Changing Pads

I was recently in Bad Ratz on Rivka St. in the Talpiyot Industrial Zone, and a woman criticized me for buying the already-quilted ski jacket material. She said I was taking the easy way out! She must have been assuming that I was using this as pre-quilted material for my blankets. Not so!! I'm using it for diaper pads!!

We wanted to share with you how wonderful a backing this makes for changing pads or decorative pads for lying an infant on the floor or on your couch. The ski jacket material is water-proof, already quilted, and comes in a full array of colors (including orange, gray, greens, and blues).

Pictured here are 3 recently completed diaper pads. They make wonderful gifts and are all 20" X 28".

Coexistence Quilts

For a long time, I have been feeling that I would like to combine two parts of my life -- my quilting and my belief in and dedication to peaceful coexistence between Palestinians and Israelis.

Out of that feeling came this quilt -- which combines Palestinian embroidery and my own creative elements. I used stacked bricks because I thought they go nicely with the embroidery and also because of the appropriate symbolism -- the building blocks of a future together. This is a decorative quilt, meant to be a bed spread or to decorate a guest room.

This quilt represents an enormous investment of time and energy in both the creative work of embroidering and quilting.

Stars

Browsing the web, I came across this pattern, which has a star-like center. It's so cute and easy! The block pattern, called the Handy Andy Quilt Block Pattern, is by Janet Wickell at www.quilting.about.com.

The finished quilt block size is 20" by 20", which is quite large. It would make a good center motif for a larger quilt.

And here is the one that I made using this pattern!

For the complete pattern:

http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ig/Free-Quilt-Block-Patterns/Handy-Andy-Quilt-Blocks.htm