This was my second attempt at any sort of quilting. The first being a small baby quilt for my cousin's first little girl which is still laying next to the sewing machine unfinished. But as I do better with deadlines (like a due date isn't deadline enough), here is my finished product.
Like everyone else, I drooled over all of the goodies submitted for the auction benefiting the Kim family. I had planned on doing a little bidding knowing that they final sale bill would be much over my budget. And by the time I got over to the auction, most everything was more than well past my budget...actually a wonderful thing of course. So, when I saw this project, I immediately signed up. Luckily these wonderful ladies said previous quilting experience was not necessary. Perfect.
We were asked to design and make a quilt square for Penelope's quilt which will be mostly yellow. Zane's favorite color is yellow and lately he seems to be my constant crafty companion. It was fun asking him to go through my stash and pick out "any yellow fabrics that would make a little girl smile". These are his exact picks. The vintage yellow floral and green and yellow plaid were picked up at an estate sale this summer. And the floral and butterfly sheeting was a thrift find for $3 for two twin sheets. I did even out the edges after I took the photo. I had not realized how uneven they were until I took the pic.
I have been wanting to try several projects from the Denyse Schmidt Quilts book and was sad that there wasn't a quilt square included. But I read over the directions for the scarf and the hot pad and thought I could wing it (as I always do). But luckily this came out better than my fingerless gloves and I am really proud of my submission and of myself!
Penelope, sweet dear girl who has already gone through so much, I hope this quilt truly "makes you smile". With much love from us in Wisconsin. You are cared about.
And thank you Shanna and Patricia. What wonderful women you are to plan and execute such a worthy project. Thank you for the opportunity to stretch (really stretch) my sewing fingers.