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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 1 day, 17 hours ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

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 5 days, 8 hours ago. under compassion quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , sew day

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 1 week 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 1 week, 1 day 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 1 week, 5 days ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

Quilts for Veterans from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There have been a few Veteran quilt reaching the finish line.

Today is the day I thought I would share them.

Cheryl sent in this fun RWB quilt. I love her diamond quilting.

All I had to do was add the label!

Check out this vantage sweetie. The giant 16 patch blocks came to us from an estate. I decided to put all the red and blue blocks together. We had just the perfect flag fabric to put on the back. It always feels good to finish someone's project and find it a home where it can bring comfort ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under compassion quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

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 3 weeks ago. under donation quilts , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts

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 3 weeks, 1 day 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 4 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Some Veteran Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It has been a while since I shared some of our Veteran finishes. I looked through all my photos and some must have gotten delivered without getting photographed.

I only have four to share today.

I am still using all the RWB scraps to make string blocks. Adding those to the blocks that are sent in by some of you, I could probably make about four of these quilts. The red and blue backing for this one came from Dorothy.

Larger RWB scraps, I cut into 5.5" squares and make some simple patchwork quilt from them. Pat sent Karen ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month ago. under finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , string quilt

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 1 month ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Some Late Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am running a bit late with this post. Yesterday was a big fundraising event for Many Hands and Many Hearts so I have a ton of stuff to put away and organize. We did really well so I am hoping we will be able to get some items, like an up-to-date website, paid for.

Now for some of this week's finishes. We are still heavily focused on getting some of the donated quilt tops finished. Now that we don't have to worry about running out of batting for a while, we can hi these even harder!

The ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 1 week ago. under finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Something New! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am actually posting about a new project from some new fabric!

That doesn't happen too much anymore.

Connecting Threads sent me a fat quarter bundle and some of their thread to make something with for Many Hands and Many Hearts. I have always liked their thread for piecing. I have not tried to use it on my longarm.

The fat quarter bundle is the Blueberry Parfait collection. Lovely blues and creamy tans. I haven't figured out what pattern I am going to make but I think the blocks will be boxy to really show off these pretty ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under connecting threads , fat quarter quilt , many hands and many hearts

Oh Scrap! : Squares and More Squares from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Sometime probably in September, Many Hands and Many Hearts will host a sew day for local sewists to come and make some kid blocks for us. I am starting to cut the pieces for everyone.

Of course, it will be scrappy!

Right now I am cutting 4.5" squares. I have a plastic shoebox stuffed full so now I am working on filling another one. We are focusing on novelty fabrics and tone on tones in bright colors. Quite a few of these squares were already cut - thanks to a donor who sent a box full of them quite some ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under many hands and many hearts , sew day

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 1 month, 3 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 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

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

Not much time this week but I did get a bit of scrap sewing in.

Eighteen more bow-tie blocks went into the pile. I think I have 37 completed blocks now. I figure I am about halfway done now. This has been a great way to use up my autumn-colored scraps.

Happy Sunday!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. Here are the details for linking up:

This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months ago. under bowtie block , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

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 2 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , scrappy chains

Oh Scrap! : It's a Flimsy from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

First, I need to apologize for failing to post the link up last week. In my mind I thought I had written the post. Once I realized I had forgotten, it was late on Sunday, and I was taking a much-needed day off.

I was scheduled to share more of my bowtie blocks, but I am prouder of the fact I sewed all my scrappy snowball blocks into a flimsy. It was very nice to see all these scraps find a home. I will definitely be making more scrappy snowball quilts - that's for sure.

If you want to link ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , snowball

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 2 months, 1 week ago. under finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

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