Visit to the LRI

 Today I contacted Pip in Ward 10 of the Leicester Infirmary to see if she would like any quilts.  (I imagined she did, because I last took some over last October!) She said, yes please and bring them any time, so I got in my car straightaway.  

When I got to the ward, Pip could not be found.  A kind nurse looked everywhere for her, so eventually I left 50 quilts for her when she reappeared. 

Here is the kind nurse who searched for Pip.  Hope the youngsters enjoy their quilts! 

Visit to Kenilworth

 My friend Pauline runs a U3A patchwork and quilting group in Kenilworth.  The group kindly decided to make up some Linus quilts as a project this year, and then they invited Paula and I along to receive the quilts and do some Linus sewing. We were delighted!  We decided to make some sheep blocks, and they all set to and made some gorgeous blocks. 

Not all the sheep are complete, but hey, it’s not a race!  We had a good chat about everything from the Festival of Quilts to Ada Lovelace! I really hope they invite us back again sometime! 

And then there were the quilts.  All were gorgeous, from the orphan collection to the appliquéd.  Thank you so much ladies.  There were 17 quilts altogether, but a special thank you to Anna who made 10 of them! 

Here is a close up of some of them.  Happy sewing, ladies, and hope to see you soon. 

Visit to Shepshed

 I always look forward to seeing the talented quilters at Quilting Together in Shepshed.  Once a year I go over and collect their beautiful quilts and take donated fabric for them to make more!  It usually goes very well, but this time I was a bit preoccupied and completely omitted to take any boxes!  The ladies were very understanding, and let me have delicious cake and 37 lovely quilts.  

This is a quilt made from tumblers cut by Julie. 

Bright and cheerful is what we like. 

Interesting arrangement of squares. 

Quilts don’t have to be complex to be stunning. This one is stunning. 

Lots of transport on this quilt. 

Wonky stars make a great centre for this quilt. 

A great central panel framed. 

Here is a great collection of orphans who are playing very nicely together. 

This is an unusual quilt for Anne.  She’s a very scrappy quilter normally, but must have been seduced by these gorgeous panels.  A clever use of hexagons for the border. 

The hexagons are offset.  I haven’t worked out how they’re done.  Clever. 

This is a four corner half jelly roll quilt.  Eileen made it, but wasn’t convinced about the method!  Looks great to me. 

A delicate quilt in soft colours. 

Another great boys’ quilt. 

All the quilts were lovely and I’ve made a promise to return with fabric soon.