Wednesday, April 28, 2010

scraps galore!


Kids and staff helped make up all these blocks for two
more quilts for Donations for BASICS inc.
Please click the image to see it larger,
there are so many great things to look at!

I can't tell you who had more fun, the grown ups or the kids...
ha! let's just say it was the grown ups who had to be
ushered out at the end of the day...
OK, folks, time to go! No more playing! ;-)

So much fun,
Such good people.
Wish you all could have been there to play.





My new friend from the metro mod quilt guild, Kim,
came along to help!
She was a huge help, as was my daughter, B.
Thanks to both of you!




And Miss Erica was pleased as punch with her 4 blocks she made!

Everyone pitched in, worked together, and we got the job done.

One gal, Suzie, we discovered, was very good at cutting out butterfly shapes,
so she was delegated to cutting butterflies...
hearts, birds, tea cups and cars, oh my!

I need to get the group picture...
what a lovely afternoon!


**If anyone has SIMPLE quilt tutorials they care to share a link to,
I would like to add a link to several for people looking for
quick simple quilts to make for the new quilt blog project.
please email me.
bumblebeansinc at gmail dot com

20 comments:

Nancy-Jane said...

Wonderful, wonderful pictures. You are doing a good thing. ;)

Marie said...

What a beautiful day. Wish I could have been there.

Marie

Rene' said...

Oh my, what fun!!! I sure wish I could have come to play. I love what the grown ups and kids created together....what a great idea!

I like your new header too.

WoolenSails said...

What a wonderful quilt, the children are fabulous artists. I used to teach kids folk art painting and I loved working with them.

Debbie

stitchinpenny said...

You are amazing and B is equally great. Looks like a good time was had by all

Anne at Film and Thread said...

That looks wonderful and you may have opened the door to the world of quilting for a whole bunch of new enthusiasts. I love the block with the beach and palm tree!

Barb said...

Looks like you had a great time. What a wonderful way to spend the day. The blocks look great!

Jackie said...

It looks like everyone had a fantastic time! Nice to see lots of smiling faces. But you just have to smile at days like this!

Stephanie said...

Wonderful. Important to teach kids about giving. Perhaps there are a few future quilters in the group too.

shellysquilts said...

Looks like y'all had a great time! The quilt looks awesome! I wish I could have gone too! Have a fabulous day and happy quilting!

Vicki @ DottyJane said...

Kids are so naturally creative! How wonderful you could introduce them to something new.

Summer :) said...

Beautiful smiles! :)

Judi said...

FUN What did you use to do the names?

KaarQuilter said...

This just shows what one inspired person can give to the planet and to the adults of the future. I love it!

Chris said...

I love any project that gets kids using their natural creativity! congrats! Chris

Mrs Moen said...

I have a tutorial for super simple house blocks here http://mrsmoenhowtos.blogspot.com/2009/11/building-house.html

These are 4"*5" but can be made into any size.

Mego said...

What FUN! I always love going to the school to play with the kids and make quilts! Here's a super simple quilt to make from scraps!
www.fonsandporter.com/sunset

It's a free download and will take you directly to the PDF.

Tell B I LOVE her t-shirt!!!

Cathy said...

Stunning quilt V, so many gorgeous details to look at. So lovely to see the kids enjoying the quilt making process. Thanks for sharing this one xo

Bia, from Brazil said...

You´re so energetic, productive, inventive... Bless you, your ideas and your work. You make the world better.

Vesuviusmama said...

What a great time that looks like! And such a beautiful end result. You are an inspiration!

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