Sunshine and Shadow

The sunshine is streaming in here today, and I actually have finished another UFO.  It's a half log cabin quilt in a set called sunshine and shadow.

This is what the blocks look like.  I used 1.5 in. strips from my overflowing scraps to make them, way back in March of 2015.  Click HERE to go to the tutorial.

The blocks are set to create these on-point squares of light and dark.  I quilted concentric squares to emphasize the piecing.  I did the quilting on my domestic machine, one half of the quilt at a time.

Here's a shot of the border, binding, and back.  Most of the prints are 1800s reproductions, including the back, which I got on sale at J. J. Stitches in Sun Prairie.  It looks like old wallpaper to me.  Which of course means I love it.

I'm trying to get out of my red binding rut, so I went with black on this one.
The name of this pattern has always seemed appropriate to me, since all our lives have ups and downs, sunshine and shadow.  It has seemed even more relevant in recent days, with sunshine here and shadow hanging over my family members in Florida due to the upcoming hurricane.  If you're inclined to prayer, please include my three brothers and their families.
In other news, here's what else I'm working on.

I've got 3 baby-sized quilts ready to quilt.  These will go to Houston via Austin when done.  The Austin chapter of Linus Connection is making sure kids affected by Hurricane Harvey get donated quilts.  Click HERE to go to their web site for instructions and their address.

Loot!  This pile of wonders is what I bought at a flea market last weekend.  Fabric, yarn, and scraps!

These are my favorites--baggies of cut pieces and strips, plus a small stack of cat fabrics!  I'm already using some of these scraps in my rainbow scrap challenge quilt.
I'm going to go sew now, and keep an eye on the weather.
Be safe this week.
Cheers,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches

This week's link ups:
Busy Hands Quilts
Crazy Mom Quilts

Quilts for Children

I love making quilts, ANY kind of quilts, but my favorites will always be quilts for children.  This is my adorable youngest grandson posing with his new quilt.

I made the top before he was born.  It's bigger than the usual baby quilt, but not as big as a twin.

I just knew he would love cars and trucks and fire engines, and he really does.  I think he's influenced by his daddy and big brother.

I finally made time to quilt it.  The quilting is done very simply, mostly in the ditch.  In the border, I tried to make it look like a road.  The center line has really long stitches.

Here's the back, one of my favorite polka dots.

In other news, sometimes, procrastination pays off.  I had been dragging my feet about sending some baby quilts to Quilts for Kids in Pennsylvania when the hurricane hit Texas last week.

So I boxed up three baby quilts, and sent them to Linus Connection in Austin, Texas, to be distributed to children affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Click HERE to go to their web page for instructions on mailing, etc.  Linus Connection is a 501(c)(3) organization, very similar to what we know here in Wisconsin as Project Linus.

Here's the next one I'm making.  I hope to send a new batch next week.

None of us can do everything, but all of us can do something.

I wish you good weather, warm hugs, and lots of lovely quilts.
Cheers,
Sylvia
Linking up this week with Confessions of a Fabric Addict,  Crazy Mom Quilts, and Busy Hands Quilts.