I'm still here...

 It's been forever since I posted. Over two years. Sheesh.

I thought I would share a recent finish. This 16-patch quilt was made for a coworker who is battling beating breast cancer. She is an amazing woman and mom, and the most awesome coworker. I asked her what colours she liked and she said light pink and gray. I had to sneak a few fuchsias and bright pinks on the back. 😉

I used the tutorial on Sew Fresh Quilts to make the St. Louis 16-patch blocks.

For the back, I used a tutorial from the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild to make the envelopes, but instead of paper-piecing, I figured out the cutting sizes needed, and sewed the blocks. Some were not all the exact size, so I surrounded with a gray sashing and trimmed to size. I then added the white border on two sides to add interest by offsetting the blocks. I am very happy with how it turned out, and she loved it.  

Edited to add: The envelopes contain messages of encouragement from her coworkers. My favourite is the little rainbow drawn by the five year old daughter of a coworker. It is so cute!

I made this little wall hanging to remind myself that I need to take a Chill Pill once in while.  I googled the pill image and machine appliqued onto the background and finished with matchstick quilting. A fun little distraction.  

~Happy stitching!

Kat

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