Oh Scrap! : More HSTs

Yay!  I wasn't sure if I was going to find the time to play with scraps this week.  

But I decided dusting is overrated!

I made ten more of the scrappy 6.5" HSTs for my scrappy quilt.

Here is where we are now.  I really had to dig deep to find enough of these royal blue scraps.  Next up will be some purple for the corners.  But first I need to find some big chunks of more gray scraps.

I am really pleased with how this is progressing!

What did you do with your scraps this week?

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Churn Dash Quilt #5

 I was really hoping to have a second quilt to share today but I didn't get the binding sewn on in time.  My dog felt he needed to be snuggled more than he was getting.

I still had a few more of the big blue starred squares that were sent to me.  So I made a second quilt framing the smaller churn dashes with some red fabric and alternating them with the blue squares. 

 I really like how this layout looks.

This quilt measures 60 x 70"

Suzanne sent this blue and cream backing already sewn together.  That can be so helpful as I am pulling fabric for these quilt tops.  

I do want to mention that the batting for about half of these Veteran block drive quilts was sent to me by a generous quilter.  It was amazing to see a bolt of batting arrive on my porch!

I am hoping next week I can hit these churn dash quilts hard.  I have a big stack of blocks I need to sew up and there are some more tops to quilt.

If you have blocks to still send in, I would appreciate it if you can do it soon.

It is hard to believe but the next block drive will be announced the end of this month!

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Mid Week Finishes

Here we go!

Catching up a bit on some finished quilts.  I had to go back and make sure all the finished quilts had labels sewn onto them.  I think I am now all caught up.

This school themed quilt is the 70th quilt made from the Happy Block quilt drive.  This top was put together by a friend of mine and then Laura did a great job quilting it up.  Laura even sewed on the binding.  I just had to add the label!

Two fun prints on the back side.  This quilt measure 56" x 64".

Moving on to Happy quilt #71 - this one is all about love.  All of the blocks have fun heart prints.  Then rainbows are tucked in a few of the columns to create the block stagger.  The same local friend sewed up this quilt top.

Of course we had to put a couple heart prints on the back.  A red binding framed this one up nicely.  This quilt measures 40 x 48".

This cute scrappy quilt top was sent in by Holly some time ago. It has been continuously bumped by other quilts.  I decided one evening to just get it done.

A fun tiger print on the back. 

This quilt is 38" square.

And finally, this one is for all the Star Wars fans.  Karen sent in this fun quilt top.

This quilt measures about 38" x 48".

Karen also sent in this amazing planet fabric for the backing.  It is so very colorful!

I had a black and gray striped binding that I was hoping would work.  It was just a bit short, so I just added in a bit solid black.

Hopefully, I will have some Churn Dash quilts to share on Friday.  I have one done but the others need a binding.  Guess I had better get sewing!

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All of these quilts will be donated through Many hands and Many Hearts.

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Oh Scrap! : Strings

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 more and use more of her scrappy strings.

 I am sure I will have to make of few of these myself too!

I have also received some other 10.5" scrappy string blocks in RWB fabrics.  I love when I see these tucked into packages.  I have plans to make some blocks with scraps from the veteran quilts so I will have enough blocks for some quilt tops soon.

I love it when all the bits are used!

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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 is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
• You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
• If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
• If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
• Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! 

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Friday Finishes

I realized late today that I had not written my Friday post.  And I have three lovely Veteran quilts to share today!

This first RWB Churn Dash quilt I put together.  I used some of the 6" blocks for the center and then framed it with the 12" blocks.  This is quilt #2 of this block drive.

It is hard to see the fabric on the back, but it is a red black and white homespun fabric I have had for quite some time.

This quilt measures 60 x 72".

Cheryl sent in this churn dash quilt top.  I love how she alternated the blocks with the HSTs.  This is the third completed quilt from this block drive.

I pulled this blue starred fabric out of my stash.  I had purchased it over a year ago with the idea that I would use it on a donation quilt.  I quilted it with big swirls.

This quilt measures about 65' square.

And finally, we have the 4th quilt for this block drive.  I think all of these blocks were sent in my Nann.  She also included the blue star sashing fabric (and a bunch more) in her package.

I decided to get out this awesome eagle fabric sent in by Karen.  It really looks spectacular on the back.

Also on the back, you can see the new labels.  I am still working on getting the temporary website completed but I hope to have that soon.  I am really pleased with how these labels turned out.  

If you want to read how I plan on efficiently adding these labels onto the quilt backs, you can read this post here.

Now I can go back to my other scheduled tasks for today. The Churn Dash pipeline is now filled and we should be seeing the completed ones more often.  Hope you are starting to see the blocks you donated!

There is still time to make a few blocks and get them into the mail.  You can read about how to make the blocks in this post.

A huge thanks to all who have sent in blocks, fabric and other items to help make all this happen.

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Colorful!

I had a few more quilts to share but I guess I didn't get them photographed.  I have been so busy lately; I don't always get everything done by the end of the day.  But this pretty quilt top sent in by Amanda was just too colorful not to share today.

I am guessing this design uses a layercake.  It looks like the strips were cut at 3" and 4"wide.

The fabrics Amanda chose sure made a colorful and happy finish.

Local quilter Terry finished this one up for me.  I had sent a medium rosy pink thread - which was a stretch for her.  She really liked it when it was done.  That is a plus when you quilt donation quilts - you can try new things and stretch your boundaries!

Pat sent me the perfect backing for this one.  The pink flowers in the navy background really finished off the quilt nicely.  

This quilt is quite large - I think it measures about 65 x 78".

Do you know what else is colorful?  Check it out...I received the quilt labels from Spoonflower!

Next step is to get the website listed on the label up and running.  The fun never seems to end!

I have about 40 quilts in inventory right now so I will be spending some time getting labels on all of them.  I have a big delivery going out next week, so I had better get busy!

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Oh Scrap! : Progress

Thanks for all your suggestions last week on how I should move forward on my scrappy HST quilt.

 I decided to make some orange blocks for the center and then purple blocks in the outer corners.

This week I was able to get the four orange blocks completed along with the six red blocks needed to finish the diamond. I have my blue scraps sorted so I hope to finish the ten blocks I need this week.

Before I know it, I am going to have a finished quilt top! 

Thanks for helping me move this project forward.

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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 is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
• You can link up your blog post (not your homepage please) or Instagram photo from the past week that features your use of scraps.
• If you are linking to a blog post, I ask that you link back to my blog somewhere in your post. So if you are writing about scraps, just get into the habit of including a link as there will be a linky party available every week!
• If you are using Instagram, please use the hashtag #ohscrap.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
• Following my blog is not necessary but it sure would be great if you do! 

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