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Elizabeth's Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am WAY behind in posting photos and getting out receipts for items we have received in the mail. My porch has been a busy place in the last few weeks and I haven't done a great job of keeping up.

With our craft sale event and today's board meeting all complete, I am hoping I can get caught up this week. Who knew a tiny quilt nonprofit could grow so quickly!

Elizabeth has been a donor of ours for quite some time. She has also been a great mentor to me because she has been on a ...

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

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

Finally, the end to a crazy busy week. You can bet I will be spending Sunday napping to catch up on much needed sleep.

We had our craft sale Friday and Saturday. The turn out wasn't great but we still sold quite a few items. What didn't sell will be stored for future sales - we will definitely do something similar again.

I didn't want to miss an Oh Scrap!, so I am just sharing one of the scrappy quilts we finished this week.

Here is a fun Veteran string quilt made from a combination of blocks sent ...

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

Finally some Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been so busy the last two weeks, I don't think I have shared many finishes. So last night I made time to write a Friday post. And wouldn't you know it, I messed up with my password and Google put me in a time out for four hours. Sigh!

But I am back today with a few photos...

This quilt top was sent in by Janice. Thanks to Holly we had a nice patriotic fabric for the back. Our newest Board Member Bev quilted and bound this one, so it is already for delivery.

Here is ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Colorful Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There were a number of quilts finished this week. Here are a few I am ready to share. I ran out of labels so I will have to photograph and share the others later.

Kristin sent in this quilt top and backing fabric. The colors in this one are so amazing! It has already been sent out to find its new home.

This colorful 9-patch quilt top was sent in by Rena. We decided it was perfect for this purple plaid fabric sent to us by Kat. It really brought out the purple on the front. I sent this one ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Oh Scrap! : Scrappy Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

My week got away from me, and I didn't post any finishes. So, I thought I would share some recent scrappy "treasures" I found around my house. I have decided they can all go to Many Hands and Many Hearts. Seeing them did make me miss digging through scraps. So I spent a bit of time putting together some future scrap quilts - I can't start on them yet but I am hoping to soon!

This one really isn't a recent finish. I have been going through all of my quilts that have never been used and decided ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months, 3 weeks ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilts , well suited

Oh Scrap! : Bowl Cozies from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

After all the recent scrap cutting, it is time to sew up the items I cut for!

The really big scraps I cut into 10" squares. That is what was needed for the bowl cozies Many Hands and Many Hearts hope to sell at a holiday bazaar we have a table at. I had a bolt of the Wrap-N-Zap batting needed for these items that I donated to the cause. I was actually happy to get rid of it - things are way too overcrowded around here. I think we had enough batting to make about 30 bowls. I have been ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months ago. under bowl cozies , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

Fridays are for Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I just realized I haven't posted any finishes this week. The newsletter gets released later tonight so I have been focused on getting that done. We are still completing quilts at the rate of about one per day.

I always feel like we are cheating when we make a quilt from just a panel. But this little quilt is so very cute, I am not sorry at all! Kathy sent in this panel and the lovely fabric for the backing. I sent it off to local longarm quilter Terry and she finished it up for us.

This little quilt ...

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

Mid-Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Apologizing for the shadowed photos. Janet came over early and I was still in my PJs. I wanted to spend as little time as possible outside!

Karen sent in this lovely quilt top and backing. It looked like a simple pattern that uses 2.5" strips.

Another quilt top made with 2.5" strips. Kristin made this one and sent in a pieced backing fabric. She just sent in these quilt tops but they have been jumping to the front of the line. I have been so busy, I haven't had time to sew backings. Her current shipment has ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Putting Scraps to Use from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I'm here - just a little late this morning.

I taught a class on Saturday and just ran out of time to write my post.

I am pretty much finished cutting all my scrappy chunks into useable sizes. Now it is time to get things sewn. Many Hands and Many Hearts will have a craft table at an event in November so we are now busy sewing the items to sell.

Next to my sewing machine I have a nice big stack of cut fabric and some Wrap N Zap batting to turn into Bowl Cozies. I am using this ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap management

It was a Busy Week! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I recently shared some of the smaller quilts finished this week. We also had some larger lap quilts cross the finish line too.

This quilt top has been finished for a while, but it had to wait in the queue until it was needed. I had sent a fat quarter bundle to Jeanine and she sent me back some quilt tops. This is one of the RWB ones she did. The backing fabric came from Kat.

I have a big box filled with old fat quarters that were gifted to me years ago. I decided to pull some coordinating ones ...

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

Some Small Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Happy Blocks and Split 4-Patch Blocks

Some are from block drives, and some were tops received to complete.

All look amazing!

Marci sent in this quilt top. I love how she set her blocks in a very unexpected way. Thanks to Samantha, we had the perfect backing fabric.

This quilt was made from our Happy Block block drive we did a while ago. I had Janet make a bunch of small quilts that fit on a single width of fabric so I could quilt them all together. This was one of them. Someone sent in quite a bit of yardage ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 4 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

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

Our September Board Meeting is coming up next week so I did not get much of a chance to play with scraps.

But I did get a few more of my pinwheel blocks finished. I have 15 blocks finished to date. I think I am going to make this quilt 60 x 70" (the blocks are 10" square). So I still have a lot more blocks to go.

I really like the gray and blue color combination!

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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 ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 4 weeks ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , pinwheel blocks

Some Scrappy Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week, a lot of the quilts we finished looked like they were all made from scraps.

It was a fantastic week!

Nann sent in this lovely quilt top made from lots of cross weave plaids. I sent if off to Laura, who quilted and bound it. It took us a whole to find a backing but Barb sent us this pretty fall colored one that looked great.

Here is a quilt made from some of Marci's super scrappy blocks. I love how it has a woven design to it. We made this one a bit smaller than usual ...

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

Whole Lot of Pink from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The heart quilts are slowly getting put together. Some of these are going to be used for a secret project. It is only secret because I just haven't been able to tell you about it.

I really love how these are turning out. You guys did a great job with the low volume blocks. This one is the third one we have completed. Board Member Pam actually pieced this quilt top for us. Thanks to Jenny, we had the perfect pink backing - it has tiny loops and little hearts.

We are still working through some flannel squares we received ...

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

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 6 months, 1 week ago. under color block stars , compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

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

This week, I dealt with a huge pile of scraps that has been bugging me for quite some time. We are cutting up scraps for the upcoming sew day, for items for our craft fair, for RWB string blocks and for my pinwheel blocks.

I ended up with 5 more framed pinwheel blocks. Not a lot to show for all the cutting I did but the pile of scraps is a lot smaller. I still have a lot more scraps to cut but it doesn't look quite so daunting!

Hoping for more progress next week!

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It is now your ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 1 week ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , pinwheel blocks

Sue's Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Every so often, I get a few big bags of finished quilts from Sue. She lives up in Washington and the quilts catch a ride with Margaret, who has occasional business here in Oregon.

I thought I would share what was sent in the last shipment.

They are not even labeled yet!

Love this scrappy bright quilt. The colors are so happy and vibrant. On the back is a Fisher Price fabric that really ties it all together.

This one is so cuddly! It has both a flannel top and backing. I love the diamond quilting Sue did on this ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , finished quilt , 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, 4 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

This Week’s Littles from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Another nice productive week at Many Hands and Many Hearts.

We had a few little quilts that made it across the finish line.

This bright little quilt is literally just a panel that Nann sent us. I was initially going to sew on a border but I liked how it looked without it best. The backing also came from Nann and local longarm quilter Cindy did her quilting magic on it.

I have had this yellow and red ladybug binding for a long time and am happy it finally found it's home!

This sweet bird quilt top was donated ...

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

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