Dozens.....

Cold weather and no big plans gave me time to do a lot of quilting....and to make room in my little sewing room for more new fabric! Since, in most of the condo units in our building, my sewing room is actually the walk-in pantry I am not exaggerating when I call it "small"! But the space works for me.

Our guild makes "Love and Comfort" quilts for the NICU's at several area hospitals. Members must make several hundred each year.....most at a two-day-quilt-a-thon in the fall. The quilts are about 36" square and are designed to go over each baby's isolette to protect their eyes from the harsh hospital lights. I decided to go through some of the fabric donated for the project and organize it a bit. So I brought two big rubber tote boxes full of fabric home from the guild's storage unit and got busy.

I cut backing, pieced and sewed tops, matched tops with backs, organized fabric into "Comfort To Be Bundles" that other members can grab at guild meetings. It was a good project for me and I'm happy with the results!

One bag with 23 tops matched with backs.

One bag with 40 ready-to-go bundles.

And one big tote full of 57 quilt backs.

 And.....a pile of completely finished quilts that can go straight to the hospitals.

Music blasting....sewing machine humming. It was a productive few days in my sewing area and I feel good about it. The car is packed and ready to go....all of this will go to my guild meeting on Wednesday and once it's out I have room for new yardage!

A stop at the quilt shop will be in order.....