Mom and Me --- Making This Year's Donation Quilt

Here we are proudly displaying the first completed block of our donation quilt.  We decided to do all greens this year for our courthouse round quilt.  Mom purchased the green fabrics and supplies for the quilt. I cut the strips. Mom lays out all the strips for each block on paper towels in a pizza box. 

I cut each green fabric into strips of all 4 sizes needed for each round of the courthouse round, thus giving us a large variety of greens for the block. We started with about 35 different greens and later added a few more!

Then I place the cut strips into the drawer organizer to make it easier to select the strips for the rounds for Mom to lay out on the paper towels.

We are big fan of blues, but we are loving all the greens...

Then I take two blocks at a time and sew them together.  This isn't a fast method for making the blocks, but it is an organized way of making them, as each block is very carefully planned out, so all the greens look great together.

Of course, we took over the dining room --- It is my favorite place to sew.  Lots of light - not so good for taking a picture, but I wanted you to see where we were sewing.

The dogs wanted to be in the photo too.  They are always under our feet as we sew.

We donate the completed quilt to the Fireside Dinner Theater of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. They raffle it to raise money for Rainbow Hospice of Jefferson County.
This is last year's donation quilt. The Fireside raised almost $3000. in the raffle for Rainbow Hospice.
Rainbow Hospice is near and dear to our hearts as they took wonderful care of my Dad 16 years ago. He died of cancer.  Each year, my Mom and I make a donation quilt in his memory.  

Now it is is my job to complete all the blocks for our donation quilt. Then I will assemble it and quilt it. I will share more pictures later.
Enjoy your day!
Marcia

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