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Oh Scrap! : Sew Day Preparation from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week, I have gone back to cutting in preparation for a Sew Day Fundraiser we are having September 20th. I will have more specific information soon. I try to only do the cutting in spurts and then let my shoulders rest. I have plenty of time to get it all prepared.

I have been pulling any and all scraps we have that will work for kid blocks. I have already cut the 4.5" squares and now I am working on the 2.5" strips. As I am sorting scraps, any that make a good binding candidate are getting ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , sew day

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

I am still cutting up scraps for the Sew Day we will hold locally in September for Many Hands and Many Hearts. I finished cutting all the 4.5" squares, now I am moving on to the 2.5" strips.

As I go through the giant pile of scraps, first I am pulling out anything big that I can turn into binding strips. With the rest, I am cutting into 2.5" strips and sub-cutting them to 8.5" long and 4.5" long. I need two of each length for every block. I am using s safety pin to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months, 1 week ago. under happy blocks , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Sharing some Littles from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I thought I would share some little quilts today...

The top on this quilt is just a panel that Nann sent to us. I didn't even add a border. I thought it looked great just the way it is.

Check out this cute quilt made from Happy Blocks. I would not have thought to group the colors like that - I like it! The label fell off, but I think Marci sent in this quilt top.

For the string quilt lovers...The strings on this one finish at 1/2". I think it looks amazing. Karen sent in both the ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

It's Friday! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The end of the week is finally here so it is time to share some more finishes.

Let's start off with this fun scrappy log cabin quilt top sent in by Karen. Each block starts with about a 4" novelty square. It is super cute!

Karen also sent in the lime green backing fabric. I love it when I see these scrappy quilts!

This quilt started out as a layercake donated by Karen. I sent it off to Charlene to sew up into a quilt top. The pattern is super simple. Holly sent in this dark red and navy ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under finished quilt , happy blocks , zippers

It's the Weekend! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It has been another busy week. Next Wednesday is a board meeting so it is always a lot of work getting ready for those.

But the quilts keep crossing the finish line!

We are finally close to having all of these Jewel Box quilts completed. I think there are just four more tops that need quilting.

Jeanne sewed up these blocks into a quilt top. I love seeing all the colors in one quilt. Nann sent in this lovely fabric that was perfect for the back. I don't remember how many quilts we expected from this block drive but ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 4 weeks ago. under happy blocks , jewel blocks , kaffe fassett fabric , scrap quilts

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

You cannot handle as many quilts as I do and not be continually inspired!

I have been rolling around an idea in my brain - I want to do a sew day where quilters show up with their machines and we make a bunch of blocks and maybe quilt tops for Many Hands and Many Hearts. I have been thinking about this for about a year. Tons of block ideas have been pondered but nothing really got me excited or was easily adaptable for the fabric bits and pieces we have around here.

Until last week...I received the above quilt ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 1 week ago. under happy blocks , oh scrap , scrap quilting

The First Split 4-Patches from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The current block drive is the Split 4_patch in bright colors for kids. We added some to the Happy Blocks we made in our last kids' block drive....

Here is the first quilt!

Don't they look fabulous together?

This quilt has a fun fruit theme. Lots of pink so we just decided to add a pink flannel that Kristin sent for the back. Really looking forward to playing more with these blocks.

This quilt measures 56" x 64".

I admit, we just got this top and backing from Cindy. But I loved it so much, I put it right ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 9 months, 1 week ago. under happy blocks , kaffe fassett fabric , rail fence , split 4 patch

Starting Out with a Bang! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The year has barely started and I already have a lot of quilts to share.

Happy Block quilts are still trickling through. This fun one is all about the things you see in the ocean. My friend Jeanne sewed up the blocks and the backing for me. The back used up a lot of bits and pieces donated by Lynnette and Dorothy. The print with the kids snorkeling is adorable! According to my count, this is the 98th quilt made from that drive. We are getting close to my 100 quilt goal.

Here is another Jewel Box quilt - these blocks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months ago. under happy blocks , jewel blocks , scrap quilts

Some Late Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I said I would share some Friday finishes with you - but I didn't say at what time. I seem to be still running about a day behind for some reason. It was kind of a messed up day. I did need to get a plumber out to my house. I have been almost a week without being able to do much laundry or dishes. I was originally going to fix it myself but I finally gave in and just hired someone.

Even with all that, we still had a few more quilts get over the finish line. Local quilter ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months, 2 weeks ago. under finished quilt , happy blocks

Jewel Box - First Quilt Finish and More from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I had so many quilts to share this week but I just didn't have the energy to write up a blog post. With it being Friday, I thought a special post was needed. Today we have the first finish from the current block drive. I also added a couple finishes from previous block drives.

Cheryl actually sent in this finished quilt top made from the Jewel Box blocks. I love how she used just purple and green blocks. The diagonal setting is nice too.

There could not have been a better backing than the fabric sent in by Nann ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 1 month ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts , two step block

Small Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been pushing a number of baby quilts through the pipeline to increase the number of quilts we are able to donate to Bags of Love. I will be delivering 25 quilts tomorrow.

This first quilt top was made by Penny. She has been cleaning out her flannel stash and making a bunch of strip quilts. This type of quilts uses up a lot of those width of fabric leftovers. She also sent the backing and the binding.

This quilt measures about 40 x 42".

(The young lady behind the post is Lecretia. She has also been helping out ...

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

Finishes Galore from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Oh My Goodness - I have lots of finishes for you today!

This first one is another Happy Block Quilt. This one was not made from the block drive - this quilt top was sent in by Mari. The little woodland animals in the centers are adorable.

Thanks to Deana, we had the perfect flannel for the back - more woodland animals!

This one measures 32 x 40".

The blocks for this space themed quilt did come from the block drive.

Both of these fabrics for the back were given to me by my friend Julie a long time ago. It was nice ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 2 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , rail fence , using orphan blocks

Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Oops...I forgot to write this post before I went to bed last night. I have been a bit busy lately...

We are up to 86 finishes from this block drive! This one is all about cars.

Janet laid out the blocks. We decided to make this ne a bit bigger for a tween or teen.

We put this fabulous car print sent in by Nancy on the back. Local quilter Laura finished this one for me. She even sewed on the binding!

This one measures 56 x 64".

We have almost cleaned up the happy block themed stacks. (There ...

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

More Block Drive Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Now that my space for Many Hands and Many Hearts is a little more organized, I am getting back to some of the blocks from the current and previous block drives.

Here is the 13th quilt from our two-step block drive. The blocks for this quilt were pulled from a stack that ad more novelty prints in the 5" square.

We had to use this fun sunflower and cat faces print sent in by Dorothy for the backing.

This quilt measures 60 x 68".

Janet laid out these blocks for me. Quilt #14 measures 51 x 68".

Stephanie sent in ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 2 months ago. under finished quilt , happy blocks , two step block

Back to Happy Block Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There are still a number of Happy Blocks to assemble into quilts so I spent some time one afternoon to make some quilt tops from them.

First up is this cute infant or toddler quilt made from baby-ish prints.

This one measures 40 x 40".

I had this adorable backing that fit the quilt nicely. It has a very fun vintage feel.

This is Happy Quilt #79.

Quilt #80 is this cute cowboy/cowgirl themed quilt.

Wendy sent in this adorable cowboy boot print. This quilt is also 40" square.

For Quilt #81, I used some precut squares I received ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 3 months ago. under compassion quilts , don , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

More Happy Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am still working through blocks I received for the Happy Block drive. Soon it will be time to schedule another drive for kids.

I really want to get these done - they are stacked all over the place!

This is Happy Block quilt #76. It has castles, princesses, knights, dragons and unicorns. I think there might even be a mermaid or two. The little girl in me loves this one.

On the back is Tinkerbell.

This quilt measures 48" square.

Quilt #77 is all about monkeys!

I knew I was going to have to let go of a print I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 4 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Lots of Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Finally, I had a chance to put together a post with all the recent finishes.

There is a little bit of everything in this post!

This Happy Zoo Animals quilt is the 75th quilt we made from the block drive. This one has been out getting the binding sewn on by Chris.

I don't think this will be the last zoo animal quilt we see; I think there is a still a small stack of blocks.

I love, love, love this backing fabric that Helen sent in.

This quilt measures 48" x 54".

Next up is this lovely green ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

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 1 year, 5 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

One More Stix and Happy Quilt #72 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

My focus this week was on finishing some of the Churn Dash quilts. I will share those on Friday. Today are some miscellaneous quilts I don't want you to miss.

First up is this cute construction quilt. There are so many adorable prints in these happy blocks.

My good friend Jeanne sewed the blocks together and local quilter Cindy quilted this one up for me.

All I had to do was sew on the binding.

Karen sent in this fun backing. It really finished off the quilt nicely.

This quilt measures 40 x 48"

Remember these blocks from a ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under color stix , donation quilts , happy blocks , 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 1 year, 6 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

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