Some people are just SO kind.
A regular contributor was not able to spare any time for making blocks for the latest Ovarian Cancer quilt. Instead, she got online and sent me a gift voucher for Spotlight (think: Joann’s, the Hobby Lobby and your local quilt shop combined). She’s in Europe, and the amount she sent me represents a certain amount of fabric to her, but here, it buys a whole lot more!
Now, I have teal fabrics, but they’re a bit monochromatic in the sense that the values of the fabric colours are all very similar. And to make an interesting quilt, you need variation. So I made a point of buying fabrics which were a little darker, some of them rather teal-adjacent. I’ve also made a point of including colour, specifically the pink which is the wild card in this year’s Ovarian Cancer quilt.
So, there’s 4.5 metres of yardage, 10 fat quarters and a mini charm-pack. Enough for several quilts if combined with what I already have! I could have used the gift card exclusively to buy backing, but this way, I have the ability to make a much more interesting quilt, and I’ve still only used half the value of the gift card. So I can still buy enough backing for two more quilts.
And if you’re contributing, and debating what fabrics to buy, use this as inspiration to be a little playful, a little adventurous. The theme is very forgiving and a little extra colour is OK.
Thank you, E. I’m so very grateful!
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Amazing kindness and generosity. And I spy Piwakawakas on Kowhai leaves in a hat tip to Aotearoa?? Lovely uplifting read this morning.
Yes indeed, as well as Australian natives. People *are* very kind, I find, and it always makes me happy to realise that all the doom and gloom on the news is balanced by real people.
You inspire and accomplish so much and so many ๐
I think perhaps I offer people an opportunity to do good stuff, and they seize it gladly.
Hats off to both of you! Your generous donor’s surprise has obviously given you a lot to play with, and you for your continued enthusiasm for helping others. ๐
It was so generous and so unexpected! I feel very motivated now!
The unexpected is a good motivator.
It is indeed, and also a spur to action.
It looks lovely and I am very much looking forward to seeing the quilt come to life!
I’m glad you approve ๐ Now that I have fabrics, the blocks are beginning to take shape in my mind, which is always the fun part for me!
Yes, the design phase is always so much fun!
What a very generous donation. I love your fabric choices .
Isn’t it? The choices are more adventurous than usual, but that’s because the theme is very simple. I think it’s going to look great!
A lovely, generous gesture.
I’ve completed one block with some pink and, now I’ve seen the fabrics I might be a bit more adventurous with the second one,
xx
I think that’s a good plan. We’re going to need simple ones and more complex ones to give the eye both interest and a place to rest.
What a wonderful, kind, generous, gesture!
It totally is, and it has made it very easy for me to be more adventurous than I would have been โ which is a great outcome for the quilt!
How kind and generous – and you got to pick! Lovely generous friend!
That’s true generosity, isn’t it? Letting me choose my own fabrics ๐
It is sometimes hard to remember how many kind and generous hearts there are in the world – they rarely make the news. Thank you for reminding me.
And they are rarely acknowledged. Time to do so, I felt.
How utterly wonderful. So so generous ๐ & of course thereโs you who will make it even more Amazing โฅ๏ธ
It was a brilliant idea, and very, very generous. It has enabled me to be much more creative, too!
As always ๐
Canโt wait to get started on my blocks ๐
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
That is going to be a very happy quilt indeed. Some great colors to give it life. I know it’s going to be beautiful and look forward to seeing the process.
Considering what it’s for, I’m delighted it’s going to be a happy quilt. I have the Tyger one to finish before I can start, but others are already on the case!
what a wonderful gift that translated into you having “what appealed to you” rather than beating yourself up on “whether you have this much or not” – and go well with the quilt
Exactly. So much fun to have a fairly free rein to steer the quilt in the direction I really want.