Bye-bye, baby quilts.
The last binding on the last humidicrib quilt has been sewn on, and they have all gone to the coordinator of my quilting association’s community quilts program to be taken to the hospitals’ neonatal units.
All thirteen are in a stack. I seem to like red binding.
I promised myself I would make one little quilt to donate every month in 2015, but I continued through to January for a total of thirteen instead of twelve.
The last three tops to be quilted were the puppies, the boat and the car.
I quilted paw prints on the puppies.
I quilted paw prints again here, as I did on the other doggy-themed humidicrib cover.
I quilted simple loops on the car.
Big loopy quilting and a navy blue binding finished this one.
I felt confident tackling waves and wind in the quilting of the boat.
I am proud of my quilting here! I stitched in the ditch around the boat and then quilted waves on the sea and windy swirls in the sky.
This pile of tiny quilts is off to new homes.
I have donated to a good cause and practised my free-motion quilting. Hurrah!
I can only imagine the delight these little quilts bring when parents of tiny babies see them! You are very generous to do this Carla! The neo-natal wing of your hospital must be all the happier because of you!
I learned something new about these little quilts yesterday, Susan. They help parents find their babies as the humidicribs are moved according to the level of care needed. Can you imagine coming into the ward and not spotting your baby straightaway? Panic!
Beautiful, Carla! You bring such happiness and love!
Those are FANTASTIC. What a treasure you are! Thanks for sharing those beautiful photos.
If I did not have the photos to keep, I think it would be more of a struggle to let these go!
These are great quilts. I’m sure they will be well received and will be loved.
Even if they just brighten the ward for a little while, they will have served their purpose.
Oh Carla! You are such an inspiration to me, not only in your amazing sewing abilities, but also in your good works! I also love your taste and style. I never miss reading a post.
I am not alone in this, Deana. One friend made a similar number of humidicrib quilts. Altogether, my sewing group donated a total of 60 quilts in all shapes and sizes.
Wow, Carla – what a great grouping of quilts. I think your wave and wind quilting came out beautifully, and the paw prints are so cute. Congratulations for more than meeting your goal! ❤
I liked quilting paw prints so much I did it twice!
These lovely little quilts will be so appreciated! A great balance of gender in there too and yay for FMQ practise 🙂
Somehow I have managed to curb my girly pink tendencies and get a fair balance for boys and girls. How did that happen? 🙂
Fantastic they are too! 😜
I am even more inspired to make more in the future after your pink elephant story yesterday, Lesley.
What a beautiful collection of quilts. I’m sure these will be cherished greatly by those who receive them.
After the humidicribs, I hope they can be taken home and used as wall-hangings or doll quilts. I hope the babies get to play with them as they grow.
You’re a champ! Thirteen lovely, imaginative, perfectly made and beautifully quilted little pieces of quilty goodness for the babies and their parents to enjoy.
Sometimes I wonder whether I should make more big quilts to donate, but I seem to be happy in my niche. It is better to volunteer to do something that I can manage than worry about doing more, right?
Why try to fix what isn’t broken? You make wonderful little quilts and occupy your niche beautifully, so wonder no longer, and do more of what you’re great at.
You lovely, lovely lady. Such a generous donation. I’m sure they will be well loved and appreciated.
I am sure they will be. Parents get to choose the cover for their baby’s humidicrib. If they do not like mine, they can choose another!
The quilts are stunning. Each one is a work of art and you should be extremely proud of them all. A very generous use of your time and I’m sure they will be welcomed at the hospital. Well done you.
I am more proud of some than others (yes, I have favourites), but I hope I have made enough of a variety that most parents can find something they like.
What a beautiful, creative set of quilts. You inspire me to get busy.
Enjoy your busyness, Linda. What will you create?
There are so groovy. I adore the frogs
I love the frogs too. Credit to Beth of Piece by Number for a great pattern.
Such beautiful heartfelt quilts. I love your quilting. What type of sewing machine did you use?
My machine is a Janome Memory Craft 6600, Sharon. I think I have had it about six or seven years now.
Your quilts are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your gift!
Thanks, Mary-Grace.
Seeing all those adorable baby quilts just makes my heart happy. Such a worthy project – you outdid yourself in every way and your quilting on these last three is just wonderful.
I was hoping to be a bit more inspired on the car’s quilting, but sometimes simple is okay, right?
There are so wonderful. I’d love to see how beautiful all the tiny little babies are with these great quilts. I bet the quilts are really precious to the parents too.
Friends who have had premature babies and received the quilts have treasured them. Even if the quilt is nothing fancy – nothing more than a simple quilted rectangle of fabric – it has memories attached to it.
These are TOOOOOOO cute. You are going to make 13 parents going through one of the most difficult times of their lives very happy. Yay for you.
A bit of colour helps even in tough times, right?
I’m so happy that you’ve achieved (and surpassed) this 2015 goal. It’s been fun seeing the patterns you’ve chosen. These little quilts are sure to brighten the days of their wee recipients and their parents.
And most of these patterns I would happily use or make again. I think I will steer clear of the cross-eyed scrap mess idea, but I have only myself to blame for that one!
These are so fabulous! Each and every one : )
Thanks, Carla!
Fantastic – fair play to you for keeping going and going the extra mile – they are all gorgeous but of course I’m going to pick the pups as my faves!
The pups were a big part in my decision to make 13 quilts and not just 12. I couldn’t leave them out.
adorable. I think the paw print quilting is a great touch. So much whimsy. Yay for a great goal, a baker’s dozen done! now, some selfish sewing???
Oh, yes. LOTS of selfish sewing. I am starting all sorts of things. Goodness only knows if I will ever finish half of them.
These are all so adorable Carla! I love how generous you are with your time and talents – thanks for being an inspiration to us all!
My husband is encouraging my giving stuff away. ‘No more room at home for all the stuff you make,’ he says!
Wow, wow, wow! I’m in awe of both your generous spirit and mad free-motion quilting skills! : )
These little quilts have helped me to practise free-motion quilting. I was very, very nervous about it to begin with.
I am in awe of these gorgeous little quilts! Love each and every one. The fact that you make them for others–strangers– is just so impressive and inspiring. :)))
I have fun making them and get lots of FMQ practice too, so there is a selfish element to making them. Don’t worry!
Well done Carla! They are all beautiful!
Thanks, Vera!
Wow, those are great quilts and great quilting. They will be treasured a lot!