Sunshine, Aqua, and Baby Quilts

Welcome to Treadlestitches, where spring has finally arrived!  After all the rain and snow and cold, we are so thankful for sunshine, blue skies, and warmer weather.
These 3 little quilts for Jack's Basket (one of the charities sponsored by the Hands 2 Help Challenge) are my finishes this week.

I love making baby quilts!  It was such fun to use my scrappy stash of brights and novelty prints.  This first quilt is made with charm squares, some purchased and some I cut.  They measure 5 in. square when CUT, and 4.5 in. square when FINISHED.
So the recipe for this quilt is simple:
Make 9 4-patch blocks from 5 in. (cut) squares.
Set them together, checkerboard style.
Cut borders 5 in. wide, and add.
Since 4.5 x 8=36 in., this is a 36 in. x 36 in. quilt.
Which is just what Jack's Basket asked for.
Just one problem...

Can you see the blue dinosaur (it's next to Scooby Doo).  I inadvertently cut off his head!  Oops!

Here's the second quilt, also made with charm squares.  This time I added 1 in. finished white sashing to set the blocks apart, with 1 in. finished squares as cornerstones. The borders are cut 3 in. wide, so this one also finishes at 36 in. square.

The back of this quilt is a flannel butterfly print.  The Jack's Basket charity specifically mentioned making quilts from flannel.  It does make them soft and warm.

And the last little quilt is all flannel.  I cut these pieces with my Accuquilt cutter a long time ago, so they were ready to go.  There are 35 total tumblers--18 dark and 17 light.  I set them 7 across and 5 down.

This is how I add the borders on tumbler quilts, or any other quilt whose edges are not straight.  I sew the border on, and then trim the excess.
I think this is the last of the quilts I'll be making for Jack's basket this year.  It has been fun and rewarding to sew them for such a worthwhile charity.

In other news, aqua!  It's the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for April.

I finally started cutting and sewing my aqua zigzag blocks.

I thought I was using a lot of different fabrics for the sake of variety, but when I lay them out I see maybe too many of some of them.  I have six more to make, so I'll try to mix it up a little with those.

Yesterday was such a wonderful day.  Both our daughters were here with their children, and we had a good time playing outside and inside.  We even made some erasers from a kit.
Then after they were gone a good friend came by from out of town.  We had a great visit, and she generously helped me find a new home for an old treadle.

Today is better weather than yesterday, and the dog and I are going out for a walk.
I'm wishing all who celebrate a Happy Easter or a blessed Passover, and the joy of good friends for everyone.
Cheers for reading,
Sylvia@Treadlestitches

Linking up with:
Angela at Soscrappy
Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Myra at Busy Hands Quilts
Cynthia at Oh Scrap