Lightning Rod Baby Blanket

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  The spread this year at my big sissy's house was great, but I think I ate too much.  I guess that's part of the modern Thanksgiving theme.

Here is my current project. This block never fails to please -- more details later.



Also, don't forget to stop by the shop for our Black Friday sale -- 20% off with promo code thanks2012.

100 Quilts For Kids and a Giveaway!

Last weekend we were over visiting with the boys' baby cousin, who is now 2 years old.  She's a pretty high-energy kid and was having a great time playing with her "gunga," a blanket that her mom had made.  It was pretty funny how a simple, inanimate object such as a blanket could provide untold amusement and provoke such riotous laughter.  My own 8-year-old has his baby blanket that he still carries around and sleeps with at night.  It has accompanied us on every trip, including our recent one to Germany.



So, as I was making up this chevron quilt, I thought the best home for it was with a child who might receive some comfort from having his or her own blanket.  I will be donating this to the Portland chapter of Project Linus.  This group is pretty remarkable -- the group holds sew-ins and accepts donations of new materials or handmade child-sized blankets and then distributes them to children in need at area hospitals, women shelters, and other charitable/social organizations.


As I'm so in love with this HST chevron design, I wrote up a quick tutorial. You can go to my store blog at LiMa Sews for the rest of the details on this blanket, tutorial, and a chance to win the Lizzy House fabric to make your own version!

I'm linking up to Lily's Quilts and the Manic Monday Linky Party at Sew Happy Geek, so go check them out!

WIP Wednesday - Hello, Pilgrim

In progress, a toddler sized quilt that will finish at 40" x 48". I'm using the ubiquitous HST chevron layout -- it's a classic, and I think I'll never get tired of it. I'm linking up to Lee's WIP Wednesday linky party!  Go check it out for some outstanding work.

Chevron Love

After a month traveling around Germany, I came back to these lovelies:



These are just three of the many fabulous colors available from Riley Blake's much sought after chevrons.  You can find them here.

 I'm off to iron some binding and will post a couple of completed quilt tops that I've been working on!