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Happy Happy Scrappy from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A few more finishes for you today.

We are still chipping away at the quilts from the Happy Block drive. This one is all about trains.

My friend Jeanne pieced it together and local quilter Cindy quilted it.

The fabric on the back is so darn cute and colorful. This is the 73rd quilt from the block drive.

This quilt measures 40" square.

Happy Quilt #74 is all about frogs. The big swirls were quilted by Laura. She even sewed on the binding for this one too.

This cute froggy backing came from Karen.

This little quilt is 48" square ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 days, 18 hours ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Donated Tops now Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Now that I have some help from some local longarm quilters, I am finally completing some of the quilt tops that were donated.

This amazing sampler was donated by Joni quite some time ago. I did quilt this one - I wanted to see up close all the fun blocks she made. I think Joni makes a block from fabrics leftover from each quilt she makes - and then turns those into a quilt like this one. I identified blocks that had fabrics from other tops she sent.

For the backing, I picked out this lovely floral sent in by Jean.

This ...

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Churn Dash Quilts #6 thru #8 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I don't know why this block drive seems to be taking its time to get going. I have lots of blocks but other things seem to continually get in the way.

Quilt #6 is this lovely sashed layout of just large 12" blocks. There wasn't enough of the red sashing material to sash around the outside. I still like how it turned out.

I think all of these blocks and the red sashing material all came from Nann.

This quilt measures 54 x 68".

When the front blocks don't have a lot of patriotic fabrics in them ...

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Churn Dash Quilt #5 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I was really hoping to have a second quilt to share today but I didn't get the binding sewn on in time. My dog felt he needed to be snuggled more than he was getting.

I still had a few more of the big blue starred squares that were sent to me. So I made a second quilt framing the smaller churn dashes with some red fabric and alternating them with the blue squares.

I really like how this layout looks.

This quilt measures 60 x 70"

Suzanne sent this blue and cream backing already sewn together. That can ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under churn dash block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Mid Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Here we go!

Catching up a bit on some finished quilts. I had to go back and make sure all the finished quilts had labels sewn onto them. I think I am now all caught up.

This school themed quilt is the 70th quilt made from the Happy Block quilt drive. This top was put together by a friend of mine and then Laura did a great job quilting it up. Laura even sewed on the binding. I just had to add the label!

Two fun prints on the back side. This quilt measure 56" x 64".

Moving on to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 4 days ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Oh Scrap! : Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I had high hopes that I would be able to play with my scraps this week but it just didn't happen. I was busy getting labels sewn onto all the finished quilts in stock - which was about 40 quilts. And when the weather was nice, I ended up planting some of my garden.

I did want to share these awesome scrap blocks I received from Marci. Aren't they fantastic?! She sent 10.5" and 6.5" square blocks.

I think they are going to look awesome all sewn together. Marci says she might try and send a few ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I realized late today that I had not written my Friday post. And I have three lovely Veteran quilts to share today!

This first RWB Churn Dash quilt I put together. I used some of the 6" blocks for the center and then framed it with the 12" blocks. This is quilt #2 of this block drive.

It is hard to see the fabric on the back, but it is a red black and white homespun fabric I have had for quite some time.

This quilt measures 60 x 72".

Cheryl sent in this churn dash quilt top. I love ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under churn dash block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Colorful! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I had a few more quilts to share but I guess I didn't get them photographed. I have been so busy lately; I don't always get everything done by the end of the day. But this pretty quilt top sent in by Amanda was just too colorful not to share today.

I am guessing this design uses a layercake. It looks like the strips were cut at 3" and 4"wide.

The fabrics Amanda chose sure made a colorful and happy finish.

Local quilter Terry finished this one up for me. I had sent a medium rosy pink ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 weeks, 5 days ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , labels , many hands and many hearts

Log Cabin Block Drive Round Up from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I know I told you guys that I would share more Churn Dash quilts today but I finished the last Log Cabin quilt so I thought I would compose the round up stats for you instead.

Quilt number 17 is the final quilt made from the block drive. Janet and Audrey did a great job coming up with the above layout using up the last of the blocks. I think there were only two blocks that didn't get used from this drive. We will find another home for them at a later date.

This final quilt measures 55" x ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , log cabin blocks , many hands and many hearts

Mid Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Thanks to one of my local quilters, I have a few finishes to share today.

Yep, we are STILL working on the Happy Block quilts. This dinosaur themed quilt is quilt #68. The blocks for this quilt were laid out by a neighbor boy named Jackson - he is a specialist on dinosaurs, so he was the right man for the job!

Laura was kind enough to quilt this one up for me. She used a new tool she ordered to make those wavy lines. I think it looks great on this quilt. She also sewed on the binding.

This quilt ...

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Churn Dash 2024 Quilt #1 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is finally time to reveal the first Churn Dash quilt from this year’s block drive.

I received a big stack of the blue and white star squares. They were 9.5". I didn't want to cut them down, so I grabbed some of the 6" churn dash blocks and framed them in some red fabrics. I was able to use some red scraps I had from some of last years' quilts.

I really like how this quilt turned out.

I continued the star theme right onto the back.

Even the striped binding has some little blue stars ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 1 week ago. under churn dash block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Some Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I kind of hit a wall this week and didn't finish as many quilts as I had planned. I opted to snuggle with my puppy rather than sew bindings a couple of evenings. Arhtur was rather pleased about that!

I did still get a few quilts across the finish line. This is the 16th log cabin quilt made from our last block drive. There is just one more to finish.

Audrey and Janet laid these blocks out. I think they did a fabulous job.

This white and green backing came out of my stock. I am not a fan ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under chaser block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , log cabin blocks , many hands and many hearts , scrap mixology

Log Cabin Finishes #14 and #15 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I think all of the log cabin blocks have arrived, so I have been working on finishing up the last few quilts. I have two to share today.

Toward the end of the block drive, I started receiving a bunch of green blocks. I always have a hard time mixing up different shades of green so making these big circles allowed me to keep them cohesive. Staggering the circles helped too.

An all green quilt top deserves a pretty green backing.

Thanks to Nancy I had this lovely paisley piece.

This quilt measures 55" x 66".

My friends Audrey and ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , log cabin blocks , many hands and many hearts

A Fistful of Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Quilts really fly through the pipeline when I have a few elves to help!

Today I have quite a few finished quilts to share. There is a little bit of everything.

First, I will share some quilts made from or Happy Block drive. We are still working away on those.

This Happy quilt is all about travelling the USA. It is the 66th quilt to be completed.

The backing is suer fun. There is a small piece of fabric with all the national parks. And the rest of the back is places in the PNW to visit.

This quilt measures ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , scrap quilts

Oh Scrap! : Log Cabin #13 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

All I did this week was create scraps!

I had high hopes that I would find some time this week to sew some of my scraps.

But that is not what happened.

I did finish up this lovely log cabin quilt. It is the 13th quilt made from our last block drive. I received a LOT of purple blocks so I have been making a ton of purple quilts.

I decided to put these blocks on point.

Sue sent me this lovely purple floral fabric I used for the inset triangles.

I also used it for the backing and the ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , log cabin blocks , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

Fun Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The two finishes I am sharing today were made by others. I received the quilt tops almost a year ago but have just finally finished them off.

This first one was made by Kristi. I always love quilts that are a variation of a bear paw. I really should make one for myself one of these days!

I dug around in my stash and found some brown fabric for the backing and the binding.

This quilt measures about 45” square.

Sue sent this lovely sampler top all made from grunge fabric. It is so pretty! There are quite a few ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Oh Scrap! : String Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A few posts back, I was saying that I was going to be one Veteran quilt short for the next hospital delivery. Well, Wilma to the rescue!

Wilma had emailed me to ask if I could use some string blocks, Last week I received 30 string blocks that she had made in RWB. It didn't take me long to sew them up and get them made into a quilt.

I really do love a good string quilt. There are just so many wonderful prints in each block.

My friend Janet came over and organized all the fabric. Then she ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

Some Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A few more finished quilts to share today.

This finish is another quilt top that was rescued from an estate sale by my neighbor. It was all finished - just waiting to be quilted. I am so happy it will now go on to make someone smile.

Dorothy had donated this pink leaf fabric. It was perfect for the back!

This quilt measure about 62" square.

Another Happy Quilt crossed the finish line. This one makes 64 completed quilts from this drive.

There are still many more to go!

This quilt is all about bicycles. One of my local friends sewed ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months ago. under 16 patch , compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Oh Scrap! : From Leftovers from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Sometimes quilts happen very quickly!

I was actually doing a bit of clean up in the stash and came across a number of autumn-colored big scraps. Most of them were trimmings from backing. It was easy to see the quilt hidden in them.

I quickly sketched out a block and got to cutting all those scraps up.

In no time at all I had a finished quilt top.

I was gifted this great angel backing fabric. The colors are perfect!

I have a new elf to help with quilting. Laura just got a longarm and is using some of these ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

It’s a Log (Cabin) Jam from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

While I wait for some of the new block drive packages to arrive, I have been working on finishing up the quilts from the log cabin drive.

I have lots to share today!

There were a lot of purple blocks donated. For this quilt I used the purple and white blocks only. I always have lots of fun playing with different layouts.

This is the 10th log cabin quilt made from the block drive.

I don't have a lot of purple blocks left - which is a good thing because this purple backing might be the last one I have ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , log cabin blocks , many hands and many hearts

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