One-patch quilt

The next one I did is a one-patch quilt. I was inspired by Let it Snow. Tumbler quilt 38″ x 48″. Cut template out of cardboard or a plastic place mat. Make a tumbler template any size. Just make sure that the left and right sides of the template are mirror images of each other, and it will make a tumbler quilt! I look for pictures of tumbler quilts in magazines or on the internet and measure the tumblers – approximately, then made my own template. It doesn’t have to be exactly equal to the picture. Some tumblers are tall and skinny. This one is more short and fat. A typical size for charm quilts is 3 ¾” high x 4 1/8” along the base.

Cut strips of fabric and use the template to cut out shapes.

Sew rows together using a half template on the ends.

These two quilts bring my total made for charity this year up to five. Here is a quilt I designed myself. The center is a “big block.” This was fun and easy. Just take any block, enlarge it and use it for a kids quilt.

Spool and Bobbin

40″ x 50″
I made another charity quilt for Children of the Forest. I made this one up by enlarging a pattern for a single quilt block called Spool and Bobbin.

Two charity quilts finished

40″ x 54″ Pinwheel
I made these two for Children of the Forest, a group of children in a remote village here in Thailand who need our help. For the above quilt, I used some leftover pinwheel blocks and set them off against a pretty border fabric, turquoise with yellow flowers.

40″ x 50″ The flag fabric is one panel. It was donated to our group and I used it “as is” adding top and bottom borders.