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Oh Scrap! : Orphan Blocks and Panels from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Here at Many Hands and Many Hearts, we do get various panels and orphan blocks included in packages containing blocks for the block drives. It is always fun to see what shows up. We don't often get to use them but Janet decided to pull a bunch of RWB blocks and lay out her first orphan block quilt. Here is the top all put together.

I think she did a pretty good job. Now she did not have to figure out how to sew all that middle section together. I have to admit, that took me a LONG time ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 days, 11 hours ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , using orphan blocks

Oh Scrap! : A Scrappy Finish from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I was able to get the scrappy rail fence quilt onto my longarm frame this week and it is now completed. Hurray!

The quilt top was made from a bunch of scraps leftover from backings and bindings. I pulled anything that was blue, green and yellow. I really made a nice dent in the scraps!

The back was also sewn from a bunch of leftovers. The blue fabric were chunks left over from previous backings. A few people donated this extra wide backing print. That means I had lots of bits to play with!

The lovely floral in the center ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 week, 2 days ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , rail fence , scrap quilts

Good Bye 2024! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is time to say goodbye to 2024. It was a crazy, unexpected year for me and I think I am ready for it to end. I am really looking forward to 2025. Many Hands and Many Hearts should be an official 501c3 in a couple months and I know that is going to be fun to see. I love my board members and all of them are enthusiastic and ready to see MHMH grow.

Here are a few more random finishes to close out the year. Janet played with some lime and turquoise blocks. Nann sent in this white ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 6 days ago. under churn dash block , finished quilt , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts , rail fence , scrap quilting

It's Friday! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There are some very scrappy quilts in the lineup today. It is interesting to see how quilts flow through the pipeline. I bet it directly relates to my moods!

Marci sent me all these lovely scrappy blocks. These are the 10.5" squares. I am pretty sure this backing fabric came from an estate. It is an amazing whole cloth. The edges were all finished and it had some sun damage that I was able to cut around. I think it must have been draperies - it sure is nice fabric and a beautiful print.

This quilt measures 60 x 70 ...

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

A Few More Finishes to Share from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We are starting to focus more on adult quilt again. It was quite the year end frenzy as we were sending out large numbers of all sizes quilts. Our stash of finished quilts is quite small right now, so we are working hard to grow or inventories back up. All deliveries for 2024 have gone out. I will share the final tallies soon - first I need to share them with the board.

Here are some quilts that flowed across my longarm last week.

Check out this lovely batik quilt top sent in by Cindy. I am loving the color combination ...

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

Jewel Box Quilts #5 and #6 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We have started to fill the quilting pipeline with our Jewel Box quilts so we should be seeing some regular finishes. Janet has been deciding the layouts on most of these blocks and then I sew them together. She is not a quilter but is having a ball playing with the colors and he designs.

This plaid backing is actually thin fleece, and I really wanted it to find a home this winter. So I asked Janet to pull some blocks to go with it. It is always fun to see someone's interpretation - I would have pulled navy and ...

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

Block Drive - Split 4 Patch from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is hard to believe that it is already time for another block drive. I am nowhere near finished with the last one! We are making blocks for kids again. I first made this block DECADES ago and it took me a bit to puzzle out how to make it. I think you are going to have some fun making them.

I have no idea what it is officially called - so I am going with a Split 4 Patch.

For each block you will need two 5" squares of a novelty print and two 5" squares of a solid or ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , split 4 patch

Oh Scrap! : Scrappy Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The only thing I did with scraps this week is to stuff them into my scrap bins. I really need to get back into the habit f sewing with my scraps. They are piling up again!

But a bunch of nice scrap quilts were finished this week for Many hands and Many Hearts so I thought I would share those.

I did sew up this soft flannel quilt top from some pre-cut squares sent in by Karyn. I had some time to quilt something small on my longarm and this one was on the top of the pile. The backing ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 4 weeks ago. under donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

The Last Two Step from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I was really getting bored with the Two Step quilts so I decided to just get them all sewn up and finished. I knew these quilts were all going to look very similar and was concerned how quickly I would lose interest. But I stuck to it until the end of the pile!

I think one person actually sent in most of the blocks for this quilt. When I can, I try and keep them together so the quilts look more like they were planned. Stephanie sent in the large autumn colored backing fabric. It wasn't quite large enough ...

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

Last Weeks' Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Completions have been kind of slow the last few weeks. A few of my longarm quilters are taking breaks and plan on hitting it hard after the first of the year.

I need to get out there and find a few more volunteers!

First up is this fun monster truck themed quilt. This is one of the quilt tops sent in by Kristin. The big plaid flannel on the back was sent in by Janet.

It will soon be putting a smile on the face of a child soon.

Here is another "just using up all my flannel bits" quilt ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Found Squares from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been trying to organize some of the scraps that are donated to Many Hands and Many Hearts. Right now they are just in bags and in big tubs. They are never going to get used if they continue to be stored this way.

As I was going thru some bags, I found some 4.5" squares that were already cut to size. I decided to use some of my solid scraps to cut some 1.5" x 4.5" strips to sew on one side. I have been sewing them as a leader/ender all this week.

Hopefully ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 1 week ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

A Handful of Smaller Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I thought I would have more quilts to share today but I ran out of prepared quilt labels.

I will have lots more to share once I get them labeled!

You might feel like you have already seen this little quilt. I did share its twin a few weeks ago. I received two of these happy quilt tops from Kristin. She also sent in this lovely pink butterfly flannel backing.

Yes, we STILL have some Happy Blocks to work through. This one is all about bugs and crawly things. I had this really thick gray fleece, and I wanted to ...

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

Jewel Box Quilt and More from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I finally found some time to start working with the Jewel Box blocks from the current block drive.

This is the first quilt top I have put together but technically this is quilt fourth quilt from the drive because I had three quilt tops sent in and they are all already finished.

The inspiration for the colors in this quilt came from this backing fabric that Nann sent me a long time ago. We are going to use this method of choosing colors for a few more backing fabrics that have been languishing around here too long.

This quilt measures ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under finished quilt , jewel blocks , many hands and many hearts

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

If you have been following this blog for any amount of time, you know I try and use every bit of scraps that I can. I just can't help myself!

I was gifted a bunch of really soft corduroy about a year ago. I used what I could on the backs of some previous quilts. Last week, I cut all the leftovers into 9” squares, sewed together a quilt top and quilted it up. Some young man is going to love this quilt!

On the back, I used a camo print that Kat sent me. I also used that ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

More of Last Week's Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Today, I just have a few more finishes to share from last week.

This is another of Chris' pinwheel quilt tops.

I decided it was time to use the adorable flannel Llama fabric sent in by Amanda.

It was sent to Laura for the quilting. She also sewed on the binding!

This quilt measures 56 x 72".

Chris used the same pattern to make this pinwheel quilt top. We also backed this one with flannel. But this time it is with cats. Laura quilted this one too.

This quilt also measures 56 x 72". Both of these went to an ...

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

More Children's Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Lots of quilts for kids are still flowing through the pipeline.

This fun little transportation quilt is one of the tops donated by Kristin. It is all flannel so it will keep a small kid toasty.

The plaid backing was gifted by Janet. I think she sent 6 or 8 yards, so I loaded up the entire piece onto my longarm and just added quilt top after quilt top.

This quilt measures about 39" x 42"

Jenny sent in this colorful fish quilt top. It was quilted the same time the quilt above was done. This is such a quick ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under baby quilts , many hands and many hearts

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 3 months 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 3 months 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 months 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 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

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