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 In June 2022, the only UFOs I had were at the quilter's and I was ready to start something new.  I had been on a mission to sew up my collection of jelly rolls. This is a different type of fabric than I usually gravitate towards, but I'd noticed it in a few quilt shops back when it came out and I was drawn to the quilts made with it. I never bought any and by the time I decided to, I

 Sorry, it has been so long since my last post.  I think I even missed an Oh Scrap! along the way.  I have just been so busy, I have to pick and choose what I have time for.

I have a bit of time this evening so I thought I would share a few kid quilts that went out way back in March. (Yes, I am that far behind in sharing finishes!)

Last year I spent a few days cutting down my scrap basket for 2 quilts from this bookI finished the first one back in March. You can see that post HEREAnd this is the second, little sister, quilt. It's called Knots & Chains in the book, but I'm calling it Tropical TwistIt's hard to see the quilting, but Sandy used a design called Spring Fling on itAt 62"x62", it's just a small lap size,

 I got myself all tucked into bed Saturday night and realized I forgot to write the Oh Scrap! post.

See how important all of you are to me?....

I didn't really do any scrap quilting this week so I guess you will have to settle on seeing some scrappy quilt tops sent in by others.

 Today I've got a flannel rag quilt finish to share.Yes, it's July. Yes, it's hot. Yes, a flannel quilt in summer makes no sense. Yes, that's how I roll.

 I am really trying to make it a priority to share all the finished quilts to date.  I got a bit behind this winter and now my notebook is a mess.  I hope to clear that up by the end of the year.

Earlier this spring I dug into my flannel bin, determined to clean it out and get the 15-30 year old fabric into quilts. I posted about the project HERE.This is the first of those quilts...Leap FrogThe tan, speckled fabric isn't flannel, it's cotton, but it was perfect so I just threw it in.Such a simple design - no pattern - I just tried to make the best use out of what I had. It finishes at 56"

 Boy, did I get a big surprise on my porch!

Beth had told me a couple times she was sending me some finished quilts.  Then time would get away from her and they never actually made it to the post office.  Her last email said she finally sent a box and she thought there were about 6 finished quilts in the box.  

I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box!

(You might want to get comfortable because I have a lot of photos to share...)

Let's start off strong with this stunner.  It practically glows!

I am also ...

 Happy Friday!

I am celebrating a bit because I actually put out a few posts this week.  It is getting harder and harder to accomplish this with all the other things I have been doing for MHMH.  If you are planning on retiring soon, don't start a non-profit!

(I am joking of course - but you do work a lot!)

I hope those of you in the US had a nice holiday weekend.  I spent some time getting the "MHMH warehouse" organized. It is really just a 10' square room that holds most of our fabric and quilts.  Needless to say, it can become quite chaotic in there!

 I have a few minutes so I thought I would share a handful more quilts that crossed the finish line.  All of these quilts were made from donated quilt tops.

As much as I will always be a Texas girl, I have to admit that New Mexico has a special place in my heart. It's where DH and I began our journey as a married couple. It's where our son was born. It's where the good Lord has set us for the second time. It's home. The sunsets and sunrises are spectacular on a regular basis.  The food is addictive and don't even get me started on how much I

 Some of these quilts have been hanging around a long time.  It is nice to see them finally crossing the finish line and getting sent out to do good work!

This lovely scrap quilt started out as some friendship blocks sent in by Priscilla.  I really wanted brown sashing so we waited a bit for some to finally show up.  Local volunteer Chris sewed up the top for us.  Then it went to board member Bev to be quilted.  Karen sent us the backing fabric.  

It took a bit to finish but it was well worth the wait!

This quilt ...

It is time to share a few more Many Hands and Many Hearts quilt finishes.  

The pipeline is full so quilts march past the finish line daily.

This last few weeks has take a toll on my to-do list, but amazing how much the Lord has blessed me while I was down and out.

One quilt had me baffled for that time. My guild gave me blocks that sort of matched in style but not in content. The bigger one was a snow thing, the other two seemed more like spring or summer. However, here in Alberta, this really described our January. We had spells of spring warmth and a few days of blizzards and cold. No flowers but flower reminders. So I quilted it with snow ...