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Rail Fence Quilt Number 2 and 3 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have realized I am going to have a lot of finishes to share each month so I thought I would start sharing my hospital project finishes mid-week. It has been a flurry of activity this week!

Rail Fence finish number two is one of my favorite layouts to make. I call it a ripple effect where you start in the middle and then each section of blocks is framed with a solid.

I think most of the blocks used to make this quilt were donated by 3 or 4 people.

I see some of mine in there too!

On ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 4 months ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , rail fence

Rail Fence Quilt Number One from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Here it is...The first of the quilts made for the hospital using the rail fence blocks!

Let me say first, that one of the objectives in making these donation quilts is I really wanted to use up some of my older fabric. So I started out with designs that needed some of the brown fabrics I have in my stash.

The rail fence blocks in this first quilt were all made out of my stash. I decided to make just a horizontal design using blocks and an older rusty leaf fabric I had that I knew I would never ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 4 months ago. under donation quilts , finished quilt , rail fence , scrap quilts

Preparations from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I am blown away by how many of you have contacted me to say they made blocks for my donation quilt project. The blocks are now coming in daily and I am sorting them into little stacks for future designs. I have already made one quilt (that I hope to share on Friday) and the second top is just about complete.

My goal was to make about 6 quilts with these blocks but I think there are going to be far more! Thanks so much!!

I am so glad I took advantage of Connecting Threads recent sale and bought some ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 4 months ago. under affiliates , donation quilts , rail fence

Oh Scrap! : This, That, Those from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week seemed to fly by so fast. I feel like I should have a lot more to show for it - but this is all the scrap sewing I did.

I made this single 16 patch block for a future donation quilt.

I started sewing together the rows on this scrap quilt. I still have two partial blocks I need to finish but the blocks are big so the rest of the quilt should go together quickly.

The first of the rail fence blocks are starting to arrive in my mailbox. I am so thankful for the response I have ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 4 months ago. under donation quilts , log cabin blocks , oh scrap! , rail fence , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Something to keep me Busy from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A few weeks back, I mentioned that I have been organizing a little something behind the scenes and that I would be sharing it soon. I keep running into a few obstacles, but I think I am going to go ahead and let you know what I am up to.

Since the start of the pandemic, I have been evaluating what is important to me and what I want to focus on in the future. I am working less on my "day job" so how do I want to fill my spare time. That is why I decided to finally ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 4 months ago. under blocks by elves , donation quilts , oh scrap! , rail fence

Oh Scrap! : Two New Starts from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I keep finding tempting scraps in my sewing room and before you know it, I started another quilt.

My brown and blue scrap bins were overflowing with skinny strings so I decided to make these cute little rail fence blocks. Sorry the color in the photo is so bad....what can I say, I do most of my sewing at night. I will be sharing more about this project soon. It is pretty exciting news and I can't wait to share it.

I already have about 35 blocks completed.

They measure 5.5" square and are made from 1 ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 years, 5 months ago. under donation quilts , oh scrap! , rail fence , scrap quilting , scrap quilts

Churn Dash Block Using Fat Quarters from Quiltnotes All Blogs

The churn dash quilt block is an old favorite. It's a 9-patch block, meaning there are 9 units of construction. There are four half square triangle units, four rail fence units and one plain block unit. In this article you will learn how to piece a 12" finished churn dash quilt block. Look at the end of this article for other finished block sizes. There is a link to instructions to make a Churn Dash Quilt approximately 66" x 80" finished. For these instructions you can use scraps or two fat quarters of contrasting fabrics. Two fat quarters will ...

added by Carol A Thelen 4 years, 2 months ago. under churn dash block , fat quarter , half square triangles , rail fence

Caterpillar in My Curry from Sew Preeti Quilts

The fear of an unfinished object is real. It is not that the UFO will physically attack me but the passive aggressive nature of the silent taunts can be pretty traumatic.

A new finish

Therefore the leftover strip sets from "Playing with Fire" had to be quickly repurposed.

Repurposing Leftover Strips

Paul: Very Halloween
Me: I am calling it Caterpillar in my Curry
Paul: WHAT!!!

Me: If you can have a wasp in your hat then why can I not have a caterpillar in my curry?

Paul: You mean "a bee in your bonnet"?

Me: Yup, that's what I ...

added by Preeti 4 years, 6 months ago. under baby quilt , charity quilt , charlie brown , diamond star quilts , giveaway winner , peanuts , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc2020 , scrappy , strip sets , ufo

A 2020 RSC Finish from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The end of 2020 is still a long way away, but I decided to go ahead and finish up one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts. Once I get the bulk of the blocks finished, I just can't restrain myself from finishing it up. Not when it means crossing one off my list!

I am not sure if this block has a name. It is just a rail fence block variation. Each of the strips are cut at 2" x 6.5" and sewed together to create a darker pinwheel look in the center.

The bloc finishes up at ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 8 months ago. under finished quilt , rail fence , rainbow quilt , rainbow scrap challenge

Oh Scrap! : Rail Fence Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

We all knew purple was going to be the Rainbow Scrap Challenge color for August - simply because I made purple blocks last month! Ha!!

But that is okay with me - when I had my browns out for my recent brown scrap quilt, I went ahead and cut the strips for a couple rail fence blocks.

Then I went ahead and made some yellow blocks.

A quick count of my blocks revealed I needed just two more blocks for my quilt so I snuck in a few black scraps.

One thing I have learned from the RSC is that these rainbow ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 8 months ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence , rainbow quilt , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting , scrap quilts

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

I so appreciate the work Angela over at SoScrappy does to keep the Rainbow Scrap Challenge going. But there are sometimes when her ideas and my ideas clash. Spending a third month on the color blue just doesn't work with my scraps. So I am going to take a sideways step on the colorwheel and just pretend that the RSC color for July is purple!

In the few days of July, I have already finished my three blocks for my rail fence variation quilt. I need just seven more blocks - I am going to go with three gold, two ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 9 months ago. under rail fence , rainbow quilt , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting , scrap quilts

Oh Scrap! : Just Two from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

After I finished my pink string blocks for this quilt, I started cutting the strips for one of my 2020 Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts.

For past colors, I have been making three blocks.
But I decided just to make two this month in pink.

I realized my quilt is already getting quite big. I still want to add yellow, purple and maybe a bit of brown and gray. And I only need ten more blocks to finish my quilt.

It is hard to believe we are over halfway done already with our RSC quilts!

What scrappy things have you been ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 10 months ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : This and That from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The weather here has been sunny and warm so not a lot of sewing happened this week. I did make a bit of progress on a couple of scrap quilts however.

I made my three dark green RSC blocks for my rail fence variation quilt.

I don't really like how these blocks turned out...

But once they get placed with the other colors, they look just fine. I think it is just my aversion to green that brings out my dislike. I think this quilt just needs some yellow pink and purple.

I also made some progress on my ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 11 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , oh scrap! , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting

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

Between garden cleanup and mask preparation, I didn't get a lot of scraps sewn this week.

But I did cut and sew some blue scraps for one of my RSC quilts.

These three blocks bring my total up to 15 so I am now at the halfway point. I must have started this project last year for me to have so many. But I have 5 colors completed!

What I really should be working on is finishing old UFOs. I haven't touched a single one since I have been sheltered at home.

What type of projects are you ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 years ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Turquoise and Orphan Adoption Event from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Time to get out the turquoise scraps for March.

The first blocks I decided to tackle were these rail fence pinwheel blocks.

I had a really nice selection of light and darks scraps in this color - but not many mediums.

But once these blocks get put up with all of the ones done to date, they look great! I think I am really going to like this quilt. It is so colorful!

I also want to announce that I will be hosting the Quilty Orphan Adoption Event starting Thursday March 19th. Last Fall, there were not many projects linked up ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 years, 1 month ago. under orphan adoption event , quilty orphan adoption , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Happy Orange Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I was so happy to hear that orange was going to be the RSC color for February. Purple is my favorite color but orange is a close second.
So I couldn't wait to get started on my blocks for the month.

The first block I worked on were these fun rail fence variations. In making them I discovered all my oranges were either very light or very dark. I don't have very many scraps in medium tones. But I still love the three blocks I was able to complete.

I put them up on the wall with my ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 years, 2 months ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2020 from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Finally! The Rainbow Scrap Challenge for 2020 is here! I always struggle the last two months of every year not having RSC blocks to work on.

It feels good to know I will have a scrap routine again.

The first blocks I tackled this month are my rail fence variation. I don't have a lot of bright green scraps so I tried to just go with what I had.

Here they are with the red test blocks I made. I think this quilt is going to be loads of fun to see bloom with new colors every month.

Most ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 years, 3 months ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting

Oh Scrap! : RSC Test Block from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

It is really hard for me to find much time to spend in my sewing room this time of year. Almost every day, I am busy at my longarm playing one of Santa's elves working away on client quilts.

By the end of the day, I am too tired to do anything.

But I did spend some time cutting and sewing up some test blocks for one of my new 2020 Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts. I made these three blocks from some red 2" strips - the blocks measure 12.5".

My plan is to make 30 total blocks (a ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 years, 5 months ago. under oh scrap! , rail fence , rainbow scrap challenge , scrap quilting

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