Way back in November 2010 I got caught on the hop by that wicked woman, Finn at Pieces from my Scrapbag.
You may remember I pledged to make 9 quilts by 15 March 2011. By February I decided that I would be unable to meet my pledge and extended the date to 31st December.
So how did I do?
Well. The last quilt made 2010 was Quilt #29, made by a quilting friend on Facebook for a boy in Canada.
By the end of January I'd added another 3 to the list, but was beginning to feel a bit swamped by what I had taken on.
Tracey stepped with a gorgeous red and white string quilt with UnRuly letters and we were up to 4 in 2 months!
She certainly gave me a boost.
Then Finn chipped in, followed closely by Ann in France with a gorgeous Irish Chain quilt, bringing the total up to 6.
Carol E produced another masterpiece and lovely Siobhan broke her own record by actually starting and finishing a quilt within a few weeks.
By now I was completely overwhelmed and beginning to lose count of how many quilts were being made all over the world. They were coming in so thick and fast I couldn't update the blog quick enough and sadly it is still out of date.
However, as at 11th December 2011 the grand total was 13 quilts and thanks to everyone we managed to give 12 children some happiness in 2011.
With regard to the great masterpiece, Strawberries & Cream, which is Quilt #40, I'm still waiting to hear what's going to happen to it.
Michelle Mobley went back to her native GA, USA for Christmas and the New Year and I hoping when she returns to the UK she'll start organising the auction/raffle. I'll let you know what happens.
So that's it! 13 quilts in a year. Phew! So many thanks to all the lovely people who made quilts so I could reach my goal and, most of all to Finn and Michele for cheering me on behind the scenes. Not to mention the lovely Linda in Italy for her massive, never ending, support.
