Jack's Basket baby quilts

     Every year, Sarah Craig, of Confessions of a Fabric Addict, has an event called Hands2Help. Different groups are listed every year for quilt donations. In the past, I have been fortunate to make quilts to give to one of the groups. Last year, I made a quilt, but couldn't quilt it due to my heart attack, and Sarah graciously quilted it and donated it for me.
     This year, new, is Jack's Basket. It is a group that celebrates Down's syndrome babies and gives a basket of goodies to the family. One of the items is a 36" x 36" quilt. I decided this year to make 4 of them using parts of blocks and a panel to design and create for them. 
     Going through donated block parts and figuring out a great quilt is not easy or quick. I want each quilt to be artistic and beautiful, not just sewn together. I despaired at the beginning as nothing was working. I used graph paper and battled my math skills. As I got the first one done, an Eric Carle panel, the ideas started flowing. In 2 1/2 days, I sewed all 4. Now, I have to sweat and see if I can get them all quilted by the end of May.

Started with a 20" panel

Made piano keys to match the small printed border and cornerstones.
Added the green like the grass.

Frog blocks and turquiose ones were donated, but taken apart, reassembled,
and added a dragonfly border.

Leftover heart blocks were sashed with fun polka dots and bordered with the same.

A bunch of HSTs were sewn into flying geese, some funky dividers and a bright orange border.

Crazy multicolor circles in blue enclosed the bright orange.