Danny's quilt in the planning stages

Well, good news today all around. I was able to drive over to Lorraine's AND I remembered to bring my camera! I'll be sharing photos of the process finally. The end product is likely to be slightly different.


Here you can see the center row. We decided on the center row and then worked outward. The pieces of brown fabric on the right edge of each block is the sashing.

We've tried for symmetry when possible and even looked at colour and fabric details when placing blocks. Part of the fun, though, is seeing what we can make out of so many varied blocks. I think it's the real charm of the quilt, the contributions from so many caring women coming together.

In this picture here we're saving space for two blocks that are on the way. Monday should bring my favourite mail carrier - the one who delivers packages!







This picture gives you an idea of the quilt's size. We added a few blocks as place holders.

There will be horizontal pieces of sashing fabric between each row. The top, bottom, left and right edges will be surrounded by the same fabric as the sashing. Then, Lorraine will add one or two borders as she sees fit.

At that point the quilt top will be ready to be layered with the batting and the backing fabric and handed off to Gerene to be quilted.

Things are really coming together. I love it!

A present for lil ole me!

Just have to share a photo of a lovely wall hanging Lorraine gave me last night.

She said that I had inspired her and showed me this mini-quilt. I loved it immediately, of course, and UNICEF popped into my mind. She reminded me of the UNICEF card I had given her for Christmas. That's when I realized she had worked from the front of the card and made the image with fabric.

I was suitably impressed. I didn't reach for it. I just looked at it. That's when she told me she made it for me. I was a bit surprised. I couldn't imagine what I would have done to deserve such a beautiful gift. Turns out she was thanking me for getting her back into quilting last summer.

How lucky am I? I call a friend and ask her to help me learn to quilt. She helps me get started, I learn a lot and we join a guild together. Then, I get such a lovely gift for basically asking for a favor! LOL

If only all of life was so easy, and so beautiful.

Here are the photos together so you can see how nicely she reproduced the design. Notice how the card has various shades of blue and so does the wall hanging. The dove itself is quite impressive. I love how intricate it is, with feathers that look like the dove is in flight.













They say quilters are great piecemakers. I think we can also be great peacemakers.

Thank you again and again Lorraine.

November ends, project in full swing

After two weeks we'd collected 13 blocks when Lorraine called me up and asked to stop by. She had 3 blocks to contribute to the quilt. She and I had been hanging back, waiting to see what came in so that we could decide what we'd make.

I'm still hanging and waiting. "I think I'll be inspired over the Christmas holidays!",she said with optimism.


She brought me 2 very nice blocks done in earthy greens and browns and a pine cone motif. The picture isn't very good. Feels a bit fuzzy but I'm not sure I can do any better with my digital camera. I like how she added blue into one of the blocks. It's masculine but feels soft to me.

Lorraine, thank you for making time in your busy life to wash the backing and border fabrics and for making blocks as well. Your help has been immeasurable.

dawne