My little quilt guild, Wego Quiltin', is making walker bags for the Illinois Veterans. We used to make lap quilts, but, they get lots and lots of those.
On Saturday, we had a sew-in. I finished 2 walker bags. I would have finished a third, but, I sewed the velcro on the wrong side, and didn't figure it out till I had the lining attached. One of these days I'll unstitch all of it, and finish that one. I use a tiny, tiny stitch with my vintage machines, so, I hate to rip the stitches out.
Here are my two finished walker bags.
 |
| 1st walker bag |
 |
| 2nd walker bag |
There were a total of 23 walker bags turned in at last nights meeting.
 |
| stack of finished walker bags |
We'll be making these for a few more months. We will take them to the Veterans Administration in November.
I finished the embroidery on the 2nd block of my
Be Attitudes blocks. I started block 3 yesterday. Here are the first 2 finished blocks. Remember, they still need buttons for eyes and Santa's hat.
 |
| first two Be Attitude blocks embroidered |
I'm enjoying working on these blocks, but, I think I'm using them to avoid working on my projects that have 'due dates' on them. I'm just not motivated to start on those.
Those walker bags are a brilliant idea and no doubt will be greatly appreciated. Lovely progress on your blocks too. xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice project and so useful. Your Be Attitude blocks are great, and with each one beeeeing different it's easy to see how working on them keeps you motivated. No worries, the back burner projects will get done in time. Hope you are having a great summer. It's HOT here!
ReplyDeleteNice to hear that another has the same troubles with deadline quilts. Why do I put them off to the last minute?
ReplyDeleteYour walker bags are great! Those people need a lift.
Hugs
The walker bags look great! I'm sure they will be a great help for those who use a walker.
ReplyDeleteAvoidance has taken up residence here too, but I'm actually cleaning. Those Be Attitudes are beautiful though so I can see where you'd rather be making them.
ReplyDeleteNice job! We ended up with a final of 32. I was hoping for 40 but oh well. There is one more lady that said she might make some but I kinda want to "tie this whole thing up" and move on to other things! Looks like your guild is going to be very productive with them! The blocks look great! And yeah, have a little lack of motivation here, too. Maybe it's just that it's summer?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Are all the walkers of a standard size? Surely you can come up with a more creative solution than taking that bag all apart.
ReplyDeleteLove the walker bags - something our guild could make/gift.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea walker bags. I do that too, work on things to avoid doing what I have to do. Then I am scrambling.
ReplyDeleteThat is a really neat idea for the Veterans! Your group does such good work!
ReplyDelete