Comfort Quilt Tops, Dog Beds and More!

Working in my newly remodeled studio this winter has inspired me to complete  several unfinished quilt projects to donate for charitable purposes.  I transformed two large garbage bags of batting scraps from Anchorage Log Cabin Quilt members into 20 pet beds for Anchorage Friends of Pets.  Once again, rescued animals, the landfill and my studio benefit from these recycling efforts.

A portion of the pet beds recently donated

Then I dug into drawers of partially sewn quilt tops, accumulated leftover blocks and miscellaneous scraps to piece the following tops.  These tops will be passed onto our guild's Comfort Quilt Committee who will sew them into finished lap quilt donations for various local non-profit organizations.

1000 Pyramids class project from 1993

extra triangles = and extra quilt top

The checkerboard strips were from a couple previous projects.

from the scrap pile -  fun to make but time intensive

summer season table runner using leftover hand-dyed fabric scraps

Several other block sets, and tops I didn't want to bother with were included in the donation pile but not photographed.  Final outcome, three drawers were emptied for future studio organization. 

Fabric Floral Brooches

Slightly darker photo shows the fabric contrast a bit better.

The lighter red flower was my first one made of polar fleece.  I like the variety of fabrics and textures in the 30 I made over the weekend.

The flower petals were cut with pinking shears in several sized circles.  I intentionally stacked and glued them with contrasting colors to depict depth.  The first time I made these I used hot glue but found it to be messier with the glue strings flying around.  This time I used Aileen's Tacky Glue and was very pleased with the results.  The pin backs were adhered with a liberal application of Aileen's Fast Grab Glue ~ it dries clear. 

I plan to donate these pins to the Anchorage Senior Center Gift Shop.  Finishing this project freed up a baking sheet holding all the supplies as well as table space in my studio.  Yay!