Scrappy zebra quilt and donation blocks for Pulse

I’ve been busy putting together this scrappy zebra quilt.  And yes, the blocks are made using paper foundation piecing (my new favourite way to piece).  The pattern is from craftsy.com and is a free pattern.

And this is a close up:

  

It started out as a cream background with scraps quilt.  When I ran out of the cream fabric I moved onto the grey.  I like the grey borders top and bottom.  I love the movement around the quilt that this pattern provides.  The pattern is called Drunk zebra and on craftsy.com it shows the quilt in black and white which makes it very beautiful and striking.  The pattern is beautifully designed by Lindsey Stitches. Here is the link

I wanted to use colourful scraps in my quilt as I’m making it to give away to the Cosy Kiwi Kids charity.  This charity provides quilts to children in New Zealand families that can’t afford to buy quilts or blankets for their beds.  Aotearoa quilters is the group running this charity.  Here is the link

I’ve pin basted it and I’m hoping to get it quilted soon and sent off.

The other project I’ve been working on is making heart blocks for the Quilts for Pulse charity drive with the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild.  So far I’ve made and posted 35 quilt blocks.  This photo shows some of them:

The heart block is a free pattern from Jen Sorenson which I downloaded from craftsy.com.  It’s an easy and fun pattern to piece and I’m pleased to be able to help with this charity drive.  The link to the pattern is here

The link to the Orlando MQG page is here

Happy stitching!

Vicki :)