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October 19, 2025

Oh Scrap! : Some Progress from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have way too many scrap/orphan block projects in the works right now. I decided I need to get some of these finished before I can start anything new.

These scrappy blocks have been on my mind lately. They were made from a bunch of 2" HSTs that we received in the mail. There are not enough blocks to make a traditional quilt so I am going to have to get create with how I lay them out.

I did finally decide to use this cream background fabric. My plan is to lay them out in some a symmetrical ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under oh scrap! , orphan blocks , scrap quilts

September 4, 2025

Second Chance Quilt: Susan’s Christmas from Wedding Dress Blue

There was a bag with eleven Christmas themed blocks–ten that measured 12-1/2″ and one that measured 15-1/2″.

Hmmm…what do I do with that? They are beautifully constructed, just like Susan always made. Yes, this is another finish in honor of Susan Nixon.

I created some pinwheel blocks and some strips of 2-1/2″ squares. Also, added 1-1/2″ sashing around the 15″ block.

The blocks are joined with 2-1/2″ sashing. Then a triple border of 2-1/2″ background, a pieced border of 2-1/2″ squares and a final 2-1/2″ border.

It is a fun ...

added by weddingdressblue 3 months, 2 weeks ago. under #secondchancequilt , orphan blocks , quilt , quilts , scrap quilt , scraps , second chance quilts (Comments)

June 17, 2025

Odds into quilts. . . from Elsie Quilts

My guild considers me the one to take all sorts of orphans blocks, donated fabric and scraps and "make something" from them. I love the challenges yet sometimes they are like squirrels running through my house.

One helpful book from the library gives me new ideas, so I ordered the book and now like working on all these odds even more. The book is called, "The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters: A Guide to Creating, Quilting & Living Courageously" by Sherri Lynn Wood. For me, worth every penny. I had it in a day because our city has a few Am ...

added by Elsie Montgomery 6 months ago. under book recommended , edqg donation , link to color choices , nag me , orphan blocks , scrap ideas

February 3, 2025

One Finished–Potholders from Wedding Dress Blue

One project finished this weekend–quilted potholders for the music teacher at school.

These are 8″x9″, because that is the size the orphan blocks were when they came to me in a hand-me-down box. I make potholders with a layer of cotton batting, a layer of insulbright, and another layer of cotton batting. Nice and thick and no burnt hands. It is a good way to use up those too-big-to-throw-away-but-what-am-I-going-to-do-with-them scraps.

I hope she likes them.

added by weddingdressblue 10 months, 2 weeks ago. under orphan blocks , quilted potholders , quilting , scrap project , scraps , uncategorized (Comments)

September 23, 2024

UFO updates from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Oh my --- I may have "wasted" some free time last week, and today will be a scramble to get all the stuff prepped for tomorrow morning!

Yesterday was super productive, but I can't share anything yet with you. It was a good day, though, and I learned a ton.

Let's chat about the UFO club. Despite the three-month hiatus since our last meeting, everyone stayed pretty productive, and lots and lots were accomplished. Few unhappy faces were handed out!

I want to share this photo of one of the attendees' quilts with you. It was made by Linda ...

added by Elaine 1 year, 2 months ago. under applique , cabin in the woods , completed ufo , halloween , orphan blocks , quotes , t-shirt quilt

September 2, 2024

Orange Scraps on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! I'm still working on my Tibetan Appliqué piece. I'll show you an update at the end of the post. I just need to add the borders and do the free motion quilting (FMQ). I'll be taking my time on the quilting because I love the quilt and really want to make it proud.

added by Andree G. Faubert 1 year, 3 months ago. under free motion mavericks , linking party , orphan blocks , pillowcase technique , scrappy quilting , scraps , table scraps challenge , walking foot

February 5, 2024

All the 2023 Quilty Finishes {Finally!} & A Little Bramble Blooms Progress from Quilty Folk

A belated look-back at all the 2023 finishes here at Quilty Folk! Once again, life has gotten in the way of my quilty forward progress. What a shock and surprise, right? I must be human.

2023 Finishes--A

It was a very slow year for quilt finishes, coming in at 10 quilt total. Considering all that went on last year though, I feel like it was an amazing feat.

2023 Finishes--B

Since I'm throwing this up on the blog for my own benefit, it's probably best to keep it brief.

The 2023 Finished Quilt Details:

3 Baby Quilts
1 ...

added by audrey 1 year, 10 months ago. under #ahiqstringtulipqal , #bramblebloomsqal , 2023 finish , baby quilts , improv. strings , jubilee quilt , ode to joy , ormes inspired , orphan annie , orphan blocks , prickly pear , the mountains are calling

October 20, 2023

Orphan Annie is a Finish and Other Things in the Lineup from Quilty Folk

Orphan Annie is a completed quilt top now! So nice to get another one finished up. Still hopeful there will time for another two or three to get knocked off the list before the end of the year.

Orphan Annie all crumpled and cozy looking!

The next picture made the quilt look a little bit washed out. The actual color is more intense like the previous picture. I really love this whimsical quilt with all its imperfections. Somehow this one ended up being so very blue. For some reason I thought it would feel like a green quilt, but nope ...

added by audrey 2 years, 1 month ago. under #ahiqpositivethinking , 2023 finish , fabric stacks , finished quilt tops are the bomb , next up in the hoop , orphan annie , orphan blocks , qal , tatterdemalion

September 6, 2023

Connecting to Creativity from Quilty Folk

Well, that month went by in a screaming hurry! I ended up spending most all of August with my daughter in Oklahoma. Waiting for her to have her baby and then helping out afterward. So thankful to have the time and opportunity to make it all work out.

The sweet new grandbaby

Meet Miss. Gracelyn May! We just love her so very much. She's a little sweetie and definitely kept us all hopping for the first couple weeks. You know how some babies just take a little more time getting adjusted to the real world. Gotta get the mom ...

added by audrey 2 years, 3 months ago. under baby quilts , grandchildren , improv. , orphan blocks , parts and pieces , the creative process

July 27, 2023

All the Baby Quilts from Quilty Folk

So I got all the baby quilts done this week, labels and all! It felt really good to get these checked off the list.

Prickly Pears is done!

The first one is Prickly Pears, the baby girl quilt. It's made out of the cut-out pears from behind another quilt I made.

Loving the floral

You might think the gray pears are odd, but I really, really like it! I tried to use brighter, bolder prints for some of these blocks, even if they almost clashed. It ended up with a good cozy vibe and the backing fabric will hopefully ...

added by audrey 2 years, 4 months ago. under baby quilts , hanging sleeves , in the hoop , orphan blocks

June 26, 2023

Out of the scrap bin... from Elsie Quilts

The brown scrap bin yielded 150 slab blocks at 6.5" and looks like I will get three quilts from this pile of scraps. I've added bits from larger pieces and fat quarters, but the brown bin is now empty! How long that will last is anyone's guess.

This first top was designed around an orphan block that someone donated to our guild. Many donors are people who cannot quilt for health reasons, or from families who have lost their quilting mother or grandmother. The block is 18.5" so was perfect for my 6.5" blocks. I ...

added by Elsie Montgomery 2 years, 5 months ago. under brown scrappy , orphan blocks , top finished

February 24, 2023

February 2023 OMG Finish from Quilt Paint Create

My February OMG was to finish a table runner. I bought a couple boxes of fabric at an estate sale which contained some strip sets. I added the red vertical strips (from the box) and quilted it with the serpentine stitch on my machine. It’s a perfect fit for its new home.

I’m linking to Elm Street Quilts, where you can see all the other February OMG finishes.

added by quiltpaintcreate 2 years, 9 months ago. under omg , orphan blocks , orphan projects , scrap quilts , scrapquilts , short list , the short list (Comments)

February 6, 2023

February 2023 Short List and OMG from Quilt Paint Create

Welcome to February! I didn’t finish anything in January but made a lot of progress. That set me up for finishes in February.

I started The Short List many years ago to give myself goals to work toward and a way to focus. I continually change the categories as my goals and interests change.

Project 1 (stitching): The Tiny Modernist Holiday 2022 SAL. I finished the second release and went back to stitching part one.

Project 2 (charity): The pinwheel quilt. I’m turning the binding.

Project 3 (orphan): The table runner made from 30s reproduction fabrics. The top ...

added by quiltpaintcreate 2 years, 10 months ago. under art quilts , artquilts , challenge , charity quilts , charityquilts , cross stitch , group challenges , omg , orphan blocks , orphan projects (Comments)

January 24, 2023

Sneak Peek: Second Chance Quilt from Wedding Dress Blue

Can you guess what these turned in to?

Come back in February and find out!

added by weddingdressblue 2 years, 10 months ago. under #secondchancequilt , orphan blocks , quilt , scrap quilt , second chance quilts , work in progress (Comments)

December 14, 2022

Midweek: two more flimsies in the series from With Strings Attached

On Monday I wrote about the burst of inspiration from the guild's charity project, wheelchair-sized lap quilts that are 36" x 48".

Here are the next two in the series. I'm using units from the parts department and orphan blocks so half the work is done. (Full disclosure: I've had to make a few extra blocks -- for example, I had nine Scrappy Trips blocks so made six more, and had nine Positivity blocks so made one more.)

Come back on Friday to see what else I've come up with!

Linking up with Wednesday Wait Loss Midweek ...

added by Nann 3 years ago. under charity quilts , midweek makers , orphan blocks , wednesday wait loss

December 12, 2022

Weekly update: the social whirl, Blue Heaven, and a burst of flimsies from With Strings Attached

Holiday gatherings this week were great fun.

Tuesday noon: I was co-hostess for the Zion Woman's Club luncheon and used my vintage tablecloths on each table. In lieu of a white elephant gift exchange we each packaged "festive food." (I gave a gift box of Penzey's spices and received four different kinds of treats from Trader Joe's.) We collected hats and mittens for kids at Elmwood School in Zion.

Tuesday evening: my P.E.O. chapter had dinner at a great Italian restaurant. There was another festive food exchange. (I gave Penzey's, again, and got a ...

added by Nann 3 years ago. under aauw , charity quilts , design wall monday , oh scrap! , orphan blocks , p.e.o. , quiltville , scrap quilts , weekly update , zwc

May 23, 2022

» Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I certainly live in a vacuum. The book I'm reading - Looking for Jane? -- That's a REAL thing, although the book is fiction. This book is even more timely, based on events that are currently unfolding. No wonder there's a waiting list, and I need to finish it in five days, which I will.

So we had a wicked storm pass through on Saturday, and there was NO need for the weather app to know that we would get rain.

I was busy working inside and didn't really know anything was happening. I came out to play ...

added by Elaine 3 years, 6 months ago. under baking , orphan blocks , virtual challenge , weather , wonderful woodland

May 21, 2022

The Lemoyne Star Orphan Block from Adele Mogavero

This Orphan Block Series was a sudden God-inspired idea Wednesday Morning. The only thing I knew was the first block I would […]

The post The Lemoyne Star Orphan Block appeared first on Adele Mogavero.

added by adele 3 years, 7 months ago. under christianity , creativity , faith , god , jesus , life purpose , orphan blocks , purpose , quilt series , quilting , the orphan block series (Comments)

May 20, 2022

Fun on a Friday! from Humble Quilts

I received a lovely package when I returned from my backpacking trip.

Suzette is a generous woman who, now that covid is cooling, I'd like to see again!

This is gorgeous!

Chocolate brown and pink? Yes please!

She sent these fun little orphan blocks.

The log cabins are hand sewn to foundation fabric. This little twirly print is awesome! I love to take these with me to my string class to let people know anything goes!

I had my big 6-0 birthday last week and although Suzette didn't know I felt like it was meant to arrive when ...

added by Lori 3 years, 7 months ago. under orphan blocks , quilt repairs

March 4, 2022

Orphange is done... from Elsie Quilts

Orphanage in Blue top is finished. I've not cut any binding yet. I have made four more large blocks and will add sashing from my stash to make a lap quilt. The rest of the leftover scraps are being cut into squares and strips, likely enough for two baby quilts, all this from a small box of scraps. I'm feeling a bit like the little boy who gave Jesus five loaves and two fish to feed several thousand people!

The leftovers will soon be in plastic bags labeled by size and back in the blue scrap box. I ...

added by Elsie Montgomery 3 years, 9 months ago. under orphan blocks , orphanage in blue , piano key borders , using scraps

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