Quilt for Charles - Who else?

 I wanted to make a quilt for my grandson, Charles. Charles William Caffail-Morris. He's a remarkable boy; son of remarkable mothers. He needed, of course, a remarkable quilt. 

As part of my research, I called to find out his favorite colors. "Bright". OK. I can do bright. He's a boy after my own heart. Here's the quilt I made for Charles. 

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Even the back side is bright -- many brightly colored polka dots scattered over a field of black.

My quilting pattern was intended to echo the little rockets in the decorative stitching that runs up the purple sashes. I think the whole thing looks like it's ready to take off. All it needs is a captain.
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Quilts for Africa

My quilting guild adopted a project of creating quilts for a fledgling maternity hospital in Africa. I made this quilt for the project.

We were instructed to quilt "intensely" -- quilt lines close together. This would, hopefully, help the quilt last through many washings at the stream where the women pound their laundry with rocks. It was a pretty amazing experience to stitch a quilt knowing it would go to Africa, welcome a new baby into the world, be cleaned with rocks in a stream, and be received with open arms and gratitude. Could the woman receiving this quilt possibly be more grateful than I was for the opportunity to put it together for her and her baby? Not likely. I loved having the chance to do this quilt.