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Busy Bee Quilters
P.O. Box 26
Snohomish, WA 98291
   Charity Quilts  
Doll Quilts * Gracie Quilts

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DOLL QUILTS 

As Part of an ongoing commitment to our community, Busy Bee Quilters donates over 200 doll quilts each year in conjunction with Verizon/Norwesco Pioneer Club, which donates attaching dolls. Quilts are due to the Coordinator at the November Business Meeting, in time for display at Verizon.
They are then distributed to less fortunate children in our community, but also to foster an appreciation for quilts in generations to come.

Doll Quilt Guidelines
Size: 18-22"square
Pattern/Design: Your choice;  often people use practice blocks or unfinished class projects.
Material: Washable, good quality, so it will last
Batting: Thin, so it will fold around a doll nicely Quilting: Your choice -- hand, machine or tied.

         

Make these simple little doll quilts in no time at all.
Country Lane Quilts:  Free Patterns

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Scrappy Nine-patch Doll Quilt

 

Materials for 13 1/2" X 16 1/2 " quilt:
 
 1/2 yard total of assorted light, medium and dark print fabric scraps
1/4 yard total of 2 different brown prints for borders
15" X 18" piece of fabric for backing
15" X 18" piece of cotton batting
1/4 yard binding fabric

Cut 24  2" squares from the lighter fabric scraps. Cut 24  2" squares from the medium or dark print fabric scraps.  Cut 2 1/2 " strips from 2 different brown prints. With right sides together and using a 1/4-inch seam, sew one lighter square to a medium or dark print scrap square. Press. Piece two pairs of squares into a block, flipping the darker squares opposite each other. Make 12 blocks.

 

Sew three blocks together into a row. Make 4 rows. Press. Sew each row of three to the next row until you have sewn all four rows together. Press. Measure top and bottom of quilt and cut the pink border strips to fit. Sew border to top and bottom of quilt. Measure sides of quilt and cut the remaining border strip to fit the sides. Sew. Layer quilt top with batting (middle) and backing. Quilt an X in the center of each block with a simple quilting stitch. Cut 1 1/2" strips from the binding fabric and attach binding using your favorite binding method.

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Scrappy Triangles Doll Quilt    
 

Materials:

 

1/4 yard light print

assorted scraps of medium to dark prints

1/4 yard blue print for border

14 yard red print for border

5/8 yard of fabric for backing

24" x 20" piece of cotton batting

1/4 yard print for binding

 

Cut:

 

24 squares--3" x  3" from light print

24 squares--3" x  3" from assorted scraps

2 strips, 2 1/2" x  42"  from blue border print

2 strips, 2 1/2" x  42"  from red border print

2 strips, 1 1/2" x 42" from dark print for binding

 

1.  Place one light square on top of a medium scrap square, right sides together. With a pencil and a ruler, draw a diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner. Stitch a straight line 1/4" away from the line on both sides. Cut on the drawn line. Press the block and trim to a 2 1/2" square.

 

2.  Sew six of these 1/2 square triangle units together into a row. Press. Make eight rows.

 

3.  Sew the rows together and press.

 

4.  Measure the sides of the quilt and cut 2 blue border strips to that length. Sew to the sides of the quilt. Press.

 

5.  Measure the width of the quilt and cut 2 red border strips as long as the width. Press.

 

6.  Cut the backing fabric several inches larger than the quilt all around.

 

7.  Layer the quilt top with batting (middle) and backing.

 

8.  Quilt an  X  in each square using a  simple quilting  stitch.  Sew  the 1 1/2" binding strips together and attach the binding using your favorite binding method.

 


Busy Bee Points:

  • Doll Quilts 25 per finished quilt

  • Gracie Quilts:

  • Individual Block 3 per block

  • Completed Top 25

  • Finished Quilt 40 (30 Community Service, 10 Quilting)

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buzzing bee

http://digits.stumbleupon.com/tag/babies/    GRACIE QUILTS           In 1998, Grace, the niece of a Busy Bee member, died at Harborview Medical Center at the age of four.  The family was given a bereavement kit, which included a lock of hair, handprints, and a quilt. We were all so touched by this act of kindness that we decided to support Harborview Medical Center, Monroe Valley General and Providence Everett Hospitals, in their efforts by donating quilts on an ongoing basis throughout the year.  These quilts are used in the pediatric emergency ward and go home with the family.  We named this program "Gracie Quilts" in memoriam to Grace.

Gracie Quilt Guidelines
Size: Approximately 48"x60"
Pattern/Design: Your choice
Material: Washable, good quality, so it will last
Batting: Your choice
Quilting: Your choice -- hand, machine or tied.

Free Baby Quilt Patterns -http://www.jeanneraecrafts.com/babymagic.html

  Baby Magic Quilt

Learn How to Make a Rag Quilt with this Free Pattern

http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/rag_quilt.htm

Rag Quilt - Free Patter

Pinwheel Pindot FREE Quilt Pattern™
Finished Size: 50” x 50”

Free Pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop  These patterns may be used for personal purposes only and may not be reproduced without the express permission from Kimberly Jolly.  These patterns may not be used for commercial purposes.  All patterns, unless otherwise attributed, are © Kimberly Jolly 2003-05.  All rights reserved.

PinwheelBabyQuilt

Fabric Yardage

Background Fabric  -1 ½ yd  - Pinwheels

12 Bright Fabrics  - 12 Fat Quarters  - Pinwheels

Blue  Fabric - 1 ½ yd  -  Inner Border, Outer Border, Corner Blocks, Binding

Bright Fabric  -  3 ½ yd  - Backing

Cutting Instructions:
Background Fabric:
Cut  72  3 7/8” squares**

Each Fat Quarter:
Cut 6     3 7/8” squares**
Cut 7    2 ½” x 5 ½” rectangles

Blue  Fabric:
Cut 6  2 1/2” x width of fabric border strips
Cut 4  5 ½” squares
**As an alternative you may use 3” finished triangle paper

Step One:  Prepare Pinwheel Blocks
**  As an alternative you may use 3” Finished Triangle Paper

A.

Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of all 3 7/8” background squares.

B.
 

Layer a background 3 7/8” square and a 3 7/8” bright square making sure all edges are even.  Stitch ¼” away from the drawn line on each side.  

  Half Square Triangle Construction

C.

Cut on the center line and press towards darker fabric.  Each square should be 3 ½”.

D.

Repeat this step to make 144 Half Square Triangles – 12 of each bright fabric.
  Half Square Triangle
      Make 144
E. Sew the Half Square Triangles into pinwheel blocks as shown below.  Press each rows seams in opposing directions. 
  Pinwheel Quilt Block
Make 3 blocks out of each  bright fabric
F.
 

Repeat above step to make 3 pinwheel blocks out of each bright fabric.  You will have a total of 36 pinwheel blocks.  Each pinwheel block will be 6 ½” square.  (6” finished).

Step Two:  Assemble the Quilt
Stitch the blocks together in 6 rows by 6 columns. 
Center should measure 36 ½” x 36 ½” square.

Step Three:  Attach Borders

Inner Border:
A. Piece border strips as needed.
B.
 		 Pin one 2 ½” x 36 ½” border strip to each side of the quilt.  Match centers and ends and ease fullness as you pin the border strip.  Sew each border strip and press towards the border strip.
C.
 		 Pin one 2 ½” x 40 ½” border strip to the top and bottom of the quilt.  Match centers and ends and ease fullness as you pin the border strip.  Sew each border strip and press towards the border strip.
   
Outer Border:
A. Sew 20 2 ½” x 5 ½” rectangles together into one strip
  Striped boarder. 
B. Repeat step above to make a total of 4 strips
C.
 		 Pin 5 ½” x 40 ½” pieced border strips to each side of the quilt.  Match centers and ends and ease fullness as you pin the border strip.  Sew each border strip and press towards the inner border.
D. Sew the 5 ½” corner blocks to each end of remaining pieced border strips.
E.
 		 Pin 5 ½” x 50 ½” pieced border strip to the top and bottom of the quilt. Match centers and ends and ease fullness as you pin the border strip. Sew each border strip and press towards the inner border.

Quilt & bind as desired