Mailing off my Plus

This little pretty is heading to Guatemala. How fun for her!

Last week, I read this post written by Valerie at Between Quilts about her passion for Lemonade International, a foundation dedicated to helping the people who live in La Limonda, Guatemala.

Valerie wondered if anyone would be interested in sending quilts to the children in Mi Casita Safe House, a project of Lemonade International  - and instantly I thought of this quilt, which had sadly been sitting in my sewing room waiting for binding for over a year now. Valerie's post motivated me to bind this baby and give her a new (and might I add exciting!!) life. I am thrilled she will be snuggled by someone special in Central America - how cool is that?!!!

She will be popped into the mail tomorrow! Does anyone else have any quilts that they would like to donate to Quilt Lemonade? I know Valerie would love to have them. Happy Halloween all! Linking up with 'Anything Goes Mondays' over at Stitch by Stitch.


~Lisa

Brightening up a Rainy Day...

Here is my version of the Plus Quilt. This quilt will brighten up any dull, grey day - as it is here today in the Lower Mainland of BC. I wanted to spend some time playing with bright, fun colours and this is the quilt that resulted. The fabric in this quilt is mostly Oz by Sanae for Moda, with some extras thrown in to round out the numbers.

The backing, a gentle tone of lime green - another vintage linen. My absolute favourite way to back a quilt - soft and cozy and ready for cuddling in.

I quilted straight lines on either side of the seams. I do so love this neat and organized way of quilting - it makes my brain happy. It lends itself to my penchant for neat and tidy. This green variegated thread was perfect - blending in well with the bright colours.

Now all it needs is the binding. I am going to use this black floral from the Oz line. The dark print will frame it nicely. I like to machine bind - though I have not come up with a sure-fire favourite method yet. I have tried a few and seem to change something each time.

What is your favourite way of binding? Do you have a method that works for you every time. That is my goal - I want to find a tried and true method of binding, that will give me the same results each quilt. I like to know what I am getting into!

Linking up with WIP Wednesdays over at Freshly Pieced and My Creative Space.


~Lisa