Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Expenses

Don't get me wrong, I love quilting.   I love giving quilts to charity.   But sometimes it gets expensive.   The biggest expenses are backing and batting.    Since I mostly do scrap quilts, I don't need a lot of fabric and can use bits and pieces in more than one quilt.   But each quilt requires a backing and batting.   Baby quilts only need a yard.   But any bigger and it takes more supplies.   And muslin for backing is not cheap once you get back the 36 inch size.   Don't even get me started on batting.  

So, if you could help out on the supplies, you can give any amount through the tip jar on the right below the charities.   These donations are not tax deductible.   If you want to send me fabric, batting or backing, leave a message in the comments.  

As always, don't forget to make a donation to the charities on the right.   These donations are tax deductible, go right to the charities and are not used for making the quilt blocks or quilts.  

Don't forget Giving Tuesday, one week from today.   Wait until you see the special quilt block for any donations made that day.    Join us for an online all day (court hearings permitting for me) quilting bee.   Do not have to quilt to join in.

Friday, November 22, 2013

Quilt Idea

Just picked up this pattern yesterday in a cute little quilt shop near my friend's law office.  Doesn't it look like stacks of books to you?  (yes, I know it is crooked, I put it in the scanner that way and didn't feel like redoing it).



I can see doing this one in blacks, browns, dark reds and blues like old time book covers.   G Street has some nice book fabric that I can get a 1/4 yard of when it goes on sale.  Scatter that throughout the blocks just to set the theme.  

This would be a great quilt to make and donate to a literacy organization for an auction or raffle.   Anyone know of one?