Back in December-ish I created this quilt which I called “sweet baby boy.” (The finished quilt measured about 45” x 45”) I listed it in my shop but apparently failed to blog about it – which is no big deal until I want to write a blog post that refers BACK to this quilt… which didn’t exist on my blog. Y’all with me still?
Fast forward to August 2011. I was digging through my closet and found some leftover blocks from the Sweet Baby Boy quilt. There were maybe 10 or so blocks, and then a stack of scraps as well. I was able to piece the scraps together to get a few more blocks, add some Kona snow as sashing and came up with this:
![humanitarian quilt 2 humanitarian quilt 2](http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ejan-XWXRJs/TlcxAspCZYI/AAAAAAAAHDI/MGxPHs2Yy44/humanitarian%252520quilt%2525202_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
I know it doesn’t photograph well – it really looks SO much better in person. This second quilt measures about 45” x 60” – yes…. bigger than the original quilt. A yard or so of solid fabric can do amazing things when you combine it with a pile of scraps. (side note: Please don’t throw out your scraps. If you don’t care to hang on to them, send them to me and I’ll put them to good use!)
![humanitarian quilt 2 hanging humanitarian quilt 2 hanging](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hwjBnuWbynU/TlcxBijNhvI/AAAAAAAAHDg/x9yX5Kixhfs/humanitarian%252520quilt%2525202%252520hanging_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800)
![humanitarian quilt 2 binding humanitarian quilt 2 binding](http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RbLR28cEAQ8/TlcxDHlHntI/AAAAAAAAHDY/LHPfLaQIUzc/humanitarian%252520quilt%2525202%252520binding_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
This second quilt is going to find a new home at the Center for Women and Children in Crisis.
They are both so sweet- love the soft tones :)
ReplyDeleteI love the colors of that quilt. Or should I say, both of those quilts. I'm going to rummage through my ginormous stash and see if I can find something in that color range. Thanks for the inspiration!
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