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Another Vote Block from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I was finally able to find a chunk of time this weekend to work on another VOTE block.

This one is paper pieced and very similar to the one I made back in June. Months ago, I tried to change a "LOVE" block into a "VOTE" block and was not very successful at first. But many Designers out there are revising their LOVE patterns so the work is now done.

This block is by Sam Hunter (Hunter's Design Studio). The pattern includes two sizes - I made the 9 x 11" block. All profits from this pattern are donated to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 2 months ago. under resistance , scrap quilts , vote

Flag Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment - where some women won the right to vote.

I am still slowly working on my "Vote" quilt. For weeks I have been thinking about adding some flag blocks to the mix. But truthfully, with the country so divided, I haven't felt all that patriotic and have been hesitant on making them.

Then I came across the pattern for the Wave Your Flag Tablerunner pattern at the Fat Quarter Shop. I was drawn to this block - not because of the "pride" it portrayed but because of the division ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 2 months ago. under resistance , scrap quilts , scrap sampler , vote

Ratification Stars from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Recently, I watched the 4 hour American Experience documentary "The Vote". I realized I had forgotten so much about the struggle women endured for generations to obtain my right to vote. I highly recommend the show. Here is what is said about the show:

One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote — a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

In its final decade, from 1909 to ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 3 months ago. under paper piecing , resistance , scrap quilts , scrap sampler , star blocks , vote

Be Counted from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Just popping in today to share my latest block finish.

I made this block to remind everyone in the US to be sure and complete their 2020 census. The census can be filled out by mail, online or by phone. It just takes a few moments to complete and it helps put money into your community.

If you haven't yet, please go to 2020Census.gov and be counted.

There are no citizenship questions on the questionnaire.

I appreciate you taking the time!

And if you want to know more about how I made the lettering for this block, I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 3 months ago. under applique , resistance , scrap quilts , scrap sampler , vote

Voting By Mail from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

The post for my finish this week got pushed out to next week, so today I am sharing the newest block I made for my Vote quilt.

I really didn't have a firm plan for this block. I started by cutting some 1" strips and I made the letters. Then I just added enough fabric around it to trim it into the diamond shape I needed. The rest of the block was just a matter of sewing on pieces and trimming them up to the look I wanted.

I live in the state of Oregon in the US. Here ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 4 months ago. under resistance , sampler quilt , scrap quilting , scrap quilts , vote

Vote : Big and Small from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I don't have a finished quilt to share with you this week but I did finish another of my "Vote" blocks. This one uses the Spell It With Fabric letters from Moda.

(You can get the free pdf pattern here.)

The blocks finish at 10" tall. I haven't attached them together yet because I am not sure exactly how I will use them in the quilt. It might be fun to add some stars in between the letters. But I have lots of time to think about that - I have many more blocks to do!

You can see ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 4 months ago. under little letters quilt , resistance , scrap quilting , scrap quilts , scrap sampler , vote

What a Mess! from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This is my first post in the new blogger format. It took me forever just to find the button to make a new post. I am already expecting a bumpy ride!

I finished another vote block for my newest project.

Talk about a mess! I started with the "LOVE" paper piece pattern by Diane Bohn. The word Vote and Love are extremely similar - I just needed to change the L to a T.

The pattern is easy enough - the mess was my own creation.

I prepared for this block like I do for any block. I grabbed a couple chunks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 4 years, 5 months ago. under resistance , scrap quilts , vote

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