Charity Quilts 6, 7, 8 and 9

My sister, niece and I delivered 13 baby quilts to Jack's Basket recently, an NPO that celebrates babies with Down Syndrome. This is my niece, Gretchen, with Carissa, the director of Jack's Basket and mother of Jack.

Here are six of the baskets ready to be delivered, full of fun items to bless and encourage the new parents:

Two Friends, Two Quilts

These two quilts were made by two friends, both of whom are involved in the Barnabas Ministry at their church, a ministry to families with disabled children. 

Wendy's Triple Play

Having three quilt tops prepped and ready for the longarmer is a great accomplishment, and that's just what Wendy had for me. 

This first quilt is Wendy's version of the 2017-2018 Scraptamer's mystery quilt, from Glad Creations Quilt Shop. Don't you love the pink/yellow/grey palette of batiks she used?!

A Pink Cloud ☁️ ...

Jenny made this pink cloud of a baby quilt for her granddaughter, about to be born in Kentucky! 

The quilting is "Butterfly Garden" in Cotton Candy colored thread:

Fit For A King 👑 ...

Fit for a king-size bed:

Gail made this quilt for her grandson:

Take Time To Smell The Roses...

And work on a quilt... This rose quilt is what Kim has been working on, made for her sister who loves birds and is a beekeeper.

The quilting design I used is "Climbing Rose", by Sophie Collier, a local designer and fellow member of Upper Midwest Machine Quilters. She will be teaching a class there from her book, "Around and Around She Goes", on March 10, 2018. 

Aren't these roses and rosebuds in the quilting design a beautiful mix with the rose fabrics:

Southwest Beauty

Ardene's nephew gave her this quilt top, made by his mother, Ardene's sister-in-law, who was an active quilter. She had it quilted in her memory.

The colors, turquoise, fuchsia and tan, give it a southwest feel. It was made while spending the winters in Arizona:

Susie's Double Take

Susie loved this fabric line so much, that she made two quilts out of it! Both quilts are for her son, who likes his quilts thick, heavy and warm. And who wouldn't, at this time of the year in Minnesota! 

This first one I quilted for her is a disappearing 9-patch:

Modern Circles + Baby Quilt

I made this mini for our guild's silent auction, to be held at our upcoming quilt show, February 13 through March 9, 2018, at Dakota County Historical Society Museum, South St. Paul, MN.

It was totally inspired by Cassandra's 9-Patch Circles at The Not So Dramatic Life blog.
I made a similar one myself in 2016, inspired by a pillow in Modern Patchwork magazine:

T-Shirt Quilt Extraordinaire

This is Deb's third t-shirt quilt. I'd say she's become quite a pro at the puzzle work of t-shirt quilts!

I did freemotion quilting, block by block. Here are some of my favorite blocks: