Comfort Blankets and Mitered Corners

I once heard someone say that they had only so many perfect mitered corners allotted to them for life, so they carefully chose the projects they used them on.  If that’s true, then the last two weeks used up a whole bunch of my tokens.  I had a bunch of blankets to finish up for a charity sewing project which required binding.  My friend Joyce had pieced several quilt tops years ago and donated them to be cut up and repurposed for lap quilts.  She already had the backing and binding all ready to go which made this project pretty foolproof.  I have found over the years that charity quilts are a great place to practice techniques.  The recipients are usually very grateful, even if your corners aren’t mitered perfectly.

I also completed and mailed off a little lap quilt for a dear friend’s child recently diagnosed with a difficult medical condition.  My church blessed this blanket before I sent it to add their prayers for healing.  I hope it brings a lot of comfort to a little 5-year-old and her family.

The blanket is made of two layers, one quilt-weight cotton, one flannel, stitched together in a large checkerboard fashion.  The edges were then bound with homemade bias binding.

Summer has definitely arrived where I live.  I’m working on a summer top right now and hope to be finished with it this weekend.  I hope everyone has a great weekend.