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Oh Scrap! : Delivery by Wilma from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This was a great week for Many Hands and Many Hearts. We have TWO new longarm quilters joining our volunteer ranks. One is even ready to do a couple a week for us.

So, I have been spending this week trying to get backs pieced, batting cut and (for some) binding prepped. How many? I am prepping up for 19 quilts! Needless to say,
I don't have anything scrappy to share today.

But I do have some finished quilts to share. Wilma lives in the Sacramento area and was planning a trip north with some friends. They offered to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 days, 3 hours ago. under finished quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Some of my Scrap Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I know you are probably tired of me saying it, but it was another busy week! But I am hoping by the end of March, I might get a breather until late summer. Fingers crossed!

It was fun to see some of the scrap quilts I put together crossed the finish line this week. This pretty snowball quilt was made from a bunch of pink and purple scraps. The inspiration was some pansy fabric I had a small piece of. Nann sent in the backing fabric and board member Bev quilted this one.

I also made these floral blocks from ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 week, 3 days ago. under donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting , snowball

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

I have not been very good about sharing finishes lately. So, I thought today I would share a bunch of pretty scrappy donation quilts that have crossed the finish line.

Let's start out with this bright and fun novelty quilt. What a great way to use those colorful novelty scraps and the color placement is (chef's kiss)!

The tag got misplaced on this one, but I think it was made by Sue or Jean. I do know local longarm quilter Laura not only quilted it but also sewed on the binding for us.

We even made the backside ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Teddy Bears from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have no idea where this week went. I know I quilted up a lot of quilts for Many Hands and Many Hearts. There were lots of labels to sew on and bindings to finish. MHMH also received a lot of packages this week, so I spent a lot of time organizing all of that.

But I didn't spend a lot of time playing with any scraps!

I recently joined one of the local quilt guilds. Some of my longtime friends work the Community Service table so it was natural for me to join that team. At our last ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

I can't believe I went another week without sharing any finished quilts. This was definitely a week of unplanned events interfering with my schedule. I am hoping next week will be different!

I moved out of my sewing room and have been sewing on my dining room table for more than a year now. In the last few months, it has become home to a large pile of scraps. Many of them need to be cut into binding strips but there are some that inspire a quilt.

I had some leftover plaids from some napkins we made for our ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : A Little Late from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been having a heck of a time for the last few weeks remembering what day of the week it is. I know I am not the only one - a reader emailed me yesterday looking for this Oh Scrap! post.

Hopefully my inner calendar corrects itself soon!

I needed something quick I could share and this quilt top sent in by Rena fits the bill. It is so fun and scrappy. I love all the playful novelty prints in this one. The bird backing fabric was donated by Karen and local longarm quilter Laura finished it up.

We really ...

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

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

My boy Arthur has been feeling under the weather the last few days, so I have been doing a lot of cutting and sewing at my dining room table. He likes to lay at my feet while I work - under the table is his safe place. So for a change, I have been staying right by his side.

He has an appointment at the vet Monday morning so hopefully we can figure out what is wrong with him. I don't like seeing him in pain.

Not only did I get all of the pink flannel cut, but it is ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under flannel , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Flannel Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been busy all week cutting flannel scraps into 2.5" x 4.5" rectangles. I think all of the pink scraps are done and I have moved onto blue.

As I cut them, I am stacking them in a box so they are ready to sew. I don't often get a chance to sit and sew but I did find time to make enough soft blocks for a quilt top.

I have 42 of these 8" blocks ready to be turned into a top. I have also cut more than enough rectangles to make the same size ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months, 1 week ago. under flannel , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

A huge thanks to all of you who wished me well. I am pretty much back to my old self. I still have pain in my ear but at least I can move my head without falling over.

I am still working away at Mount Flannel when I have a chance. I have been focusing on the pink scraps and anything new that needs attention. I am not to add anything to my mountain of scraps!

Once I have all the rectangles I need for a block, I am just stacking them in a box to sew at a later ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under flannel , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

Colds and Covid have hit our area hard. Almost everyone I know has some sort of bug they are fighting. I myself caught a head cold - which led to an ear infection and burst eardrum - which led to vertigo. I am not a happy camper right now. Every time I try to get something done, dizziness makes it impossible and back to bed I go

. Hopefully the pills do their thing soon and I am back to my regular self!

I did get a few more flannel scraps cut and some scrappy blocks made. I have two patterns I am ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months ago. under flannel , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Flannel Scraps from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Whew! Yesterday was a good day but it sure cut into my work time last week. We had our first Sew Day Fundraiser. Poor planning on my part because I scheduled it the same day as the Civil War game here in Eugene. Not only was traffic bad, but lots of people stayed home to watch the game.

I did get a fantastic surprise...one of my readers traveled hours to stop by and bring us a huge stack of blocks and some fabric. She couldn't stay and sew but it made my day that I got to meet ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under flannel , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

Today's scrap project is brought to you by my dog Arthur. Twice this week, he has grabbed a plastic bag and ran through the house leaving a trail of HSTs in his wake.

I finally decided to just give him the plastic bag to destroy, and I would do something with the tiny bits inside. Were they trash or treasure?

I don't usually play with tiny. But these 2"(?) HSTs were all made so beautifully, I felt like I should at least sew them up into some blocks - even if they ended up on the orphan block pile ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

Sorry I didn't share any finished quilts this week. But I ran out of treated quilt labels. The table I use to add mod podge to the labels is completely covered with fabric, scraps, and who knows what else. Hopefully by the end of the weekend, I will get it cleared off.

Then there will be a whole lot of finishes to share!

Lately, I have been seeing so many quilts with pinwheels. I finally decided to give in and get out some scraps to make some. I have a bunch of slate blue fabric I would like to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months ago. under oh scrap! , pinwheel blocks , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Not Again! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I seem to be unable lately to keep track of my days. Especially around our board meetings.

Sorry for the delay in getting up this post!

I didn't get any scrap quilting done this week so I thought I would share this lovely 30"s basket quilt top Nann sent in to us. We didn't have any 30's fabric for the backing but Cindy sent in this pretty floral with a navy background that looked nice.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. Here are ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 1 week ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Crap! : Florals from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Sorry about the lateness of my post. I wrote it yesterday but forgot to publish it.

I am still working through a bunch of scraps for Many Hands and Many Hearts. In addition to our sew day in September, we are doing a craft table in November so many of our scraps are going to be used to make some small saleable items.

I saw I had a lot of floral chunks (mostly trimmings from backings) so I thought I would also make some simple blocks. I not only had enough blocks to make a quilt finished in one afternoon ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under happy blocks , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : More Bow Ties from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I thought I would finish the blocks I needed for my scrappy Bow Tie quilt this week.

I am using up scraps left over from our Two Step Autumn block drive we did last year.

I made the ten blocks I needed - only to realize I needed twenty blocks. Sigh...

I guess I should look at it as a win. Ten more blocks mean more scraps will get used. And I certainly have lots of scraps still. In fact, I might just continue on and make enough blocks for another quilt.

These blocks are 8.5" and are made using ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 4 weeks ago. under bowtie block , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Bow Tie Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Even though I haven't sewn the scrappy snowball blocks into a quilt top yet, I decided to go ahead and start another project. It didn't take me long to get inspired.

We still have a lot of fall colored scraps leftover from our autumn Two Step blocks. I knew I wanted to make a bow tie block and the fall colors are going to work perfectly. I finished six blocks this week, but I have lots of fabric sitting on my cutting board so I am hoping to make more soon. These blocks measure 8.5" so the ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months, 1 week ago. under bowtie block , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

I have finished all of my scrap quilts, so I decided to start a new one this weekend. Looking on the scrap shelf, I see there are a lot of purple and pink chunks of fabric. I also recently received a few fat quarters of white-on-white fabric. I decided to start there!

I didn’t want to choose a block that required a bunch of cutting or sewing. Putting together a scrap top quickly is my goal. Keeping up with all the scraps is becoming quite a challenge - especially the storage of all them. And we know I am unable ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months, 3 weeks ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

I thought I would take some time this week to sew some string blocks into a top. I usually add some sashing but I decided to just go with a simple 6 x 7 layout.

I think these blocks came from a number of donors. Some used paper foundations, some used fabric foundations and some used no foundation at all.

Here is my silly string block secret....you can tell which blocks I made because I tend to use icky fabric for my foundations. I had a bunch of the panels that you can cut out, stuff and make animals ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 11 months ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

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