Sunshine Quilters

"bringing sunshine into the receiver's lives"


Welcome to Sunshine Quilters 2009!!

Our group makes quilts to donate to charities. Each member is asked to make one or more blocks per month to send to the host, who assembles and donates a quilt to the charity of their choice. The object of this group is to put a big smile on someone's face and to have fun doing it :)

If you would like to join us, just click on this link HGTV boards and look for the topic "Sunshine Quilters". Post a message that you would like to join and Char will send you directions and information.

Some of our members have just started quilting, while others have been at it for a while. We can use everyone's help! You can choose to simply donate blocks each month, send backing, batting, and such, or host a month in which you will gather all these lovely blocks into a quilt and donate to the charity of your choice.

Instructions: Any member can host. The host chooses the block and the colors they want for the blocks. Everyone completes one or more blocks for each host and sends them by the first of the month. To get instructions for the blocks, just click on the block name in the table below (it's underlined). When mailing, please place the block(s) inside a plastic zipper baggie with the host's name and address and your return address (in case the outer envelope gets messed up), and then inside a manila mailing envelope (padded envelopes work best).

Please email pictures of your finished quilts to Char so they can be posted on this site! (email to char)

 

2009    
Jan San

12 1/2" Quilter's Choice. I would like blocks that remind people of Sunny Days, Sunshine, Happy Times, Favorite times or Events. They can be paper-pieced, applique', regular piecing, or personally designed blocks. I want these quilts to remind the receivers of happy times and bright, sunshiney days. (San)
Feb San

4 1/2" UNfinished Half Square Triangles. Please use light on one side and dark on the other. (The blocks you will send will measure 4 1/2")

Mar ssharon334 9" Paths and Stiles Color 1 is white or WOW, Color 2 is a bright or children's novelty print
Apr ssharon334 6 1/2" Lotsa Pops I would like the background white or wow and the popsicle and stick is the block makers choice. It looks easy. They have the single and double pop pattern which ever you want to sew is fine with me.
May KC1930 12 1/2" block Friendship Star Use a white on white (WOW) background and either boys or girls novelty prints for the start (I will be making 2 quilts for Project Linus)
June bingo~bonnie

I'll be collecting 9 1/2" string blocks to be donated to HeartStringsProject

The guidelines are here http://heartstringsquiltproject.com/guidelines.html

Lets all choose a fabric that reads RED to use as our center string ok? anything else you want to add around that will be perfect.. a great scrap buster! Big Grin

July MedeMo 6 1/2" UNfinished HST. One side very light and one side scrappy mediums to darks (The blocks you send will measure 6 1/2")
Aug dtigger 14 1/2" Bear Paw Claw Use any bright colors
Sept jane_kiwi  
Oct califshrimp 12 1/2" Buckeye Beauty Please make in Autumn colors, scrappy and PLEASE NO BLACK. Thanks Ladies! Your the BEST!
Nov dtigger 10" Grandmother's Choice Please use holiday prints
Dec KC1930 Your choice of block--must be 12 1/2" unfinished and in children's novely or bright, child-friendly prints. No Christmas prints, please! Please sew with white thread unless using all dark prints.
2010    
Jan San

12 1/2" Quilter's Choice. I would like blocks that remind people of Sunny Days, Sunshine, Happy Times, Favorite times or Events. They can be paper-pieced, applique', regular piecing, or personally designed blocks. I want these quilts to remind the receivers of happy times and bright, sunshiney days. (San)
Feb San 6 1/2" UNfinished Half Square Triangles. Please use light on one side and dark on the other. (The blocks you will send will measure 6 1/2")
Mar ssharon334  
Apr KC1930  
May Bradleysmom 12 1/2" Baby Buds Block in either pinks or blues.
Jun jamauk Any 12 1/2" block made with Pinks and White on Whites. I will put the quilt(s) together and raffle them off for the 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk
Jul ssharon334 Any 12 1/2" block made with red, white, and blue
Aug    
Sept    
Oct Bradleysmom

 

12 1/2" Log Cabin Tans and creams on one side, darker colors on the other side.

 
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View Photos of finished quilts by clicking on this link:

Photo Album

 

Charities

Quilts With Love
c/o Maggie Jones
139 S Lynn
Republic, MO 65738

Heartstrings Quilt Project

 

Wrap them in love
401 N Olympic Ave.
Arlington, Washington
98223
http://wraptheminlove.org/

Project Linus
P.O. Box 5621
Bloomington, IL
61702-5621
http://projectlinus.org/about.htm


Binky Patrol
http://www.binkypatrol.org/
All States

Love Knots
http://loveknots.net/ Binky Patrol
http://www.binkypatrol.org/
All States

Joshua House
GULF COAST DIVISION
7454 Palm River Rd.
Tampa, FL 33619
(813) 740-4266
http://www.joshuahouse.com/default.asp

Birthright Services
Burlington, IA.
1-800-550-4900



Many, many thanks to Marcia Hohn for permission to link to her website. www.quilterscache.com/index.html

 

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© Char LaDronka, January 2004
Last updated:June 22, 2009
email me at: Char