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Lots More Baby Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Right now, I am filling the quilt pipeline with lots of quilts for kids. I am also trying to get flannel, fleece, corduroy or minky on the backs of most of them. Many Hands and Many Hearts make large seasonal donations to Bags of Love and they occur through the last three months of the year.

It is a busy time for us.

Chris is a friend of mine and recently gave me nineteen quilt tops for kids. I have been busy getting them all finished up. This little one is super fun. The backing for this one came out ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

With Help from Friends from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is amazing how many people volunteer their time or materials to make all these donation quilts happen. I appreciate all of you!

This lovely quilt top is one that Linda (and her mom Margie) donated quite a while ago. The longarm quilter I was sending their quilts to kept having emergencies. So now they are going to Laura - who does a beautiful job on them.

The backing came from Holly. It reminds me of striped awning fabric - perfect for this beach quilt.

This quilt top also came from Linda/Margie. The fabrics are all knitting themed. Laura quilted it ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 6 days ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Quilts by Others from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The finishes are just flying through right now!

Oh boy, do I love a good string quilt. And I didn't have to do anything but sew a label on this one. Thanks so much Jean!

This quilt measures 51 x 54".

Local quilter Chris donated this quilt top. (She actually donated a total of 19 tops!) I have been working on getting them all quilted up.

A nice gray fleece went on the back of this quilt. It is super cuddly.

This quilt measures 58" x 74".

Nann sent in this lovely scrappy quilt top. It is huge! I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Mari’s Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The same day I received Sue’s six finished quilts, I received a package of finished quilts from Mari.

Needless to say, it was a really good day!

Love this sweet little twister quilt. The colors are bright and happy.

On the back is a soft minky fabric.

I love a scrappy coin quilt. And I have to say Mari knocked it out of the park with this color combination. Not something I would have thought of, but I sure do like it!

I love the vibrant back too.

The front of this quilt has some adorable gnome garden fabrics ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

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

I am still working through my flannel scraps.

I didn't think I had that much but I keep making quilts!

For this little cutie, I pulled all the pink flannel scraps I had. I didn't have a lot of the animal fabric so I just used those as the quilt highlight.

It's very soft and cuddly!

This quilt measures 40" square.

For this lodge-themed little quilt, I not only used flannel scraps, but I also used a few flannel fat quarters I had and didn't know how else to use them.

To make this quilt, I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 weeks, 4 days ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , flannel , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

Ooops - So Sorry! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I cannot believe I totally spaced out Oh Scrap last Sunday. I have been having those days lately where I think it is totally a different day of the week. If you had a post to link up, feel free to link it up next Sunday. Sorry about that!

Sunday I had a huge shipment show up in my living room. Yep, those are large garbage bags full of fabric! Kristin had an opportunity to get some fabric at a great price but she knew she wouldn’t be able to ship it from Washington due to cost, so thanks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Some Veteran Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Right now, we don't donate a lot of Veteran quilts (but I hope to change that in the future) so I just make sure a couple get finished every month.

This one was made by my good friend Jeanne. The panel and the eagle fabric were all donated some time ago.

This quilt measures about 60 x 72".

This wonderful quilt was made from scraps (the 6" alternate blocks) and 4-patches from our Churn Dash drive. Someone had sent in a ton of the colonial blue and cream 4-patches. I really wanted to showcase them in their own quilt ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month ago. under churn dash block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Jewel Box - First Quilt Finish and More from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I had so many quilts to share this week but I just didn't have the energy to write up a blog post. With it being Friday, I thought a special post was needed. Today we have the first finish from the current block drive. I also added a couple finishes from previous block drives.

Cheryl actually sent in this finished quilt top made from the Jewel Box blocks. I love how she used just purple and green blocks. The diagonal setting is nice too.

There could not have been a better backing than the fabric sent in by Nann ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts , two step block

More Autumn Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is finally feeling like fall around here. I think all of our Two Steps blocks are made into quilt tops. Now I just need to get them quilted and shared. We just might get these done before winter comes along!

I still have a few more fall themed panels that I have been incorporating with the Two Step blocks. This panel came from Sephanie. She also sent in the lovely leaf backing material.

Another lovely Two Step finish. Nann provided the lovely backing for this one. We have now finished 19 quilts from out last block drive. I know ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , two step block

Small Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been pushing a number of baby quilts through the pipeline to increase the number of quilts we are able to donate to Bags of Love. I will be delivering 25 quilts tomorrow.

This first quilt top was made by Penny. She has been cleaning out her flannel stash and making a bunch of strip quilts. This type of quilts uses up a lot of those width of fabric leftovers. She also sent the backing and the binding.

This quilt measures about 40 x 42".

(The young lady behind the post is Lecretia. She has also been helping out ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 1 week ago. under baby quilts , compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Some Lovely Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I would guess that about half of the quilts that we donate are made from quilt tops or blocks that are sent in by others. Here are a few that we finished this week.

I think this quilt is so amazing. The beautifully made blocks were sent in by Marci. Penny sewed them all together for me and Kelly quilted it up for me. Marci sent in many more blocks so you will be seeing more of these quilts in the future. These blocks are 10.5" unfinished.

On the back, I used a blue, green and tan homespun that ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Autumn Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I think I promised to write this post for my Friday finishes. But I see I didn't hit the publish button.

Better late than never I guess!

I shared this fun quilt top in an earlier post. I received a bunch of already pieced strips from Marci. I decided to use them as sashing and just cut some large squares from various fall-colored leftovers from the last block drive.

I think it turned out really nice!

Dorothy sent in this lovely floral with the brown background. I thought it worked beautifully on this quilt.

This quilt measures 54 x ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , two step block

Kid Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been pumping a number of smaller kid quilts into the pipeline in preparation for our year end donations to Bag of Love. I did take a small donation to them earlier this month so I could confirm what they anticipate their needs will be. Their greatest need this year are infant and teen quilts.

Here are a few that were completed this week.

Here is another quilt top made by Chris. I really like all these simple tops made from bright colors.

Love this bright orange backing sent in by Suzanne.

And a big thanks to Penny for ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under baby quilts , compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Some Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The finished quilts coming through the pipeline lately are kinda all over the place.

Here are a few we finished last week.

This lovely little quilt top was donated by Chris. She actually gifted quite a few tops. I had some super soft corduroy yardage that was donated and thought the gray would work on the back of this one.

This quilt measures 38" square.

Check out this lovely appliqued quilt top that Amanda sent in. The workmanship was amazing!

I would have loved to do a custom quilt job on it but there just isn't time.

Amanda also ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

A Few Veteran Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We still have lots of the RWB Churn Dash to turn into Veteran Quilts but today I want to share a couple quilts that came through other means.

This first one was made by my friend Jeanne. She did a little "shopping" in the MHMH stash. I love what she did with this eagle panel.

The panel and I think the eagle fabric all came from Karen.

Local quilter Laura quilted in some stars that really show up in the light-colored star fabric.

This quilt measures about 50 x 60.

Jan sent in this lovely RWB quilt top. I liked ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

A Package from Beth from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Okay, it was actually two packages from Beth.

It was like Christmas when they arrived!

The first box I received had four quilts all made by Beth.

The first one I saw was this cute dinosaur quilt. The center of the quilt has the cutest green and turquoise dinosaur print.

This one will definitely be going to Bags of Love in their September shipment.

A fun frog quilt was next.

These two quilts show that you can simply take a fun fabric and add some coordinating borders, and you have a great quilt for a kid.

I thought this design ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Block Drive - Jewel Box Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is time to announce the next block drive. I have always called these blocks Buckeye Beauty blocks but Nann called them Jewel Box blocks. I like that better!

Here is the block we will be making. The blocks measure 8.5" unfinished. They are comprised of two 4 patches and two HSTs. They are lots of fun to make.

The colors we will be using are black or black/white prints for the chain (predominately black please).

The background should be white, white on white, or a very low volume print with a white base.

The HSTs can be ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts

Finishes Galore from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Oh My Goodness - I have lots of finishes for you today!

This first one is another Happy Block Quilt. This one was not made from the block drive - this quilt top was sent in by Mari. The little woodland animals in the centers are adorable.

Thanks to Deana, we had the perfect flannel for the back - more woodland animals!

This one measures 32 x 40".

The blocks for this space themed quilt did come from the block drive.

Both of these fabrics for the back were given to me by my friend Julie a long time ago. It was nice ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , rail fence , using orphan blocks

Just Two from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week is becoming another crazy one for me.

It is also a crazy week for my friend Janet so I only have two finishes to share with you. I am hoping to get more photos done later this week - I think I have a least ten more finishes to share!

I did finish up this Two Step quilt. I am hoping all of the blocks are on their way to me and I can finish up making all the quilts for this drive.

This is the 15th quilt we have completed for the drive. I am hoping we are ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , two step block

Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Oops...I forgot to write this post before I went to bed last night. I have been a bit busy lately...

We are up to 86 finishes from this block drive! This one is all about cars.

Janet laid out the blocks. We decided to make this ne a bit bigger for a tween or teen.

We put this fabulous car print sent in by Nancy on the back. Local quilter Laura finished this one for me. She even sewed on the binding!

This one measures 56 x 64".

We have almost cleaned up the happy block themed stacks. (There ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

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