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Some Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I kind of hit a wall this week and didn't finish as many quilts as I had planned. I opted to snuggle with my puppy rather than sew bindings a couple of evenings. Arhtur was rather pleased about that!

I did still get a few quilts across the finish line. This is the 16th log cabin quilt made from our last block drive. There is just one more to finish.

Audrey and Janet laid these blocks out. I think they did a fabulous job.

This white and green backing came out of my stock. I am not a fan ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under chaser block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , log cabin blocks , many hands and many hearts , scrap mixology

Oh Scrap! : Just Add Pansies from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Wow! I actually made a scrappy quilt top this week!

Remember these strips of color that I have been making each month? I finally found an inspiration fabric to make a quilt top out of them.

I was gifted about a yard of some pansy fabric. I really didn't know what I was going to do with it. It was small for a backing and it wasn't a great candidate for a binding. But then I remembered my color strips. I immediately pulled some pink, purple, green and turquoise and started sewing 2.5" x 8.5" strips ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under chaser block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

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

The weather has been amazing the last few days, so Arthur and I have been spending lots of time outdoors - working and playing.

There are so many signs of spring. It is time to get the garden prepped!

I did find time to make these nine scrappy strips in turquoise. As I was digging through some fabric today, I discovered a yard of fabric that I think will finish some of these strips off nicely. I pulled some pink, purple, green and turquoise strips so we shall see how it looks.

Maybe I will have a quilt top to share ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months ago. under chaser block , oh scrap! , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : A Few Pinks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Happy Sunday Everyone!

This was a crazy week for me. I received two very large fabric donations, so my house was complete chaos for quite a few days as I sorted, folded and organized a lot of material.

I also received a few quilt tops and a whole bunch more orphan blocks.

Even with all that going on, I did sew a bit with some pink scraps.

I made ten more strip blocks. They measure 4.5" x 8.5".

This is the prettiest scrappy thing I touched this week. One of my clients brought me a Geese Migration top ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 10 months, 3 weeks ago. under chaser block , geese migration quilt , oh scrap! , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

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

Oh Dear...I almost forgot to write my post before I went to bed.

I did finish five more Two Bit blocks in the color pink but I was so excited to have enough blocks for a quilt top, I forgot to take photos. You will now have to wait to see them in the finished quilt. Sorry!

While I was cutting strips for my Two Bit blocks, I also cut some strips to make more of the blocks that have no name. I am just sewing strips together to make a rectangle measuring 4.5" x 8.5". Hopefully ...

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

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

With all the ice we had this week, I did find time to sew a few scraps.

I still have my green scrap bin out, so I made four more Two Bit blocks for my scrappy quilt.

I also made seven of these scrappy rectangles. I don't know what to call them - they are really the start to a block. I will eventually sew on a 2.5" strip to the top and bottom but I don't know what that fabric will be. For now, I will just add them to the stack of purple ones I made ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 11 months, 1 week ago. under chaser block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap mixology , two bits

Oh Scrap! : Something New from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been trying to come up with a simple scrap block that I could sew up on a continuous basis and use in lots of ways. I have been thinking about this for months!

I also wanted something that didn't require a bunch of cutting.

This week I decided that I would just make some of these 4.5" x 8.5" strips of scraps. I can use any size width of fabric, I can make them any color and I can just stack them up until an inspiration fabric shows itself.

The next step will be to ...

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

A Few Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I dropped off 17 more Compassion Quilts at the hospital today. They were so well received!

The Blue/Brown rail fence quilts have been a big hit because they are gender neutral and can be given to anyone. The quilts that have a hard time finding a home are quilts that have a theme to them. Thanks to that feedback, I will definitely be mindful of the quilts I design for this project. I was told the first batch of 20 quilts were all distributed within weeks. They are so appreciative of all the generous quilters taking part in this ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 9 months ago. under chaser block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , plus quilt

Another Chaser Block Finish from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am finally feeling not so overwhelmed and that means I am usually more productive. I have finished another quilt that has been in the block stage for months. That make me feel so good!

I started these blocks at the beginning of 2022 as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilt. I had recently released my Chaser Block pattern (One of my Scrap Mixology patterns) and had the idea to add the flip corners to the block so a pinwheel appears where the block connects.

The little flip corners are not part of the pattern. I just constantly have ideas that ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 1 month ago. under chaser block , finished quilt , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

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

It looks like fall is finally coming to the PNW. Temperatures are still a bit warm during the night, but the nights are cold and the leaves are slowly changing colors. So a lot of my time this week has been spent doing outdoor chores.

I did get the final ten Chaser blocks completed for my RSC quilt. Here are the first six.

Here are the final four. I decided to add in a couple gray blocks because my scrap bin is overflowing.

(I used my Chaser pattern as inspiration for these blocks. Note that the pattern does not have ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 2 months ago. under chaser block , oh scrap! , scrap mixology

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

Another Sunday and I don't have too much to share.

I wanted to sew up a quilt top this weekend, so I put all of my Scrap Mixology Chaser blocks up on the design wall. I thought I only had two more blocks to sew up. I was really disappointed to see that I need 10 more.

At first I thought I had a small stack of blocks somewhere but I did dig around in my sewing room and did not see them. So this top will just have to wait.

I did sew up some other blocks into ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 3 months ago. under chaser block , oh scrap! , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Finally Some Sewing from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It has been a week since I posted something!

I didn't have a finished quilt to share on Friday and I haven't really started anything new so it is pretty silent around here.

I did get my four purple Chaser blocks finished for the month of July. I think I already have my orange blocks done so now I should have enough blocks to put the quilt top together. I just need an empty design wall so I can plan the layout.

Hopefully soon this one will be a finish!

These blocks aren't made from scraps, but ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 4 months ago. under chaser block , churn dash block , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Catching up with the Blues from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We have been having some very warm days so it has been a good time to stay in and sew.

It has been nice to get caught up on a few projects.

I have finished sewing together all of the Covered in Love blocks. That was my biggest accomplishment for the week. Now I just need to get them on the longarm and quilt them.

A few more blue Switchplate blocks were sewn. These are made with five 1.5" x 3.5" strips.

I also finished up my blue Chaser blocks for June.

Looks like I need 14 more ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 6 months ago. under chaser block , oh scrap! , plus quilt , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap mixology , scrap quilting , switchplates

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

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

The weather has been so lovely here I haven't been spending too much time in my sewing room. So I don't have a lot of blocks to share this week.

I did finish the pink blocks for one of my RSC quilts.

This quilt was started at the end of 2021 so I have 5 of the colors done so far.

These Chaser blocks are so quick and easy to make!

Next I will be working on my two pink paper-pieced letter for my company banner. Scraps are pulled - I just need to be in the right frame ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 8 months ago. under chaser block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap mixology

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! : RSC Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I finally found some time to sew some of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks for the month.

I finished up my pretty Scrap Mixology Bloom blocks in aqua/teal.

I love each and every one of these blocks I make!

I made a total of four in some darker teal scraps. And four more in slightly lighter shades of aqua.

They are now up on my design wall with the red blocks from January. I am looking forward to seeing this one come together!

I don't have to make any of my Scrap Mixology Chaser blocks in February because ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 10 months ago. under bloom , chaser block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap mixology , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Happy 2022 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I don't know about everyone else, but I am so happy to put 2021 in the rearview mirror.

Let's all have hope that this new year is a better one.

A new year also means the Rainbow Scrap Challenge starts back up again. I read through the lines on Angela's Instagram account and figured out early that red was going to be the color for January. So I got an early start and already have some blocks to share.

Here are my Two Bits blocks in red. I had made some in 2021 so I didn't ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 11 months ago. under chaser block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap mixology , scrap quilting , two bits

Oh Scrap! : RSC2022 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

With only a few more days left in 2021, I thought I had better make a final decision on what Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks I am going to make for 2022.

I am keeping it simple this year!

This one is a carryover from last year. I still need about 11 more blocks in lots of different colors. I was hoping to just finish it up this year but I think at this point we can agree that is not going to happen.

These blocks are used using the Two Bits Scrap Mixology pattern.

Last year I made a few ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 12 months ago. under bloom , chaser block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap mixology , two bits

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

This last week I continued to work on finishing blocks for a few of my scrappy projects.

Look what I found! I knew I had made four of these Chaser blocks last week. I found this missing one in a wrong stack of blocks.

I finished five more of my Well Suited blocks. I think I now have just two more blocks to complete and I can start sewing the quilt top together. I have to admit, I am getting pretty bored of this project so I am super happy to winding it up soon.

I also used some of ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 years, 3 months ago. under chaser block , color block quilt , oh scrap! , pinwheel blocks , scrap mixology , scrap quilting , well suited

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