Sew Saturday ~ Do Good Stitches ~ January

We took the month of December off for do. good stitches.  January was my month to be the quilter for this group.  When I told Melissa I would be one of the quilters in her circle I thought that meant I would be one of the people making quilt blocks.  It never occurred to me that I would be the one to pick the pattern, collect the blocks, sew them together and quilt them.  Honestly, it's super scary for me.  I don't feel "qualified" to fill this position, but I am honored that Melissa has that much faith in me.  

Right away I knew I wanted to do Tracey Jay's sprouts quilt.  It seemed like the perfect quilt for a little girl in the hospital while one of her parents is deployed.  (the mission behind do. good stitches is to give quilts to kids that are hospitalized while one or both of her/his parents are deployed)  The quilt could go to a boy, but I have 2 boys of my own, so I was itching to make a little girl quilt.  ;)  Here are the colors I asked for:

With low volume white, cream, grey, or light blue background fabrics.  

I've already started receiving blocks, but haven't photographed them yet.  I plan on sharing my progress with this quilt here with you next month.

This is my first year participating in do.good.stitches   The courage circle makes quilts to give to children that are in the hospital while one (or more) of their parents are deployed.  It's an amazing way to show these children that their nation cares about the sacrifices they are making.

Sew Saturday ~ Do Good Stitches ~ November

The November block for do. good stitches was "girly churn dash" using this tutorial from Quilter's Cache  I love the color palette chosen for this month. 

Here are my 2 blocks:

This is my first year participating in do.good.stitches   The courage circle makes quilts to give to children that are in the hospital while one (or more) of their parents are deployed.  It's an amazing way to show these children that their nation cares about the sacrifices they are making.

Sew Saturday ~ Do Good Stitches ~ October Wonky Star

Our October block for do.good stiches Courage circle was a wonky rainbow star using instructions by Shanna from Fiber of All Sorts.  wonky star  My talented friend Melissa Dunworth of sew bittersweet designs was the quilter for October. 

Here is my block.  Sorry it's a bit blurry.

I just went on Flickr and found a picture of the finished quilt.  Check it out!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/7497943@N02/32083711922/in/feed

This is my first year participating in do.good.stitches   The courage circle makes quilts to give to children that are in the hospital while one (or more) of their parents are deployed.  It's an amazing way to show these children that their nation cares about the sacrifices they are making.

Sew Saturday ~ Do. Good Stitches ~ Courage Circle

Here are the first blocks I made for the Courage Circle @ do. good stitches.  It was based off a tutorial from Bonnie Hunter: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrappy-trips-around-world.html

Here is the color palette we were given to work with.

This is my first year participating in do.good.stitches   The courage circle makes quilts to give to children that are in the hospital while one (or more) of their parents are deployed.  It's an amazing way to show these children that their nation cares about the sacrifices they are making.