RBC "Quilts For Kids" Quilting Bee

On Saturday, myself and six other ladies from my church, got together for a Quilting Bee to benefit "Quilts For Kids!" We had so much fun quilting, gabbing, and eating. The fellowship amongst these women is AMAZING!

We had two "newbies" who did an awesome job on making their first quilts! WAY TO GO, CHRISTINE AND CHRISSY! We had such a good time, we are planning another one very soon!

Here are some pics I took on Saturday. I hope you enjoy them!

Quilts For Kids #3

I am so excited to show you the material I received for quilt #3. The name of this is Olivia The Pig. It is so adorable. I love the whimsical colors. I can see all the white, red, and black going together, but WHERE did they get that orange from? lol Oh, well....I'm sure it will go beautifully together!

Quilts For Kids #2

Here is finished quilt #2 for Quilts For Kids. When I started making these, I thought I would just make a couple, but I have to say, I don't think I will be able to STOP! lol I told Skippy the other day that I will continue to do make these quilts for as long as I can.

I am soooo excited that the Women's Ministry at our church will be hosting a "Quilting Bee" on May 1st to participate in this challenge as well. PRAISE THE LORD that we already have 8 women signed up to participate.

Before I mail the quilt out, I write a little note and I ((((HUG)))) it tight and pray over it. Then I pray for the precious one who will be getting it, and then for their family and the doctors. I can not describe in words the feeling that comes over me when I do this. GOD BLESS THEM ALL!

My heart goes out to all of these little darlings that will be receiving the quilts. May God give these families peace and comfort during their illness!

Farm Happenings and My Downy Quilt

I am sorry that I have not been by to visit most of you lately, but I have been praying for you! Life has seemed to happen in a big way recently. So much going on....so much to do! But please know that I am here and all is well! God is WONDERFUL and is doing some amazing things in our lives!

PRAISE HIS NAME - FATHER I GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY!

Okay, now for the quilt. As you know, I am participating in the Downy Quilts for Kids Challenge. I have had so much fun puthing this adorable quilt together.

Remember the kit?

My precious friend, Daisy is participating in the challenge as well, so she came over and we spent the day sewing. Well, not just sewing as we can ALWAYS find something to do. We did, however, complete the quilt tops in just a couple of hours. Hers took about 2 hours and mine took about 4 since I was doing laundry and and some other things at the same time, and my little mistake (keep reading)! As you can see, our quilts were almost exactly the same. The only difference between them was the color of the solid squares; hers were green and mine were yellow

I borrowed my sister's machine because mine needs to be cleaned. I didn't realize her presser foot was LARGER than mine, so when I thought I was sewing a 1/4 inch seam, I was actually sewing a 1/2 inch seam. I didn't realize it until AFTER, when I tried to line the squares up! I am such a knucklehead! lol After a little "resizing" of my solid squres, we were good to go again. The only difference in our quilts when we were finished, was that mine was just a wee bit smaller! :> )

Here is my finished quilt top, along with the fabric for the backing. Since this picture was taken, I have completed the back, and I am now just finishing up the quilting part to give it more stability and then I am finished. I showed the information to our Women's Ministry Leader and I am so excited that she has taken an interest in this challenge as well. We are going to see how many ladies are interested, order the kits, and make a day of it.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!