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Just in the Nick of Time from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Whew!

Look what I just finished with a day to spare!

Yes, I just put the last few stitches on the binding one day before I need this banner for my booth at the Westside Quilter's Quilt show.

The paper-pieced letters are by Quiet Play.

They are the Geometric Upper Case and you can find the pattern here.

The letters were all made using solid-colored scraps. I am pretty pleased with how it turned out but it certainly isn't perfect.

On the back, I used a soda can print a friend gave me. (She actually gave it to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 2 months ago. under banner , finished quilt , paper piecing , scrap quilts

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

Wildfire smoke has been so bad in my area that it is difficult to be outside much.

So that means I have been inside sewing a bit.

Hurray, I finished the last two letters I need for my quilt show booth banner. Which is good because I am the featured quilter at the Westside Quilters Guild show in Hillsboro Oregon the first weekend in October. If you are in the area, I hope you stop in. I will be giving free talks on scrap management each morning. You can read more about it on their website.

I also finished the ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 3 months ago. under banner , bloom , oh scrap! , paper piecing , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Another Very Productive Day from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

On Saturday, I spent the day sewing with a good friend. Instead of bringing a whole bag with lots of sewing options, I brought ONE project.

The project I took were my scrappy paper-pieced letters.

I stayed focused and finished my way through the blue letters.

The color orange was next and I completed the letter D and T. Even though we gabbed a ton, I am so pleased I finished 5 of these letters.

I still have the color purple to do. For that color, I have the letters E and N to do. But I am motivated now ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 4 months ago. under banner , oh scrap! , paper piecing , scrap quilting

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

Hurray for me!

I have been dragging my feet getting the paper pieced letter S done that I needed last month in the color pink. Well look what I finally finished this week!

I also finished the letter I in the color green for May. I still need a letter B that I think I will make in lime greens. Maybe I can still finish that one by the end of the month.

I also finished my Chaser blocks (with the added flip corners) for the month.

I added them to my design wall with all the other completed blocks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 7 months ago. under banner , chaser block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

sunflowers from Charm About You

Like many of you I've sure, the war in the Ukraine has been a horrible shock and weighed heavily on my mind. As well as making donations to charity relief efforts, and there are excellent resources available online to research where to donate, the craft community responded with many designers creating patterns to donate their profits. There have also been calls to purchase digital items from creators on Etsy who are in the Ukraine, this is easy to do by selecting Ukraine in the shop location menu in filters. These may seem relatively small actions but it all helps ...

added by Lucy | Charm About You 2 years, 9 months ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifloss , banner , craftivism , embroidery , embroidery pattern , mollie johanson , peace , scallop stitch , split stitch , sunflowers , ukraine , whipped back stitch

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

I actually sewed quite a bit this week.

But I sure do not feel like I have much to show for it!

I did sew this little 4" tall block. I think it took me most of the week!

I am looking forward to April's RSC color to see what letters I get to sew next.

I also sewed up two more of my Bloom blocks.

I still have two more yellow blocks to make. I have the HSTs finished but they need to be trimmed and sewn into blocks. It shouldn't take me too long to finish ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 9 months ago. under banner , bloom , oh scrap! , paper piecing , rainbow scrap challenge

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

The sunny days have turned rainy here so I was able to spend some time in my sewing room.

I finished up all of my Chaser Blocks in Yellow for the month of March.

I love this project more with every month's worth of blocks added.

I also finished two more of my Bloom blocks. I still have four more yellow ones to make for the quilt design I am making. Hopefully I can get to them next week - they are all cut, I just need to sew them up.

And lastly, I finished up my letter R for ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 9 months ago. under banner , bloom , chaser block , oh scrap! , paper piecing , rainbow scrap challenge

Oh Scrap!: The Letter I from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

How much scrap quilting did I accomplish last week?

This is it...Just the paper pieced letter I for my business name banner.

I did sew quite a bit this week but it was on projects that I will share probably later this week. Hopefully this week I will get my RSC blocks all cut out so I can finish them up. The end of the month seems to be coming up fast!

I hope you were able to make more progress than I on your scrappy projects.

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

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 10 months ago. under banner , oh scrap! , paper piecing , scrap quilting

Birthday Banner & Cake Card from Scraps of My Life

Welcome back!

Today I'm sharing a recent card make for a friend's little girl, who turned six in March. I love the colour-saturated Simple Stories birthday kits so I whipped up a quick little colourful card to put in with her gift.

Some fun polka dots and stripes, a little doily to soften some of the bold colours and hard edges and some die-cuts in the form of the cake and banner. I popped some left-over red pearls from my Christmas cards onto the cake for a little embellishment and then stamped 'celebrate' across the bottom.

Next challenge ...

added by Anonymous 8 years, 8 months ago. under banner , birthday card , cake , celebrate , doily , layering , pearls , polka dots , stamping , stripes

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