Sunshine Quilters

"bringing sunshine into the receiver's lives"

Welcome to Sunshine Quilters 2011!!

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)

2011
Aug	bradleysmom	12-1/2" Go Along Block #2 Please use 1 bright color (no novelty prints and White muslin (no White on White). These blocks will go to a local women's shelter.
Sep	KC1930	12-1/2"Churn Dash Block Use WOW for background, fussy cut center using a children’s novelty print and a TOT for the outside borders (churn dash). Please use bright, sassy colors; NO solids, flannels or batiks and sew with white thread. Note: Please use the Quilter’s Cache pattern so that all the blocks will be consistent in style
Oct	ssharon334	12-1/2" Quilters Choice. Use bright colors and kids novelty fabrics. These will be use for Project Linus quilts
Nov	KC1930	Crumb block (for lap quilts for nursing homes/wheelchairs) The block will finish 7” –use your scraps, no larger than 3” to give the block a nice scrappy effect. Please, no flannel, homespun, holiday novelties or solids. Please sew with a neutral-colored thread. This block doesn’t have a foundation. Since these will be for older folks, use appropriate colors and tones (save the neons for the kids quilts! :) **NOTE: The blocks shown in the picture with the brights are to be used for another venue. See Quiltville’s crumb tutorial for more info: http://quiltville.com/crumbs.shtml
Dec	cbec	8-1/2" Tam's Patch Color 1 - I would like a kids novelty print. Color 2 - Please use a BRIGHT print needs to match Color 1. Color 3 - WOW (white on white) Please sew with white thread. Quilts will go to Quilt For Kids.
		2012
Jan	Quilter Chris	12-1/2" Quilters Choice. No color restrictions and no type restrictions -- paper pieced, strips or whatever. These will be going to the Seniors here at the senior center -- am checking on St. Anne if not to Kankakee. Bright color mixes acceptable.
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) and/or 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	Elainetoo	12-1/2" Amish Diamond. For the black - please use black background fabric - tone on tone; or with little flecks of color in it - but mostly/basically black. For the border blue fabric - any bright fabric, tone on tone, variegated, blended. Both colors can be just plain also. For the center diamond, please use a focus fabric - ie; kids novelty, something masculine (hunting?) or feminine (flowers?).
Apr	KC1930	12-1/2" Louisiana Block. Color 1 will be the darker (bright) color. Color 2 will be a lighter shade -tone on tone - of Color 1. Color 3 will be white on white (WOW). Please use Bright Prints for Color 1 and sew the blocks with white thread. Please do not use Batiks or Solids. Also, please send the leftover triangles from this block.
May	terriemae	12-1/2" Log Cabin. Please pre-wash all fabrics. Red, white and blue for the Veterans in hospice care. Basically white/red with blue center, or white/blue with red center. Even red/blue with white center would work. But, yes, I'd prefer each block to contain all three colors. The "logs" don't have to be symmetrical sizes, though, they can be uneven if people are trying to use up scraps, that will still work.
Jun	fayejean	12-1/2" Sawtooth Please make the center a kid's novelty print and coordinating colors for the rest of the block. The quilts will be donated to Quilts for Kids.
Jul	Quilter Chris	12-1/2" Quilters Choice. No color restrictions and no type restrictions -- paper pieced, strips or whatever. Bright color mixes acceptable.These will be going to the Seniors here at the senior center -- am checking on St. Anne if not to Kankakee.
Aug	aliquilt	12-1/2" Quilter's Choice. Please use WOW (white on white) for the background and bright colors for the kids!
Sep	Elainetoo	12-1/2" Amish Diamond. For the black - please use black background fabric - tone on tone; or with little flecks of color in it - but mostly/basically black. For the border blue fabric - any bright fabric, tone on tone, variegated, blended. Both colors can be just plain also. For the center diamond, please use a focus fabric - ie; kids novelty, something masculine (hunting?) or feminine (flowers?).
Oct
Nov	KC1930
Dec	quilterchris	12-1/2" Quilters Choice. Please use Christmas fabrics for either senior adults or children. No type restrictions -- paper pieced, strips or whatever.

View Photos of finished quilts by clicking on this link:

Photo Album

Some charity suggestions:

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

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

© Char LaDronka, January 2004
Last updated:Jan 2, 2012
email me at: Char