BYC SEWING/QUILTING CLUB

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pw_quiltworks said:
Thank you!! It's really not hard. Its just getting organized. I lay each piece on top of where it's supposed to go leaving a half inch allowance for the seam and then just flip the fabric back and stitch the line. Not too hard. Just takes time. I make sure I pin each seam that needs to meet another like the tail feathers to the back. That line needs to be right because if it not it will look odd. The hardest part was the waddle thing. Getting that even was a pita. It's two pieces. One on the head piece and one on the neck piece. Sighs...took me a day to complete. The next one should only take about an hour. The first one is always the hardest. I will work all the pieces in a chain next time instead of one at a time. I will probably go with the placemats. They are quick and will sell on ebay. Or should. Maybe.

This is my favorite site for paper piecing patterns. I really think she is the best designer on the planet. I have a real hard time with her patterns. They are hard but well worth it. She will send you a free pattern each month if you sign up for her newsletter. Her patterns are wonderful. The picture below is one of her patterns. It's the first pp pattern from her that I completed.
http://www.silverliningsoriginals.com/




I like your system with the cold and keeping warm. Sounds like a great idea.
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Beautiful work, I love foundation piecing, and that site is deadly dangerous!!!!!
 
I am participating in the underground railroad quilt swap, and I am thinking about doing carpenters wheel, I drafted a foundation paper pieced pattern for it, and just completed the test run tonight


 
Kassaundra said:
I am participating in the underground railroad quilt swap, and I am thinking about doing carpenters wheel, I drafted a foundation paper pieced pattern for it, and just completed the test run tonight


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That is gorgeous!!! I just love the carpenters wheel. Your work is beautiful.
 
pw_quiltworks said:
That is a fantastic idea!! You have it fixed up quite nice. Love the racks too. Your work is very pretty.

I have a small "14" foot camper that I might use in the spring, summer and fall. Not winter though. We has a lot of sub zero days and snow last winter. I live in the wrong state. I need a warmer state for my quilting. Heating costs are painful up here. Even though hubby buys wood and cuts it from the woods it's still expensive. Just not as bad as fuel oil. He cuts mostly soft wood on the property here and buys the hard wood. He could not cut enough hard wood to make it through the winter here. He's a little older 68 and not as spry as he once was. For that matter either am I. LOL. Sorry I do go on about nothing. Someday I would like to knock out the walls here and have one huge sewing room.
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I love it! When DH and I got married about 30 yrs ago we lived in a trailer just like it.
 
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Looking for help to make baby quilts for the NICU, neo-natal intensive care units

I am looking for baby quilts for the NICU. My daughter, who had premature triplets, spend time there and asked the staff. The NICU staff responded they would love donation quilts. We can bring in the quilts and give them directly to the whomever is on duty that day.

If this is something you can help with it would be great. Some of these babies are in for many months and often times there are time frames the parents can not touch or hold their baby because of issues related to the baby being premature or procedures like being intubated. My daughter was not able to hold 2 of her babies for several days. Fortunately for her it was just days. I found out parents would love to decorate their baby's isolet with a quilt and or use it when they are allowed to hold their little ones.

This is what I am collecting- Durable as well as attractive cotton baby quilts or tops in a variety of sizes for babies in the NICU. Small quilts, about 17 inches x 25 inches to normal size baby quilts about 40 in.x 55 in. are welcome. The sizes are suggestions to give you an idea. Even though most of these babies are in NICU because of prematurity and are tiny some are there because of other needs and are full sized infants as big as 12 lbs.

Finished baby quilts would be wonderful but I can quilt up tops by adding batting and backing. My friends and I are committed to making as many quilts as we can but obviously we can use help. Any fabric or batting donations would be welcome too.

Any finished baby quilts will be delivered to NICU most likely within 1 week. Because my daughter had triplets and obviously still needs a lot of help and support, quilt tops will take a little longer as I will finish them myself.

Items like donated quilts mean a lot to the family of these little ones. Several years ago, I was deeply touched when I saw the tiny clothes and the tiniest knitted caps on my prematurely, 17 weeks, born grandsons. They did not survive but the care and love shown by a stranger to give them dignity for their ever so brief life meant a lot. Some of these quilts will be given to parents whose baby does not survive.

Please PM me or post if you are able to help. Thank you for your help.

I made one already out of 25 5inch squares of kids fabrics. I added a 2 1/2 inch border of kids fabric and then used the turning method by adding flannel backing and thin cotton batting. I then sewed around the edge leaving an opening to turn it. It came out to be 26 inch little quilt and the flannel back and thin batting made it very soft. Maybe later today I will add a picture. I thought maybe some orphan blocks with a border around it might make a nice preemie quilt also.​
 

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