Angel's Hands Update

I mentioned my Angel's Hands Quilt a few posts ago and just wanted to report that even though I was nervous about it not making any money, it raised around $1,500.00 at last weekend's fundraiser!  I don't know the exact amount yet, but so far, it's much more than I expected!  Glad I could contribute to such a great organization!

Angel's Hands Foundation Quilt

I finally finished it.  This is my biggest quilting project to date.  I'd wager to say that this will remain my biggest project ever until I have a really good workspace. 

Angel's Hands Foundation is an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with rare diseases.  Today is their 10th annual "Friendrasier."  Every year they have a fundraiser that includes a silent auction and a live auction for the bigger items.  I have made quilts in the past for their silent auction, but this year, I made it to the live auction.  We (the kids and I) put together a special quilt in honor of the 10th anniversary celebration.  Each of the kids made a quilt square with their hand print (It is called Angel's Hands, after all) and I have been working on sewing them all together.  I think it turned out better than I thought it would.  We will see how it turns out in the true test of the auction tonight (I'm a bit nervous).  I'll share the results as soon as I hear.

In the meantime, some pictures....Not great pictures, but you can still see the final product.

The Latest in Quilting....Project 1 of 3 This Month

This month is a busy quilting month for me.  A couple babies and the 10th anniversary Angel's Hands quilt for their October Friendraiser.  Pictures of the other two projects will come....but at the moment, squares are cut and I haven't made much progress beyond that.

Friends of mine are having their second baby next month and the pressure of the baby shower got me moving on my sewing project queue.  This is one of my favorites because I LOVE elephants.  Hopefully they will enjoy it, too!

Two More Quilts

I finished two more quilts this week! (Now I just need to finish the quilting on my other one so it can be posted to my Etsy store)

I feel like they turned out pretty well - minus one mistake.  

A while ago a friend asked me to make something for a silent auction for a 'friend-raiser' coming up for Angel's Hands.  Angel's Hands is a local organization that helps families of children with rare diseases.  They help with medical necessities that insurance won't cover, things that will help improve quality of life, events so the kids can get out, and support for families so they don't have to go through everything alone.  I've been to a handful of their events over the last few years and the organization is a good one.  So if you have a minute - or two - check them out - help them out if you can.  They have a a few annual fundraising events that have all been fun...And I obviously think it's a good cause. 

On a more self-serving note, I posted pictures of my latest quilting creations.  I feel like I'm getting a little bit better at this.  Let me know what you think!