H2H 2020

Hello there!  I hope everyone is safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.  I am happy to participate in Hands 2 Help again this year.  Originally had planned to compete 5 quilts in total but then the lockdown happened and I got distracted by the need for fabric face masks.  In total I have made around 150 and I still have some to make for myself for my eventual return to work.   I was able to pull from scraps and make three baby quilts.  I used the “Stacks” pattern from the book Gowing Up Modern by Allison Harris of Cluck Cluck Sew fame.  I really like this book for easy and yet striking baby quilts.  I made one decidedly girl, one boy and one gender neutral.  I was also able to piece a top and a backing for a large throw intended for gifting to a health care worker but then..... my machine went on the blink.  The tension is off and I tried to remedy it myself and was unsuccessful.  As soon as my machine is serviced I will quilt it and give it to it’s recipient.  Here are the baby quilts I made for Little Lambs.

  I was also able to borrow my daughter’s machine and make some Easter placemats and a runner.  It ate some scraps and kept me busy.  That is a win and I’ll take it.  Her machine is straight stitch only so I hand quilted each one a bit just to embellish them .  I gifted them without getting pictures of them completed, so typical, but they were well received.  Stay well everybody!

Until next time,
Maxine