Please note if you live in Central North Carolina: One of the guilds I belong to is having a quilt show soon!
One of my other quilt groups makes quilts for Flying Horse Farm, a camp for children with serious illnesses. Here are my contributions for this spring.
This quilt was inspired by Maryline Collioud-Robert’s Carnival Quilt, in which she mixed many striped fabrics with her scraps. I didn’t use her pattern, just her idea of including lots of striped fabric. However, here’s the link to her pattern if you’re interested.
Quilt Stats
Name: Strips with Stripes
Finished size: 60″ x 72″
Designed by: me, with inspiration from Maryline Collioud-Robert
Made by: me
Quilted by: Linda Nichols
Here is the second Flying Horse Farm quilt:
This quilt is inspired by the Bento Box pattern I had years ago and made several quilts from. The pattern has been re-issued and I bought it, but I do not like the new instructions at all! Therefore I completely re-designed the construction process and made this my way.
And here’s a peek at the back of the quilt–more scraps used!
Quilt Stats
Name: Bento Box Revised
Finished size: 60″ x 72″
Designed by: me, with inspiration from the original Bento Box pattern
Made by: me
Quilted by: Linda Nichols
These were both fun, easy (as revised by me) quilts. I used the scrappy one at the top as leaders-and-enders and it came together quickly.
Finally, here is a scrap quilt called “Blue Sky and Sunshine”–my husband says the name is corny but I like it 😀
Quilt Stats
Name: Blue Sky and Sunshine
Finished size: 61″ x 73″
Designed by: me, using up orphan blocks
Made by: me
Quilted by: Linda Nichols
Happy quilting!
Zippy Quilts 
These are all such quality ‘scrap’ charity quilts, Zippy. Your heart is huge.
I especially like your “Strips with Stripes” Featuring your signature love of striped fabrics and binding. 🙂
Thanks, Laura! (I owe you an email)
Got it! Thanks!
Oh gosh! Looks at all these beauties! You are SO generous. I’m always impressed by what you give away. As for pattern instructions, I know exactly what you mean! Quilt pattern-writing was part of my professional career, so I KNOW a well-written pattern from a poorly-written one. These days I’m seeing more and more that are very poorly written… difficult to understand. I find myself reading them aloud, so as to understand what in the world they’re trying to instruct! If only writers would consistently identify pieces by dimensions – or at least use the same term each time – instructions would be much easier to understand. And a well-drawn graphic also goes a long way toward understanding. Oh well. What can one do but complain after the fact. If only they’d ask me! Right? Ha! Happy Mother’s Day!
Thank you for always reading and taking time to comment 😀
Another blogging friend commented that too many people are selling patterns for quilts that don’t really even require a pattern, and that’s true, too.
But nobody asked either of us. Ha!
I agree with the comments below – you are so generous and I hope you remind yourself that you have made so many people who are struggling smile by receiving one of your sweet quilts!
Thank you, Tierney!
Lovely quilts and I am sure the young people at the camp will love them
Thanks, Helen!
Another set of breathtaking quilts. I am sure they will be greatly appreciated by the children.
Your way is, I am sure, the best and most efficient way to construct these quilts.
Of course, I said these are my “spring” quilts, but it’s fall where you are! I always enjoy thinking about your seasons being opposite mine 😀
I really like your Stars and Stripes quilt. So vibrant and intense and that great striped binding.
I love what striped binding does for a quilt 😀