Northern Sweatshop

My sister and I set up our sewing machines to get into some quilts for my three nephews, aged 13, 15, and 17. Big boys for sure. 

She had started an intricate piecework one for the middle child a couple of years ago and it ended up tucked away half finished. I encouraged her to finish as many strips as she can and I can integrate them into a quilt that I promised to finish before I left. Well it didn't take long and before we knew it, the quilt was done. 

While my sister was piecing together some strips for the above quilt, I got to work on a simpler one for the oldest nephew. He is very much an outdoorsman, so we chose earth/woodsy tones and a nature print. He quite liked it. 

The final quilt was for my youngest nephew. When asked what colours he wanted in his quilt, he said purple and blue. My heart soared - these are my favourite colours and I was excited to work with the brilliant tones. He was quite happy with his quilt and looking forward to spreading it over his new bed. He was transitioning from a mate's single bed to a Queen size. My nephews are rather tall, like their dad. Two of them are 6 feet already...and those are the two youngest! Dutch heritage has definitely been passed down. 

I have more quilts to make before I return to Victoria, so will be sewing them in Edmonton when parked at my daughter's place. I promised my sister I would make her a lap quilt out of the fabric leftover from her three sones quilts. I have a quilt I want to make for a friend who loves purple and green and dinosaurs...fun! I also made a number of doll quilts and sent them to friends with little girls who might want them to cover their dollies or teddy bears. I included a velvet patch in each of them for texture, and one little Aboriginal girl I made one for I included what was left of my Aboriginal fabric I brought back for Austrlaia. I forgot to take photos of those little quilts. 

I also made my daughter a quilt over the winter along with a matching one for their dog, Kane. 

The weather has been so lovely this past week and I was recovering from a nasty cat bite the week before so I have not had the opportunity to do any sewing here, but we are in for a few wet and cloudy days this week, so I reckon I will get back to it then.