Comfort Quilts and machine quilting practice

What do you do when it is time to destash and clean out your fabric? 

 I am usually a hoarder.  I keep EVERY. TINY PIECE. because I am sure that I will be able to use it in something.  But sometimes fabric is passed on to me by sweet friends who know I can't turn away free fabric.  When I know that it is just not my style, I turn it into a comfort quilt for some sweet little one in need.  This next quilt is a perfect example.  Someone had passed on about a yard of this butterfly fabric to me, sweet but now my style.

I love triangle quilts and that that the butterflies would be perfect for a triangle quilt.  I think it turned out really cute!  And I managed to use every last bit (because I hate waste)!  Check out the cute backing.  I used the very last strip of butterflies and the rest of the two purples from the front.  And did you notice?  I machine quilted it!  All by myself!  It is not perfect but look at that fabulous pattern it made on the back.  And it was so fast!

Look at the cute little stars made by the stitching at the points.

Feeling inspired, I made another one from bits and pieces I no longer needed/wanted.

Now I was really in a cleaning out sort of mood, so I tackled a stack of leftover 3 inch blue squares from an Oceanwaves quilt I made for my dad last year.  ( I told you I can throw away NOTHING)  I just matched them up with some leftover whites and Voila, a sweet little boy quilt.

And of course, I machine quilted this one as well.  This is about as big of a quilt that I could do on my own because the throat of my machine is tiny, but it is a start.

And one more quilt, some frogs that I hope will make some little one smile.

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