Blog Hop ~ Rose Colored Glasses

 Hello Quilty Friends!  Today I'll be sharing with you several different quilts I've made over the years using pinks and rose.   Plus I'll be sharing my most recent finished from a couple weeks ago.   I love pink! What little girl doesn't?  Yes, there's still a little girl hiding inside of me that loves to play with color.

This first quilt is called Turnabout Tulips, designed by me.

All the that white space needed a little extra quilting to make her extra special.  This is one I kept for myself.  All of the other rose and pinks quilts I've made have been gifted.

I used to make at least one pink quilt a year and donate it to someone I knew battling breast cancer.   It all started with the quilt below.  The pattern came from the Quilters Cache Website.  If I remember correctly, I changed the pattern a little bit.  It was gifted to one of my mom's co-workers way back in 2009.   Back in those days I wasn't good about remembering to take pictures of my quilts when finished so I didn't get a picture of it quilted.

The next one was drafted in EQ8 after seeing a picture of the quilt online.  I called it "Spinning Into the Pink".  It was gifted to my moms friend who battled cancer 3 times and won!  

Mom was a hair dresser.  When her friends hair started to fall out she asked mom to use clippers to shave it off.   Mom had no clippers but she knew I had a pair I used to cut my two sons hair.  So mom asked me if I would be willing to shave off her friends hair.  I was nervous but agreed.  It was not at all what I expect.  I expected to see a sickly, crying and depressed woman.  But she was quite the opposite.  We formed a bond and I became her official head shaver with each battle. 

This last breast cancer quilt was made was for my sister in law.  She too has been battling cancer for many years and doing very well.  For this quilt I wanted to keep it simple but add a touch of  Rose applique for the WOW factor.  This may seam a little silly but I did a little research on colors.  Supposedly colors can have healing powers.  So I pulled colors from my stash that were thought have the greatest and best effect on breast cancer patients.  We just never know what can or will make a difference.  I like to think my quilt worked some magic.

The final quilt is not a breast cancer quilt.  It is my latest finish for me.  A simple gingham quilt.  

The scraps from the quilt top are used to make a scrappy backing.

The quilting is quick and easy.

I didn't go to any big efforts to make a label since it may not survive months, weeks or years of weather.

The plan has been to make a different colored gingham quilt every month.  So far this year I've made four.

And I  have another one cut and partially pieced.

As with most quilters, I have more ideas than time so my plan has been derailed just a tad.  But after I finish my latest project, it'll be full steam ahead on my 2023 goal of finishing UFO's and making a Gingham Porch quilt each month.   The pattern I'm using for the gingham quilt is a free pattern and can be found here.

Thank you stopping by my little spot in Podunk during the Rose Colored Glasses Blog Hop!  You're welcome to stop by anytime.   You might want to bring a cup of something to sip on when you visit because I can be a little chatty.  I also want to thank Carol over at Just Let Me Quilt for hosting this blog hop.  

For more Rosey ideas and blog hopping fun, visit the blogs below.  

MAY 15^TH

Just Let Me Quilt

Selina Quilts

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

That Fabric Feeling

Days Filled With Joy

Words & Stitches

 

MAY 16^TH

Sew Many Yarns

Quilt Schmilt

Podunk Pretties You are here

Quilted Snail

Quilting Gail

Texas Quilt Gal

 

MAY 17^TH

Inflorescence

Scrapdash

Karrin’s Crazy World

Beaquilter

Crazy'boutquilts

The Crafty Grammie

 

MAY 18^TH

MooseStashQuilting

Just Because Quilts

Quilted Delights

Vroomans Quilts

Karen's Korner

Ms P Designs USA

Until next time...

I hope you find time to stitch up something sweet!