{"id":26782,"date":"2015-02-11T05:46:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T12:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=26782"},"modified":"2016-10-31T14:40:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T21:40:03","slug":"bamqg-donation-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/bamqg-donation-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"BAMQG Donation Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to the BAMQG<\/a> Sew Day last Saturday. We had a great time making Hawaiian themed quilts. We made 10 tops and 5 backs. Kelly was on back detail, so she did most of them while others of us did the tops.<\/p>\n

\"5<\/a>
5 Hawaiian Quilts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These quilts are for a family who lost their beloved mother\/grandmother recently. The fabrics are from her stash and some from curtains and her mumus. All are Hawaiian prints.<\/p>\n

\"Our<\/a>
Our Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gerre and I worked together. Gerre was already sewing away when I got there. I stepped in and began ironing and pinning and we ended up making the top (left).<\/p>\n

Angela arranged the whole project and picked the pattern. I was grateful that it was pretty easy. She is great that way and figured out fast that if we wanted to get these done this century they should be easy. Also, as Frances<\/a> says, the Muggles don’t know.<\/p>\n

I don’t think this is a terrible pattern at all and I don’t mean to imply that it is. Simplicity is wonderful. The black\/dark grey really sets off the bright Hawaiian fabric. I think that people who are unfamiliar with the process can appreciate simpler patterns much better. Not that they aren’t capable, but if you don’t sew, it is hard to appreciate the work that goes into something complicated.<\/p>\n

\"Gerre<\/a>
Gerre & Jaye in contemplation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gerre and I did have to contemplate our piece. We wanted some variety in the fabric despite all the orange we had to work with. The picture above shows the piece laid out on our design floor right before we were were going to sew the sashing.<\/p>\n

\"Hawaiian<\/a>
Hawaiian Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The backs were pieced with big pieces and they came out fun, because of the motifs on the large Hawaiian prints.<\/p>\n

Once the backs were made, Angela distributed batting and Gerre and I moved on to Postage Stamp blocks. We made 16 and I will piece them into another donation top.<\/p>\n

This back was made by Peggy and I like the combination of the diamond pattern and the large leaves.<\/p>\n

Some people will take the quilts home to finish then bring them back for others to quilt.<\/p>\n

Gerre is going to quilt ours while I bind the Pink T quilt, then she will give me the Hawaiian quilt and I will bind that one. She has a goal of quilting a certain number of charity quilts this year and I intend to help her! We work very well together and it is great to have a sewing buddy at Sew Day.<\/p>\n

\"Our<\/a>
Our own personal Girl Scout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We also had our own personal girl Scout present. She came to keep us supplied with cookies. I think she also took an interest in our sewing. We have to tempt the young ones and Amanda is doing a good job on that account.<\/p>\n

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