I finally found a project for the zigzag blocks.  The Minnesota Quilters President’s Challenge this year is a twin quilt for a program that helps homeless youth, many who have aged out of the foster system, develop their skills.  Each young adult gets an apartment and can select basics such as dishes, pans, bedding, etc.  Hand made items are a big hit.  Often kids can’t believe that someone cared enough to make them something.  The...

Here are a couple more Charity tops one has the Basket Block…I made some extra ones to go with the Duds/Orphans one I received, the other top uses a chevron I made to go with other left overs…keep in mind, sewing is new to me so there are probably zillions of mistakes. Just thought you might like to see what bits and pieces…even unrelated ones can do even for beginners! ( I am allergic to house work so if you see any dust...

  I put this together today from the chevrons I received from my January win.  I played around a lot with these (for me) and finally decided on a layout like this one above. This meant there were 4 blocks I couldn’t use, but those 4 will go in my orphan bag to go to Project Linus so something happy will happen to them at some point – if you sent me a block and don’t see it here, that’s where it went – I based...

Happily, three beautiful chevrons(and a few very pretty extra pieces of material) arrived from Charlene today.  So much fun to get them.  Thank you so very much!!!

The last envelope arrived earlier this week from Cathy L, thank-you.  I set about playing with all 18 blocks and have figured out a layout I like.  It’s really fun to play with ready-made blocks!

I have Chevrons all tucked away in their envelopes and I’m on the way to the post office to mail to Marie and Shelley. Gorgeous day here in Dallas – clear and sunny, probably in the 70s! After lunch, headed to a choir practice for Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Sorry these are so late – I hosted a book group and had to hide all my quilt clutter and it took me awhile to find where I had hidden them! Hoping to get back to making a...

1 more envelope arrived today from Cathy (Australia).  If I’ve been marking them off the list right, I am only waiting on 1 more and then they will all be here 🙂 Thank you everyone!  I’m so excited! Helen / Nashville, TN

Blocks have arrived from Sophie and I think from Angie (the  envelope says Mary, but with CA 92501 zip code).  I like how Mary used the reverse side of a brown with black print fabric, so it was a solid on the right side and the print on the wrong side, a clever use of the fabric!

Envelopes with fabulous chevrons arrived this week from Debbie (Israel), Jo (Australia) and Kim (USA).  Thank-you!

I sent three chevron blocks to Peggy today. Should take a week or two.

I have received wonderful January blocks from Peggy, Elizabeth, Kathy, Jude, and Karen!  Beautiful!!! Thank you all.

my chevron blocks for Helen are in the mail – should take about 7 days to get to USA from Australia 🙂  Cheers, Cathy in Australia