Weekly Finish #4 Wrapped In Hope Quilt

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Margaret's Hope Chest is a non-profit quilting organization that provides birthday quilts for children of prisoners across the country. 

Gabriella is a 'Wrapped in Hope' child from California and her birthday is March 2! She likes pink, purple, and black and Disney Princesses so I made this quilt especially for her.  I finished this today; it just needs a label and it’s ready to go! 


The border fabric is pink and has an all-over design with Princess and crowns.  I used pink and purple fabrics with lime green and black fabrics for accent.  I also used a fabric with butterflies and pink/purple colors.


I was fortunate to find this Disney Princess fabric at Walmart and purchased what was left on the bolt: 1.5 yards so I had to piece it.  It shows blue in the picture above but it is actually a lavender background.

I also signed up to make a quilt for Christian … another ‘Wrapped In Hope’ child from California.  His birthday is in June and he likes Spiderman, books and Mickey Mouse.  I already have the Spiderman fabric so I’ll be working on a design for his quilt, but I have a few months to work on it.

Happy quilting!


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