Here's a group of lap quilts and prayer shawls.
When we first began this ministry all quilts were hand tied.
All quilts are finished with the same label.
No two quilts are ever identical.
We strive to make each one different and unique as each donor is.
The fabrics used are all 100% cotton. The batting used is also cotton batting.
The fun part about looking at the finished project is the memories we have. Our fabrics come from many places. In the above quilt the baby animal print was purchased at a quilt shop in Massachusetts, the green and black and polka dot fabrics were purchased at Sunshine Sewing in Margate, Florida. The others were in our stash.
Several years ago we attended a huge quilt show and just had to have this fabric with the bugs! It was just too cute and colorful. This is what was created.
It's always fun to see what each quilter is working on.
In the early years, we worked with donated fabrics.
They were many shapes and sizes. Very much like a puzzle. Some had to wait a very long time before before they could be matched up - with enough fabric to make a full size lap quilt.
We had someone (who knew our plight) donate many yards of fabric. She purchased in lengths long enough to use for backing and binding for a dozen or more quilts. This was repeated over and over by many people who believed in what we were doing.
The next two prayer shawls were planned around fabric that was donated by Sunshine Sewing.
The bright colorful pink print was in search of a match. Not sure where the hotter balloon fabric came from, but it formed a nice partnership.
Here's a little secret....
When someone new to sewing joins us they begin with scraps. They are cut in assorted piles of colors and sizes and the sewer learns how to bond with her machine by joining them together in no random order. This is a great way to learn control as well as straight seams. These are then cut to a specific width and length. That's when the sewer gets to see the fabric come alive.
Don't you think this was a great use of the colorful scraps?
The below quilt was created with blocks made during a mystery quilt class. They sat in a drawer for a while waiting for the right moment to be finished, and here it is.
All of the above have blessed a family who's
loved one was an Organ Donor.
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