I decided this week to try to get a couple of charity quilts finished off and off my To DO LIST. I usually do them out of fabric provided by my guild's charity group, however often have to supplement fabric from my stash.
The quilt top thus far except for the black and white borders are donated fabric. I have pulled the border fabric out of my stash. Not sure I am thrilled with it.
The pattern calls for corner blocks. I think I like that better, but still not sure I like the black and white stripe border. May have to pop out and find a red border instead. The second Luck Cowgirl quilt top is finished and on Wednesday gets turned into the charity group.The second wolf quilt top is also done and will along with the first wolf quilt top I finished last week go to the group. I am thinking these look like a fun fall project.
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I love cowgirl quilt!! The wolf quilt has turned out beautifully too, love the corners. The two cats new projects are cute! Thank you for sharing your pretty finishes and projects on the go.
ReplyDeleteHow cute!! Those quilts will be loved.
ReplyDeleteYou made good progress with your donation projects. The cowgirl quilt is so cute! And the wolves are just perfect for a boy (though I can see a few girls being thrilled with those too). The black and white stripe is an interesting choice, I like it. Maybe if you finish it with a red or green binding it will pull the inner colors to the border?
ReplyDeleteThose quilts are great! So pretty. I agree that the black and white striped fabric doesn't seem to work. Enjoy your new projects.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the charity quilts. Great work!
ReplyDeleteSome of the fabric that gets donated for guild charity projects is just so, um, CHALLENGING! I do like how the black and white stripe from your stash jazzes up the 9-patch fabrics. Nice job on all of these.
ReplyDeleteThe Garden Patch cats are so cute! Great next project. I agree that the stripe border doesn't do much for that quilt so your instinct is probably right there. That Lucky Cowgirl quilt is so cute! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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looking thru fabric I found a panel that I was supposed to make into a blanket for charity months ago. I forgot to even put that on my to do list for this next week.
ReplyDeleteHi Donnalee, those are all great quilts. I'm looking forward to seeing those two last ones :-) Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYes, working with donated fabric can be a challenge. I'm not feeling the black and white border either. Trust your instincts. I think the issue is two fold. First the scale of the black and white pattern, since it doesn't relate to pattern scales in other fabrics. Second, you are primarily working in a primary color palette with little to no black and white accents. If you can find something fun in the mustard and/or blue colors of the nine patch, bet it would look great.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the donation quilts! Love the cat patterns, have never seen them before.
ReplyDeleteI like the black and white stripe for the border. . .keep it! It gives the top a younger vibe. If you really dislike it. . .do something else. Red would be great. . .this comment is from a reader who loves red! Your cowgirl and wolf quilts turned out great!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteGreat charity quilts, Donnalee! I do like the black and white border, though it messes with my head! LOL That cowgirl quilt is still a favorite of mine! Thanks for joining us at Monday Musings! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteDonnaLee your donation quilts are all so lovely and you managed to get so much done last week. I think I agree that the striped fabric doesn’t quite work on that quilt. I hope you found the right red fabric and made as much progress this week. Thank you for joining To Do Tuesday and sharing the link.
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Such fun donation quilts! Good job on some nice finishes.
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