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Look What I Finally Finished from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I don't often have much time to sew quilts for myself anymore. But I did finish one recently that I am in love with.

Remember these improv blocks I was making?

I finally set them on point and made this lovely quilt.

I did some fun, simple quilting on it. Played around with thread color for some fun effects.

I want to make another one in hot colors now. I certainly have enough solid scraps to make one (actually more than one)!

My initial plan was for this to be a Compassion Quilt. But now that it is finished ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 1 month ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , improv blocks , improv garden , improv rose , jellyroll quilt

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

I feel like I accomplished something this week!

I finished up the last 5 blocks I need for my Improv project.

Here are all 25 blocks. I need to settle on a background fabric, and I can start planning a layout. The blocks are 8.5" square.

These scrappy blocks didn't make a big dent in my scraps but I can at least get the bin back on the shelf.

Hopefully this next week I will be able to get out my red scraps and finish up some RSC blocks.

Now it is time for you to share what ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under improv blocks , improv rose , oh scrap!

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

Even though I am mostly sewing together Compassion Quilt blocks, I still found the time to sew up 5 purple improv blocks this week.

I love how these blocks turned out. My purple scraps have so much contrast!

Now I just need to sew up five blue/purple blocks and I will have a total of 25 blocks. If I put the blocks on-point, that should be enough for a quilt.

I am looking forward to seeing what you have made with your scraps!

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

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under improv blocks , improv rose , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

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

Not a lot of scrap sewing this week.

But I did finish 6 more improv blocks. I now have a total of fifteen 8.5" square blocks completed. Not sure where I am going with this project - right now I am just sewing up scraps!

Do you need a plan for your blocks when you start a project or do you wait to see where the project will lead you? I rarely know what the finished quilt will look like when I start a project.

Hope I am not the only one that quilts that way :)

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It is now your ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 5 months ago. under improv blocks , improv rose , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Playing With Solids from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Whaa should a girl do when she already has too much on her plate?

Start another project!

I am swimming in solid scraps right now. In fact, months ago, I started pulling solid scraps from my scrap bins to put into their own separate bag so my scraps aren't quite so overflowing!

I decided to start some new improv blocks using some of them. I am actually using them as a leader/ender project. They are 8.5" square.

Not sure how many blocks I will make. I am working on more blue ones right now and I think ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 6 months ago. under improv blocks , improv rose , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

Nighttime Sky from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have finished my Nighttime Sky improv wall hanging.

I used the same technique I used on my Improv Garden and pillow. I really like how it turned out!

The size of this piece is just 36" square and is made from navy and yellow scraps.

I changed up the lighting here so you can see the dark fabrics in the background really have a lot going on in them. There is a lot of purples, turquoise and gray that add a lot of interest.

On the back, I used a New York City piece I have been hoarding for ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 11 months ago. under classes , finished quilt , guild classes , improv blocks , improv rose , scrap quilts

Pillow Talk from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been busy preparing for an upcoming Improv Class in March. I always like to share lots of ways to use a technique so I have been making a few more class samples.

I thought I would make a fun 16" pillow. This is a great option to learn the technique but now commit to a whole quilt.

This class will also be provided with a pattern sheet for my Improv Garden quilt (that you partially see in the background). I also hope to finish a Night Sky wall hanging soon. It is just waiting for me to find ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 11 months ago. under finished quilt , improv blocks , improv rose , pillow , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Lots of Distractions from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been finding myself a little lost lately without any specific scrap projects to work on. So every time I get a few minutes in my sewing room (that I am not sewing holiday gifts), I find myself hopping from bin to bin and creating a mess.

I did start a project I have had in my head for a bit. After I made my Improv Garden, I kept thinking it might be fun to use the same technique to create lights in a midnight sky - they could be thought of as stars or lighting bugs. I finished one ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 years ago. under improv blocks , improv rose , oh scrap! , orphan blocks , using orphan blocks

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