4 little quilts

This post is going to be short and sweet because last week and this week was and is going to be hectic.

About a week ago De Soto got hit by hail.  Here is a picture of a couple of the smaller pieces that hit. ( I wasn't going outside to get the bigger pieces).  The storm lasted about 25 minutes, and at 4:30 in the morning my back yard was covered and 100% white.

So this coming week is all about insurance investigators and contractors. Very little time for anything else.

I do have 4 little quilts ready for donation.  So that is what this weeks post will be.

This little quilt was pieced for me by ladies of the Adel Christian Church.  The top is a warm and cuddly flannel.  Such a cute top!

No I didn't upload the same quilt twice.  These are two panels that were donated to us.  A couple of weeks ago I was able to get them quilted up and I finished the binding on them about a week ago.

The center asked for more toddler quilts that could be given to boys.  I am hoping that these two meet that request.  To help it along I quilted them in firetrucks and police cars.

Another flannel quilt for a little girl.  I just love those kitties and rubber duckies.

These are the toys that I will be sending along with each of the little  quilts.

Well as promised this is short and sweet.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Doggy bed delivery

Well I finally was able to deliver the doggy beds that I had on hand to AHeintz 57 rescue.

There were eleven beds of various sizes ready to be delivered.  Took both the cargo area and the backseat of my Escape to  get them delivered.  Lucky for me my granddaughter Lexi was visiting and helped carry them all in.

This past week I worked on using up that batting from Diane and I had a couple of sacks of precut scraps from Jacque and Joyce to use up also.  So I was working on more beds.

It is a good thing I have my own quality control dog on site.  :-)

Hawkeye takes his job really seriously.  These beds aren't even done and he is already testing them for comfort.

These five beds still need their shams.  That is what I am going to work on this week while I am quilting my customer quilts.  The plan is to get the pillows measured and the shams cut out at night.  Then sew the sham together while Fonzi is doing his thing the next day.

I pulled these two panels out of my closet this week also.  I have used them previously to audition different quilting patterns.  I was able to get them bound (practiced my machine binding), and they will be delivered to AHeintz 57 also.  My guess is that they will find there way into the puppy pool.

I also was able to quilt and bind another small quilt for CIAC this past week.  I will try to get it photographed sometime this week... maybe I should plan on getting their donation ready also.

It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here.  I have had several calls from customers to quilt for them.  I think I will have about 7 to do in a 2 week period.  Works out just about right.  It will be time to order batting before long.

Everyone have a great week.

Here is a photo from AHeintz 57 face book page, showing two of our donations being used.

donation from Diane M

One evening, just before my sisters came to visit, I heard Hawkeye barking at the door.  By the time I got upstairs, Diane M was headed back to her car.

Diane had just been at her mother's house.. and the goal of the week was to continue the pruning of her mothers stash.  (Diane's mother has moved into a smaller space.)

Diane had donated previously to Iowa Comfort.... and on a whim decided to pull off the interstate on he way home to see if I was home or wanted any of what she had.  Her SUV was FULL!  Some of it she knew that she was going to keep.  There was also stuff that she knew she would never use.

I am pretty sure that I did not get pictures of everything, and I do apologize for that.... but I will show you what I did get.

All of the above are pictures of batting.  Some are larger cuts and some are smaller cuts.

 Here is a bunch of fabric that can be used as backing material on some of our quilts.

Then there is a stack of fabric that can be used for the casings and outer shams for our doggy beds.

I took some of that fabric to make this puppy blanket. I also used several of the smaller pieces of batting in this blanket.

When Aheintz 57 has puppies in the shelter they stay in a kiddie pool.  Those kiddie pools needed to be warm and comfy, so I am going to make several of these.  Hopefully this week.

I also have one customer quilt to do this week.

Thank you so much for the donation Diane!  Your donation is going to help make so many wonderful projects for Iowa Comfort.

Whew!

It has been a whirl wind two weeks.  I am not ashamed to admit that the past several days I have slept 10 hours each night.  I had to otherwise I would never of caught up on my missed sleep.

Suffice it to say that we all had a really good time and wore each other out!  I think we were in bed by 9:00 each night, but then we were up most days by 5:00.

One night we were playing with fabric.  I had just picked up 5 bags of doggy scraps from the Adel Library.

First I want to thank everyone that donates to Iowa Comfort.... but I seriously have to change the rules on what I am going to accept as donations for the doggy beds.

Kellie was in charge of getting the wrinkles out so we could determine how to best utilize the fabric.

I put Pam in charge of the Accu quilt.  I have a large stack of 3 1/2 inch squares for future quilt tops.

Danie was in charge of cutting strips from pieces of material that lacked quality or quantity for quilt tops.

Kellie is modeling a piece that eventually ended up in front of myself or Danie.

My primary job, besides chopping down fabric, was to remove fabric from the bags we had picked up and decide if it could be used in a quilt top.

This is when it got a little hairy.  Reaching into those bags I managed to get stuck 3 times in the time span of about 45 minutes. 

 Here is a glimpse of what was also in those first two bags.

There was a big ball of masking tape, and part of a pattern.

A glue stick and embroidery floss.

6 needles and pins, three of which found my fingers.

And this gold metal clasp, that was very sharp!

I have a nice scratch on my hand still from when I found that metal clasp.  Once I found it that was the end of us playing with fabric.  

The remaining material went out to the trash as I was no longer willing to take a chance with being stuck or scratched.

I also will not let any other volunteer take a chance with their safety.

So while I appreciate your donations for the doggy beds, I will only accept future donations under these conditions.

1.  All donations of doggy bed material must have the name and telephone number  of the person who donated the bag of scraps. That way I can contact you if I can't use them.

2. Dog bedding must be already cut down, and ready to go directly into a dog bed.  The accepted sizes are strips no wider than 1.5 inches or 2 x 2 squares. These are the sizes that work well for the stuffing.  Larger pieces do not allow for nesting.

3. Only fabric scraps should be in the bag.  No paper or metal objects at all.

4.  Large pieces that can be used for the casing and shams will continue to be accepted as they are now.

I of course will understand if you choose not donate.  It does take a lot of work to cut this material down. I just don't have the time to do it all myself and won't put another volunteer in harms way.

I hope you all understand.  I hope to make a delivery to A Heintz 57 yet this week.  I have a closet full of beds ready for them. (Didn't get them delivered before my sisters came)

Have a great week everyone.