string quilt

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

One of the things I did this week was to get out the RWB scraps and make a few string blocks. I am making them 10.5" square.

I also got out all the blocks I had made previously along with the ones that have been donated. Coincidentally, I received more in the mail Friday. Now I think I have more than enough for a string quilt and possibly enough to use as a border on another quilt I am working on. You will just have to wait to see what that will look like!

String blocks are probably my ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under oh scrap! , string quilt

Bramble Blooms 1 Quilted from Fret Not Yourself

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

~William Arthur Ward

Quilting

How grateful I am to Audrey for hosting the Bramble Blooms QAL. Having done one myself I know how challenging it is to plan for students with varied skills, to explain each step, to answer questions, and to simply get it all together. I adore applique but don't do much so this QAL was the prompt I needed to try it again. Thank you, Audrey!

Not only that, but I used many of the last color group in my old ...

added by Ann 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under bramblebloomsqal , scrap quilt , string quilt

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

I am trying to keep up with the scraps from the RWB Veteran quilts. I decided I had a bit of time so I sewed up a dozen more blocks.

I am trimming these to 10.5" square. I will just make as many as I can!

A few people have included a few string blocks in their packages - here are two that I got from Holly. They will go into the pile and hopefully result in a quilt top soon.

What scrappy projects have you been working on?

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added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under oh scrap! , string quilt

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

Making all of these donation quilts, I end up with a lot of scraps. I try to use them up as often as I can. For the RWB block drive, I like to turn those scraps into string blocks.

I made these six 10.5" squares this week.

I have also received a few blocks in the mail. I love how the blocks look so different and represent each person's scraps. Once I get more completed, I will see what designs I can create with the blocks I have. If need be, I will just make more blocks and ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 2 months, 1 week ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

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

I had high hopes that I would be able to play with my scraps this week but it just didn't happen. I was busy getting labels sewn onto all the finished quilts in stock - which was about 40 quilts. And when the weather was nice, I ended up planting some of my garden.

I did want to share these awesome scrap blocks I received from Marci. Aren't they fantastic?! She sent 10.5" and 6.5" square blocks.

I think they are going to look awesome all sewn together. Marci says she might try and send a few ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap! , string quilt

A Whole Lot of Scrappy from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

My postal carrier sure got a workout this week. Kat sent me a giant boxed filled with miscellaneous items that weren't appropriate for Covered in Love. Plus, occasionally, blocks from my block drive accidently go her way. Ooops! I am sure there will be items I will need to send to her in the future. We work together a lot!

(BTW - if you haven't heard, Kat has started her block drives up again.)

I also received a box of finished quilts from Sandra in the mail. Check out this scrappy goodness!

It measures about 48 x 60".

Here ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under churn dash block , compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , string quilt

Happy Valentines Day! from Humble Quilts

My heart is full and I feel very blessed! Thank you all for being a part of my life, online and in person! You all enrich my life immensely!

A reader made a suggestion to replace a couple of strings on the basket, but I'm still stuck moving forward.

Using the background as a border gives me the illusion of a window.

checkerboard on the right, pretty fabric on the left. Neither is working for me.

Maybe I'll just leave it as a top to bring to class.

Speaking of class.. thank you to those who passed the ...

added by Lori 6 months, 1 week ago. under basket quilt , quilt books , string quilt , valentines day

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

I am out of Veteran Quilt inventory so until we do a Veteran Block Drive again, I need to make about 3 RWB quilts every six weeks to meet the current demand.

I decided to use some of the RWB scraps and make some string blocks. I still have about 10 string blocks left over from last year so I will only need to make about 20 blocks. I quickly whipped out the six blocks above.

I also dug through some leftover churn dash blocks from last year and made another top which I will get quilted up soon and ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 1 week ago. under oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

A Bit of Everything from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Today, I have a little bit of everything to share with you.

Let's go biggest to smallest quilt.

Here is the 5th Log Cabin quilt made from all green blocks. I always find it interesting how blocks arrive. First came a lot of blue. Then it seemed every package contained green blocks. Lately all of the blocks have been mostly purple.

On the back, I used a rich leaf print sent in by Beth

This quilt measures 66" square.

This next quilt was sent in by Karen for me to quilt. I am in love with this pattern. Looks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby quilts , compassion quilts , donation quilts , happy blocks , log cabin blocks , string quilt

More Misc Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have a few more miscellaneous compassion quilt finishes to share today. Over the holidays I got busy and quilted up a number of quilt tops - I am finally finishing the binding on a few.

Someone sent me in a huge stack of colorful string blocks. I was able to sort them into two quilt tops. Here is the first finish I made with them. I know this quilt will bring a much-deserved smile to someone's lips. It is so lovely!

This dotted wide backing was donated by a few people. This piece came from Margaret.

(This wide backing ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 1 week ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , scrap mixology , string quilt , two bits

Scrappy String Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I haven't been that busy with client quilts lately, so I have been working really hard quilting up the tops that were previously sent in by some generous followers.

Check out this lovely string quilt top Pamela sent in. I love string quilts and this one does not disappoint. This quilt measures 60 x 72".

String quilts can get really heavy so I used some of the lighter weight batting that was donated by the hospital.

Pamela not only sent in the quilt top, but she included this lovely red backing and the blue prepared binding.

A scrappy string ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 7 months, 3 weeks ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt , string quilt

Almost the last Home Improvement from Elaine Adair Pieces

THINK PINK - This was made up by All Day Sew friends, from gifted PINKS. Some of the sewists wanted to learn a little about QAYGo, and also String Quilting, so many contributed to this project, while learning. This will be donated to our annual Quilt Show. It turned out well and several of the sewists are already thinking about it's purchase!

Kaleidoscope Quilt in Blue made up in a few days, after being asked to present a Trunk Show and lesson, so I wanted something fresh and new.

AND if you've visited me previously, you might notice -- ta ...

added by Elaine Adair 1 year, 2 months ago. under brian , deck , home improvement , kaleidoscop in blue , stair railings , string quilt , think pink

wonky wishes finish from Making A Lather

When Bonnie Hunter was doing quiltcams, she introduced this quilt, as she was working on it. I really liked it, and, started making a few blocks along with her in 2012. It languished in the ufo closet for awhile and then I managed to complete the top in 2017. Then it languished in the "to be quilted" closet until It had a turn as one of my 5 quilts project. I had an empty longarm for a moment, and, now, I have a wonky wishes finish.

It was fun to revisit it, and, all the scrappy fabrics, I used to ...

added by maggie fellow 1 year, 2 months ago. under bonnie hunter , finish , friday finish , phd , quilt , quiltville , scrappy , string quilt , strings , ufo , wonky wishes

Oh Scrap! : Never Ending Strings from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

My plan for this week was to get out my orange scraps and cut what I need for all of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects. The scrap bin is still on the shelf and all I have to share are some more string blocks. I seem to have a never ending supply of RWB strips right now.

This week I made six more 10" string blocks.

I thought I had better count them to see how many blocks I have. Right now I have 28 blocks! So I just need two more for a 50 x 60" quilt or I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 3 months ago. under compassion quilts , donation quilts , oh scrap! , string quilt

Oh Scrap! : Hands2Help Progress from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

A lot of my interactions with scraps this week was sorting and putting them away.

I did get one lonely string block completed.

The real accomplishment is I finished up the 28 16-patch blocks I needed to finish my Hands2Help Challenge quilt for this year. I was really wanting to make all of the blocks from striped fabric, but I really don't have the time to search for them.

This week I hope to add these 28 to the 28 already up on my design wall. I am sure I will need to move things around a bit before ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 3 months ago. under 16 patch , hands to help challenge , oh scrap! , string quilt

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

The weather has been beautiful here so I have been busy putting in my vegetable garden and cleaning up my flower beds. Not a lot of new scrap sewing going on.

I did get six more 10" string blocks sewn from the patriotic scraps. I haven't counted how many I have done but I am sure I have over 30 completed. I will probably be finishing all the blocks needed around the time I finish sewing up all the Churn Dash blocks.

Hope all of you are enjoying your Spring!

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added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 3 months ago. under oh scrap! , string quilt

Love Two from Fret Not Yourself

The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change, until we notice how failing to notice shapes our thoughts and deeds.

~R. D. Laing

Quilting

The mockup should have helped... and it did in a way. The print/solid combinations are not what I might have chosen otherwise. But the final version is still a surprise. That L looks quite bold. White may be a mistake but I pushed on quilting it instead of ...

added by Ann 1 year, 3 months ago. under adding words to quilts , bruce henderson , chinese coins , reading , scrap quilt , string quilt

Oh Scrap! : A Productive Week from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I can't believe all the scrappy sewing I did this week.

I cut and sewed two purple heart blocks and one color block for my Rainbow Scrap Challenge quilts.

I also made 11 more string blocks from the scraps leftover from the Churn Dash quilts. I took a bunch of photos of finished quilts this weekend so I hope to get some posts written sharing them.

I also sewed up a few more Churn dash quilt tops that I plan on quilting up this week. If you have made blocks and haven't put them in the mail, you ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 3 months ago. under color block quilt , compassion quilts , donation quilts , heart block , oh scrap! , rainbow scrap challenge , string quilt

Reprising LOVE from Fret Not Yourself

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

~Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Quilting

Sewing a back for the Optical Illusion was the alleged task but all these scraps are scattered around my sewing area. Although I started to simply push them into the scrap bag, they insisted I pull out more material for a front instead.

I said I wouldn't repeat any words but Love is the greatest thing of all... and I wanted to make one with a different V. I'm truly running out of fabric (hooray!) but there are these two shot cottons that have been ...

added by Ann 1 year, 4 months ago. under adding words to quilts , chinese coins , reading , scrap quilt , stacy schiff , string quilt

Oh Scrap! : Clean Up Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Blocks for the Churn Dash block drive are coming in fast and furious right now. So most of my week was spent making quilt tops, longarm quilting and/or sewing bindings.

It's a good kind of busy!

The only scrappy thing I sewed were some string quilt blocks.

For each of the block drives, I am going to try and come up with a project to use up some of the small scraps created when making the quilts. For the Rail Fence drive, I made some 16 patch blocks. I hope to share that finished quilt soon.

For the ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 4 months ago. under donation quilts , oh scrap! , scrap quilting , string quilt

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