A Mercy Quilt and a Give-Away

A few months back two quilters wrote me to see if I wanted to take over some projects that no longer interested them. They thought I might want to complete the projects for the hospice. They were right.

These WIPs have been loitering in plain sight so that I don't forget them. Tonight as I was -- at last! -- cutting the blades for my Dresden Plates, I thought it was time to get started on one of them. Julie had sent not only a batch of beautiful blocks, but also yardage for bordering, binding, and backing. The fabrics are the kind I admire but can't work with -- I don't seem to know how to get them to play nicely together. But Julie had managed beautifully. I didn't count the blocks but began laying them out in a barn raising setting and came up one short. There weren't 64, but rather 63! So I came up with another layout and have two rows finished, and a bunch of leader-endered blades, too. It won't take long to get this beauty together. Please do click on the photo to see Julie's fabrics.

Recently I've learned that Rebuilding Together, an organization with an active branch in Philadelphia, is happy to receive quilts to share with their homeowners upon completing projects. The Uvulati have thought that we might each make a mercy quilt to give to Rebuilding in September. I'll need to check with Julie (and also with Blogless Kathy) to see if they are wedded to their quilts going to hospice or if they think Rebuilding might be an equally worthy recipient.

Someone gave me a copy of The Cross Country Quilters a few weeks ago, and I began reading it, but as is usually the case for me with Jennifer Chiaverini's books, it wasn't to my taste. If you'd like to have it, leave a comment, and sometime on Friday I'll draw a name and try to get it in Monday's mail to the recipient.