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

With all the quilts we make for Many Hands and Many Hearts, we end up with a lot of "chunks" of fabric. Most of these come from backing leftovers. These "chunks" get piled onto one of the shelves in our storage area and then I try and find ways to use them.

Lately, I noticed there were quite a few florals up there.

I decided I would make a chunky quilt top with them.

I quickly cut some 10.5" squares, some 5.5" squares and then a couple 10.5 x 5.5" rectangles for every block. Twenty blocks ...

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

Oh Scrap! : First Time Sewists from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am still meeting once a month with a few of the young girls in my neighborhood. They are helping me with various tasks and learning skills to become a quilter. This week, we moved on to sewing.

Remember the 4.5" squares I cut out of my scrap bins? They are going to turn them into quilts for Many Hands and Many Hearts.

Here are their first attempts. I think they did amazing. After sewing their first column and seeing how squares didn't align well, they took a bit more care and were so proud of their next ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 11 months, 1 week ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

The only thing I did with scraps this week is to stuff them into my scrap bins. I really need to get back into the habit f sewing with my scraps. They are piling up again!

But a bunch of nice scrap quilts were finished this week for Many hands and Many Hearts so I thought I would share those.

I did sew up this soft flannel quilt top from some pre-cut squares sent in by Karyn. I had some time to quilt something small on my longarm and this one was on the top of the pile. The backing ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 11 months, 2 weeks ago. under donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Pre-Cut Flannel from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I always enjoy opening all the packages that you guys send me.

I never know what I am going to find!

Last week, Karyn sent me a box filled with some pre-cut squares and some pre-cut flannel rectangles.

I was instantly inspired with the flannel pieces. There were two different sizes but they all seemed to be the approximately the same measurement on one size.

The first thing I sewed together was this simple little infant quilt.

The next little quilt top I made; I ran the blocks vertically. I am not sure if all the pieces were a consistent ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 11 months, 3 weeks ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

I have been trying to organize some of the scraps that are donated to Many Hands and Many Hearts. Right now they are just in bags and in big tubs. They are never going to get used if they continue to be stored this way.

As I was going thru some bags, I found some 4.5" squares that were already cut to size. I decided to use some of my solid scraps to cut some 1.5" x 4.5" strips to sew on one side. I have been sewing them as a leader/ender all this week.

Hopefully ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 11 months, 4 weeks ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

I don't have anything scrappy to share with you today. I think the only scraps I touched this week were a few that I made and had to try and stuff into my scrap bins.

But I did do a lot of other exciting things this week. Hopefully I will have exciting news to share with you soon.

So today I will share my friend Penny's scrap quilt with you. I guess it isn't really made from tiny scraps. But is it made from leftovers from previous projects. Like me, she has been cleaning her stash out ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

This week most of my time was spent longarm quilting and sorting fabrics to make kits for volunteers. I did find a bit of time to cut more 44.5" squares from my scraps.

This box is about 12" deep so there are a LOT of squares in their already. I have had a few people ask me exactly how many quilts I am planning on making. (It will be a lot!)

I did sew up a couple more sample blocks for this project. The first quilt will be monochromatic and have a black center square. There are some non-quilters ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

Happy Scrappy Sunday!

I am still pulling large scraps and cutting 4.5" squares from my color bins. Above is what I cut this week. On the right is about a 10" high stack of cut squares and on the left is scraps I have trimmed to 4.5" wide. Now I just need to chop them into squares.

This project seems never ending!

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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 ...

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

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

I had a few minutes to sew on Saturday, so I decided to get out the RWB strings and make a few more blocks. I really wanted some mindless sewing!

In no time at all, I finished up ten more blocks.

I added them to my stack of blocks. Some of these were sent to me and others I made along the way.

There are now a total of 52 completed blocks.

Plenty here to make a quilt. Now I just need some time to decide on a layout and sew up the quilt top!

I also have a stack ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 1 month ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

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

I didn't think I spent much time on scraps this week but as I was organizing the quilts that were finished this week, I came across this little quilt.

I think I mentioned at one time, I have been going through all the flannel scraps to see what I could turn into quilts. I made all the nine patches a while back, but I did sew the blocks together and quilt up this soft little quilt.

I had this tan piece of flannel that worked perfectly for the backing. Even the binding was made from some flannel leftovers.

I ...

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

Oh Scrap! Ta-Da from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week just seemed to zoom past.

I am feeling a bit frazzled this weekend.

I didn't get a chance to start any new scrap projects but I did get all the rows put together for my scrappy HST quilt. I really like how it turned out. the blocks were fun to make, and I didn't worry that the HSTs were all going one way. I like how they go every which way in the quilt.

Now I just need to find time to quilt it. Once it is completed it will go in the Many Mands and ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Rows Complete from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week, I had to spend a lot of time putting together kits for longarm quilters. It is a slow process because it usually means I have to prepare a backing too. But I made sure I found some time to advance my scrap quilt project.

I was able to get all the rows sewn on my scrappy HSTs quilt. Now I just need to press all the seams before I can sew the rows together. I am really happy with how this is turning out and am very motivated to finish it.

Maybe I will have a completed quilt ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Assembly Begins from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I spent most of the week assembling quilt tops and sewing backings for flimsies for Many Hands and Many Hearts. Now I have a nice queue built up to go on a longarm.

Really the only scrap quilting I did this week was to start to sew the blocks together on my scrappy HST quilt. So far I just have the bottom two rows completed. Hopefully next week I will be able to complete the top.

I have had a new distraction this weekend. Meet Estelle. Arthur and I went to meet her Friday and Saturday she came to our ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Gifted Panel Bits from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I was digging around in the panel bits and scraps gifted to Many Hands and Many Hearts and came across some fun things. I have been needing to make a teen appropriate quilt and this should fit the bill.

Here are the bits as they came.

The first step was to get everything all trimmed up so I know what I have to work with

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I then pulled some matching large chunks that needed using up.

I then started making some colorful strips. I know I want the quilt about 55" wide so I initially cut all the strips roughly ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Orange HSTs from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I found a little bit of time this week to make the last blocks I need for my scrappy HST project.

These last twelve orange 6.5" HSTs will complete the corners on the layout. Now I can finally sew up the quilt top and clear it off my design wall. I am thinking I want to get out some of my orphan blocks and make a few donation quilts from them. I certainly have an abundance of them!

Most of this week was spent organizing my old office into the storeroom for Many Hands and Many Hearts. All the ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 4 months ago. under hsts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

Hurray! I finished up the last 12 scrappy purple blocks I needed for my scrap quilt. These blocks measure 6.5" square. Next, I need to make 12 orange blocks to finish up the quilt top. It will be nice to get this one off of my design wall.

Boy, I sure must have whined a lot about having to make bindings. When I got my packages this weekend, the first box I opened had all these lovely, prepared bindings from Jen.

Then I opened the next box and found these scrappy bindings from Anne.

The third package I opened ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 4 months ago. under binding , hsts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

Making all of these donation quilts, I end up with a lot of scraps. I try to use them up as often as I can. For the RWB block drive, I like to turn those scraps into string blocks.

I made these six 10.5" squares this week.

I have also received a few blocks in the mail. I love how the blocks look so different and represent each person's scraps. Once I get more completed, I will see what designs I can create with the blocks I have. If need be, I will just make more blocks and ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 4 months ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

Oh Scrap! : Binding Day from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

All of the time I would have spent playing with scraps this week was used to prepare bindings for donation quilts.

About once a month, I spend a ton of time making scrappy bindings out of leftover bindings from previous quilts. I try and match up colors or themes so they have a better chance of being used in the future. I also go through small leftover bits to see if there are any that I can cut into 2.5" strips to make bindings from. It feels like this chore takes forever!

This week I ended up with about ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Donated Quilt Tops from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

So much scrappy goodness in today’s two quilts.

Another lovely string quilt from Karen. I really like these blocks started with a black triangle. It is fun to see all the happy scraps she put into this quilt.

Karen also supplied this black and white print for the backing.

This quilt measures about 55 x 65”.

This second quilt was made by Denise. She sure made those orphan blocks look amazing.

Nancy sent in this gorgeous backing fabric. I think I have even more so you will see it on another quilt.

This quilt measures 48 x 74”.

I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , scrap quilting

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

Somehow, I was able to get out my purple scraps this week and make these 8 scrappy blocks.

I put them up on the wall with the rest of the blocks and discovered I need twenty more! I guess I just keep chipping away at them until I finish the quilt.

Wishing everyone a Scrappy 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 ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under hsts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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