Scrappy Sunday

Late last week, I received an e-mail

from Jeffree Itrich of the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS).

The companion Alzheimer's Study Quilt Project

is in need of quilts for their male study participants.

So yesterday, I pulled out my box of orphaned batik pieces

and started stitching them together ~

extra squares from Ochenta, trimmed backing from No Words Needed,

a pieced bit from Sing the Sun Down, 

and even backing from one of my early quilts, Pompeii.

Something From Nothing, the flimsy, measures 44" x 55"

and is ready to go to Chris for quilting.

The back is pieced and ready, too

(it looks a tad blue in this photo, 

but the colors are warm and vibrant is real life).

I've already mailed Grains of Sand to ADCS,

and will send Something From Nothing

as soon as it is back from Chris's house and bound.

You can read more about the program here and here.

Now that I've finally broken the ice on my PIF 2011 list,

I'm planning to use the leftover pieces from the wedding quilt

and create Four Patch Frenzy for ADCS one day soon.

Leap of Faith, another scrappy quilt, is on the design wall

ready to be stitched, trimmed and squared for ADCS.

And maybe now I'll get busy and finish the stalled KF HST project

for an ADCS participant.

Offering comfort quilts for a few study participants

is the very least that I can do!

Quiltdivajulie