The Skull Quilt Project: Relisting Unsold Quilts

Thanks to everyone that has participated in this project. Whether it be by making quilt squares, buying the finished quilts or spread the word about the auctions and project, all help is greatly appreciated by the Skull-A-Day crew and Becky's Fund.

I've relisted the quilts that haven't sold yet. The auctions will run for 5 days. You MUST have an Ebay account and a Paypal account to bid and pay for the quilts. You can follow the steps for set up, if you don't already have those accounts. For information on each quilt, please see the auction listing and info below. Proceeds from the sales of all of the skull quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is a DC based organization that helps victims of domestic violence and teaches domestic violence prevention. Click on the quilt number to be taken to the related auction.

Skull Quilt #4

This quilt is made from squares by Sarah Harris, Jennifer Gorman, Michalee Sloan and Ann Scraggs. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #5

This quilt is made from squares by Sue McGuire, Nikki, Jamie Rhodes, and Tiffany Berkovitz. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #6

This quilt is made from squares by Melanie Kutschke, Ann Stelzer, Charlton Yu and Rikki Traina. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #9

This quilt is made from squares by Teresa Davich, "Crazy" Rebecca Halley, Karen Jennings, and Allison Schumacher.

Skull Quilt #12

This quilt is made from squares by Ember Griffin (age 18), Jessie Woods (age 15), Adean Stranahan (age 17) and Melissa Kennedy (troop committee member). These ladies are part of Girl Scout Troop #202 from Eureka, CA.

Skull Quilt #13

This quilt is made from squares by Karleen Price (troop mom), Kira Denny (age 17), Lola Presler (troop advisor), and Terra Price (age 11). These ladies are part of Girl Scout Troop #202 from Eureka, CA.

The Skull Quilt Project: LAST DAY OF AUCTIONS

There is ONE DAY left to bid on the remaining 5 quilts. Remember all of the proceeds go to Becky's Fund, which is a non-profit organization the helps victims of domestic violence and teaches domestic violence prevention. You are helping out a wonderful cause by purchasing a quilt.

Skull Quilt #4

This quilt is made from squares by Sarah Harris, Jennifer Gorman, Michalee Sloan and Ann Scraggs. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #5

This quilt is made from squares by Sue McGuire, Nikki, Jamie Rhodes, and Tiffany Berkovitz. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #6

This quilt is made from squares by Melanie Kutschke, Ann Stelzer, Charlton Yu and Rikki Traina. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #12

This quilt is made from squares by Ember Griffin (age 18), Jessie Woods (age 15), Adean Stranahan (age 17) and Melissa Kennedy (troop committee member). These ladies are part of Girl Scout Troop #202 from Eureka, CA.

Skull Quilt #13

This quilt is made from squares by Karleen Price (troop mom), Kira Denny (age 17), Lola Presler (troop advisor), and Terra Price (age 11). These ladies are part of Girl Scout Troop #202 from Eureka, CA.

The Skull Quilt Project: Last Relisting of Quilts

There are still 5 quilts that haven't sold, so I'm relisting them one last time. I've dropped the price down a lot, so they are very affordable. Remember all of the proceeds go to Becky's Fund, so you will be helping out a wonderful cause.

Skull Quilt #4

This quilt is made from squares by Sarah Harris, Jennifer Gorman, Michalee Sloan and Ann Scraggs. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #5

This quilt is made from squares by Sue McGuire, Nikki, Jamie Rhodes, and Tiffany Berkovitz. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #6

This quilt is made from squares by Melanie Kutschke, Ann Stelzer, Charlton Yu and Rikki Traina. It was hanging at Gallery 5 for a month with the Skulls show, that was part of our Skull Appreciation Day festivities.

Skull Quilt #12

This quilt is made from squares by Ember Griffin (age 18), Jessie Woods (age 15), Adean Stranahan (age 17) and Melissa Kennedy (troop committee member). These ladies are part of Girl Scout Troop #202 from Eureka, CA.

Skull Quilt #13

This quilt is made from squares by Karleen Price (troop mom), Kira Denny (age 17), Lola Presler (troop advisor), and Terra Price (age 11). These ladies are part of Girl Scout Troop #202 from Eureka, CA.

The Skull Quilt Project: Noah's Skull

Noah made this one using the same freemotion machine embroidery technique that he used for 317. Sewn Skull. After embroidering the panel, he hand stitched it to black satin. I will be including his square with Tatman's, Citizen Agent's and mine. Our quilt, like the others, will be sold at an auction. The proceeds from the sales of all the quilts will go to Becky's Fund. I spoke with Becky yesterday and she will be at the First Friday part of our Skull Appreciation Day events.

Here is some information on the Skull Quilt Project:

The quilt blocks need to be 12"x12" in total size. This includes 1" around all sides of seam and ironing allowance. This means you have about 10"x10" of art space. Since these are art quilts, feel free to use any medium you wish that will adhere to a 12"x12" cotton square. Just decorate one side of the square and don't worry about finishing the edges. I will be sewing your square to other squares, to make a quilt. I'll be making multiple quilts, so I will match yours up with other participants squares of similar colors or themes. Each quilt will be three squares x three squares, a total of nine squares. If you want, get together with your friends and make nine blocks that have similar colors, so I can make one quilt with them. Need more inspiration, check our other submissions.

Send your finished skull quilt squares to:

Skull-A-Day

PO Box 73236

Richmond, VA 23235

On a note sent with the piece, please include:

Your name

Your city, state and/or country

Your email - I will email you when your block arrives

If you have any questions about the project, feel free to email me at abby@skulladay.com

The deadline for us to receive the skull blocks is Saturday, May 28, 2011. This is so we can sew the quilts in time Skull Appreciation Day. The quilts will be auctioned off at and after the June 4th event. Proceeds from these quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is an organization that helps victims of domestic violence.

If you aren't the quilt square type person, or want something to do something a bit different for the event, make a piece of Mail Art. These will be on display at the event.

The Skull Quilt Project: Skulls in Reds

We've received a variety of quilt suares. I've noticed that there are a lot of repeating colors, which is a good thing. These featured ones use various shades of red...and some other colors too.

Ann Scrags from Camarillo, CA used fused plastic bags, recycled plastic pieces and ribbon to create this skull.

Sue McGuire made these skulls with appliqued fabric and beads.

Amy Whitehurt from Richmond, VA of Snow Globe 365 made this one using fabric and hand stitching.

Sarah from Swindon, Wiltshire, England of Are You Flowin' made this one from fabric and embroidery.

Here is some information on the Skull Quilt Project:

The quilt blocks need to be 12"x12" in total size. This includes 1" around all sides of seam and ironing allowance. This means you have about 10"x10" of art space. Since these are art quilts, feel free to use any medium you wish that will adhere to a 12"x12" cotton square. Just decorate one side of the square and don't worry about finishing the edges. I will be sewing your square to other squares, to make a quilt. I'll be making multiple quilts, so I will match yours up with other participants squares of similar colors or themes. Each quilt will be three squares x three squares, a total of nine squares. If you want, get together with your friends and make nine blocks that have similar colors, so I can make one quilt with them. Need more inspiration, check our other submissions.

Send your finished skull quilt squares to:

Skull-A-Day

PO Box 73236

Richmond, VA 23235

On a note sent with the piece, please include:

Your name

Your city, state and/or country

Your email - I will email you when your block arrives

If you have any questions about the project, feel free to email me at abby@skulladay.com

The deadline for us to receive the skull blocks is Saturday, May 28, 2011. This is so we can sew the quilts in time Skull Appreciation Day. The quilts will be auctioned off at and after the June 4th event. Proceeds from these quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is an organization that helps victims of domestic violence.

If you aren't the quilt square type person, or want something to do something a bit different for the event, make a piece of Mail Art. These will be on display at the event.

The Skull Quilt Project: Sun and Robot Skulls

I put both of these in the same post, because they arrived on the same day and the colors coordinate. They will definitely be going in a quilt together.

Tara Raymo of Sun a Day sent us this mesmerizing sun skull.

Chris Zeliff of Robot-A-Day sent us this sparky robot skull.

Here is some information on the Skull Quilt Project:

The quilt blocks need to be 12"x12" in total size. This includes 1" around all sides of seam and ironing allowance. This means you have about 10"x10" of art space. Since these are art quilts, feel free to use any medium you wish that will adhere to a 12"x12" cotton square. Just decorate one side of the square and don't worry about finishing the edges. I will be sewing your square to other squares, to make a quilt. I'll be making multiple quilts, so I will match yours up with other participants squares of similar colors or themes. Each quilt will be three squares x three squares, a total of nine squares. If you want, get together with your friends and make nine blocks that have similar colors, so I can make one quilt with them. Need more inspiration, check our other submissions.

Send your finished skull quilt squares to:

Skull-A-Day

PO Box 73236

Richmond, VA 23235

On a note sent with the piece, please include:

Your name

Your city, state and/or country

Your email - I will email you when your block arrives

If you have any questions about the project, feel free to email me at abby@skulladay.com

The deadline for us to receive the skull blocks is Saturday, May 28, 2011. This is so we can sew the quilts in time Skull Appreciation Day. The quilts will be auctioned off at and after the June 4th event. Proceeds from these quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is an organization that helps victims of domestic violence.

If you aren't the quilt square type person, or want something to do something a bit different for the event, make a piece of Mail Art. These will be on display at the event.

The Skull Quilt Project: Night of the Living Sock Hop

Jamie Rhodes mailed us this Skull Quilt square called "Night of the Living Sock Hop". I really love the layering of fabrics to create the skull. This is a great use of the applique method. It does remind me of a sock hop and all those horror movies about the date that died on the way to the dance, so their ghost wonders the stretch of road they died on. I want to wear my polka dot dress and some red accessories now...and go for a drive...

Here is some information on the Skull Quilt Project:

The quilt blocks need to be 12"x12" in total size. This includes 1" around all sides of seam and ironing allowance. This means you have about 10"x10" of art space. Since these are art quilts, feel free to use any medium you wish that will adhere to a 12"x12" cotton square. Just decorate one side of the square and don't worry about finishing the edges. I will be sewing your square to other squares, to make a quilt. I'll be making multiple quilts, so I will match yours up with other participants squares of similar colors or themes. Each quilt will be three squares x three squares, a total of nine squares. If you want, get together with your friends and make nine blocks that have similar colors, so I can make one quilt with them. Need more inspiration, check our other submissions.

Send your finished skull quilt squares to:

Skull-A-Day

PO Box 73236

Richmond, VA 23235

On a note sent with the piece, please include:

Your name

Your city, state and/or country

Your email - I will email you when your block arrives

If you have any questions about the project, feel free to email me at abby@skulladay.com

The deadline for us to receive the skull blocks is Saturday, May 28, 2011. This is so we can sew the quilts in time Skull Appreciation Day. The quilts will be auctioned off at and after the June 4th event. Proceeds from these quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is an organization that helps victims of domestic violence.

Dia de la Abby #46: Floral Skull Quilt Square

This week, I've been busy working on my quilt square for our Skull Quilt Project. It was inspired by my #12: Skull with Flowers.

I'll be adding more details to my quilt square, but it's close to being done. To create the skull, I cut out a skull shape from a flower print fabric and used free motion machine embroidery to sew it to the black fabric. I have a large fabric stash, but most of it is printed fabrics. To create fabric in the colors I needed for the yellow flower and leaves, I painted beige fabric with acrylic paint. This changes the color of the fabric, makes it stiffer and controls fraying. To make the red flowers sparkle, I used an extreme glitter acrylic paint. To cover the center of the yellow flower, I used black PVC, sequins and beads. To cover the center of the red flowers, I used sequins and beads.The pink flower and vines are made with ribbons. The butterfly is from a printed fabric. I cut around the butterfly and painted it with a clear matte acrylic varnish, to prevent fraying. The purple flowers at the top, are French knots made with embroidery floss. The reuse of materials and fabrics through out the piece, helps tie together the different elements. I am enjoying using some old skills for a great project.


If you would like to participate in The Skull-A-Day and Becky's Fund Quilt Project, please mail us your 12"x12" skull quilt square. I recommend using cotton as your base, just so when I sew the blocks together to make quilts, sewing will be easier for me and I won't melt any fabrics while ironing the seams. Please leave an inch unembellished boarder. This is also to make sewing and ironing easier. This means you will have a total of 10" x 10"of working space. If your piece is anything like mine or the other submissions, that does give you a lot of room to be creative. Thanks for participating. We all really appreciate it!

Send your finished skull quilt squares to:

Skull-A-Day

PO Box 73236

Richmond, VA 23235

On a note sent with the piece, please include:

Your name

Your city, state and/or country

Your email - I will email you when your block arrives

If you have any questions about the project, feel free to email me at abby@skulladay.com

The deadline for us to receive the skull blocks is Saturday, May 28, 2011. This is so we can sew the quilts in time Skull Appreciation Day. The quilts will be auctioned off at and after the June 4th event. Proceeds from these quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is an organization that helps victims of domestic violence.

If you aren't the quilt square type person, or want something to do something a bit different for the event, make a piece of Mail Art. These will be on display at the event.



Every week in the 4.0 year, I will post my own Dia de la Abby posts as well as a tutorial with instructions on how I made my piece. Hopefully you feel inspired by my posts just as I was by Noah's Skull-A-Day 1.0 daily project. Need more of me than just a weekly dose, follow me on Twitter and/or Facebook.

Dia de la Abby: #81 Skull Baby Quilt

This quilt, like the Skull Baby Toy that my daughter made, is for Noah and his wife's soon to be born baby.

Ever since I made this Free-form Embroidery Skull, I've been enjoying playing with this technique whenever it fits the project. This is the largest baby quilt that I've made. If you are familiar with my artwork, you might recognize this type of image...a skull with many flowers. It's Dia de los Muertos inspired. Since the gender of the baby won't be revealed until it's born, I tried to tone down the design. Though this quilt is for the blanket, Noah immediately said he might use it more. For scale of the quilt, Noah is holding it up in the photo. It's about a yard of fabric. It's backed with this Dia de los Muertos printed fabric by Alexander Henry. This quilt took about 12 hrs to make. Well worth the time. I'm looking forward to meet the little baby the quilt is for.

On Thursdays in the 6.0 year, I will post my own Dia de la Abby creations. On Thursdays in the 4.0 and 5.0 years, I posted my Dia de la Abby creations and occasionally tutorials with instructions on how I made my pieces. Hopefully you feel inspired by my posts just as I was by Noah's Skull-A-Day 1.0 daily project. Want to find me elsewhere, follow me on Facebook, my Blog, Google+ and/or Twitter.

The Skull Quilt Project: Rabbits Skull

A Rabbit A Day creator, Sarah from Ilfracombe, North Devon, England sent us this rabbit skull for our quilt project. Sarah made a rabbit template. She used the the template to cut rabbits out of fusible webbing backed fabric. She arranged the rabbits and ironed them into place on an Alexander Henry skull and lace print cotton fabric. After, she stitched around each rabbit, overlapping her stitch lines, so the rabbit shapes were maintained. This is a nice way to do applique. I love the repetition of the rabbit shape and how it's arranged to form a skull. This is another great example of a creative way to make a skull quilt square.

We've been getting a lot of blocks for our Skull-A-Day and Becky's Fund Skull Quilt Project. We have enough to make about 2 art quilts, but we definitely want more blocks. The more blocks, the more quilts we can make and auction off. The proceeds from the auctions will go to Becky's Fund, which is an organization that helps victims of domestic violence. The quilt blocks need to be 12"x12" in total size. This includes 1" around all sides of seam and ironing allowance. This means you have about 10"x10" of art space. Since these are art quilts, feel free to use any medium you wish that will adhere to a 12"x12" cotton square. Need inspiration, check our other submissions.

If you would like to participate in this project, send your finished skull quilt squares to:

Skull-A-Day
PO Box 73236
Richmond, VA 23235

On a note sent with the piece, please include:
Your name
Your city, state and/or country
Your email...so I can tell you when yours arrives.

If you have any questions about the project, feel free to email me at abby@skulladay.com

The deadline for us to receive the skull blocks is Saturday, May 28, 2011. This is so we can sew the quilts in time Skull Appreciation Day. The quilts will be auctioned off after the event. Some might be auctioned at the event...more on that when I have more details for you.

Quilt with Skull

Laura Wike from Akron,OH submitted this quilt she made from scrap fabric she received at a yard sale.

I like that she used scrap fabric to create this quilt. The cool colors compliment each other well. The use of black for the skull, makes it pop against the printed fabrics. I like how this fierce looking skull is placed upon floral prints...a mix of hard and soft. I have a huge pile of scrap fabric that I'm letting my daughter and husband raid to make their quilt squares for our Skull Quilt Project. The quilt squares we receive will be made into quilts. This quilts will be auctioned off after the June 4th, Skull Appreciation Day. Proceeds will go to Becky's Fund, which helps victims of domestic violence.

Skull Appreciation Day Daily Button Giveaway

To be entered in today's drawing to win a button just leave a comment below stating: What kind of fabric would your skull be made from?

IMPORTANT: Don't forget to include a way to contact you (either an e-mail in the post OR make sure your Blogger profile has an e-mail link for you on it).

NOTE: If you're reading this on Facebook, be sure to leave your comment on the original Skull-A-Day.com post if you want to be actually entered in the contest

The Skull Quilt Project: 7 Quilt Auctions ENDING TODAY!

The 1st 7 quilt auctions are ending throughout today. If you haven't bid yet, this is your chance to do so! Proceeds from the sales of all of the skull quilts will go to Becky's Fund, which is a DC based organization that helps victims of domestic violence. We really appreciate all the hard work that went into creating this quilt squares and the bidders who are purchasing them. When you are bidding, think of the quilts as 4 pieces of one-of-a-kind art, put into one. That is literally what they are. To see all the auctions and bid on a quilt, go to Azurafae's Ebay store.

Auction 1

Auction 2

Auction 3

Auction 4

Auction 5

Auction 6

Auction 7

The remaining 6 quilts will go live tomorrow, after this set has ended. So, if you don't see your favorite yet or your own block, don't fret, they will be up tomorrow! Thanks for participating and buying these quilts!