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A Big Littles Show from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have finally found a bit of time to sit down and write a blog post. Sorry it has been so long since I have shared some finishes. It is going to be all about small quilts today.

This project came from a local estate sale. In amongst some fabrics were some whole and some partial blocks. I couldn't toss them so I made this little quilt top. It was kind of small so I added a dark blue border. I also added this dark blue backing fabric that Dorothy sent.

It has the words Sweet Dreams on it ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 day, 20 hours ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , flannel , happy blocks , many hands and many hearts , split 4 patch

Oh Scrap! Mixing Scraps with Panels from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I just finished sewing the binding on this fun scrappy quilt.

It is so cute, I had to share it today.

I had a panel that had some fun animals printed on it. They were small but all different sizes. Local quilter Chris used that panel with a bunch of her scraps to create this fun little quilt. No pattern - just adding in bits and bobs of color until a quilt was born.

We put a colorful flannel covered in bugs on the back (thanks Nann) and Laura quilted it up for us. We have a big delivery of kid ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 days, 10 hours ago. under donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

Friday check in: holiday happenings and some sewing from With Strings Attached

Clear skies, cold temperatures this week.

The supermoon as seen from the back yard Thursday at 5 p.m.

Tuesday: Zion Woman's Club luncheon at a local restaurant. We exchanged "festive food" -- a useful alternative to white elephants which are too often a way to get rid of one "dustable" and in turn take home someone else's dustable. I brought some of my Christmas tablecloths to set the table.

Wednesday: the quilt guild holiday dinner at a restaurant in Antioch. There were fun games (A-Z, name a quilt-related item; what's on your phone? with points for apps ...

added by Nann 2 weeks ago. under finished or not friday , many hands and many hearts , scrap quilts

Black & White Framed - New Block Drive from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I almost forgot that we release a new block drive the end of November. Lucky for me I had already planned in my mind what the new block was going to be so I just needed to make some samples and whip out the instructions.

This block is super easy and is great for using up some of your scraps. We have never done a drive that used black & white fabrics - so that is what we are going to do.

This block is basically a Happy Block with a 4-patch in the center. For this block, you will need:

2 ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 3 days ago. under black & white framed , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts

Oh Scrap! : Not my Work from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been working on my flannel blocks this past week but I haven't taken any photos. I realized today that not only do I need to get the newsletter out, but I also need to write up the instructions and release the next block drive. So, I am taking an easy way out and sharing someone else's scrappy quilt.

Pam is currently our board secretary. She made a bunch of Tula Pink quilts for her granddaughters. All those quilts generated a lot of scraps. She has been using them to make quilts for Many Hands and Many ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

The Quilts Keep Coming! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I hope all of you who celebrate, had a nice Thanksgiving. Arthur and I enjoyed a quiet day snuggling on the sofa streaming Stranger Things from the beginning.

It was nice to relax....

Still looking through my older photos finding pictures of quilts I haven't shared yet. This fabulous RWB quilt top came from Joni. I think she also sent in the backing. We have been scouring all the quilt tops we have to get all the patriotic ones done so we can start putting together tops from our RWB block drive. I have volunteers sorting them into color ...

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

Finally, Some Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Janet and I have both been sick so we haven't had too many chances to take photos. I scoured all my photos and records and discovered some quilts that missed getting posted to the blog.

Time to share a few!

Here is a fun one for the dog lovers. Kristin sent in the quilt top, the backing and the binding. Local quilter Cindy quilted it with loops and little paw prints. If I remember correctly, the backing fabric is flannel, so it is extra cuddly.

Kristin sent in this little cutie also. My guess it is one of those ...

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

Elizabeth's Quilts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am WAY behind in posting photos and getting out receipts for items we have received in the mail. My porch has been a busy place in the last few weeks and I haven't done a great job of keeping up.

With our craft sale event and today's board meeting all complete, I am hoping I can get caught up this week. Who knew a tiny quilt nonprofit could grow so quickly!

Elizabeth has been a donor of ours for quite some time. She has also been a great mentor to me because she has been on a ...

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

Oh Scrap! : RWB String from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Finally, the end to a crazy busy week. You can bet I will be spending Sunday napping to catch up on much needed sleep.

We had our craft sale Friday and Saturday. The turn out wasn't great but we still sold quite a few items. What didn't sell will be stored for future sales - we will definitely do something similar again.

I didn't want to miss an Oh Scrap!, so I am just sharing one of the scrappy quilts we finished this week.

Here is a fun Veteran string quilt made from a combination of blocks sent ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 1 week ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

Finally some Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been so busy the last two weeks, I don't think I have shared many finishes. So last night I made time to write a Friday post. And wouldn't you know it, I messed up with my password and Google put me in a time out for four hours. Sigh!

But I am back today with a few photos...

This quilt top was sent in by Janice. Thanks to Holly we had a nice patriotic fabric for the back. Our newest Board Member Bev quilted and bound this one, so it is already for delivery.

Here is ...

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

Colorful Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

There were a number of quilts finished this week. Here are a few I am ready to share. I ran out of labels so I will have to photograph and share the others later.

Kristin sent in this quilt top and backing fabric. The colors in this one are so amazing! It has already been sent out to find its new home.

This colorful 9-patch quilt top was sent in by Rena. We decided it was perfect for this purple plaid fabric sent to us by Kat. It really brought out the purple on the front. I sent this one ...

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

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

My week got away from me, and I didn't post any finishes. So, I thought I would share some recent scrappy "treasures" I found around my house. I have decided they can all go to Many Hands and Many Hearts. Seeing them did make me miss digging through scraps. So I spent a bit of time putting together some future scrap quilts - I can't start on them yet but I am hoping to soon!

This one really isn't a recent finish. I have been going through all of my quilts that have never been used and decided ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Bowl Cozies from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

After all the recent scrap cutting, it is time to sew up the items I cut for!

The really big scraps I cut into 10" squares. That is what was needed for the bowl cozies Many Hands and Many Hearts hope to sell at a holiday bazaar we have a table at. I had a bolt of the Wrap-N-Zap batting needed for these items that I donated to the cause. I was actually happy to get rid of it - things are way too overcrowded around here. I think we had enough batting to make about 30 bowls. I have been ...

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

Fridays are for Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I just realized I haven't posted any finishes this week. The newsletter gets released later tonight so I have been focused on getting that done. We are still completing quilts at the rate of about one per day.

I always feel like we are cheating when we make a quilt from just a panel. But this little quilt is so very cute, I am not sorry at all! Kathy sent in this panel and the lovely fabric for the backing. I sent it off to local longarm quilter Terry and she finished it up for us.

This little quilt ...

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

Mid-Week Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Apologizing for the shadowed photos. Janet came over early and I was still in my PJs. I wanted to spend as little time as possible outside!

Karen sent in this lovely quilt top and backing. It looked like a simple pattern that uses 2.5" strips.

Another quilt top made with 2.5" strips. Kristin made this one and sent in a pieced backing fabric. She just sent in these quilt tops but they have been jumping to the front of the line. I have been so busy, I haven't had time to sew backings. Her current shipment has ...

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

Oh Scrap! : Putting Scraps to Use from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I'm here - just a little late this morning.

I taught a class on Saturday and just ran out of time to write my post.

I am pretty much finished cutting all my scrappy chunks into useable sizes. Now it is time to get things sewn. Many Hands and Many Hearts will have a craft table at an event in November so we are now busy sewing the items to sell.

Next to my sewing machine I have a nice big stack of cut fabric and some Wrap N Zap batting to turn into Bowl Cozies. I am using this ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , scrap management

It was a Busy Week! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I recently shared some of the smaller quilts finished this week. We also had some larger lap quilts cross the finish line too.

This quilt top has been finished for a while, but it had to wait in the queue until it was needed. I had sent a fat quarter bundle to Jeanine and she sent me back some quilt tops. This is one of the RWB ones she did. The backing fabric came from Kat.

I have a big box filled with old fat quarters that were gifted to me years ago. I decided to pull some coordinating ones ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

Some Small Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Happy Blocks and Split 4-Patch Blocks

Some are from block drives, and some were tops received to complete.

All look amazing!

Marci sent in this quilt top. I love how she set her blocks in a very unexpected way. Thanks to Samantha, we had the perfect backing fabric.

This quilt was made from our Happy Block block drive we did a while ago. I had Janet make a bunch of small quilts that fit on a single width of fabric so I could quilt them all together. This was one of them. Someone sent in quite a bit of yardage ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , finished quilt , many hands and many hearts

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

Our September Board Meeting is coming up next week so I did not get much of a chance to play with scraps.

But I did get a few more of my pinwheel blocks finished. I have 15 blocks finished to date. I think I am going to make this quilt 60 x 70" (the blocks are 10" square). So I still have a lot more blocks to go.

I really like the gray and blue color combination!

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It is now your turn to share what you are making with scraps. Here are the details for linking up:

This linky party ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months, 1 week ago. under many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , pinwheel blocks

Some Scrappy Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week, a lot of the quilts we finished looked like they were all made from scraps.

It was a fantastic week!

Nann sent in this lovely quilt top made from lots of cross weave plaids. I sent if off to Laura, who quilted and bound it. It took us a whole to find a backing but Barb sent us this pretty fall colored one that looked great.

Here is a quilt made from some of Marci's super scrappy blocks. I love how it has a woven design to it. We made this one a bit smaller than usual ...

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

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