Summer Circles // Finished Modern Quilt
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I'm so happy to share my quilt today as part of the 100 Quilts for Kids blog hop hosted by Heather @ Quilts In the Queue and the DC Modern Quilt Guild.
If you have read this blog for a while, you may know that I started an annual charity quilt drive a few years ago called 100 Quilts for Kids. The idea is simple--make a quilt and donate it to a child/teen in your own community. I'm so happy that this year, Heather has taken over 100 Quilts for Kids and done a beautiful job! A bit more about 100 Quilts and my donation quilt below:Past 100 Quilts Info at Swim Bike Quilt100 Quilts 2014 Links100 Quilts for Kids Linkup (open until September 30, 2014--just scroll down)100 Quilts for Kids Sponsor Information100 Quilts for Kids Donation Ideas100 Quilts for Kids Waves Quilt AlongInstagram Hashtag: #100quilts4kidsFlickr GroupMy Circles Quilt
When we packed up our house in June, I grabbed this project (drunkards path blocks cut with a die cut machine) to take with me. I knew everything would be in storage for a while and I would HAVE to bite the bullet and sew up these curves, something that had scared me a bit before this project.Charity quilts are perfect for this type of thing--finishing works in progress, trying something new, etc. When I heard the Portland Modern Quilt Guild was collecting small quilts (36'' square at the time, although I think the size has changed) for a local NICU, I decided to join in. I worked on this quilt in 10 minute intervals, fits and starts, mostly because I've been feeling poorly.Curves aren't scary, and I didn't pin the blocks. They aren't perfect, but it was fun.
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When I think "quilts with curves," I think of three people--Jen Carlton-Bailly, Latifah Saafir, and Angela Pingel. All have great information and videos about sewing curves on their blogs, Instagram accounts, etc. Angela also has a great new book out all about curved piecing called A Quilter's Mixology: Shaking Up Curved PiecingThere is currently even A Quilters Mixology Sew Along at Sew Sweetness, but I digress.
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I had a hard time photographing this quilt--the colors aren't quite as soft as they seem in the photos. I chose to quilt it with simple straight lines (because it was easy), used a pretty pretty plum backing from Aneela Hoey's Hello Petal line, and a great Cotton and Steel basics for the binding, Voila! Finished.I hope you think about making/donating a quilt!!
If you need a little inspiration, check out some of these finished charity quilts for 2014:Improv Wonky Cross Quilt by Teaginny Designs
Half Square Triangle Quilt by Quilting is More Fun Than Housework