Hands To Help, Quilty Hugs

 

For my12th Year of participation in the Hands To Help Challenge, I have made the String Bean Quilt (above), from a March 2022 Quilt Along by Pat Sloan. I used Crumb Block Centers and a variety of oranges and creams.  The backing (below) was made from 10" squares - my favorite method.

   Emily, with Aunt Em's Quilts is once again collecting for Quilty Hugs, an organization that gives quilts to chemo patients through hospitals and infusion labs. 

Special Thanks to Mari with The Academic Quilter, who has stepped in as hostess this year, for the creator of Hands To Quilt Challenge 12 years ago, Sarah,  of Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

Hands2Help, 2021 Comfort Quilts

 

It's that time of the year again .... sewing machines are busy completing comfort quilts for the 2021 Hands2Help Quilt Challenge, hosted by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict.  This is my 11th year participating and I couldn't be prouder.  

With the Pandemic, I have a feeling this will be the largest collection yet.   Visit the Hands2Help 2021 page on Confessions of a Fabric Addict for a parade of beautiful quilts.

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The six (6) quilts I donated this year, went to Emily, with Aunt Ems Quilts; for her charity Quilty Hugs for Happy Chemo.  A side note, Emily also has a You Tube Channel with Sew Alongs and tutorials. 

The first quilt - "Chunky Pinwheels, is a collection of 8" blocks.   Each block contains (4) units with the following pieces:

  

After completing the Chunky Pinwheels, I had a boat load of HSTs, which were a good size to make regular pinwheels.  The next quilt used all of those HSTs, plus many more from my stash. Doing the math, 208 Pinwheels from 832 HSTs!

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Quilt #3, String Quartet (Black Cat Creations), used a stash of Kaffe Fassett strings left over from other projects.  As named, this pattern was designed to use those long skinny pieces.  

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The last 3 quilts are from the "I Love You More" trunk inventory.  The free tutorial is available on Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

2020 Hands To Help, Friendship Crumbs Quilt

The 2020 Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge has wrapped up another year.  This is the 10th year I have participated and I am so honored to be part of this group, especially in a challenging year.  

Using a variety of 6" square (finished size) Crumb Blocks, scrappy backgrounds and four sets of HSTs in Orange, Teal, Purple and Gold creating a secondary design of the Friendship Stars.  

Close up of the quilting .... a simple swirl.

Partial view, the quilt finished at 54" X 78".  

Thanks to Sarah, Confessions of a Fabric Addict for hosting this event once again.  This quilt, called "Friendship Crumbs" is headed to Emily with Aunt Em's Quilts for "Quilty Hugs".  These quilts go to cancer patients through the Rack Pack, Primary Children's Hospital and various chemo labs.  They are given to the patient for their personal use. 

H2H Quilts

Quilts above were donated to Quilty Hugs for the 2019 Hands2Help Program.  The pattern is called "I Love You More" (Free Pattern) and was designed for the 2019 Hands2Help Challenge. 

Linking up with Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

H2H, I Love You More Pattern

It's that time of the year ... Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict is hosting her annual Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge.  This is her 9th year and the contributions continue to grow with the help of so many giving quilters. I feel very blessed to be part of Sarah’s mission and hope for many more years to come.

This year, I am Sarah's first guest blogger, introducing my newest pattern for making comfort quilts,  "I Love You More”.    For the story behind the name and free tutorial/pattern, please visit today’s post at  Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

If you have been directed here from Sarah, please feel free to browse a little.  Become a blog follower, add L'Fair Quilts through Bloglovin' (link on my home page) or follow on Instagram @lfairquilts. 

I am also one of the designers for Black Cat Creations, a great company with new and fresh designs for any type quilter.  Join them on FaceBook and/or Instagram, (@iloveblackcatcreations), which also includes their designs as  seen through the creative eyes of other quilt makers. 

Now .... enjoy six (6) versions of “I Love You More” below, and then return to Confessions of a FabricAddict for complete instructions to make your own.

The first two are dedicated to the 2019 H2H Comfort Quilt challenge.

Finished Size:  50" X 62"

Finished Size:  50" X 62"

Finished Size:  38" X 50"

Finished Size:  38" X 50"

Finished Size:  50" X 62"

Finished Size:  62" X 86"

(From my HUGE collection of plaids)

Thank you for letting me share this special pattern, “I Love You More”.  If you make your own version, please email us (see profile) a picture or tag #Iloveyoumorequilt, #lfairquilts, #hands2help2019 on Facebook and/or Instagram.

Making Fabric For New Quilt

The Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge for 2019, hosted by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict, is right around the corner.  This is Sarah's 9th year .... with participants growing in numbers.  

I have the cutest little pattern for the challenge this year...so it is time to make some fabric, using the Mile-A-Minute/M-A-M method. The pattern requires several 6 1/2" Blocks and 4" Units (to make HST's later trimmed to 3 1/2").  Not to mention...this will help tame the scrap stash.

The pattern will remain under wraps for now .... however, if you are "making fabric" from your scraps, I just may have a idea for you.  More hints will come as we get closer to March 10th (the kick-off date of H2H).  

I also found this cute little basket at the Dollar Store, to keep next to my sewing machine.  As I continue sewing on other projects, I will keep making fabric from the basket.