Finished before 12/31/21 Bevels quilt pattern.
I have a family situation which has me in my quilting room every day. My adult disabled daughter is in the family room, on her computer, and I’m quilting! It gives us the space to simply be.
I’m always pondering what am I going to do with my quilts, finished and unfinished? Last year, I donated 14 quilts to the Caldor Fire victims Facebook group.
Stack and whack pattern. One fabric — you can see it inthe border.
Another Caldor fire victim who chose one of my wild and crazy quilts! Made me vary happy.
I donate at least two quilts every year to Saving Gracie, a local organization run by a friend of mine, that helps folks (in our area) with financial help to save their pet. She works directly with the veterinarians. This year she’s going to do what she can to show that veterinarians are essential workers too! Many are committing suicide and quiting. The pandemic has made it very hard on them too, yet no one is aware.
She usually auctions the quilts. This year she’ll have them as prizes for her “Bingo de Mayo” dinner fundraiser. She chose this one because it’s BIG and fits the theme.
Unbeweavable pattern. Made in 2019.
This is the second one she chose. The woman who was with her said she really wants to win this one!
Saving Gracie donated quilt.
In the past I’ve donated quilts for chemo patients, and the year of the Santa Rosa and Paradise fires, I donated twenty five. This year I put over 30 quilts up for sale on Etsy, with more to come (Quilts Unique by Laura.) Some custom quilted, some pantographs.
Ricky Tims Kaleidescope pattern. Custom quilted.
I had a goal to quilt up at least 30 of my own last year. Did it!!! Here’s the last one of ‘21.
Last quilt of 2021. Bohemia quilt pattern by Villa Rosa Designs
I still have over sixty more of my own to quilt up. All sitting in bins with backing fabric and binding. Plus…..making more while the computer driven machine quilts customer quilts. Get ‘em done this year? Who knows. My plan now (we all know how that works) is to quilt the quilts right after I make them, rather than put them into bins for future quilting. Here’s the first one, cut, pieced, quilted and bound, all in 2022!
#1 of 2022 quilted and binding needs to be finished. Bevels pattern again.
To say quilting has been my life, since 2006, is an understament. But….it has been my sanity and therapy, espeically during 45’s reign, and being locked in during the pandemic. Very grateful.
Baby quilt for my first grand daughter who is now 10. (I called them barf blankets to be used!)
My family members were given quilts in the past. I still haven’t seen the quilt I gave my son/DIL anywhere when we visit. The baby quilts have been put away, after being used by the grandkids, as an heirloom for them when they get older (NICE!).
Twisted Bargello for my son/DIL. Made 2008. Where is it? !
A quilt I made that my daughter chose. Still in the cedar chest. I haven’t made any more quilts for my family because they don’t use them.
Butterfly Bargello for my daughter. Made in 2010. My mother appliqued on the butterflies. Now in the cedar chest.
I have a few more I’m keeping in a cedar chest for me and I’ve got three quilts hanging up in the house. One on the wall behind my bed.
Sunrise. Now behind the bed. It got Best use of Color at the local quilt show! HST’s with some applique. 2015
Broken Heart hangs in the living room. I finished piecing it when my first dog passed. I put it away for five years. Thought of my first furry girl and it was too hard. Finally quilted it and entered it into the local May Fair in Dixon CA years ago. It won 1st Place in the size category.
When I was younger and MUCH SKINNIER! Eleanor Burns pattern from 25 Years and Still Stripping. 2011
I will donate more quilts this year. Hopefully not for a whole city that is burned down in California! I will put more up on Etsy later in the year, when I have more finally finished. I also made another plan — quilt at least one of my own every week. We’ll see how that goes.
I’ll keep on piecing and quilting and working on keeping sane during 2022.
Has your family maxed out on your quilt gifts to them? Do you also donate? Do you make quilts for specific reason? Do you just make what you want for yourself? Please post pictures in your comments.
