Scrap busting for Charity

Like many quilters, I love using up fabric scraps to create things. It’s a bonus if I can help with charitable projects. Cynthia of quiltingismorefunthanhousework has begun a new charity called Compassion Quilts. Several times a year she will give instructions, colors and other directions for quilt blocks. When we mail our finished blocks, she will sew them all together into beautiful quilts for local hospital patients. This month there’s a Churn Dash Block Drive. Lucky for me, I was given an early heads-up and started sewing some a few weeks ago. I have several but wanted to show you a few, in case you want to help along.

The block drive is for unfinished 12.5″ churn dashes, 6.5″ churn dashes and 6.5″ four patches. These final quilts are destined for veterans so red, white and blue is the color request. The churn dashes should have whitish backgrounds but you can read all the details in the link above. I can’t wait to see how Cynthia creates different layouts using these various blocks.

Most quilters just LOVE the churn dash pattern. Can I be honest here? I have never really understood the churn dash craze. I just didn’t get it. This is my first time sewing this pattern and there is now a stack of them growing on my table. I may be hooked on this pattern!! It really is a little charmer in both big and small sizes. It feels great to help with a good cause plus selfishly, I am able to sew and learn new things through these block requests. It’s definitely a win-win!

The second thing I want to share is my finishes for Safelight. I was thrilled to be using up lots of fun scraps for an annual charity drive. As I mentioned in my last blog post, I have been sewing cosmetic bag sets for a domestic abuse shelter. Carole of frommycarolinahome.com helps her local shelter by pulling together tote bags filled with sundries and other items. She calls her project Safelight 2023. As I mentioned in my last post, shelters are experiencing record numbers of needy people coming for help. Carole’s filled tote bags will be a nice boost for people in dire straights. Here are my completed 10 sets to be sent to Carole as soon as possible. I may add a little ribbon for a zipper pull, but otherwise they are all done.

Below are the final sets to round out the total of ten for Safelight 2023.

These are the last 4 patterned items and I’m sending 10 complete bag sets to Cynthia. It feels good to have these done and on their way to start off the month.

Thank you for reading all the way through. I hope to be sharing more items in the next few posts. This is me coming off a spell of time away from my blog…but I'”‘m back now!

Linking to: Design Wall Mondays, Oh Scrap, Patchwork & Quilts, Midweek Makers, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Peacock Party, Finished or not Friday, Brag About Your Goodies, Thank Goodness It’s Finished Friday, My Quilt Infatuation: Needle & Thread Thursday.