Donation Quilt

Each year I make a quilt for the silent auction at a national nursing convention.  I am a member of the foundation board and this silent auction benefits the foundation.  I made this quilt in a queen size for a friend- it's at the quilter.  With the fabric I had left over- and some more I purchased- I was able to put together this throw size.  Those who like lime green and tourquoise will like this quilt.  I quilted it on my home machine.  It's 72" square- a size that's pretty easy to handle on a domestic machine.  I tried to use different designs in different places.  Since there are long lines it was easier to do. 
I actually make a quilt and an afghan- so now it's time to get to the knitting since the convention is in 2 weeks!

Fleur de France

I bought this fabric and pattern this summer from MesAmis quilt shop in New Orleans.  It was to make a throw quilt for a friend who just renovated a cottage in Bay St. Louis, MS.  I set it aside to finish other more pressing projects.  You can relate, right?  The GSQA board president challenged the board members to make a diamond quilt for our October 20 program- Diamonds are a Girls' Best Friend.  So, last weekend I pulled this out.  It served 2 purposes at once!  This is my first diamond quilt.  It's not as hard as I thought once you get the hang of it.  I always wanted to make Kaffe Fassett's diamond quilt.  But, it intimidated me- all those different diamond shapes, even though there are templates, so years ago when I made that quilt I changed it to squares on point or "fake diamonds".