St Louis Cardinals charity quilt – almost done!

Charity quilt for Shriners Hospital patient

This quilt has been a lot of fun to make.  Lots of happy bright colors and a soft fuzzy backing makes for a wonderful snuggly quilt destined for a very special little boy.  I just finished the edging late tonight and am taking it to the work meeting tomorrow to tie it.  The little boy loves the Cardinals and this quilt was truly a labor of love.

If  you would like to make a quilt like this – buy a St Louis Cardinals t-shirt and cut out the logo. Back it with fabric for stability and use it for the center block.  I strip pieced the top by sewing strips together and then cutting so I had long rows of squares sewn together, then I applied them to the center block by doing the log cabin method. After the strips of blocks were used up, I finished the quilt with long strips of the same fabric.  It is really a one of a kind quilt that is very nice. 

I used low loft batting and a heavy brushed nylon in white for the back that I got from my friend, Grandma Ev, years ago and was saving it for a very special charity project.

The baby lock sewing quilting machine the quilt was sewn on made putting it together a dream.  The large plastic area that holds the quilt better around the machine makes a lot of difference.  The machine is truly a blessing for all the sewing and quilting we do for charity.