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Fun on a Friday! from Humble Quilts

My son sent me this photo recently and asked "how do you know how old a quilt is"

I said you have to be experienced and know fabric. How much were they selling it for and what kind of shape was it in? (He loves to go to yard sales and I assumed that is where it was)

His reply- This is on the ground in my recycling room.

A little back and forth and I told him to grab it- likely 1940-1960

He kept it in a bucket for a few days. Then I told him what I would ...

added by Lori 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under antique quilt top , orphan blocks , string quilt

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

I hope all of you survived the holiday. Arthur is back to his cheeky self and we just spent Christmas goofing off. It was quiet and relaxing. Just what I needed!

I am spending the end of December cleaning, organizing and planning for the new year.

So not a lot of sewing right now.

But I did want to share a bunch of fun string quilts that made it across the finish line. I think Elana sent us these blocks a long time ago. I handed them off to our new board member Karen with some black fabric sent in ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

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 10 months, 1 week ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

Mid Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Cindy sent in this lovely quilt top. I really love the colors - plum and dark mustard.

Cindy also sent in the purple for the backing.

A big thanks to local longarmer Kelly for finishing it up for us.

We just received this finished quilt from Julie. That bubblegum pink sure gives it a vintage vibe.

I always love to see quilts made from one of my patterns. This is one of my Scrap Mixology patterns called Chaser. I love how Sue put her colors together. It is so playful!

Martha sent in the red doggie backing fabric. We added some ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 1 month ago. under chaser block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , string quilt

Oh Scrap! : Does this Work? from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There are a lot of things classified as scraps here at Many Hands and Many Hearts. Yes, we have tons of fabric bits piled on lots of surfaces. And we are always looking for new ideas on how to use them. Additionally, we consider orphan blocks, scrappy string blocks (that have no home), UFOs and every other bag of goodies that comes our way "scraps".

Well, one of my jobs is to find ways to get these all into quilts.

Earlier this week, I was digging through my bags and boxes of blocks. Marci always keeps us well stocked with ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 1 month ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

Some Veteran Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It has been a while since I shared some of our Veteran finishes. I looked through all my photos and some must have gotten delivered without getting photographed.

I only have four to share today.

I am still using all the RWB scraps to make string blocks. Adding those to the blocks that are sent in by some of you, I could probably make about four of these quilts. The red and blue backing for this one came from Dorothy.

Larger RWB scraps, I cut into 5.5" squares and make some simple patchwork quilt from them. Pat sent Karen ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 2 months ago. under finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , string quilt

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 1 year, 4 months ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

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

I am still trying to make a few RWB string blocks every now and then to burn through some of the scraps we acquire.

I did finish up 7 more 10.5" blocks late this week. I think I have enough now to make a quilt (thanks to some donors).

Did you know you can make 10.5" RWB string blocks anytime and send them to us?

I have chosen to make 10.5" string blocks to burn through all the RWB scraps we end up with making Many Hands and Many Hearts Veteran quilts. This means I don't ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

Another Week - More Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Tomorrow, it is time to make a delivery of Compassion Quilts to the hospital.

We are already working on next month's order!

I was happy to see this lovely scrap quilt in the pile to photograph today. It proves to me I CAN make a nice scrap quilt. All of these florals were all leftovers from previous quilts. Mari sent in the backing fabric and local quilter Terry quilted it up for us.

Board President Penny made this Split 4-patch quilt top. She has been busy using up a bunch of fall colored fabrics in her stash. I think ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 6 months ago. under finished quilt , jewel blocks , scrap quilts , split 4 patch , string quilt

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

I have been sharing so many lovely string quilts lately, I lost my self-control and just had to make some blocks myself.

Here are the nine 10.5" blocks I just finished. I think I have a few more blocks stashed away that were made by myself and others. They make such wonderful Veteran quilts. They burn through all those scraps I end up with too. If you have some RWB scraps you need to find a home for, feel free to make some 10.5" string blocks and we will use them for our donation quilts!

I hope to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 7 months ago. under oh scrap! , string quilt

More Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Arthur is already saying "Enough with the smooches." It is going to be a long day for him...

He already looks traumatized!

Check out this wonderful string top Jean sent us. It is so very bright and happy. I have been wanting to sew up some string blocks too. They are my favorite block to sew because I can go fast!

Jean also sent in this lovely backing. The colors are perfect!

I really like this quilt top sent in by Kristin. I am definitely seeing all sorts of block layout designs. I might have ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 7 months ago. under finished quilt , jewel blocks , string quilt

First 2025 Finish from Humble Quilts

I put the final stitches in my liberated string quilt! I had it going for awhile thinking it would be a larger medallion but I couldn't add anything I liked.

I can use this for my quilt class "Bounty of Baskets" and "String Quilts Your Way"

If you can spread the word about me teaching or giving a trunk show to your guild I'd appreciate that. Thanks!

I'm a fan of French General fabric and I thought this was perfect to use my FG stash.

This is a bit wavy because I gently laid it in the ...

added by Lori 1 year, 7 months ago. under bounty of baskets , french general , string quilt

TIGER Baby Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

Every disaster movie starts with the government ignoring a scientist.

Quilting

If you follow my posts, you realize I often create baby quilts in series which frequently use leftover blocks and scraps/offcuts from larger ones. Not that I ever tell parents this. People who don't quilt think scraps mean roadkill or something! We know the fabric is still in the $10-15/yard range.

Once I made a series of Lone Stars; I still have some ideas about that. They started with lots of WOF strips that were hanging around.

The Word series began from the idea of traditional ...

added by Ann 1 year, 9 months ago. under adding words to quilts , chinese coins , maria smilios , scrap quilt , string quilt

REST Baby Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.

~E.B. White

Quilting

The previous quilt used the medium green sets but there's still a bunch of dark green ones. They only seem to work with these dark browns. I like the combination although it's pretty old-fashioned. My stash also contained these pastel tan and green solids. That's how this quilt came about.

The back came from a LQS closing sale. While it's exciting to get the fabric so cheaply, it means fewer choices in the future. I have ...

added by Ann 1 year, 10 months ago. under adding words to quilts , chinese coins , damian paletta , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt , yasmin abutaleb

SING Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

The sun will rise and set regardless. What we choose to do with the light while it's here is up to us.

~Alexandra Elle

Quilting

Tucked in a bag of scraps are several Coin sets in a variety of colors. I actually remember making these a couple of years ago. Now’s the time to use them in some smaller quilts. First up are the red and white leftovers from the Arkansas series and someone I know could use this.

SING quilt

The red and white look festive; the black and white binding reminds me of piano keys. Once ...

added by Ann 1 year, 11 months ago. under adding words to quilts , katherine rundell , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

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 2 years ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

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

One of the things I did this week was to get out the RWB scraps and make a few string blocks. I am making them 10.5" square.

I also got out all the blocks I had made previously along with the ones that have been donated. Coincidentally, I received more in the mail Friday. Now I think I have more than enough for a string quilt and possibly enough to use as a border on another quilt I am working on. You will just have to wait to see what that will look like!

String blocks are probably my ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 1 month ago. under oh scrap! , string quilt

Bramble Blooms 1 Quilted from Fret Not Yourself

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

~William Arthur Ward

Quilting

How grateful I am to Audrey for hosting the Bramble Blooms QAL. Having done one myself I know how challenging it is to plan for students with varied skills, to explain each step, to answer questions, and to simply get it all together. I adore applique but don't do much so this QAL was the prompt I needed to try it again. Thank you, Audrey!

Not only that, but I used many of the last color group in my old ...

added by Ann 2 years, 2 months ago. under bramblebloomsqal , scrap quilt , string quilt

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

I am trying to keep up with the scraps from the RWB Veteran quilts. I decided I had a bit of time so I sewed up a dozen more blocks.

I am trimming these to 10.5" square. I will just make as many as I can!

A few people have included a few string blocks in their packages - here are two that I got from Holly. They will go into the pile and hopefully result in a quilt top soon.

What scrappy projects have you been working on?

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

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 2 months ago. under oh scrap! , string quilt

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 2 years, 3 months ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

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