Catching Up With Jack's Basket Quilts--Part One

Wow!  Our members really make the sewing machines hum! 
Above is a stack of baby quilts recently donated to our ongoing Jack's Basket charity drive.
I know it's hard to see all of these at a quilt meeting, and I thought the whole group would like to know what wonderful baby quilts are going out to Jack's Basket from Ties that Bind.

This is part one, 8 baby quilts that have already been sent in November and received by the charity.  (Part two will cover 12 more, so stay tuned!)  I have tried to take a full photo and a detail of each one.

This lovely quilt will brighten up a nursery.  I really haven't been very good at knowing who made which quilt, so I apologize for that.  I do know that this one was made by Colleen T., and uses a pattern Nancy P. gave us in 2018.  (Click HERE to go to that pattern.  Scroll down past the photos of our hard-working members.) 

Don't you love this?    A big square of adorable fabric, coordinating borders, and very nice quilting make it perfect for a new baby.  This one was made by the team of Nancy P. and her mom.

Below is another one by Nancy and her mom.

I have sometimes seen these framed blocks called Happy Blocks, and the blocks in this quilt are very happy and sweet.  It's so nicely quilted, too.

These next 5 quilts are all made from the same basic pattern, but each takes on a different look when made with different fabrics.

This quilt, with the awesome jelly beans fabric, was made by Joan L.

All the rest of these quilts were pieced by Nancy P. and her mom.  Nancy did the quilting.

 

Aren't these great?  Cute fabrics, simple piecing, bright colors, great quilting!

The letter we received from the Jack's Basket organization was very appreciative of our work.  We can be proud of contributing to their cause of welcoming babies with Downs Syndrome, and assuring their families that they are not alone.

If you are making a quilt for Jack's Basket, please use soft cotton or flannel fabrics.  The quilts should measure roughly 36 in. square, and be suitable for a new baby.