Rainbow Hearts for Orlando

This may be one of my fastest quilt finishes ever. After learning of the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild's drive to gather quilts for the survivors and the families of the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, I kept wanting to join in but resisted for a few days thinking I had too many other projects already. It was my sweet husband saying "Hell yes, you should definitely make them a quilt!" that finally got me going. It was eight days from start to finished quilt top and back (followed by several days of waiting to get some photos.)

The Orlando guild's goal is to collect at least 102 quilts, enough for each of the survivors and for the families of the victims. If they end up with more, those will go to the first responders who were on the scene. The design theme is rainbow hearts, and there are several links for patterns and design ideas. You can find more info HERE and HERE. 

I made a total of 53 heart blocks using all the rainbow colored fabrics I could find in my stash. The quilt top consists of 48 of the hearts plus a 3" border. Finished size is 66" x 86". 

Here is a closer view of some of the blocks at the center of the quilt top, so you can get a better look at the fabrics.

I didn't have anything appropriate for the back in my stash (unless I wanted to do lots more piecing, which I wasn't up for.) I found a great multi-colored print on black background at Joann's, but I couldn't use my 60% off coupon for it, and the price was just too high without that discount. The next stop was a local quilt shop that is going out of business, and I found a black and white print I liked which had almost enough on the bolt. The five blocks that were leftover after the top was assembled were joined into a row to make the backing long enough.

I will be sharing with lots of link-ups including Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework, Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times, Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt, Moving It Forward at Em's Scrapbag and Scraptastic Tuesday at Mrs. Sew and Sow.

Julie in GA

Stash Report Sunday 6/26/16

The past week was one of those times when I was totally obsessed with a quilt project. Fortunately, my sweet husband was very supportive of all the time I spent cutting and sewing, and he even took me to two stores yesterday to find fabric for the back of the quilt.

The quilt that was filling all my time was the Rainbow Hearts quilt that will be going to Orlando for the survivors or families of victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. I made a total of 53 blocks, got 48 of them all joined together, and added borders to the quilt top. The remaining 5 blocks were pieced into the quilt back. Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of the whole quilt yet, but I hope to get some later today and post them soon. Here are a few of the blocks from the center of the quilt.

STASH TOTALS: 

     Used this week:           10.5 yards     

Used year to date:       47.25 yards

Stashed this week:          5.0 yards

Stashed year to date:    40.25 yards 

 Net year to date:   7 yards used

I am joining Kate at Life in Pieces in tracking the number of days each week that I spend at least 15 minutes quilting. It was a good week for getting time in the sewing room every single day.

15 Minute Challenge:  
June 19 - 25              7 of 7 days

Year to date          164 of 177 days

350 Block Challenge at Prairie Moon Quilts: 

Blocks made this week: 46

Check out more stash reports at Patchwork Times.  

Julie in GA

Design Wall Monday 6/20/16

The last thing I should have done this weekend was to start a new quilt project, but that's exactly what has happened. I received an email last week about a quilt drive being held by the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild to collect quilts for those affected by the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head ever since.

Their goal is to get at least 102 quilts, enough for each of the survivors and for the families of the victims. If they end up with more, those will go to the first responders who were on the scene. The design theme is rainbow hearts, and there are several links for patterns and design ideas. You can find lots more info HERE and HERE.

I knew I had several rainbow colored fabrics in my stash, but I was surprised at just how many I found. Some may not include every color of the rainbow, but I think they come close enough. I am making 10" heart blocks, half of them with black background and half with bright backgrounds. There are 18 blocks finished so far, and I need either 35 or 48 of them for a good sized throw quilt. 

I am sharing with Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times, Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt, and Moving It Forward at Em's Scrapbag.

Julie in GA