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August 11, 2026
Color Block Star Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I think it is about time I share a few quilts we made from a block drive.

Once a block drive ends, all of the blocks go out to be sorted so they are easier to manage.  Trying to put together a quilt from a pile of a couple thousand blocks is nearly impossible.  We wait about a month after the end of a drive and we have two young girls that love to sort them into colors, etc.


While the girls sorted some blocks, their mom Sophia put some of the blocks together into tops for us.  If you ...

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August 29, 2025
Color Block Stars - New Block Drive from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

August is coming to an end and that means it is time for a new block drive for Many Hands and Many Hearts. We are going with monochromatic blocks this drive.  So every block will just be one color with white.  This will be our first star block!

For each block, you will need:

3.5" Colored squares      QTY = 15
3.5" White square        QTY = 1
2" White squares          QTY = 8



Here is how I made my block...

First I laid out my 3.5" squares in a layout I liked.  It is okay to use batiks, solids, or a ...

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