rail fence

A bit of progress from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

Not much getting finished, but projects have progressed along.

Rows are starting to be sewn together for this project.

Flying geese blocks have been made, but a lot more are needed.

Binding is finally being sewn onto this Xmas quilt.

Lastly, leg warmers are being knitted. With the loss of muscle in my lower legs, I’m finding the cold weather harder to take and the cold affects me when outside. These warmers are nice and thick and will help me a lot.

Last week, my sister and I took a trip to Ottawa for a few days of Xmas ...

added by Rose Marie 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under flying geese , knitting , rail fence

More Rail Fence Blocks from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

This is not my idea …. saw a photo on Pinterest and it caught my attention. That photo had me going through my scraps, my stash for darks and begging more darks from a friend and viola …… another top in the works.

How happy this makes me!

Cherish your day, cherish your life and cherish your country and my country will always be CANADA! Elbows up, Canada!

added by Rose Marie 4 months, 1 week ago. under rail fence

Too many irons in the fire …. from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

Speaking of irons, mine died and I bought a new one. Black and Decker is my go to and that is what I have again. Now, I’m back to sewing and making blocks and more blocks.

The squirrels have been busy again and I’ve started a few new projects. Oh no ……..

More rail fence blocks were made. Just 18 more blocks and I can start laying out. These blocks were made from my stash and scraps.

Then, this Xmas quilt has been one that I have wanted to make for years and now is a good time to ...

added by Rose Marie 4 months, 2 weeks ago. under rail fence , xmas quilts

Oh Look, Another Rail Fence! from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

Yep, another Rail Fence quilt! This time I used 1-1/2" strips with 2-1/2" strips in the middle with the block finishing at 4" square. Mostly scraps and some charms were used to make this quilt.

The binding was sewn while babysitting my two young great nephews and they had fun playing underneath it. I had a binding clip in my mouth as well as trying not to laugh as I could hear them playing. The quilt made a great tent!

Quilt Details:

Source: my go-to block these days .... Rail Fence

Quilt started: March 2025

Top finished: March 2025 ...

added by Rose Marie 4 months, 4 weeks ago. under rail fence

Rail Fence from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

Going through my scrap bins, I started pulling out strips to make this quilt. A great way to use up those scraps! As I sew a piece of scrap ..... I'm thinking that I will never use that piece again. This is my way of dealing with scraps because there are bins and bags still left to deal with. I'm thinking it might be time to do a purge and pass on some of my scraps to someone else to enjoy.

Quilt Details:

Source: my own design as this is my go-to block for using up strips of scraps ...

added by Rose Marie 5 months ago. under rail fence

So Thankful! from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

With the political craziness that is going on between Canada and the U.S.A., I am so thankful that I can sink into my quilting to help keep me sane and my hands occupied.

I'm so thankful that there is a healthy stash and lots of bins of scraps to pawn through in my studio. With the cost of cotton fabric and all the accessories, there is no way with the added cost of tariffs that I could afford to buy new stuff. Good thing I stocked up years ago.

So, with that in mind, back to the ...

added by Rose Marie 11 months ago. under rail fence , scraps

Dreaming of Daylilies - Ambassador's Choice from Sew Preeti Quilts

March is Ambassador's Choice.

March brings a free month for you to determine your own project of any size, using any theme and any technique!! This is an opportunity for you to express your creativity without guidelines. Have fun!

Here is my response.

Dreaming of Daylilies

Designed in EQ8, and made with Poetic Bouquet collection, it is a combination of Irish Chain blocks and appliqued Daisy blocks.

This is a lovely collection with beautiful gradations in purples and aquas. I wanted to show off these value gradations in the design.

EQ8 Mock-up

Value Gradations

The petals are lightest in ...

added by Preeti 11 months, 3 weeks ago. under ambassadors choice , annie's quilting , applique , baby quilt , island batik , island batik ambassador , island batik designer , jelly roll quilt , lap quilt , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrappy

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 1 year, 1 month ago. under happy blocks , kaffe fassett fabric , rail fence , split 4 patch

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

I was able to get the scrappy rail fence quilt onto my longarm frame this week and it is now completed. Hurray!

The quilt top was made from a bunch of scraps leftover from backings and bindings. I pulled anything that was blue, green and yellow. I really made a nice dent in the scraps!

The back was also sewn from a bunch of leftovers. The blue fabric were chunks left over from previous backings. A few people donated this extra wide backing print. That means I had lots of bits to play with!

The lovely floral in the center ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 2 months ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , rail fence , scrap quilts

Oh Scrap! : Quilt Top from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Boy, once I get focused on something, it doesn't take me long to get it finished.

I posted a few blocks last Sunday, and now it is already a quilt top. I used a bunch of backing scraps for all the fabric. That is why long and narrow pieces worked so well. I am really happy with how it turned out. I should finish piecing the backing today and hopefully get it quilted up this week. I am so pleased with how many scraps I was able to use up. The blocks are 8" so this will be a ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 2 months ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence , scrap quilting

Good Bye 2024! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is time to say goodbye to 2024. It was a crazy, unexpected year for me and I think I am ready for it to end. I am really looking forward to 2025. Many Hands and Many Hearts should be an official 501c3 in a couple months and I know that is going to be fun to see. I love my board members and all of them are enthusiastic and ready to see MHMH grow.

Here are a few more random finishes to close out the year. Janet played with some lime and turquoise blocks. Nann sent in this white ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 2 months ago. under churn dash block , finished quilt , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts , rail fence , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Something New from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

One of the things I have quickly discovered, is that I really need to have at least one scrap quilt going all the time to use all the scraps made from the Many Hands and Many Hearts quilts. Most of the scraps we end up with are the back trimmings and the odd small bits that get sent to us. Many of these I turn into binding but sometimes, they are just not good candidates for various reasons.

While I was trying to clean up some scraps today, I saw a lot of green, blue and yellow scraps so I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 2 months ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence

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, 7 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , rail fence , using orphan blocks

My First Finish of the Year! from A Quilted Passion

Oh happy day, happy day!

I'm singing because it's Friday and I have a finish to share! My first finish of the year! This is my version of Cultural Fusion's Free-form Rail Fence. And it's a big one, finishing at 112" x 112".

I made it for my king-size bed, but it is pictured on the queen bed in my guest room.

I pulled this project from My Quilty Bucket in October, which means it took me approximately 4 mos to complete. Of course, I'd like to produce a quilt a day, but I'll ...

added by Zenia Rene 2 years ago. under bed quilts , finishes , free-from blocks , rail fence , scripture

Good Thing I Didn’t Give Up from Patchwork Sampler Blog

The weakest area of my quilting game is machine quilting. Except for a handful of times, I have quilted all my quilts. That is thirty-plus years of steady practice and I’m still not good at it! I am still trying to improve, so a couple of months ago I signed up for Susan Smith’s Freehand Quilting Masterclass (link here). So far, I’ve watched the first class and put the lesson in practice.

Believe me, I have plenty of quilt tops for these practice sessions. I dug out an old treasure from and found a hunk of leftover ...

added by Rhonda R 2 years, 2 months ago. under beginning quilt , machine quilting , quilt , quilting , rail fence (Comments)

Stairway to Heaven from Sew Preeti Quilts

Here is the Stairway to Heaven...

Stairway to Heaven

I really enjoyed working with these gorgeous fabrics from Island Batik Foundations.

Nature Inspired?

Stairway to Heaven was published in Annie's One Day Quilts.

One Day Quilts

When I think of easy patterns and quick quilts, I think of rail fence.

Published

Choose fabrics carefully and let them do the hard work while you enjoy the compliments :-)

Thanks to Island Batik for providing the fabrics and Thanks to Annies for publishing the pattern/quilt.

Quilt in Magazine atop the Quilt :-)

Here are some more pictures.

Lighting up my yard

Quilting ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 6 months ago. under accuquilt , annie's publishing , annie's quilting , fall colors , fall quilt , island batik , island batik fabrics , island batik gradations , north carolina star block , quilts in the wild , rail fence , rail fence quilt

Rail Fence Finish #16 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been wanting to get back to this quilt and I finally had the chance.

When I finished the first Compassion Quilt block drive, I ended up with a handful of rail fence blocks. I was always planning on getting them into a quilt but I needed to steal some scraps from a friend. Finally, we sewed together a few weeks ago and I was able to dig through her brown and teal scraps and pull enough to get these last few blocks into a quilt.

It is not very big (40" square) but I don't like blocks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 8 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , rail fence

Rail Fence Quilts #14 and #15 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Whew!

I made it to the end of the rail fence block drive! I still have about 30 blocks that I will use at a later date with some leftover fabrics that coordinate beautifully.

Here is quilt #14 - it measures 55 x 65".

At this point, I am running on empty in my brown stash so luckily a friend donated two very alike pieces that I was able to finish off this one. The binding was made from the trimmings from a previous back - nothing goes to waste!

And finally, quilt #15 - measuring 50" x 60".

This quilt used up ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 12 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , rail fence

Rail Fence Quilts #12 and #13 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Getting so close to the end of the Rail Fence quilts.

These two quilts are the ones I enjoyed the most! Gail was gracious enough to make all the blocks AND sew them into tops. Then she put together kits with the backings and the prepared bindings. All I had to do was load them on my machine and go!

This one is quilt #12. It measures 60 x 70.

I knew the quilting was going to show nicely on the ack so I alternated round spirals and square spirals. I really loved how it turned out.

Here is quilt ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 years ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , rail fence

Rail Fence Block Drive Round up from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

As promised, I have added up the rail fence blocks, counted the quilts and identified all the different layouts made in the first Compassion Quilt Block Drive.

Thanks so much to all of you that donated. Your generosity far exceeded my expectations.

The blocks were a 5.5" simple rail fence made with 1.5" strips. I wanted the color scheme to be gender neutral so I went with browns and blues.

A whopping 43 quilters from two countries (thank you Canada) made a total of 1823 blocks.

I took those blocks and made 15 quilts. I still have a ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 years ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , rail fence

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