Baby's Pinwheel Quilt

Before I go to visit my the Brighton Belles (my 2 curly girly grandys down there) Here's a quilt to keep you going! 

A couple of you "super star stitchers" have whispered that there will be some deliveries this week but don't worry, DH will be here to receive them, but he isn't allowed to open them until I'm back on Saturday.... that's a super job reserved for me!!

So sorry that any received won't be posted until the weekend at the earliest.

I'll be making a second delivery to CHICS next week when Eddie will be back and so there will be lots of news coming up soon.

No 19

Pink and blue pinwheels spin in to make No 3 from ME! and No 19 for the collective effort.  This one has been made from fabric I already had in stock which I thought I'd use up to see just what I could make before I get stuck in to some of the fat quarters and panels I have been tempted to buy. 

It's a square, mainly pink, quilt especially for a little baby, and it is backed in pink fleece, so no doubt it will go to a special little girl.

I went to town with all the left over scraps and made this matching tote bag

A Noo Noo, cuddly square made of tiny scraps. Inspired by all the ribbons on Annette's last quilt, I added satin, velvet, lace, petersham ribbons all around the edge as children often love them to touch.

Finally, I just had to use up all the odd pieces of fabric and made a little "Damn It" dolly, which is suitable for a child, but might well be of benefit to their parents!

I spotted this lovely printed ribbon which I couldn't resist.

Hearts from Finland!

What a joy to hear that a LillyBo Quilt has been made in Finland. 

A lovely blogging buddy, Tuire, has added a riot of appliqued hearts to make quilt No 18. Such lovely fabrics and colours in this pretty one! It is backed with a cosy restful green fleece. 

Thank you so much to Tuire for joining in and I am sure there is someone who will soon be so very thrilled with this treasure.

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This quilt will be donated to Mannerheim League for Child Welfare to benefit a special child over there in Finland, and if you pop over to Tuire's blog, here, or by the button on the sidebar you can read all about it. 

There is a button link for every one of the lovely crafters who has made a quilt and I can see that Jo Twiglet has finished YET another one!! Woo hoo! I'm popping over once this is post!! 

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When I started the project in January, I stated in my first post that anyone kind enough to join in by making a quilt could send them to me to be distributed to children via the cancer care support group CHICS ,which helps and supports children and their families through North West England and North Wales. 

I also suggested that, with postage costs being so high then, quilts could instead be given to a similar cause in the maker's area. Annette made two quilts and sent them but now that she is moving to Australia she will donate any she makes near to her new home. 

In such a short space of time have had so many lovely quilts posted to me, far more than was ever anticipated, which is so very generous of all of you in England and very much appreciated, but this suggestion still stands and I won't be offended in the least if anyone is finding it prohibitive paying for postage and thus prefers to donate them to a nearer place. They can still be part of this project and linked in here, just as Tuire's quilt has joined in from Finland and Annette's will soon be when she is settled in Australia.

This super tote with a heart pocket will be so very handy!

Many thanks again to Tuire!

no 19 made by me...is ready to post... so watch this space! 

Jan LLJ's Dragonflies and Flowers

 No sooner was Jan LLJ, of Somerset, back from visiting family in Wales but her sewing machine was revved up to produce her third quilt, No17 for LillyBo. This is perfect for any age with the flurries of dragonflies and flowers in such a lovely colour palette.

Thank you so much Jan for finding the time to make this lovely gem so beautifully. Such lovely fabrics and on the reverse is cosy cerise pink fleece. Someone will adore and treasure this beauty! 

Here's the tote bag with lilac check lining and bigger flowers. I can see the children's Mums will all love having such super handy bags to help carry all the extra gear they need back and forth to the hospital.

When the weather improves I will photograph the quilts pegged out prettily in the garden but until then it is thanks to my dear husband who pinches the corners of the back of the quilts and stands unseen, ever so patiently, holding them up whilst I do my impression of David Bailey!

Tilly sends a Zoo!

Dinosaurs and animal alphabet blocks make up this fantastic quilt No16, 

lovingly made by Tilly of Leigh, in Lancashire and her second quilt for LillyBo.

Thanks so much Tilly, you are part of a gathering of special stitchers!

Fabulous fabrics, lovely bright colours and a super play mat as well as a cosy cuddly comforter for one of the children whilst they are undergoing their treatments.

This cute little Zebra highlights the Zebras in the pattern of the fabric, an extra surprise that pops into the pocket of the handy tote.

If you'd like to be part of our happy band of volunteer stitchers for LillyBo Quilts all made with love for children undergoing treatment for cancer, just take a look at my first post via my sidebar archive and you'll learn what it's all about.

Helping CHICS

who help the children and their families

Quilt from Outer Space

In my eagerness to showcase all the others received from all the other generous stitchers, I almost forgot to post the quilt which I made a while ago.I gave a glimpse of it, but not the finished article.

On one of our "Days Out" I spotted a Space panel in the fantastic Sew Simple quilting shop in the Lady Heyes Craft Centre, Frodsham, Cheshire. Check it out, the whole place is well worth a visit as there are Antique Emporiums, Vintage books, a micro brewery, Crab Apple Crafts, Candles, a play barn and a good cafe, amongst so many other shop units.

I already had the other, plainer, fabrics in my stash and was amazed that the space panel, of approximately half a metre, was enough to make a slightly bigger quilt for an older boy, a tote bag and a cushion. 

So here's a moon landing encapsulated in the quilt! Out of order for publishing but it was No 11 and it has already been donated to CHICS.

The small cushion has a removable sachet of lavender inside which I hope will be relaxing for a young boy. Just to be safe, I sealed the lavender in a poly bag so it wouldn't spread it's fragrance where it wasn't wanted and added a tag telling about the contents.

Yet another super quilt arrived today from Tilly ... a whole cute zoo inside the parcel!

  I'll post it soon so keep looking in.

Tilly's Train Chugs in!

Quilt No 15 has arrived at platform 1!!!

This super creation is by Tilly (Christine) who lives in Leigh, and she has another almost ready to steam off soon.

This quilt will not only be cuddly and warm, but it will make an excellent play mat for that little Thomas the Tank train to chug around.

The colour combination works so well with the turquoise on the patterned side and the orange lightweight soft fleece on the reverse.

Here's it's super carry tote and even the little extras co-ordinate!

Thank you so much to Tilly for being a part of LillyBo Quilts, made with love for the children undergoing treatments in hospital.

Tilly's blog is on the sidebar, to the right, along with buttons for all the other quilt makers who have so generously given their time and funded materials to stitch these lovely treasures.

CHICS

Roses & Strawberries from Scotland

Annette, (VoodoVixen) sent in the very first quilt for the children and it was also the very first one she had ever made. Since then, and all within a month, she has made two more quilts for babies of friends and yet is in the process of packing up to move to Australia in just a week! All this is amazing but it was an utter surprise to receive yet another quilt for LillyBo!!! Annette's second gift, how does she do it!!

Annette has so enjoyed it that she will continue to make them once she is settled in OZ and hopes to set up a similar project over there under the banner of LillyBo Quilts! 

How wonderful that is and Thank You so much Annette for this riot of Strawberries and Roses all the way from Scotland. 

Good luck with your move and we look forward to hearing of all the quilts you make and donate "Down Under"!

Here's LillyBo Quilt No 14

Annette added ribbon tags all over  as she remembered how her own children loved to play with the satin ribbon tags and labels when they were little.

Who is peeping out of the bag pocket?

It's a cute little cuddly in the image of a cat.

Close up of the tags and labels.

Tilly's trains chugged in today so keep watching!