Quilting ~ Summer Olympics Challenge

 It's the Summer Olympics and our challenge was to make donation quilts using the colors in the Olympic rings. Did you know the colors represent all of the colors seen in all of the flags of the athletes countries. #SunshineQuilters #WrapASmile

Sunshine Quilters ~ Lenten Challenge

Another year and another Lenten challenge for Sunshine Quilters.  Some members are making a block per day that will then get made into quilts for our charities.  I am making a quilt top per week which works out to a promise of 7 quilt tops. Sunday, I had a marathon piecing day making 4 tops.  I am using the kits I made from fabrics in my stash I have been cutting up.  I have been really working hard these past 2 years on reducing my stash but as I empty it down my sister, Jenny brings me more fabric from her stash.  I am glad we are using it for a great cause.
I love the second quilt which uses some fabric from Australia along with friendship star blocks exchanged back in 2000.  I have about 100 of the star blocks to use in tops.

Sunshine challenge accomplished

Two more pieced tops done to reach my personal goal of 6 quilts plus 42 blocks made during Lent.  Pictures are the last 2 tops plus 3 blocks for the block lottery.

Lenten challenge

A Sunshine quilter challenged us to make blocks - one for every day in Lent which is 42 blocks.  I took that challenge and decided to make blocks plus I added my own challenge of making 1 quilt top for each weekend of Lent which is 6.  I have 50 blocks made which are made into 3 quilt tops plus I have made 4 other tops.  I really want to make 2 more quick pieced quilts this week so I feel that I have met my personal challenge.  Here is the top made from scraps of a very kid friendly quilt.

Sunshine Quilting - Raffle Blocks

There are so many ways to be involved in charity quilting.  Our online Sunshine Quilters guild has a block raffle every month.  There is a monthly list of colors and for every 2 blocks you make and send, your name goes into the pot once.  The blocks are split two plies -one to Sunshine and one to the winner unless designated to be all for the charity tops.  At the end of the month a winner is chosen from those who want to be in the drawing.  The winner gets whatever blocks are to go to her and she can do anything she wants with them though most use them for more charity quilts.

 Tammy who runs the block raffle keeps all the blocks designed for Sunshine and makes them into tops for the children to whom we send quilts.  So Tammy helps out, the block makers help out and the raffle winner helps out.  This sure is a win-win for everyone but especially the children!  Here are 5 of my raffle blocks for February.

Second Sunday Quilting - Sunshine Quilters

Saturday was gray and rainy so it was a great day to stay inside to decorate the Christmas tree, bake some Christmas cookies and work on some pieceing. I saw a top online I really liked that was in a quilting challenge that looked to be a great top for a charity quilt.  The quilt was made by Rebecca L who lives Iowa.  I worked on it again today and was able to get the top finished.  Now to pick out a backing and start quilting.  I love how the top turned out.  It's really colorful to brighten the spirits of any child.