Our wool comfort project was motivated first by Super Storm Sandy Aid and second by a desire to use up wool fabric in Mother's stash. We soon found that there were enough blankets sent for Sandy Aid, but the desire to use the wool and get some warm comforts made for donation continued.
I went to the JoAnn's sale after Thanksgiving (7 am) and got flannel for the backings for this project. It was quite a sale and the price was reduced to less than $2 a yard. Unfortunately I overbought and more than filled up the emptied box of wool fabrics. Bottom line: down one box and up two. There's NO hope for us!
During this project I read about a woman in Kansas who made and donated 800 tied (lap to single bed-sized) quilts during 2012. She said that you hit your stride after the first 500! At the rate I tie comforts there is no hope for even 50 in a year! This woman has a full time job and does her piecing, sewing, tying, and finishing in the evenings in front of TV to relax. What an amazing woman! My hat's off to her!
This comfort was added to the donation box at Mother's, a very good cardboard box that computers came in and Sally brought home from work. Quite a good find for our quilting studio's products! Given to St. Francis Center in Redwood City February, 2013.
Size: 61" x 83" Single-Bed Size
Quilting: Tied using dark-green yarn
Backing: Dark-green flannel
Batting: 100% Polyester high loft (JoAnn's packaged brand. This brand has become my favorite polyester batting)
Binding: Brought the green flannel around to the front to make the binding
Pattern: Whole cloth
Piecing by Gra'ma. Tying by Patty and Gra'ma. Binding by Gra'ma. QC by Spencer.
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