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More Misc Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have a few more miscellaneous compassion quilt finishes to share today. Over the holidays I got busy and quilted up a number of quilt tops - I am finally finishing the binding on a few.

Someone sent me in a huge stack of colorful string blocks. I was able to sort them into two quilt tops. Here is the first finish I made with them. I know this quilt will bring a much-deserved smile to someone's lips. It is so lovely!

This dotted wide backing was donated by a few people. This piece came from Margaret.

(This wide backing ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , scrap mixology , string quilt , two bits

Scrappy String Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I haven't been that busy with client quilts lately, so I have been working really hard quilting up the tops that were previously sent in by some generous followers.

Check out this lovely string quilt top Pamela sent in. I love string quilts and this one does not disappoint. This quilt measures 60 x 72".

String quilts can get really heavy so I used some of the lighter weight batting that was donated by the hospital.

Pamela not only sent in the quilt top, but she included this lovely red backing and the blue prepared binding.

A scrappy string ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 6 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , string quilt

Almost the last Home Improvement from Elaine Adair Pieces

THINK PINK - This was made up by All Day Sew friends, from gifted PINKS. Some of the sewists wanted to learn a little about QAYGo, and also String Quilting, so many contributed to this project, while learning. This will be donated to our annual Quilt Show. It turned out well and several of the sewists are already thinking about it's purchase!

Kaleidoscope Quilt in Blue made up in a few days, after being asked to present a Trunk Show and lesson, so I wanted something fresh and new.

AND if you've visited me previously, you might notice -- ta ...

added by Elaine Adair 2 years ago. under brian , deck , home improvement , kaleidoscop in blue , stair railings , string quilt , think pink

wonky wishes finish from Making A Lather

When Bonnie Hunter was doing quiltcams, she introduced this quilt, as she was working on it. I really liked it, and, started making a few blocks along with her in 2012. It languished in the ufo closet for awhile and then I managed to complete the top in 2017. Then it languished in the "to be quilted" closet until It had a turn as one of my 5 quilts project. I had an empty longarm for a moment, and, now, I have a wonky wishes finish.

It was fun to revisit it, and, all the scrappy fabrics, I used to ...

added by maggie fellow 2 years ago. under bonnie hunter , finish , friday finish , phd , quilt , quiltville , scrappy , string quilt , strings , ufo , wonky wishes

Oh Scrap! : Never Ending Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

My plan for this week was to get out my orange scraps and cut what I need for all of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects. The scrap bin is still on the shelf and all I have to share are some more string blocks. I seem to have a never ending supply of RWB strips right now.

This week I made six more 10" string blocks.

I thought I had better count them to see how many blocks I have. Right now I have 28 blocks! So I just need two more for a 50 x 60" quilt or I ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Hands2Help Progress from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A lot of my interactions with scraps this week was sorting and putting them away.

I did get one lonely string block completed.

The real accomplishment is I finished up the 28 16-patch blocks I needed to finish my Hands2Help Challenge quilt for this year. I was really wanting to make all of the blocks from striped fabric, but I really don't have the time to search for them.

This week I hope to add these 28 to the 28 already up on my design wall. I am sure I will need to move things around a bit before ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 1 month ago. under 16 patch , hands to help challenge , oh scrap! , string quilt

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

The weather has been beautiful here so I have been busy putting in my vegetable garden and cleaning up my flower beds. Not a lot of new scrap sewing going on.

I did get six more 10" string blocks sewn from the patriotic scraps. I haven't counted how many I have done but I am sure I have over 30 completed. I will probably be finishing all the blocks needed around the time I finish sewing up all the Churn Dash blocks.

Hope all of you are enjoying your Spring!

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

Love Two from Fret Not Yourself

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change, until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

~R. D. Laing

Quilting

The mockup should have helped... and it did in a way. The print/solid combinations are not what I might have chosen otherwise. But the final version is still a surprise. That L looks quite bold. White may be a mistake but I pushed on quilting it instead of ...

added by Ann 2 years, 2 months ago. under adding words to quilts , bruce henderson , chinese coins , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

Oh Scrap! : A Productive Week from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I can't believe all the scrappy sewing I did this week.

I cut and sewed two purple heart blocks and one color block for my Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts.

I also made 11 more string blocks from the scraps leftover from the Churn Dash quilts. I took a bunch of photos of finished quilts this weekend so I hope to get some posts written sharing them.

I also sewed up a few more Churn dash quilt tops that I plan on quilting up this week. If you have made blocks and haven't put them in the mail, you ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 2 months ago. under color block quilt , compassion quilts , donation quilts , heart block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , string quilt

Reprising LOVE from Fret Not Yourself

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

~Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Quilting

Sewing a back for the Optical Illusion was the alleged task but all these scraps are scattered around my sewing area. Although I started to simply push them into the scrap bag, they insisted I pull out more material for a front instead.

I said I wouldn't repeat any words but Love is the greatest thing of all... and I wanted to make one with a different V. I'm truly running out of fabric (hooray!) but there are these two shot cottons that have been ...

added by Ann 2 years, 2 months ago. under adding words to quilts , chinese coins , reading , scrap quilt , stacy schiff , string quilt

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

Blocks for the Churn Dash block drive are coming in fast and furious right now. So most of my week was spent making quilt tops, longarm quilting and/or sewing bindings.

It's a good kind of busy!

The only scrappy thing I sewed were some string quilt blocks.

For each of the block drives, I am going to try and come up with a project to use up some of the small scraps created when making the quilts. For the Rail Fence drive, I made some 16 patch blocks. I hope to share that finished quilt soon.

For the ...

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

Optical Illusion 2 Top from Fret Not Yourself

Obsession is a substitute for talent.

~Steven Martin

Quilting

Perhaps my repetition of specific ideas is a form of obsession but I prefer to consider it working all the angles.

The result is better than expected - despite using only scraps. The design pulls the white center into a slightly curved shape and the subsequent rows and sashing enhance the effect. The blue corner has the best value progression. The corals (lower right) jump a bit more than ideal but I love the colors. As stated, I used fabric on hand, mostly from the scrap bin although some was pulled from ...

added by Ann 2 years, 3 months ago. under firoozeh dumas , optical illusion , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

A Second Optical Illusion Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

~Jules Verne

Quilting

Happy Pi Day! Every year more and more people notice this mathematical celebration for 3.14. (It's easier to remember using the American date notation.. which I've always thought awkward. Most everyone else orders from smallest to largest units day/month/year.) That aside, this day is the perfect excuse to look for circles. Here I go again.

Since finishing the first Optical Illusion quilt I've been wanting to try it again with lighter fabrics. What if I switched values using lights for the ...

added by Ann 2 years, 3 months ago. under emma straus , optical illusion , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

Woo Pig Sooie Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

Life is about that little space between what's over and what's next.

~Norman Lear

Quilting

Like Audrey and several other people, I caught a heck of a cold and have been mostly out of commission for several weeks. Occasionally I manage some quilting time but quickly head back to bed. This silly illness wiped me out. I'm even eating canned soup!

However, my older son's lap quilt is finally a wrap. Red and white are one of my favorite combinations. {I need to make one of my own even though these aren't my college colors ...

added by Ann 2 years, 3 months ago. under adding words to quilts , arkansas quilt , merlin sheldrake , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

Something Old, Something New - Pulling My Heart Strings! from Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Hi, all!

Have I ever mentioned that we have some great scrap quilters here in Tennessee? And one of my favorites is Tracy of Tracy's Bits N Pieces. We met several years ago at a Jen Kingwell trunk show in Nashville, and I've followed her on Instagram (@tracysbitsnpieces) ever since. Her feed is a constant source of inspiration! So when I saw this quilt pop up....

...I was (a) immediately enchanted, and (b) messaging Tracy to see if she minded if I created my own version for this tutorial series! She graciously agreed, and suggested that I check ...

added by Sarah Craig 2 years, 4 months ago. under something old something new , sosn , string quilt , tutorial

Going in Circles Slowly from Fret Not Yourself

Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the sky and he'll believe you.

Tell him that a bench has wet paint on it and he has to touch it to be sure.

~unknown

Quilting

The plan was to have the quilting finished by now but instead caught a cold and spent a few days in bed. So I'm still circling. A large lap quilt instead of a baby quilt takes more time, too. The spiraling circle is complete; I'm filling in the four corners now. Progress.

Clear cherry reds may be my favorite color. Too ...

added by Ann 2 years, 4 months ago. under adding words to quilts , arkansas quilt , rachel may , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

A College Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlyn, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something.

That is the only thing that never fails."

~The Once and Future King

Quilting

So far DS1 hasn't said much about wanting a quilt jacket, too. Just a few comments I'm not taking that seriously. But he admired the Arkansas quilts I'd made for his friends' babies. Recently I realized a 3x3 grid {instead of 2x2} would make the quilt almost lap size. Besides being my favorite colors, red and white are both Valentine and Arkansas colors. Sending him a ...

added by Ann 2 years, 5 months ago. under adding words to quilts , arkansas quilt , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt , tiya alicia miles

Scrappy Strip/String Quilt from Tea Rose Home

I remembered that I didn't get around to posting this quilt I finished in November. I used the same method that I used to make strip pillows in October. I used 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" tissue papers for the pillow, but I used 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" papers for this quilt, that's it! It is done by exact same technique, just bigger. If you are in interested in the tutorial you can click the link.

After I finished piecing, I wondered how I wanted to quilt it. The options are:

A. Ask ...

added by Sachiko 2 years, 5 months ago. under babylock , babylock ambassador , fast and easy quilt , quilt , quilting , sewing machine , string quilt , strip quilt

String Spiderweb UFO from Patchwork Sampler Blog

In my never-ending effort to declutter my sewing room I came across this String Spiderweb UFO. This project was started at a Bonnie Hunter retreat in 2017. I have never been a fan of string piecing but had loads of scraps left over from the 100 Days 100 Blocks project, so started piecing blocks at the retreat and got this far.

In December 2020, I made several more blocks and abandoned the project again. It’s a very slow process and messy to tear the paper off the back. I love scrap quilts, but this block is not my favorite ...

added by Rhonda R 2 years, 7 months ago. under quilting , scrap quilt , string quilt , string spiderweb , ufo finish (Comments)

Green Diagonal String Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

News media and public health initiatives target these moms to tell them it is their responsibility to protect their kids from an unsafe, risky, and contaminated food industry that puts artificial dye in crackers, infuses arsenic into baby food, and keeps kid's palates from developing by packing children's menus with cheeseburgers and French fries. Interestingly, moms today get the message that it is their job to safeguard their kids, not that it's the state's responsibility to regulate and monitor industry practices.

~Priya Fielding Singh

Quilting

Finished. How different the quilt looks photographed from this direction rather ...

added by Ann 2 years, 9 months ago. under priya fielding-singh , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

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