do. Good Stitches - Teen Quilt

For the past couple of years I have been participating in an online charity bee -- do. Good Stitches.   How it works is that there are about 8 assigned to one "beehive."  We live all over the U.S.  Each month everyone makes a couple of quilt blocks and mails them to a person in charge to finish the quilt.  That quilt is then donated to Project Linus, a non-profit organization that gives quilts to children in need -- for example, children who are seriously ill.

So in May I was in charge of the quilt for the first time .  First I contacted a local Project Linus person who gathers the blankets and distributes them.  I asked her if there were any particular needs, and as suspected she said they are often lacking in boy quilts -- specifically teen boy quilts.  This was not surprising, as quilters tend to enjoy making cute or pretty things.  Having 3 boys myself, though, I am happy to contribute something cool instead (or something like that. :))

So off I went to choose a quilt pattern suitable for a teen boy.  I decided on Mister DJ by Melissa Cory.  We are all using scraps from our fabric stash so I needed something that could be nice and scrappy.  I chose the colors, shared the instructions, and waited for fun little packages to arrive in the mail.  It was so fun to open those envelopes and see the different blocks.  A few of the other ladies sent an extra block or more.  That was so nice.  I had plenty for the quilt -- even 2 extra for the back.

I love how the quilt turned out and hope that it is appreciated by some teenage boy out there.  :)

This was on my list of goals for the Finish-a-Long. 

I am linking up to the Finish-a-Long party at She Can Quilt.