I’ve been a busy bee, working on quilts for a charity group called Scraps on a Mission. I’ve finished two lap quilt sized quilt for this group using my new sewing machine. One is quilted with random loops. and the second was finished by stitching “in the ditch” with the dual feel system.
I have several other quilts in the works, but I thought I’d post pictures of the first two to be finished:
All the fabric has been donated, and five women have been working on these quilts. As of this writing, sixteen lap-size quilts have been completed since June of this year.
Thanks to these ladies, my knowledge of machine quilting has grown by leaps and bounds. I’m so glad that I have been able to participate in this endeavor. In November, the quilts will be given to a local hospital and to a rehab and nursing center.
Daily Archives: September 11, 2011
The Kliban Cup
Many moons ago, more than twenty five of them, perhaps as many as thirty five of them, there were two nieces and two nephews who went shopping for their aunt. At the time the Kliban Cat with the red sneakers was very popular. These four wonderful children purchased a desk set, two pillow cases and a mug that all were decorated with the red-sneakered cat.
Over time, the desk set has been packed away or lost, but the remaining pieces, the pillow cases and the mug were still seeing regular use. Unfortunately, this week, the mug slipped from my hands and the handle broke!
I was tempted to keep the body of the mug, because I’ve had so many years of enjoyment from it, but I’m at the time of my life when it’s time to simplify, so I bit the bullet and set it out in the garbage.
Thank you, Lynn, Andy, Terri and Steve for a gift that lasted for ages!
And thanks for the grins! Whenever I want to get a rise from your uncle, I put the cat pillow cases on our pillows! *G*