Sunshine Quilters

"bringing sunshine into the receiver's lives"

Welcome to Sunshine Quilters 2008!!

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". Just 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)

2008
Jan	Quiltnanny	12 1/2" Nine Patch Block Please use baby colors, prints and solids. All fabric must be washed and able to withstand hot water washings. These will be used to make 24 x 24 Binkies for Babies.
Feb	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)
Mar	San	4 1/2" UNfinished Half Square Triangles. Please use light on one side and dark on the other.
Apr	Shawkl	I'd like to do a quilt that has bar blocks...and can allow everyone to use noodles...even left-over noodles. The blocks would be constructed of four different 'bars'. Each bar would be 2.5 by 9.0 inchs. The finished 4-bar block would then be 8.5 by 9.0 inches (I'll trim later). The fabrics would be pastels...no more than one solid in the 4-bar block please.
May	joyce1946	This 12 ½ inch block "Party Hats" can be found here: http://mccallsquilting.com/qb/pattern_1001/   . Please use any light or off-white for background and bold or intense colors for points and center. (No faces, no plaids please.) This is truly an easy pattern. Just measure/cut the squares, make triangles, and make those 4 units. Then assemble!
June	char77	8 1/2" block Tam's Patch Block Please use a kid's novelty print for Color 1 and a white or white-on-white for Color 3.
July	jbk65	9 1/2 inch block Beginner's Choice I would request blocks in bright colors.  I will try to make two quilts, one for a boy and one for a girl.  So pinks, blues...it's all fine.
Aug	jbk	6 1/2" x 9 1/2" Bricks and Stones Use bright pieces for the long rectangles. This quilt will be going to the Ronald McDonald House with July's. Please use black and white for the 4 patches. Here's a link to a finished quilt to give you an idea what I'm looking for Finished Quilt
Sept	ssharon334	12 1/2" block Friendship Star I would like color 1 to be a novelty print color 2 to be a coordinating print.
Oct	jane_kiwi	12 1/2" block - Bright Animal Stars. Use any star pattern to make a 12 1/2" block with bright animal novelty prints. These quilts will go to either Rowing for Cancer or the Memorial Sloane Kettering Hospital for kids with cancer. Here's a sample block
Nov	ssharon334
Dec	califshrimp
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")

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 15, 2008
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