I usually like to sew quilts for charity in the month of December, but it got away from me while I was working on an art quilt. So, in January, I hit the fabric stash that had steadily been growing and made some charity quilts.
A side note about the explosion of my fabric stash: A friend of mine called me to let me know that she had come into possession of an enormous amount of fabric from an art quilter that was giving away her stash. Well, I jumped into my car and dashed over to her house. I came home with a ton of fabric, and a lot of it was hand dyed. Such a rare treat! Then, a couple of months later, another friend called to let me know that she had come into possession of an enormous amount of fabric from a quilter who had died. So, off I went again and came home with another ton of fabric. Now, my stash runneth over! I can barely squeeze it all into the shelves where I store my fabric.
Another side note: A lot of the fabric that I came home with was green. I now have 2 really high stacks of green fabric, even though I've been using it a lot.
I decided to challenge myself and NOT include any green in the first charity quilt. I remembered a quilt that I made with square-in-a-square blocks and decided that this was the technique I would use for this quilt. I chose shades of brown, tan, and dark yellow.
I also decided to cut 5" squares and 1-1/2" strips from the fabrics. Then, I just started sewing them together and throwing them up on the design wall. Here is the finished quilt that is 65" x 65".
I hope it goes to a good home!
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