Friday, July 29, 2011

The Treasure in a Ziplock Bag

A couple of years ago I was the recipient of my mother-in-law’s fabric stash.  Some of it I used immediately and some of it sat patiently in my closet. 

Last week I pulled out a ziplock bag full of fabric and sorted through it.  It turned out to be the leftover bits from a project my MIL finished years ago.  I wasn’t sure it would be enough to make an entire quilt but once I got started I was pleasantly surprised-  There were enough blocks and strips to make a twin sized quilt!  Quite a treasure.

 humanitarian quilt 1


I had to visit the quilt shop to find a matching binding and backing – and even that went well.  You know how sometimes you have an idea of what you’re looking for and it’s just not there?  This binding that I found was just what I imagined for this quilt.  And I found it within minutes.  And it was on the clearance rack. 


humanitarian quilt 1 binding


This was a nice, quick, weekend project.  It is on it’s way to the LDS Humanitarian Center.  (They are still in need of full and twin sized quilts.)


humanitarian quilt 1 close up



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17 comments:

  1. I love this! It makes me think of herbs and nature journals and bird field guides - some of my favorite things!

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  2. Wow, this is beautiful. I love the way it came together. I need to pull out my scraps and see what I can put together for the Humanitarian Center. It is so much better than just keeping them in a box!

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  3. Good job, Andy! What a great quilt for a great cause. I really need to do more Humanitarian sewing. Thanks for the inspiration! (Maybe we should plan a Humanitarian sewing night. OOo! That would be even more good motivation!)

    Hope you're doing well!

    PS (I love that Sweetwater line too!)

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  4. Andy, this really was a treasure. I came over from Stash Manicure to tell you how much I adore your orange quilt.

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  5. Andy this quilt is wonderful...the subtle greens remind me of an herb garden. And your orange quilt at Stash Manicure is just the opposite; there's nothing subtle about it! It is bright and joyful and made me smile. Really lovely. blessings, marlene

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  6. Oh, what a treasure you found in a humble ziplock bag! I popped over from Stash - LOVE your orange quilt!
    Jacque at Lilypadquilting
    quiltnsrep(at)yahoo(d0t)com

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  7. Congratulations on being featured by Madame Samm at Stash Manicure!

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  8. I am a new quilter - found you on Stash Manicure blog, your quilt is gorgeous there! here is a link to my first quilt I made that has orange in it (one of my favorite new colors!) I just finished it last weekend! 1st quilt – Diagonal Dreams

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  9. Orange quilt featured on Stash Manicure is so great. Orange is not my favorite, but yours is!

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  10. I, too, found you on the Stash Manicure blog...love your quilt!!! Congrats on being featured!
    ~Terry~

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  11. Andy - Love your Creamsicles Quilt on the Banner of Sew We Quilt! Simple and Beautiful!

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  12. What a great quilt that came from a stack of leftovers!

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  13. Wow! Great work on finishing up another project that got to sit for a while. So glad you could find what you were looking for to finish it and someone will be so glad to receive your work!

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  14. Your quilting looks great. Nice job to make this up and it must have made you super happy to find the fabric for binding and backing so easily.

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