My friend Betsy admired a quilt I posted on FB and said it would look great on her sofa. I responded that it was hers for a donation to our AAUW scholarship fund. Sold! I delivered it to her yesterday and then we went out for lunch. (Technically it will look great on her loveseat. She won the AAUW holiday raffle quilt a couple of years ago and that's on her sofa.) Right: the one she bought; left: the one she won.
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The Christmas tree wall hanging is now a flimsy. The blocks are 3 x 4 finished.
The border is a faint gray on white. So many white-on-white prints get yellow because the white "paint" doesn't age well. The base fabric can be very lightweight. I think I'll cull that part of the stash and use those WOWs for string block foundations.
I have a few extra trees.
I just started playing around with 2-1/2" strips. These blocks are 6-1/2" unfinished.
I have a meeting this morning. Gotta get moving!
Linking up with Finished or Not Friday
Trading your lovely quilt for a donation and a lunch date was a clever idea. You raced through those tree blocks!! They make a very cute quilt. Will the extras be "seed" for another quilt? Or maybe become placemats? I like the last blocks you showed. I used that pattern several years ago with a jelly roll, and made a quilt commissioned by my cousin for her coworker.
ReplyDeleteFun fun fun! Great trees and scrappy blocks! Happy TGIF!
ReplyDeleteBoth of those quilts are both beautiful - you have a generous and lucky friend! I love those tree blocks, too - they make a fun wall-hanging. It's always fun to play with scrappy little blocks like those squares!
ReplyDeleteThat was a great idea to ask for a donation. I don't like the painted white on white fabric. It's so hard to sew it sometimes. I didn't know it doesn't age well. One more reason for me not using it. ;^)
ReplyDeleteI would say that quilt trade/donation transaction was a good one for all.
ReplyDeleteInteresting information about those white on white fabrics and now I'll think twice about using them in my landscapes...thank you!