Monday, June 10, 2013

quilt party

We've had so many rainy days that it's forced us to find some inside fun. Yesterday afternoon we had a quilt party, which was a HUGE hit with my kiddos. We gathered (almost) every quilt in the house and spread them out in the living room. It literally looked like a sea of quilts. It was ridiculously fun.
Afterwards, there was a lot of folding to do. We made piles and did a tally. The totals were revealed at supper. It was really, really fun to take stock!
We also thought it would be fun to host a guessing game here on the blog. Guess how many quilts are in the piles shown. I'll send a little present to the winner. (Or to the person who has the nearest guess. If there are multiple winners I'll draw one from a hat.) Go on, make your guess! Oh, and please leave me your email address, too. Please, only one guess per person.

Happy Monday to you!

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Michelle said...

I saw your pic on IG over the weekend. It looked like so much fun :-) I would have to guess about 41, way more than my collection (but it is growing)...haha.

Catherine said...

Looks like fun. Twenty-six?!

Frog Quilter said...

I guess 59 and looking lovely. Like my piles at my house.

Svetlana said...

I'm guessing 51 ???? They all look BEAUTIFUL!!!!

barncat (Lisa) said...

It does look like a sea of quilts! I guess 53?

coastal gray said...

Guessing 38...

magnoliasntea said...

wow, what fun! I think maybe, 56 quilts. have a great week!

Becky said...

I think about 48. Looks like a fun, fun day. My grands like to make quilt forts. I hate the folding and rehanging. It was probably worth it!

Christa said...

Wow. I'm guessing 48 quilts.

QuiltsHappen said...

Looks like 62 to me .. Lots of beautiful work.

Anonymous said...

Wow!! My girls would love this! Thanks for the idea (although I don't have near as many quilts!). My guess is 55!!

kimberlya80 (at) hotmail (dot) com

Baskets Of Quilts said...

I'm guessing 58 quilts! Wow... That's a big pile of fun!

anyadahab said...

I am guessing 52. But regardless, that is a beautiful collection!

Mary W Quilts said...

Hmmmmm 55 the kids must have loved that!

Megan said...

I guess 49! It looks like y'all had a ton of fun!! :]

deshacrafts said...

53? Hard to tell, but that is the point right!

Jane S. said...

I'll guess 42. Wow that's a lot of quilts, you lucky woman! :)

Suzy said...

My guess is 62. :o)

Crystle said...

I guess 57. I am sooo jealous by the way!!!! FUN!

What Comes Next? said...

what a great way to spend a rainy day. My guess is 53

Stephanie @ Quarter Incher said...

I'm going with 47. They look so pretty all stacked up. I bet this was fun!

Hildy said...

My guess is 54! How beautiful they look all stacked up:-)
hildy(at)ebertzeder(dot)de

Carol said...

Hmmmm maybe 45? My grandkids would love to do something like that!

dutchcomfort said...

What a wonderful way to spend a rainy day!
Do I remember correctly that you asked a similar question way back in the past? I think there are 60 quilts in the piles!

Brenis said...

What fun!! :) happy place for sure! Lol I'll guess 43 :)

Anna said...

fun!!!! My guess is 53, but it's just for fun, don't need to be entered in anything. :))) Amazing!!!

Carolyn J. said...

I guess 55.....looks like a fun pile of quilts!

monique said...

What a fun thing to do! My guess is 46.

KT said...

I'm going with 47. You have some lucky kids!

Irma said...

47:)

Sam said...

What a great idea! I'm guessing 49!

thequiltedmitten said...

I'm going to guess there are 50 quilts there. They look beautiful all stacked up that way! I would love to play in such a pretty sea of quilts!

Jan aka StampQn said...

I'm guessing 41.

Johanna said...

That's a lot of quilts! Lucky kids :)
I would guess 58 :)

Lauren Deel said...

I am guessing 51. Wow!! They are all so beautiful. A sea of quilts? Heaven!

scientician said...

I guess 48. That's a whole lot of quilts and what looks like a whole lot of fun playing.

Margaret T. Zenk said...

my guess is 57-please tell us where you store these normally? I find it a challenge to keep them out without exposure to sunlight or dog/cat hair...

Jodie said...

Looks like fun and I am guessing 58.

Unknown said...

I am thinking 53. Goodness gracious, whatever the total is, that is just a lot! You Rock!

Laurel09 said...

Wow - so many quilts! I think that's amazing! My guess is 53.

Carmen said...

I'm guessing there are 50 quilts in that pile... Good gracious!

Valerie said...

I'll guess 54! Such a sea of loveliness they made!

Little Penpen said...

51....what a treasure!

Laurel said...

i'm going with 63....

Unknown said...

63! What a beautiful collection! I'd also be interested to hear your storage solutions, as my much smaller collection of quilts is getting to be too much for the closet!

Emily said...

My guess is 47!

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Mary Caldwell said...

I'll guess 69. Looks like a lot of quilty fun.

ranniroo said...

65 :) That's a lot of quilts!

Allison said...

Alright hmm my guess is 56! My email address is sewintomy20s@gmail.com or knausallison@yahoo.com. Thanks for the fun guessing game

doodlebugmom said...

my guess is 52

B Greene said...

I think it is 71 - What a great Mom you are!!!

Asiyah said...

My first guess is 62.

Unknown said...

I say 43! andylambfamily@gmail.com You're collection is delightful!

Nanna said...

My guess is 67. marilyn.miller@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

My guess is 58 quilts. Wow, you've got a lot of quilts! My email is andrea at spicynoodles dot net.

Tiffany said...

WOW! I'm guessing there are 52.

Michael said...

I say 46!

Anonymous said...

My guess is 44. It's a sea of quilts! So fun. One day, I plan to have enough to do that.

Kim said...

49 lovely quilt!
adamskna@yahoo.com

Karen S. said...

I'll guess 52!! Looks like you all had fun!

Claudia said...

I'm guessing 61 beautiful quilts!

Karen S. said...

I'll guess 52!! Looks like you all had fun!

Becky Butler said...

40!

Elaine M said...

Lovely pile of colorfulhugs! 54?

Smultronbo said...

Wow that is a lot of quilts. My guess is that those piles contain a total of 61 quilts. A lot of fun and a lot of work in those piles. And what a fun idea to have a sea of quilts and just enjoy them with the kids. Well done!

Anonymous said...

I'm guessing 60 (maybe a little less, but pretty close, right?)

Tricia said...

Holy Cow, thats a lot of quilts! My guess is 59.

Allison said...

my guess is 49 :) the quilts look so lovely spread out all over your living room!

Tove Marie Bach said...

So Manu quilts :-)
My guess is 40 quilts
tove@kludemarie.dk

Emily said...

I'll guess 54 quilts. They look so pretty all folded up like that! Thanks for the chance to win.

Almaelou said...

46 quilts is my guess, where do you keep them all??

Diane said...

Seeing as I've been working on my 4th forever, it looks like a gazillion to me!! Simply lovely:)

Annie said...

My guess is 110! What a fun way to spend a wet day and take stock at the same time!

Bethany said...

I'll guess 41. What fun to have so many pretty quilts! notyetvegan(at)yahoo(dot)com

Lynn said...

59!! An impressive stack!

pingraham said...

I love your blog and your quilts! My guess would be 52 quilts. Fun times!

Sharon said...

My guess is 49.

Katie said...

55 quilts is my guess.

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knottygnome said...

lovely stacks! i will guess 57.

Bridget said...

Are there 54? I wish I would keep more of my quilts!

Dresden Quilter said...

I am guessing 49!

Barbara said...

63 its my tip.

artsycraftsyivy said...

I'm guessing 60. Whatever it is, that's a lot of quilts!:)

Kelly Grace said...

I say 51.

Kristen said...

My guess is 49. Your quilt party looks so fun!

Paula said...

I'll guess 46. (Whatever the real number is, it is a LOT! Wow!!)

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DianeY said...

I'll guess 48

Heather said...

Ok, I am guessing 68. I remember the first time my DIL came into my home and was amazed at the number that were around the house. She stopped counting at 50, and those were only the ones on display in various forms! Thanks for bring back that funny memory.

Kar said...

I wouldn't know what to do with myself with all those quilts. So awesome! I'm guessing 48. How fun!

wonderlandbyalyce said...

I going to guess 66. I have zero quilts in my house that I've made, but plan to remedy that this week and finish up a quilt for my son.

Sophie said...

I'm guessing 64! Lots of beautiful quilts!

Monica said...

I'm going with 73.

Annemieke said...

I counted the quilts in the piles: ......63!!I hope I'm right;)That is a lot!!
Groetjes
Annemieke

Pat at Bell Creek Quilts said...

52 quilts in your pile!

Jess said...

65? So many quilts!

Susan said...

60? They look so beautiful!

Carie @ Space for the Butterflies said...

I'm going to guess 42 (which is after all the answer to everything)! It looks like such a fun rainy day although 8 quilts probably wouldn't have as much impact!

Sonia B said...

53. What a colorful pile of beautiful quilts.

brownj6610 said...

57 would be my guess. Lovely to see them piled up like that.

Beth said...

Looks like a fun day! 54????

Love Of Quilts said...

My guess would be 57. Lots of pretty quilts.

Unknown said...

What a wonderful time! My guess would be 44!

Aoife said...

I guess 56 quilts! And you could build a whole town of quilt fortresses with them :)

Suzanne said...

From left to right 20, 15, 13, 18
A total of 66
Looks like a lot of fun was had! The piles are so pretty! I would love to have so many in my house! One day...
Suzanne dOt Jourdan at gmail dot com

Rita said...

I guess 40.

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Terry said...

My guess is 60! Looks like lots of fun and lots of lovely quilts! :0)

Alisa said...

My guess is 43! They all look amazing. Such fun.

Vintage and Vogue said...

My goodness! How wonderful. If I stacked up all of the quilts I have finished, my total would be zero. :( I am guessing 60. How do you do it?

Lex said...

wow! I'm going with 49

Unknown said...

I'm guessing 83! Looks like a ton!!

Susan C said...

I am going to guess 53". What an impressive pile!

pforgerson said...

How about 55?

Rachel said...

My guess is 49. I am working on having a stack of quilts in each room of my house. Just lovely!

Carla said...

45! :)

Raddness said...

I'm guessing 55! My kids would love that - guess I better get to quilting!

Raddness at gmail dot com

Carol said...

I'll guess 54.

Kate said...

My guess is 55!

Nancy said...

61 is my guess, which is amazing! And I love the idea of playing in a sea of lovely quilts!

Anna Lucy said...

I'm guessing 58! It certainly beats my total of 3.

Cotton Blossom said...

I'm guessing 56. What a bunch of loveliness!

RockinHairBabe said...

That looks amazing. My first thought was 52! :-)

Cynthia Brunz Designs said...

I'm going with 55. I thought I had a lot of quilts around my place! I almost wanted to count mine up...almost.

eva said...

i say 46
xo
eva

Bison Girl said...

61
They are all beautiful!

the mrs said...

I'm guessing 64. And I love your quilt party idea. Looks fun!

~Carla~ said...

Oh that looks just awesome!! lol! You've made a LOT of quilts!1 My guess is 54! :)

Di~ said...

I think there are 51 quilts! Looks like fun!

Melissa Corry said...

Wow, what a fun afternoon for your kids, and so fun to see those amazing stacks. I am going to guess 55 :)

Judy said...

My guess is 56.

Becky said...

My guess is 52! Beautiful!

Deb said...

My guess is 54 and my, what a lot of fun!

Lynn said...

What a fun activity! My guess is 60.

tusen said...

Yay, a sea of quilts looks such fun. 54?

Diane said...

73? Looks like tons of fun! d-fulton@tds.net

moosecraft said...

I'll guess 51. What a great variety of colors!

Unknown said...

WOW! I'm going to say 59! I love it... Working on my collection now!
mrsjackibrown(at)gmail(dot)com

Emily said...

I'll say 49. Whatever the number, that's a lot of quilts! My son would love to have a quilt party like that. Looks like fun!

Kara Kwilts said...

My guess is 67. I just LOVE how big the stacks are! The colors are lovely too! What an absolute BLESSING!!!

Jocelyn said...

I'll guess 48.

Jay and Danielle said...

I am going to guess 61! And they are all gorgeous!

danigeddes@ymail.com

Tiffany Kay Designs said...

I'm going to say 69. LOVE THEM ALL!!!

tiffanykaydesigns (at) yahoo (dot) com

Terri said...

Oh my! Soooo many comments already! I'm guessing you have 44 quilts piled up.
I can see the kids having fun with this. They could swim through that many quilts, or play hide and seek or build a really good fort!
Do they sew yet? Maybe next rainy day they can put together the small scraps
Hugs

Mie said...

Wow what a collection. I'm guessing 60.

Jeanne W. said...

Wowzers! I had to recount!! I guess 67! LOVE it.

Christina said...

56! Christina112358 at gmail dot com

Trish said...

Fun!! They look so comfy :) I guess 46 :)

ketelcopia@charter.net

tink's mom said...

My guess is 52 wonderful quilts. That picture of all of the quilts on the floor is just terrific. A sea of quilts to set sail on. Such fun.

EmileeHope said...

I am going with 50! Looks like fun

maureen said...

I'm guessing 56? Wow- that's a lot of stitching!!

**MIGNONNE** said...

65? I want a collection like that some day!!!

Mary Jo said...

I'm guessing 46. Since you have them all folded nice, bring them on over to Quilt club in LP. Would love it. Or just come by yourself if you want.

Carly said...

Wow... 53? aquiltiahug@gmail.com

Tricia said...

I'm guessing 47? And what a lot of time and care in four piles!

GSGC StrongFamily said...

My guess is 61? :) What a great collection! And what a fun idea!!! We get plenty of rainy days here in Seattle- so I'll have to try this with the kids although I don't have nearly as many quilts!!!

Kim said...

82 quilts.

And you didn't make forts?

Much more fun than video games Mom.
How cool.

Happy Sewing and have a great summer with your beautiful children.

Janet M said...

44? I'm impressed - you are so very productive!

Tennjenny said...

I think there are 93 quilts there. But everyone else has been guessing so low, I fear I am out of line.

SuperMomNoCape said...

Oh I can just imagine the fun you all had at your quilt party.

I'm going to guess 48 quilts.

Anonymous said...

63

Oh, what fun!!

Donna

don_mae2(at)yahoo(dot)com

Unknown said...

42 maybe?
thanks....

Penny from S.C. said...

At least 49. Probably more. Very pretty! Thanks

Megan said...

58?

I just want to roll around in all those colorful quilts!

Lucky Duck Dreams said...

I think 56! cyarnell(@)mindspring(.)com

The Calico Cat said...

I'm going to guess 75

Clair said...

62 quilts. I should have come for the quilt party. :) Hopefully see you later this week.

Quiltgal said...

Love your blog, my guess is 57.

Erica said...

I guess 53. Wow! That is a beautiful pile of handmade goodness!

Gill said...

I'll guess 36

Unknown said...

I'm going to guess 52 - what a wonderful stack!
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Schulz Family said...

wow an amazing display of your sewing there. I go with 46

Alisa said...

I'm guessing an even 60! Love the piles.

terrieannie said...

Yowza! My guesstimate is 68!!

Maria Harrits said...

63?!

Bridgit said...

57? The sea of quilts looks like so much fun!

Jenn said...

I guess 48-looks like fun!

Madeleine said...

I guess 62 quilts. Sounds like so much fun!

Karen said...

Best guess, is 82.

Needle little Balance said...

My guess is 51. Fun!

Mariel said...

54 will be the number for me! I would love to just pick up those stacks and hug and caress them! Call me crazy but, they just look so inviting!

Annilu said...

I think there are all together 65 quilts in your piles and that means - in my case - about 50 good reasons for me to continue sewing quilts. Although I was recently trying to convince myself that 15 quilts are enough for a family of four... I really THANK you for these pictures!

Have a good time and better weather coming soon :O)

Heike

deebriese said...

Random guess. 54

deebriese@yahoo.com long time follower.

Nancy said...

I guess 58. I'm a reply blogger so my email address will show up when you open this email.

K Silvestro said...

50?

crookedtailcrafts said...

I am thinking 55. Beautiful to look at!

Unknown said...

i am so envious of this pile!!! my guess is 61

Charo said...

My guess is 55. I have only four and my husband says that's enough. I'm going to show him this pictures. I'm sure you had a great fun.

charosgd@gmail.com

Anna-Maria said...

103

anna-maria (a) aulin . se

Erin M. said...

81. Bet it was fun.
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Cheryl Arkison said...

That is awesome!
62! But somehow that seams low for you...

Ali said...

Oh My Goodness, they look so fabulous spread out like that - clearly I need to make a LOT more, my husband will be thrilled! I guess 46.

debby said...

i'm going to guess exactly 60. i love a good stack of quilts!

Anonymous said...

47?

(you know my email address)

Linh said...

My guess is 45!!!

Melanie said...

44 I guess..11 in each pile!

Erin Marie said...

What happy piles! My guess is 68.

Wens said...

I think there are 72! I'm sure there are some big and small ones in there :) Amazing amount of work in any case!

Michelle said...

My guess is 56!

Sandy Cress said...

My guess is 71! Either way, it's a LOT!

Marei said...

I would guess a bazillion but since that's not a real number, I'm going to say 59. Whatever the number is, you've got some beautiful quilt stacks. mdmontalvo@yahoo.com

Dianne said...

48? Looks like you had a grand time in your sea of quilts!

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