Quilt Tops for World of Charity Stitching

I've been working on some new projects this year.  I've been sewing some of the quilt tops for my group, World of Charity Stitching.   Bonnie C., our quilter, designed and cut out all the fabrics.  I am helping her by sewing the tops together.  After they are finished, I give them back to Bonnie for her to finish the quilting process.

When Bonnie approached me about helping out, I wasn't too sure about taking on this task, but I confess that I have enjoyed seeing the quilt tops come together.  She has given me detailed instructions on what to do to make the quilts, as I have never made a quilt before. 

I'm currently working on a Loony Tunes quilt top, which is quite a bit more challenging, as it is made of triangles. 

The Quilting Gallery is having a quilt contest next week and I plan on entering our Flower Quilt top.  
 

Recent Finishes for WOCS and Love Quilts

This square was stitched for World of Charity Stitching for a Ladybug Quilt Theme.  When I saw this chart, I knew this would be perfect for this quilt.  There are many members of our group stitching all kinds of ladybugs/ ladybirds.  I finished it this weekend while sitting around watching and waiting at a Club Volleyball Tournament in Orlando for our granddaughter.  Unfortunately, we didn't have time to visit Disney or any of the attractions in the area, except for Ripley's Believe It or Not, which was actually pretty interesting and very bizarre.

Another square finished for Love Quilts.  This is for a five-year-old boy named Caleb, whose favorite color is blue.  The original chart was for a green train, so I changed the color combinations to blue. 

This was stitched for Love Quilts also, for Kylee, who loves pink colors.  Her family requested some type of saying with the word "Hope", so I found this Emily Dickinson poem and stitched it with the pretty rose.

Snowflake Design

My group, World of Charity Stitching, is creating a quilt made of these beautiful Snowflakes.  This chart was created by Brooke Nolan of Brooke's Books, another group where I am a member.  

The members chose what colors to use in the blue, lavender, or gray families.  The white floss was B5200, the bright white color.   

This took quite a while to finish, but I kept on stitchin' and finally completed it.  It has over 5,000 stitches, which is the most I've stitched on one project in a long, long time.  

We  have about 25 signups for this theme already, which is a really good start.  Our quilter will create two quilts from this theme and possibly be able to make a couple of pillows to go along with them.  

The quilts will be donated to a senior care facility when they are finished.

 

 

Stitching and Sewing for Charity in 2012

Loretta at Stitching the Night Away is hosting a blog hop for readers to write about their accomplishments in 2012.

I cross stitch and sew for a Yahoo group called World of Charity Stitching.  I'm also one of the co-owners.  This has been a great year for stitching , sewing, and giving.  I finished 25 cross stitched pieces for WOCS.   I also stitch for Love Quilts USA and finished 10 cross stitched squares that have been or are going to be made into quilts for very sick children.  Since I retired in 2006, stitching and sewing for charity have been my main craft focus.  

This past year I sewed and donated to charity the following items:

29 tote bags
21 pillows
6 eyeglass cases
4 walker bags
1 Kindle Cover

My stitching and sewing is just a small part of some of the items the members of my group quilted, cross stitched, sewed and donated to charity.    The squares the members stitch are made into tote bags, pillows, walker or wheelchair bags and also lap quilts.

At World of Charity Stitching we currently have 244 members from all over the world, with many members from the United States, and members from Canada, the UK, Australia, the Netherlands, Indonesia, Italy, Germany, Japan, Egypt, to name a few.

These are a few of the bags, pillows, and walker bags I finished for WOCS this past year:

Stitched and Finished by Peggy

Stitched by Judith in Germany and Finished by Peggy

Stitched by Sharon T. and Finished by Peggy

Stitched by Judith in Germany and Finished by Peggy

"Orphan Square" - bag finished by Peggy

"Orphan Square" - bag finished by Peggy

Stitched and Finished by Peggy

Stitched and Finished by Peggy

Stitched and Finished by Peggy

Stitched and Finished by Peggy

The End of the Year Finishes

This is a Love Quilts square I stitched in Monochrome Pink.  Whew!  I am so glad to be finished with this one. 
 










     








At World of  Charity Stitching we are stitching Lighthouse squares to be made into a beautiful quilt for a senior. 

Some New Finishes

This Kindle Cover was requested by one of the members of my group, World of Charity Stitching, for a sick boy in Pennsylvania.

This was stitched for World of Charity Stitching for one of our current themes-Teacups.

Another Maple Leaf stitched for WOCS-this one was stitched with a Variegated Thread.

Stitched for Love Quilts for Avery B.

Lion, King of the Jungle-WOCS

In the Summertime

 This is a square I stitched for WOCS.  We are stitching Fruits and Berries.  This chart was a freebie I found on the web a while back and I thought it would make a nice addition to this quilt them.  Looks yummy, doesn't it?

 

This tote bag I finished recently will be donated to a senior lady at a nursing home, during the upcoming holiday season. These bags are easy to make and they make nice gifts for seniors.  Our group puts some small items in the bags, such as paperback books, playing cards, lotions, pens and notepads.