donation quilts

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 ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under color block stars , compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Some Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Earlier this week, I shared some small quilts that were completed.

Today, I have a few finishes that are larger.

Earlier this year, I sent Jeanine a few pre-cuts we had in inventory and she turned them into quilt tops. She decided on the pattern and supplied the background fabrics. She made this one from a Charm pack. I love how it turned out.

Local Quilter Laura quilted this and sewed up the binding for us.

Whooo loves owls?! Kristin sent us this quilt top and the flannel backing fabric. Laura quilted some lovely hearts on it to finish it ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

More Fun Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Janet was finally able to come by so we could take a few photos. These are all photos of quilts where the quilt top was donated and Many Hands and Many Hearts finished the quilt.

We love and appreciate our generous donors!

First up is a quilt for a Veteran. This top was made by Jenny. I really love this design. It is made from 4.5" squares. I think Jenny said the pattern made a REALLY big quilt so she downsized it.

Denice made this bright scrappy quilt top. It might have been paper-pieced. Karyn sent in the peach ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

More Weekly Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Even though the temperatures are hot, we are already starting to plan for fall. That means flannel quilts will start to be completed.

I really love this all flannel one. Kristen sent in both the top and the backing. In fact, I think I was able to use some of the batting she sent us on this quilt too. I had a lot of fun quilting it - I loaded it on its side and quilted in some linear swirls and some squiggly lines.

Check out this big beauty. Nann donated the quilt top and the pink backing came from Karen ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , heart quilt , many hands and many hearts , split 4 patch

Mid Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Cindy sent in this lovely quilt top. I really love the colors - plum and dark mustard.

Cindy also sent in the purple for the backing.

A big thanks to local longarmer Kelly for finishing it up for us.

We just received this finished quilt from Julie. That bubblegum pink sure gives it a vintage vibe.

I always love to see quilts made from one of my patterns. This is one of my Scrap Mixology patterns called Chaser. I love how Sue put her colors together. It is so playful!

Martha sent in the red doggie backing fabric. We added some ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 4 weeks ago. under chaser block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , string quilt

Oh Scrap! : Does this Work? from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There are a lot of things classified as scraps here at Many Hands and Many Hearts. Yes, we have tons of fabric bits piled on lots of surfaces. And we are always looking for new ideas on how to use them. Additionally, we consider orphan blocks, scrappy string blocks (that have no home), UFOs and every other bag of goodies that comes our way "scraps".

Well, one of my jobs is to find ways to get these all into quilts.

Earlier this week, I was digging through my bags and boxes of blocks. Marci always keeps us well stocked with ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

The last of the Jewel Box Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Today we share the final quilts from the Jewel Box block drive. I hate to see these go because there are so many ways these blocks can be laid out.

This quilt was the last one to get completed so we used all the blocks that were left. I kind of like the multicolored vibe it has. On the back, we used a black/green/blue fabric that Sandy sent us. We had to add in a solid to make it large enough. This one will be perfect for a teen.

Purple and green always look great together. Mari and ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 1 week ago. under donation quilts , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts

Donation Quilt-Thank you! from Humble Quilts

This quilt top was donated to me for the non-profit Faith Seeds Guatemala.

I wish my photography was as good as this quilt is adorable!

It turned out really lovely!

A local quilter and friend donated her labor.

This will be one of 4 quilts donated for a silent auction and an online auction.

If you are local (central Oregon) I'd love to invite you to attend the dinner and silent auction in Sisters, Oregon, Saturday August 9th 6-9PM, Sisters Community Church, $10 suggested donation for dinner.

You're Invited
Join us for our Bids & Blessings Dinner and Silent ...

added by Lori 7 months, 1 week ago. under donation quilts , faith seeds

Mid Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We here at Many Hands and Many Hearts are still focusing on pushing through some of the quilt tops that were donated to us. A rather large queue of them were created when we were busy making quills from some block drives.

This blue, gray and taupe quilt top was sent to us from Denice. We had the perfect gray and taupe backing for it thanks to Dorothy. Local longarm quilter Laura finished it all up. It is unfortunate the photos of this quilt aren't that great due to the bright sun but it really is quite pretty.

Here ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Friday the Fourth from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Happy Fourth of July!

Hope you have lots of family, friends and good food during your celebration.

When you have a dog, this holiday can be a stressful one. Sadly, my neighborhood gets a little crazy with fireworks - even though they are banned here in the city limits.

Arthur just had surgery to remove some cancerous lumps so I will have to work extra hard to keep him quiet. We don't want any pulled stitches.

One of the board members loves Tula Pink prints. She made this quilt top for Many Hands and Many Hearts. She also donated the ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Some Small Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Many Hands and Many Hearts saw many small quilts get finished or donated this week.

It seems like we photographed quilts every day this week!

Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl sent in this bright and happy little quilt with her blue and red Scrappy Chain blocks. Her work is always so precise and creative. Check out the backing on this one!

Local longarm quilter Cindy snuck this fun little scrappy quilt in the bag of quilts she returned to us all quilted. These little quilts are a great way to use up some of those scraps.

This sweet little flannel quilt ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Quick Scrappy Patchwork from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I think one of the most challenging task of Many Hands and Many Hearts is keeping up with the scraps that are created making all these quilts. And I know it is going to be more challenging in the future as we make more quilts.

So, I find myself whipping out quick patchwork quilts. This week , I went through the RWB scraps and found quite a few prints I could cut into 4.5" squares.

There is no rhyme or reason to how I sewed the squares together. I quickly quilted it up and moved it to the stack of ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , simple patchwork

Finishes for Kids from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There have been quite a few kid quilts getting finished lately. We are starting to stockpile quilts for delivery this fall and winter.

Kristin sent in this fun quilt top. I love the summery colors in the top. On the back is a lovely dark coral flannel with fun dots sent in by Karyn. Local quilter Cindy did the amazing quilting on it.

Kristin also sent in this cute little flannel quilt top and flannel backing. I sent this one off to Cindy for quilting too. Simple patchwork works so well for these donation quilts.

I haven't decided if ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Quilts for Donation from TheEclecticAbuela

I put together a year's worth of 3.5" leaders and enders to create six quilts for donation. Each is 62" x 74".

Closer to the 2025 holiday season, I will take them to a local agency that helps children and adults with developmental disabilities.

added by TheEclecticAbuela 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under donation quilts , leaders & enders , scrappy quilts , scraps

New Block Drive : Scrappy Chains from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Hard to believe it is already time to announce the next block drive for Many Hands and Many Hearts. These blocks will be used for Veteran quilts. We have a number of donated patriotic panels, so we are hoping to use these as borders around them. They are also the same size as some of the previous Veteran blocks made so I think we will see some quilts with some combinations of blocks in them.

I will start with the directions for the blocks.

Below are the fabric cut sizes...

2.5" square white fabric QTY = 6

Red or Blue ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , scrappy chains

Finishes for Kids from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Today's parade of quilts are all going to kids.

This quilt top was made by Board Member Jeanne. She had a bunch of cute pig fabric in her stash that she wanted gone. Turned out she had enough to also finish the backing and the binding.

This tall quilt top was sent in by Kristin. It has lots of fun and silly novelty fabrics in it. So, we HAD to put the flamingo back sent in by Laura. I LOVE that pint! We had to add a bit to one side, but I had this large chunk or periwinkle ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , kid , many hands and many hearts

More Pretty Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Lately, we have been seeing a lot of finishes.

Here are just a few....

I don't remember who sent them, but we received a big bag of HSTs. Each one had a warm color and a cool color. I think they were 4.5" square. Jeanne took them home and created this amazing layout. And thanks to Christy, we had this great floral fabric for the back.

Ages ago, Kat had sent me a big bag of black/white squares. I think I made two big quilts out of them. I still had a few more so I added ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Beth and Carol’s Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Lots of quilts to share today!

Beth and her friend Carol have been busy making donation quilts and they decided to send a dozen to Many Hands and Many Hearts ❤️

Yep, they were all quilted and bound…all I had to do was add the label and get them delivered.

Beth made this one. I love the animal panel she used- it is so bright and colorful.

Prefect for lifting someone’s spirit.

A fun little giraffe quilt made by Beth. Every time I see a yellow and black combination I wonder why I don't make one myself.

Most ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months ago. under baby quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

What a Week! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This has been a crazy week! Lots of big fabric donations coming through the door, huge boxes arriving full of finished quilts and bags of "kits" to be completed by our volunteers being made and distributed. We are all working hard to keep up!

So today, I only have a few finished quilts to share because we are behind on photographs.

We did finish another Jewel Box quilt. Janet laid out these blocks a long time ago and I have just gotten around to sewing up the quilt top. We put a lovely purple flannel on the back.

This quilt ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts

Some Kid Quilt Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The end of the year will be here in no time at all. So we are already prepping for the big shipments of kid quilts starting late summer. Here are some we finished this week.

This fun car quilt is all flannel and super cuddly. Kristin sent in the quilt top and the backing. Local quilter Cindy quilted it up for us. She has a small machine setup, so she likes the tiny ones!

We received a couple bear panels (originally for making pillows), but we are using them for some small Happy block quilts. I think we have two ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , kid , many hands and many hearts

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