Hearts for Linus

Boo Boo Kids quilts

Boo Boo Kids quilts are a major fundraiser for Project Linus. Each year the entries are displayed at Hickory Point Mall in Forsythe for the week before Make A Blanket Day and visitors pay to vote for their favorites. There are so many wonderful ones that it's hard not to vote for them all! So far, we have 3 donations from our guild (more are coming). This year's theme is "Lyrics for Linus" and the black print with bright instruments is the required fabric.

Donna R. donated this "When You Wish Upon A Star" quilt. Two of the stars use the theme fabric, and the black and yellow background fabrics have star sayings swirled throughout. (As always, click on a photo to enlarge it for a closer look.) It's a great quilt, Donna!

Kim Ly. always donates creative quilts to Linus. She says this was easy to piece, but the finished look is dynamite. Thanks so much, Kim!

Mary S. used her embroidery machine to make some crazy frogs playing musical instruments. A close-up look at this is definitely worth it. The theme fabric is in the inner border. Nice quilt, Mary!

A new quilter!

We always have more people who like to piece quilts than who like to quilt them, but we now have a new quilter who much prefers quilting! Hoorah! Tom, Elaine G.'s husband, recently took up quilting and has volunteered to quilt some Project Linus quilts. Here's his first donation, a printed panel that he quilted so beautifully that it actually looks pieced! Thank you so much, Tom! We look forward to your help in the future!

January donations

We had some great quilts come in this January! Here's a simple flannel panel that was bordered and quilted, made from a committee kit.

This cute panel was not big enough, but the addition of borders, sashing, and some four-patches did the trick! The back was made using a donated map, a perfect match for the front. Kathy from the Needle and I generously donated her talents to quilt this (and two other Linus quilts). Thank you!

This kit quilt was pieced by Marilyn N's daughter Rosemary and quilted by Marilyn. It's a great quilt for a teenage boy -- we don't get enough of those. Thanks, Rosemary and Marilyn!

This raggedy patch fleece quilt was made during a Linus worknight at Sew Sassy. Karen O. did the piecing and Tina J. provided the kit.

This string quilt is also from our worknights. Donna R. provided the green strips and muslin foundations, and everyone stripped piece using donated fabrics from our stash. Whenever we have little bits of fabric leftover, they go into our strip bin and get added to one of these quilts.

Here's another quilt from a committee kit, a cheery flannel rail fence for a baby.

Here's a bright and cheery squares quilt that soon will be well-loved by a child.

Here's another favorite that has become a committee stand-by. We make 9-patches from donated fabric that isn't children's fabric, and then turn it into a child's quilt by appliqueing a dog or cat on it.

This quilt is from a kit -- a center panel bordered by a 9-patch checkerboard.

Marion R. made this quilt from zingy, bright fabrics -- wow! It was on display in Sew Sassy, and then she donated it to Linus. Thanks, Marion!

Here's a very cute, scrappy quilt with an adorable animal-print border.

This attic windows kit, put together by Charlene B, has a different group of animals in each window -- everything from a sunbathing hippo to creepy crawly bugs. The back is a bright animal print. Thanks, Charlene!

Hancock's in Champaign gave Mary B. a large amount of pre-quilted fabric to donate to Linus. At our recent workday, we cut up the fabric into 6 quilts and cut binding for them all. Donna finished off this one. Thanks!

More quilts from fall 2007

Fun, crazy lizards and bright colors make this a great Linus quilt! If you have enough leftover kids' print from a project to make a few squares, consider combining it with other fabrics in your stash to make a quick, cute quilt to donate.

Here's a bright four-patch alternating with an adorable children's fabric.

This adorable quilt has a sports theme and Illini colors -- a real treasure for some Illinois child. Go team! And thank you Marge P. for making this quilt for Linus.

Dorothy B. donated this squares-on-point quilt. The border is a star fabric, and the back is pieced from a couple red star fabrics. Thanks!

This is an awesome quilt and I don't know who donated it. It's a great I Spy that uses scraps of lots of children's prints. Wonderful!

Here's a very cheery strip quilt with some hot-colored stripes and animal prints. Very nice!

This absolutely charming quilt is made from 30's prints -- such a lovely quilt!

What a cute watering can quilt, with bright cans in a garden of bright flowers.

And here's a crazy cut quilt with whacky violets (or are they pansies?). What a fun quilt to make, and what a wonderful quilt to receive!

A squares quilt based on a child-friend fabric with coordinating plain squares. This quilt is tied rather than quilted. If you don't have the time to quilt, or don't want or like that part of the process, please consider donating a tied quilt. They are every bit as much appreciated!

A great big THANK YOU to everyone who donated a quilt!

Quilt Catch-Up

We have had some wonderful quilts donated by guild members and I've gotten behind in posting them. Here are some from this past fall. Thank you! A few are made from kits, but others were lovingly made from scratch.

Here's a cute panel quilt:

And two fleece quilts:

Some music-loving child will adore this piano-key quilt:

This strip quilt has lots of kid-friendly colors and favorite characters -- quick and easy to make, and very much appreciated!

Our Easy Squares kits use donated fabrics. The variety of prints provides lots of interest -- a child can spend a long time discovering just what all is on his quilt.

This squre baby quilt uses a sophisticated star block -- you might consider looking through your own orphan blocks to see whether you can make a Linus quilt.

Nine-patches alternating with plain squares can make so many different quilts. This one has a unity brought about by similar colors, yet all the scrappy fabrics make it fun to examine each block.