliott

Last year I learned about Quilts for Kids, a group that gives quilts to kids in hospitals. If you contact them, they'll send you fabric to make a quilt. You have to provide the batting and the binding, although you can self-bind the quilts. Anyway, I decided to try to make one a month to donate. Their website says that they need quilts for older boys. And I figured out why - most quilting fabric is "girly" and the fabric designed for boys is for young boys. I was lucky enough to find some Carolina Panthers (NC NFL team) panels in a thrift shop. I cut the panels apart and used them to make a small quilt. The biggest mistake is the sash that runs down the center doesn't line up with the sashing at the top and bottom. Duh. I didn't even think about that. The camera changed gray into beige. This was done on my Singer 500.

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vintagemotif

Very nice quilt and excellent cause! Yes, I do believe boys are over looked when it comes to making charity quilts. I'm always seeing cute prints that girls would like for those quilts. I love that material that you found for this quilt.

I also love your avatar! I can see why you would like the Jetson machine, Singer 500; plus, their are fun machines to sew with.

Please post the other quilts you have made! Thanks for sharing.

Bennett

Muv--that's very modern looking with the strong lines and color. I really like it.

Tate--I've been looking at the Quilts for Kids, thinking it would be nice to participate in. I've had the same problems when making something for boys. I usually pickup fabric I like, which is fairly girly! Nice use of the panels, that's going to make someone's day.

tate_elliott

Thank you both for the compliments on the quilt. I'm slowly making a stash of fabric for older boys - flames, sports, camouflage, etc.

Bennett, if you contact the QFK's chapter in your state for a quilt kit, when you finish the quilt and send it back to the chapter, the quilt goes to a hospital in your state.

Vintagemotif, did you notice - I photoshopped my avatar, his rocket backpack is a Rocketeer.

Tate