Positivity QAL - Winners

We have come to the end of our journey.  This is the final stop in the Positivity QAL 2021.

It took many emails, phone calls, scribbles and scrawls, and test blocks.  There were a couple of disappointments but many pleasant surprises. My hope was a dozen new quilts for the Mercyful Hospital. Bernie tells me that we have 19.  So far.

From Janine (Quilts from the Little House)

From Mary (Quilting is in my Blood)

I know Diann's quilt is in progress. Joy is working on (at least) two quilts and quilting one flimsy received from Astrid. Mari is working on a second Positivity quilt.

In the works, from Joy (Joyful quilter)

In the works, Positivity and Community, from Joy (Joyful Quilter)

I am certain that Mercy Hospital will receive about 24 Positivity quilts.  So even if I say it myself, the QAL has been a success! 

Kisses From Roseanne (Home Sewn By Us)

From Sylvia (Treadlestitches)

Bernie has been the reason for Mercyful Quilts initiative and I cannot thank her enough. From encouraging the very idea up to the announcement of winners, arranging for the prizes, mailing the prizes and delivering the quilts. 

Thank you to all of you who supported and encouraged this journey. Most importantly thank you so much to all of you who selflessly spent your time and energy into these comfort quilts. Sending lots of love and hugs to Wendy, Mari, Nikki, Janine, Kathleen, Roseanne, Alycia, Mary, Judy, Bonnie, Cheree, Susie, Liz, Sylvia, Katie, Arlyn, Cynthia, Julie, Diann, Astrid and Joy!!!

Since I have a quilt in the mix, it is only fair that Bernie should draw the prizes.  And here they are - The Positivity QAL Winners. 

Let's do it again in 2022.  The Positivity QAL in 2022 will begin on Sunday, May 29 and run till Sunday, September 4, 2022.

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In other news (and there is plenty), I will be participating in the Blog Hop to promote Kelly Young's new book - Scrappy Improv Quilting. 

My post will go live on October 6, 2021.  Here is a sneak peek followed by the complete schedule.

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Red on White :-)

Scrappy Improv Quilting Blog Tour Schedule-

8/31- Intro, Single Block Beauties, and Simple Shapes 

9/7- Seasonal Sensations, Standards With a Twist

9/13- Summer Blossom- Lori @ Crossquilt

           Up, Up, and Away- Sandra @ mmm...quilts!

9/15- Flutter- Rose @ Something Rosemade

           Botanics- Diann @ Little Penguin Quilts

9/20- Face the Sun- Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts

           Full Spectrum- Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal

9/22- Prismatic- Anja @ Anja Quilts

           Downpour- Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting

9/27- Funkytown- Vasudha @ Storied Quilts

           Cherub Wings- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty

9/29- Chapel Window- Kris @ Sew Sunshine

           Winter Frost- Leanne @ Devoted Quilter

10/4- Heartstruck- Rebecca Grace @ Rebecca Grace Quilting

           Star Spangled- Christine @ Triangles & Squares

10/6- Birds of a Feather- Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts  this is me :-)

           Fall Foliage- Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

10/11- Ornamental- Gail @ Quilting Gail

            Churn, Churn, Churn- Cynthia @ Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

10/13- Sunset Crossing- Kate @ Katie Mae Quilts

             Positivity- Sarah @ Sarah Goer Quilts

10/18- All Dressed Up- Linda @ Flourishing Palms

             Shockwave- Anne-Marie @ Stories From the Sewing Room

10/20- Sweet Bee (a bonus thank-you pattern), Finishing, and Wrap-Up 

Signed copies of Scrappy Improv Quilting are available in Kelly's Etsy Shop.  It is also available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other major booksellers.  

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Finally it is time for ORANGE!!! Here are my September blocks for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  Will be linking with Angela's Linky Party.

Medium Orange 

Light Orange

Dark Orange

All of them :-) 

In making the star points for the Sister's Choice Block, we get the off cuts from snowballing corners.  Well, since they are too large to throw away I have been saving them for a bonus RSC project and it is coming along nicely :-)

RSC 2021 - Bonus Project

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The September Island Batik challenge is to make a bag. The pattern is byAnnie.com. All fabrics were provided by Island Batik and bag making supplies from ByAnnie.com.  I made the Got Your Back 2.1 backpack. That blogpost is coming next.

Staying organized

Coming along

The tricky parts

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I wasn't going to buy any more fabrics but then Connecting Threads decided to have a sale and generally I can resist that. But when this gorgeous wide backing fabric was 40% off, my resolve dissolved completely.

108" Wide Backing from Ruby Star Society

But hurry, Labor day sale with 15% off site wide ends on 9/8/2021.

I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar. 

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