From Kathie’s blog
We’ve been making Quilt as you Go blocks to send to Australia but it’s a great technique if you want to try it yourself.
Jan Mac created a tutorial for making the blocks and a Part 2 for assembling them.
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Hanne’s been busy
Check her blog to see her recent progress.
Chinese Coins variations
Becky‘s working with RWB coins donated by HeartStrings members and is trying a new setting. Chinese Coins quilts are great because you can use up those short strings.
Becky also has a tutorial for another great coins quilt and there are instructions for several quilts at my MaryQuilts.com site.
Quilts for Hospice
Kathie recently shared this bright, happy HeartStrings quilt on her blog. Visit her to read about the project she’s working on to make quilts for her local hospice.
In memory of Marilyn Gossen
A donation was made by Linda in memory of her friend Marilyn. It was a thoughtful way to remember a quilter by helping to provide quilts to those in need.
For those that would like to participate in HeartStrings, visit our website to see how you can help.
QAYG project for AUS
Are you making QAYG blocks to send to Australia for those effected by the bushfires? If so, you might be interested in this blog that shares the quilts being made, collected, and donated.
If you’d like to help – join us in making QAYG blocks in March and April. We’ll collect them and mail them to Jan Mac, a HeartStrings member who will asssemble them.
This week
March 21st — Las Vegas — The Las Vegas Quilters will be working on some HeartStrings projects during their sew-in and welcome other quilters.
They will be sewing for St. Judes Ranch new group home for unwed mothers — contact Tonie at TONIEGK@aol.com
QAYG blocks
Although we’ll be sending the QAYG blocks to Jan Mac unassembled, Maxine shared this tutorial from Keryn Emmerson showing how to assemble these blocks by machine.
For those of you making these and donating them locally, I hope the link is helpful.
Keryn’s tutorial
A special project for March & April
Now that we’ve finished up our Happy Block project, if you’re interested in making some Quilt as you Go blocks to send to Australia for quilts for those affected by the bushfires, you can find the information here:
Tutorial for assembling blocks into a quilt
Sue will be collecting and sending these together to save some postage costs so if you make them, email me for the mailing address at mmcjohnson@gmail.com .
As always, we accept blocks made according to the guidelines all through the year so feel free to make up a batch of these too!
Alycia’s QOV Goal – 400 Quilts
Are you following Alycia’s quest to donate 400 Quilts of Valor in May 2009? She works with students to make these quilts and with this ambitious goal this year has been getting help from HeartStrings members and many other quilters.
She recently spoke to a group and her project was mentioned in the local paper.
HeartStrings Quilt Project 