Getting Ready for the Quilt-a-thon

Here are a set of 4 tops that Paul put together using donated fabrics. In particular, note the repeating use of the 4 ducks, originally intended for a pillow. The remaining fabrics comprise large scale prints, from horses to dogs and ducks.

These 4 tops are going to the Easton Quilt-a-thon being held March 1st, 2008.

More Using Existing Blocks

Here are 3 quilts that were made using existing blocks in a stash.


The first 2 quilts were made by Ellen, using up some blocks from a block-of-the-month program that she did. Don't they make some bright and cheery comfort quilts?

Perhaps you have some unused blocks laying around that could be put to good use, as a comfort quilt for cancer patients in Brockton hospital, or one of the other facilities that receives comfort quilts from Power of the Quilt Project.

Using Existing Blocks

Here is a quilt put together by Ellen.

She had some blocks from a block of the month that she had worked on, and she decided that she would use 4 of the blocks in this comfort quilt. These 4 blocks comprise the center row of blocks. By use of a border on each side of the center column, notice how the blocks stand out and catch your eye. Ellen added some fabric blocks to make 2 additional columns on the left and right, and finished it up with a nice border fabric. She backed the comfort quilt with a piece of polar fleece, and quilted it using some fancy stitches on each block. Bright and cheery, sure to bring comfort to a cancer treatment patient.

Do you have some blocks laying around? Why not put them to good use by either making a comfort quilt, or donating the blocks so one of the volunteers can turn those blocks into a comfort quilt.