Friday Finish - Welcome to the Jungle

I finished up this quilt for Margaret's Hope Chest. Carin had graciously participated in our Blogger BOM and was the guinea pig for the first month. She put out a call for these "Fun In The Middle" blocks and had enough to make 10 quilt tops. She decided to complete the quilts for orphans in Guatamala. She needed volunteers to make 10 quilts more and I offered to do one. These blocks come together super fast and are a great way to show off fussy cuts of novelty fabrics. Carin's tutorial for the block can be found here. 

I have been torn for the name of this quilt. Animal Crackers, Welcome to the Jungle, At the Zoo. I can't decide and it has been brought to my attention that not all these blocks feature animals (No robots in the zoo).

 A close up of some of the blocks.....

Stripey binding from "Traveling Stash" box and super soft flannel backing that makes me think of a soft yellow ducky.

Very happy with how the quilt turned out. It is my third finish of the year on the way to 13 in 2013.

Also the winner of the Blogger BOM prize pack this month is Amy of Amy's Crafty Shenanigans is the winner. She will be getting a fat quarter of each fabric below and the pattern.

Linking up to Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts

Tug on my heart strings

I think I finished up the string blocks for my charity quilt for My very own blanket. I decided to add a heart to the quilt. I have plans of making another quilt with several hearts and a low volume background. I'll add it to my list of things to do.

I also finished the blocks for my fun in the middle blocks for margaret's hope chest. I believe they are looking for more volunteers to make quilts. Check out the post here. Carin was the first poster for the Blogger BOM and created this block and tutorial for us. Now all the blocks created are going to make quilts for orphans in Guatemala. If you have some time consider making one of these quilts for the project. They come together very quick. Here is a terrible picture of mine.....all the blocks are made and sewn into rows of 5. I hope to finish the top before we leave on vacation next week.

I am linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced......