Saturday, January 9, 2021

DuRinG the HoLiDaYs

I decided on my MaNTRa for 2021 & it's...
Doing It For The Kids...
I hope to make child friendly quilts for either the local hospital OR the various community Charites, Refuges or Organisations that need a helping hand.
I've already started working on one this month... 
& you'll see it below...

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In my stitching cubbyhole...
I only grabbed small amounts of time - here & there -  
BuT I did manage to get a few things ✅ on my list...

In December I volunteered to make a charity quilt from a donated kit.
It's called My Garden by Homestead Selection & it definitely has a country feel.
I made a start & block #1 was quickly finished... 
On another day... block #2 was prepared & then blanket stitched...
During an afternoon visit...   the appliqué on block #3 was fused in place...
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I was excited last Tuesday when I won a prize in the Guild raffle... yippee...
Four gorgeous "dotty" fabric lengths... so I'm over the moon...😁
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I also managed to put together another 3 rows of TriDazzle too...
I'm really happy with how it looks so far...
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THeN... last night at FNwF... I worked on Snuggle Bears
It's my first 2021 project for "Doing It For The Kids" & it's also my WOOFA project.
I hope you enjoyed stitching along with me if you made it over to my place...
IF NoT... then enjoy the break & I'll see you next month... on Friday, Feb 5th.

12 comments:

Chris said...

Nice blocks. I twice won the Fat Quarter Shop prize from Patty at One Monthly Goal. It cost $13 US to ship my free stuff to Canada. I don't think I have used any of the things I bought either time, yet. One of these days. I did my FNWF stitching last night which was our Thurs night.

ButterZ said...

Cute bears. You already do so much for charity I’m sure you will do a lot more.
Your QAYG are growing.

Fiona said...

Lovely spots to win.... you wil make good use of them... I love your generosity to make the children quilts ... great mantra...
Tridazzle is looking great....and those kit blocks look fun... your blanket stitch is always so beautifully done...
Hugz

Michelle Ridgway said...

Ohhh nothing nicer than gorgeous spots.....congrats on the win! Your projects are off to a great start xx

kiwikid said...

Love the bears! Well done on the spotty win! You are a very generous person Cheryll, many children will be super happy to get something you have made.

CathyC said...

great progress Cheryll :) am loving seeing your pics!

Karen's Korner said...

A lovely win there. Looking forward to seeing how you use them. Oh those bears have the cutest faces.

Vireya said...

Kid's quilts are fun to make, so I'm sure you will enjoy "doing it for the kids"! The bears are a very cute start.

Karen S said...

What a wonderful aim for the year.
And you may have only had little bits of time sewing but I still think you have achieved a lot.
Your projects are looking great.

Janice said...

How lucky to win the sporty fabrics. They’ll be perfect in your kid’s quilts. All your current projects look great.

Maria said...

Sounds like another great organisation to sew for... I love to make kids quilts... Cute bears...
Good progress on all projects ...

Lin said...

You have accomplished a lot this week. I love the applique blocks and those spots are right up my street - lucky you! xx