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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

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

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

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

More Block Drive Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Now that my space for Many Hands and Many Hearts is a little more organized, I am getting back to some of the blocks from the current and previous block drives.

Here is the 13th quilt from our two-step block drive. The blocks for this quilt were pulled from a stack that ad more novelty prints in the 5" square.

We had to use this fun sunflower and cat faces print sent in by Dorothy for the backing.

This quilt measures 60 x 68".

Janet laid out these blocks for me. Quilt #14 measures 51 x 68".

Stephanie sent in ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months ago. under finished quilt , happy blocks , two step block

Back to Happy Block Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There are still a number of Happy Blocks to assemble into quilts so I spent some time one afternoon to make some quilt tops from them.

First up is this cute infant or toddler quilt made from baby-ish prints.

This one measures 40 x 40".

I had this adorable backing that fit the quilt nicely. It has a very fun vintage feel.

This is Happy Quilt #79.

Quilt #80 is this cute cowboy/cowgirl themed quilt.

Wendy sent in this adorable cowboy boot print. This quilt is also 40" square.

For Quilt #81, I used some precut squares I received ...

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

More Happy Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am still working through blocks I received for the Happy Block drive. Soon it will be time to schedule another drive for kids.

I really want to get these done - they are stacked all over the place!

This is Happy Block quilt #76. It has castles, princesses, knights, dragons and unicorns. I think there might even be a mermaid or two. The little girl in me loves this one.

On the back is Tinkerbell.

This quilt measures 48" square.

Quilt #77 is all about monkeys!

I knew I was going to have to let go of a print I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Lots of Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Finally, I had a chance to put together a post with all the recent finishes.

There is a little bit of everything in this post!

This Happy Zoo Animals quilt is the 75th quilt we made from the block drive. This one has been out getting the binding sewn on by Chris.

I don't think this will be the last zoo animal quilt we see; I think there is a still a small stack of blocks.

I love, love, love this backing fabric that Helen sent in.

This quilt measures 48" x 54".

Next up is this lovely green ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Happy Happy Scrappy from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A few more finishes for you today.

We are still chipping away at the quilts from the Happy Block drive. This one is all about trains.

My friend Jeanne pieced it together and local quilter Cindy quilted it.

The fabric on the back is so darn cute and colorful. This is the 73rd quilt from the block drive.

This quilt measures 40" square.

Happy Quilt #74 is all about frogs. The big swirls were quilted by Laura. She even sewed on the binding for this one too.

This cute froggy backing came from Karen.

This little quilt is 48" square ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

One More Stix and Happy Quilt #72 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

My focus this week was on finishing some of the Churn Dash quilts. I will share those on Friday. Today are some miscellaneous quilts I don't want you to miss.

First up is this cute construction quilt. There are so many adorable prints in these happy blocks.

My good friend Jeanne sewed the blocks together and local quilter Cindy quilted this one up for me.

All I had to do was sew on the binding.

Karen sent in this fun backing. It really finished off the quilt nicely.

This quilt measures 40 x 48"

Remember these blocks from a ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months ago. under color stix , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Mid Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Here we go!

Catching up a bit on some finished quilts. I had to go back and make sure all the finished quilts had labels sewn onto them. I think I am now all caught up.

This school themed quilt is the 70th quilt made from the Happy Block quilt drive. This top was put together by a friend of mine and then Laura did a great job quilting it up. Laura even sewed on the binding. I just had to add the label!

Two fun prints on the back side. This quilt measure 56" x 64".

Moving on to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Mid Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Thanks to one of my local quilters, I have a few finishes to share today.

Yep, we are STILL working on the Happy Block quilts. This dinosaur themed quilt is quilt #68. The blocks for this quilt were laid out by a neighbor boy named Jackson - he is a specialist on dinosaurs, so he was the right man for the job!

Laura was kind enough to quilt this one up for me. She used a new tool she ordered to make those wavy lines. I think it looks great on this quilt. She also sewed on the binding.

This quilt ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

A Fistful of Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Quilts really fly through the pipeline when I have a few elves to help!

Today I have quite a few finished quilts to share. There is a little bit of everything.

First, I will share some quilts made from or Happy Block drive. We are still working away on those.

This Happy quilt is all about travelling the USA. It is the 66th quilt to be completed.

The backing is suer fun. There is a small piece of fabric with all the national parks. And the rest of the back is places in the PNW to visit.

This quilt measures ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , scrap quilts

Let's Talk Shipping from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Before we talk shipping, I want to share another Happy Block finish.

Just so we have a pretty quilt to look at.

This is happy quilt #65 and it is all about dogs. My friend Audrey helped me with this one. She isn't a quilter, but she loves to lay out the blocks on the floor. I think she did a great job!

On the back are some fun paw print and fun dog prints. This quilt measures 48 x 56".

Now we can talk shipping...

I don't pretend to know all the ins and outs about shipping ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under finished quilt , happy blocks

Some Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A few more finished quilts to share today.

This finish is another quilt top that was rescued from an estate sale by my neighbor. It was all finished - just waiting to be quilted. I am so happy it will now go on to make someone smile.

Dorothy had donated this pink leaf fabric. It was perfect for the back!

This quilt measure about 62" square.

Another Happy Quilt crossed the finish line. This one makes 64 completed quilts from this drive.

There are still many more to go!

This quilt is all about bicycles. One of my local friends sewed ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under 16 patch , compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Friday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am still slowly working through all the Happy Blocks I received last fall. I still have MANY more quilts to make!

This is happy quilt #62. This one is about all things that fly in the sky.

These blocks were all so colorful!

This one was quilted by a local elf Cindy. She has a new machine and has been practicing on some of these quilts. She is doing a fabulous job!

I had a bit more of the bright colored ballon fabric that Nann sent.

This fabric really finished this quilt off beautifully!

This quilt measures 40 x ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Log Cabin Finish #9 and More from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The donation quilt pipeline is full of a big variety of quilts.

I just post them as I finish them!

I do try to put the quilts made from our current block drive to the top of the pile. This pretty purple one is quilt #9. I didn't have a lot of purple blocks with all white, so I used what I had and added a wide purple border. I have had this purple fabric in my stash for a long time.

On the back is this amazing purple speckled white print that Cindy sent in. I wish it ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , log cabin blocks , many hands and many hearts

Wednesday Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been bouncing around finishing the bindings on a huge array of quilts. Some of them have been quilted for a while but I sew the bindings on as I need them.

I am still trying to work my way through all the happy blocks I received in the last block drive. This is happy quilt # 60. All of the blocks in this top have kind of a rainbow theme.

There is a whole lot of color in this one!

I decided to use a "Boston commons” type layout for this one. Nann had sent me a bunch of ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 2 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts

Happy Scrappy from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We have some Happy and some Scrappy finishes today.

First, there is Happy Quilt #59. This little quilt is all about zoo animals. I also used only yellow, orange, blue and green blocks for this one.

I picked these colors to match the adorable jungle fabric sent in by Helen. There wasn't a lot of it but I had a light brown solid that matched beautifully.

This little quilt measure 40 x 48".

This next quilt is my scrappy Two Bits quilt. I started with some 9-patches that were in my spare parts box. Then I made the blocks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 9 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , happy blocks , scrap mixology , two bits

A Bit of Everything from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Today, I have a little bit of everything to share with you.

Let's go biggest to smallest quilt.

Here is the 5th Log Cabin quilt made from all green blocks. I always find it interesting how blocks arrive. First came a lot of blue. Then it seemed every package contained green blocks. Lately all of the blocks have been mostly purple.

On the back, I used a rich leaf print sent in by Beth

This quilt measures 66" square.

This next quilt was sent in by Karen for me to quilt. I am in love with this pattern. Looks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 9 months, 1 week ago. under baby quilts , compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , log cabin blocks , string quilt

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