A Quilt in a Week

Posted on March 22, 2015 by craftycreeky

Hands2HelpToday over on Kathy’s Quilts it’s Slow Stitching Sunday, this afternoon I’ve been doing a bit of ‘slow-stitching’ by hand-stitching the binding so my quilt is now finished!!! I still can’t quite believe I’ve mad a quilt in less than a week, this is a record for me…and to think I was worried about the June deadline! It was only Tuesday when I signed up for the Hands2Help Challenge to make a quilt for charity and it’s finished already!

Hands2Help QuiltI quilted it yesterday on the machine, I thought I might need to do a bit more, but having checked the requirements of ‘Warm & Natural’ wadding, it’s fine!

Hands2Help QuiltSarah from Confessions of a Fabric Addict who is hosting the event left a comment on Tuesday which was very helpful; those of us who are outside the USA and Canada can choose to donate locally instead if we want. This will save a lot on postage! I looked on line and found Project Linus, which looks perfect, they give quilts to sick and traumatised children so hopefully I will be able to donate my quilt there.

All that is left to do this evening is to hand-stitch my initials and the date on the back!

Hands2Help Quilt

About craftycreeky

I live in a busy market town in Yorkshire with my husband, kids, dogs and chickens. I love trying new crafts, rediscovering old ones, gardening, walking...anything creative really I started this blog after my New Year resolution worked so well. My resolution (the first one I've ever kept!) was to post a photograph of my garden on Facebook every day. My hope was that I would then see what was good in the garden and not just weeds and work, which was my tendency. The unexpected side-effect was that I have enjoyed many more hours in the garden. I am hoping that 'The Crafty Creek' will have the same effect. Happy creating!
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17 Responses to A Quilt in a Week

  1. Tanya Quilts in CO says:
    March 22, 2015 at 6:50 pm

    Project Linus is a wonderful charity! Good job on the quick finish.

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  2. Quilter Kathy says:
    March 22, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    A wonderful finish! ENjoy your stitching today!

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  3. Gail says:
    March 22, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    A lovely finish for project Linus. This quilt will be a comfort to a child who needs some love!

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  5. Thimberlina says:
    March 22, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    Some child will have better nights sleep with your wonderful quilt. Well done for being so speedy!

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  6. Carla says:
    March 23, 2015 at 1:28 am

    Great job! You really got that done quickly!

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  7. Deanna says:
    March 23, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    I make quilts for Project Linus too. Love making quilts for kids. They have special labels they put on the back of the quilts, might want to check into that or they do it once the quilt has been donated. Great finish!!

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  8. Sarah Craig says:
    June 3, 2015 at 2:20 am

    It’s a beautiful quilt, and a wonderful charity – I’m sure this quilt will make someone very happy! Thanks so much for participating in this year’s Challenge – I hope you’ll join us again next year!!

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  9. Carol says:
    June 4, 2015 at 12:49 am

    Lovely quilt.

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  10. Karen says:
    June 8, 2015 at 2:20 am

    Very pretty quilt. This quilt will give lots quilty hugs.

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