This week I am going to showcase some of the amazing quilts that the Portland Modern Quilt Guild has made as part of its Charity Program. The PMQG has a pretty active Charity arm and once a month we meet to make quilt blocks for one of our selected causes… our January get together produced this beauty…
During the Sew Day we made a pile of half log cabin blocks…using pink, orange, red, purple and black & white stripes. Each blocks started with a center square and we then sewed out until we reach 12 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches (or trimmed down if we got a little carried away)…
At the end of the day we had enough blocks to make a big (70 x 70) and a small (48 x 48) quilt…
Bright, loud and fun were the words of the day…
The two quilts were then sent out to two of our Guild members who did a wonderful job quilting them… the small quilt has a straight line pattern that radiates out from the center of the quilt…
The back of the quilt gives you a good view of the overall pattern… I love how effective this quilting is with this block… and I extra love that I could achieve this effect with my home machine, a ruler and Frixon pen.
On the large quilt each four block section has an amazing feathering pattern on it…
Kazumi, who quilting the large top, used a ruler set to create the wonderful motifs in each section…
The quilting is so pretty and detailed… and totally beyond my skill level….
Both quilts are so bright and fun, and the light touches of black and white stop the them from being too obviously loud and garish. They will shortly go out into the world and provide some warmth, comfort and colour in some kids life. Thanks to all who donated fabric, made blocks or quilting these beauties.
WOMBAT QUILTS 
Well done all concerned, 2 splendid quilts!
So well done, and so bright and happy. I love this quilt.
The colours ‘should’ clash, but instead they’re exuberant and joyful together. Such great work, such a good cause, so worth celebrating!
Thanks Kate. This is one of my favorites I must admit, and not just because of the pink!
So glad to have been a part of these – they are so vibrant!
They turned out so well, everyone did such a great job with embracing the bright fun block.
Bravo. Such fun. I particularly love the swirly quilting.
So much cheer and charm in both these pieces. How could they not lift someone’s spirits? The quilting is also far beyond my ability, but it’s always good to be inspired by such wonderful work.
It must have been a lot of fun creating these quilts! Thank you for sharing.
Such a bright and happy quilt! And sounds like it was a fun process too.
Fabulous quilts! Gorgeously bright and cheerful and in exactly the colours I love!
I have been trying to not be precious with some antique pieces that are begging to be a log cabin. Had not clue how to blend them until this post. THANK YOU!
Such beautiful quilts! It must be lovely to all work on something together!
I love the quilting on these, and the color palette – pure perfection! So gorgeous!!!
Love the log cabin! You are inspiring me to go bright!!!
You can not go wrong with bright I think…. though I could be wrong…lol.
I stumbled upon this via Pinterest. These quilts are inspirational due to their beauty, and because they were done collectively to benefit others. Truly beautiful.