Comfort quilt done...

Except for the binding.  I’ll get it cut and sewn on next week, as Jim will be out of town from Sunday on.

I used Quilters Dream Blend for the batting, King Tut thread on top, and Isacord in the bobbin, to match the backing fabrics, which is the blue Moda Marble used on the front.

  

I haven’t decided yet if this is going to the Arkansas Children’s hospital in Little Rock, or the Teen Challenge group here in Russellville.

Now I’m going to go knit some more!

Design wall Monday

Wow, it’s been quite awhile since I’ve participated in Judy’s design wall Monday.  I was on an embroidery kick for a bit and didn’t even think about posting those projects there.  Anyway, I do have something on my design wall this Monday!

This is to be my next “comfort” quilt.  The problem is, I’m not sure of its destination yet.  When I designed the blue/green/black one for a teen boy and then agreed with some of the comments about all that black perhaps not being the best choice, I decided to start from scratch.  Something in soothing blue and green was my starting point.

I finally settled on the layout, and have started piecing the center.  There’s no sashing in the blocks on my design wall yet, so that’s why they look different.

My dilemma now is that I’m not sure a teen boy would like this quilt.  Which is okay, it would be perfect for someone at the battered women and children’s shelter, but I really wanted to do a couple of quilts for teens first.

What do you think?  Teen boy or adult female for this one?

I know what my problem is.  Having raised teen boys, I can’t quite wrap my head around white fabric and a teenage boy paired up.  Black on the other hand, blends with dirt quite nicely!  LOL

When my eldest son got married and we instantly became grandparents to a seven year old boy, I made him a quilt… a black one!  Maybe I’ll do another string quilt like that one, even though there’s a lot of black, there’s also a lot of color and the design might appeal to a teenager.

Head over to Judy’s and see what everyone else is up to this design wall Monday!

What a cute quilt!

I finished quilting this one a couple of days ago.  It’s a customer’s quilt, and I think it is so adorable!  The fabric line she used is called “Baby Geniuses” by Linda Carlson Fabrics.  I love black, and never would have thought of combining it with bright primary colors for a child, but I absolutely love this!

I am going to have to look for some black and white polka dot fabric for my stash!

I made Jim a batch of cinnamon nut rolls on Sunday, only for him to find out that he had to be out of town for work again this week at the last minute, so guess what I’ve been gorging on this week? Woe is me right?  LOL

I have another customer quilt to try and finish up today, and then I plan to start on my next comfort quilt.  Thanks for the new word ladies, I like the word comfort much better than charity!

One of the comments on my last post suggested that so much black wasn’t a good idea for an ill teen.  We all know I adore black, but after thinking about it, she’s right.  And the quilt in my previous post… well it just needs to be black!  So I’m back to the drawing board working another design.  I need to make a couple sample blocks, but right now I’ve designed a more traditional pattern, using  white (or beige), a medium green and a medium blue.  I’ll post pictures in a couple of days, and see what everyone thinks of the design and colors for a teen boy.