A Centennial Quilt, Times TWO!

Bailey's Chapel Centennial Quilt 66" X 78"

I've been helping out with a special project for a local church over the last several months. They wanted a unique way to celebrate their centennial anniversary and settled on a quilt; well, actually, TWO identical quilts! One will hang in their sanctuary and one will be raffled off to support the church. You may recall seeing a photo on this blog of the growing pile of "signature" blocks as I embroidered them, there are 58 of them (per quilt!)! The church members sold these blocks as opportunities to have one's name immortalized on the quilt. They opted for machine embroidery in a consistent font/size so that it would look harmonious and the names would be visible from a distance. I worked from printed forms to ensure that the names/spellings/ dedications were exactly right.

There was a celebratory moment over the weekend when focus shifted from these signature blocks to the machine appliquéed banner sections! There are sections for five photo transfers; the church in every season in each of the four corners plus one larger, 12" square panel, in the center of the quilt a group snapshot of the membership gathered in front of the church at the Centennial Gathering last summer.

I've assisted by serving as the designer (thank you, EQ, you make me look smart!) and facilitator for this project. It won't be long now before workshops are scheduled and I can hand over the units to the church members for assembly. This has been a wonderful collaborative effort and I'm proud to have had a hand in seeing them achieve a dream, I am also very grateful to them for their patience with yours truly!

Life is Good!

Quilting For Dollars

I have had the distinct privilege of quilting this one, a combined effort by the talented hands of my own Bee. This quilt has a great big job ahead; to raise money for the American Cancer Society at an upcoming Relay for Life event through raffle ticket sales. The block pattern is "True Lover's Knot" from the book Quilts from The Quiltmakers Gift. The sweet colors combined with chocolate are yummy. I chose the same Hearts in Bloom pantograph for the quilting that I used in the border of the wedding quilt for my son and DIL, it has produced a soft over-all effect.

...let the ticket sales begin...
Life is Good!

Heirloom Diamonds

Here it is, our Guild's raffle quilt: "Heirloom Diamonds". It made it's debut at our meeting last evening, and will go to a lucky ticket holder at the conclusion of our Quilt Show, "Quilting Pleasures", on June 14th. A team of hard-working ladies in my own bee put this quilt together late last summer, the quilter did a wonderful job bringing this lovely quilt to life. I predict that this beauty will generate a healthy amount of revenue; ultimately furthering the love of quilts and quilting in our community and beyond. It doesn't get any better than that!

7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
Life is Good!