Sew for Riley Day

Wednesday was the monthly meeting of the Columbus Star Quilters Guild.  Despite the Guild's quilt show just a month ago, there were lots of Show and Tell items. 


I had just finished quilting this for Rosie.  She picked out the fabrics on a quick trip - wish I had her eye for color.  It's gorgeous.



One of five quilts for Rosemary's granddaughters.  I love the lime green color - could well turn out to be my favorite color over the next few months.

Another quilt for one of Rosemary's granddaughters.  The turquoise and brown are beautiful together.  Now I know what to do with all of that turquoise in my stash.  But I'll have to buy some browns to go with it!

See - another lime green.  Isn't this a stunning quilt??  I could whip up the background in a flash.  The applique might take a little longer.

Mary called this quilt Communion Cups.  Mary is also wearing a quilted "pillow" necklace which has tiny, tiny pieces.  Mary specializes in using tiny pieces in her quilting - all very nicely done.

I had a hard time getting Anne to hold still.  This is her son's Hallowe'en costume.  With the Daffy Duck tail and him waddling around the neighborhood, he was a hit.

 Kay also had a great way to make the Attic Windows block.

Kay demonstrated a slick way to make the attic windows design using three half square triangles.  Just sew one of the folded triangles into the seam and then open it out.  A little bulky with the layers of fabric, but alot faster than the traditional way of piecing this block.

And here's the quilt made from using that attic window tip.

Strips laid out and ready for sewing into long lengths.

 It was a Sew Day for Riley Children's Hospital. Several members brought in 2 1/2" strips to create colorful quilts. Others had baby quilt panels and still others were working on smaller quilt sizes to be used to drape over NICU incubators. Even smaller quilts are used inside the incubators. Because these smallest quilts are without batting, they technically aren't quilts but so what - they surround a newborn with warmth and extra love.

There were sewers and there were pressers and there were cutters.  I was a flitter - I flitted from one place to the next, pressing, cutting strips and more pressing, until I got caught to go through some old treasurer files.  Much more fun being a flitterer.

Another group working on a variety of quilt projects.  This guild is a great group of women.

Cheers!
Margaret