This a twin sized quilt (about 70x90 inches) which I made for Modern Day Quilts' Central Texas Wildfire quilt drive. This is my fourth charity quilt I've made... and third for the Central Texas Wildfire quilt drive. I have fallen in love with making charity quilts! I love the idea that something I make helps somebody, in some way. Plus, a charity quilt doesn't have to be perfect. I am allowed to work with fun fabrics and try new methods. No one is going to criticize the imperfections. Not even my own inner perfectionist.
I'm also excited to say I made this quilt on a budget! Most of the fabrics were donated by The Quilt Haus, who collects fabrics for Project Linus and donated them to the Austin Modern Quilt Guild. I only had to add a few fabrics from my stash, some which I had bought on Black Friday at the Crate and Barrel outlet. Yes, Crate and Barrel! Did you know they were selling fabric for a dollar a pound that day? I scored big time. I added a vintage pink sheet, purchased at Savers, and batting purchased on clearance. Besides thread and wear & tear on my machine, I have at most $20 invested in this quilt.
I took all the photos for this quilt at the top of Mount Bonnell on a gorgeous fall day. My dog Chauncey and I had just gone hiking at Turkey Creek and stopped at Mount Bonnell afterwards. This is a must-stop for any visit to Austin. There are great views of downtown and Lake Austin.
Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to visit all the other quilts at the Fall 2011 Blogger's Quilt Festival.
15 comments:
That`s a beautiful charity quilt - I love that while you didn`t invest a lot of money, you did with time and love and it is sure to be a comfort to someone and make them happy. A gorgeous photo shoot location too - I would love to sit there with a book. Wow!
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Bright and cheery quilt, very nice:)
Very nice work thanks for the quilt for division.
I love those colors!
-very beatiful, lovely fabrics, thanks for sharing ☺
Bente - Germany
Thanks for the lovely comments everyone! :)
Your quilt is gorgeous and what a fabulous donation!! :o)
I think this is a beautiful gift! Love how you put the colors together. Please don't listen to the inner perfectionist, she will kill the joy of quilting...
Listen to your self, play along and you will grow a love for quilting. Making perfect takes time. (And it may not be the most important thing?)
what a lovely cheerful quilt! it is so much fun to make charity quilts, knowing you are doing something good while enjoying yourself :-)
Kristina
www.priscillacraft.blogspot.com
It's beautiful! And you're right- when you're donating a quilt for some reason you're a little more free to experiment and do things that maybe you would not have done.
It's beautiful! Love the colors!
Soooo...the big questions are, did you take the pictures of your lovely quilt with the doggie holding it up, or did your doggie take the oictures of you holding your vibrant piece?!?! Whatever, it's great with those large swatches of beautiful fabric. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
Lovely quilt. Thanks for sharing. :)
Very nice, I like it!
Marion - Germany
Eileen, haha! I had a stranger help me. My dog loves people and would've been all over that mountain top saying hello to the other strangers. :)
Thanks everyone for the lovely comments! I hope the recipients really love the quilt too.
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