It's been a long time since my last update. I apologize for that. The good news is I have found a quilter that has the knowledge, the time and the technology to quilt Robyn's Gift quilts with phrases in the borders. I sent her a batch of 60 quilts to work on and they came out beautiful. This first batch I am calling the "Inspiring Hope" edition. I have a variety of sentiments around the borders that read "watch sunsets" "hold hands", " always keep a song in your heart" etc. My second edition will be named "Inspiring Faith". These quilts will have religious passages.I have also made a custom quilt for "Swim Across America". "Swim Across America" is an organization made up of former Olympic swimmers, Master Swimmers and recreational swimmers, who raise money for cancer research. This year I am participating in the Dallas Inaugural Swim at Lake Ray Hubbard. I have chosen to swim the two mile open water swim. You can visit www.swimacrossamerica.org to read more about the event. The event directors asked if I would make a quilt for the raffle to raise more funds. The quilt is pictured above. I used the SAA color theme of red, white and blue. The phases are quilted in red thread with the letters of the top border are colored in using fabric markers. The top border reads "Swim Across America, June 11, 2011" with "Making waves to fight cancer". The side and bottom borders read:
"So many of our DREAMS at first seem impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, they soon become Inevitable" Christopher Reeves
The quilt is backed with a soft fleece and quilted in white thread.
I am very excited about how my little quilt organization is moving along. It has taken a long time getting here. The biggest hurdle was finding a long arm quilter that had the machine and technology background to digitize text so the letters all ran smoothly together when quilted.
So until next time, just remember when life gives you scraps, make a quilt.
