The first Saturday of every month, a group of ladies from my church community get together to quilt. We make quilts for every new baby born in our congregation...and let me tell you there are many.
I wanted to share a few photos of the 'in progress' stage:
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My friend Terry deconstructing jeans to make a denim quilt. |
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My baskets of strips. I'm making string squares in 6 different colours - yellow, green, purple, pink, turquoise and orange. |
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Denim deconstruction! |
This is what I want my quilt to look like.
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My friend Denise finishing off a tablerunner! Gorgeous! |
So many projects ~ so little time.
Mavis
Love the strip quilt you're working on... very bright and pretty!
ReplyDeleteAlso love that you all make baby quilts for newborns in the congregation... what a thoughtful and welcoming thing to do!
I love sewing with a group, I can see that your gals are having a great time too. your string quilt should turn out great, love the colors! cw
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