Oh Scrap! : Moving Forward

Hope all of you survived the weekend.  My dog Arthur had surgery on the 2nd so he has been pretty bored - no running, jumping or rough-housing.  I can tell you it has been a challenge!

I did finish the last few blocks I needed for the autumn bowtie quilt.  Each block measures 8.5" unfinished. I haven't sewn the blocks together yet, but I do have the blocks all stacked up next to my machine now.  I had lots of options for layouts but I decided to keep it simple.

I can't say I used up a lot of the autumn-colored scraps we have - but I do think we made a small dent in them.  I might have to make a second bow tie quilt to use more of them up.

Happy Sunday!

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• 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 the Fourth

 Happy Fourth of July!

 Hope you have lots of family, friends and good food during your celebration.

When you have a dog, this holiday can be a stressful one.  Sadly, my neighborhood gets a little crazy with fireworks - even though they are banned here in the city limits.

Arthur just had surgery to remove some cancerous lumps so I will have to work extra hard to keep him quiet.  We don't want any pulled stitches.

One of the board members loves Tula Pink prints.  She made this quilt top for Many Hands and Many Hearts.  She also donated the backing.  I sent it off to local longarm quilter Laura to get quilted.

Kristin sent in this quilt top and backing.  Sorry, this time of year is hard to get photos because the sun is always so bright. The prints in this quilt are really cute.  There are lots of women dressed in high vintage fashion.

Elizabeth made this fun scrappy quilt top.  A lot of the novelty prints in this one we thought would appeal to a young man so we decided to use some of our camo fabric for the back.  New local longarm quilter Gloria finished this one up.  Sadly, she has to have shoulder surgery this summer so it might be a while before she can quilt for us again.

A local volunteer made this bright and happy string quilt.  She also gave us a pretty purple grunge material for the backing. I have not tried this string block variation.  I really like it!

This quilt top and backing sent in by Kristin has such soft and peaceful colors in it.  I love this pale gray and different shades of peach.

We made a big delivery to the hospital earlier this week.  They are always so appreciative of all the quilts and always comment how beautiful each of them are. Thanks to so many of you, we are able to make all this happen!

Have a safe Fourth!

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Oh Scrap! : More Cutting

I am still cutting up scraps for the Sew Day we will hold locally in September for Many Hands and Many Hearts.  I finished cutting all the 4.5" squares, now I am moving on to the 2.5" strips.

As I go through the giant pile of scraps, first I am pulling out anything big that I can turn into binding strips.  With the rest, I am cutting into 2.5" strips and sub-cutting them to 8.5" long and 4.5" long.  I need two of each length for every block.  I am using s safety pin to hold these four strips together.

If you haven't already figured it out, one of the blocks we are making will be Happy Blocks.  We made these in a previous block drive.  My plan is to have all the fabrics cut so the quilters can just grab items and sew.  No need to cut!

My plan is to fill this tub with pre-cut strips.  So far, I have completed 50 sets - probably about a thousand left to go!  My hope is that all this cutting will reduce the number of scraps we have and get them into a format I can just give to volunteers and they can sew together.

In a month or so, I will write up some instructions so you can sew up some blocks if you like.  These blocks will be in addition to the block drives.

What are you doing with your scraps?

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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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The next block drive has been announced.  You can read more about it on this post.  

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Some Veteran Finishes

It has been a while since I shared some of our Veteran finishes.  I looked through all my photos and some must have gotten delivered without getting photographed.  

I only have four to share today.

I am still using all the RWB scraps to make string blocks.  Adding those to the blocks that are sent in by some of you, I could probably make about four of these quilts.  The red and blue backing for this one came from Dorothy.

Larger RWB scraps, I cut into 5.5" squares and make some simple patchwork quilt from them.  Pat sent Karen sewed the blocks together for me and Pat sent in the backing.  I quilted this one up alternating swirls and squares.  It is one of my favorite designs to quilt.

I sent Jeanine some precuts and she returned some completed quilt tops to me.  I think she made this one from some fat quarters.  The backing came out of my personal stash.  I am starting to donate a lot of it because I will never sew it all in my lifetime!

And finally, here is another RWB quilt top made by Joni.  This one is really pretty in person.  Each of the squares have amazing and supportive words and all the sashing and borders are fun to see.  Joni also sent in the backing, but I guess I didn't get a photo of it.  I sent it off to local quilter Terry who did an amazing job finishing it up.

Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

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Some Small Finishes

Many Hands and Many Hearts saw many small quilts get finished or donated this week.

It seems like we photographed quilts every day this week!

Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl sent in this bright and happy little quilt with her blue and red Scrappy Chain blocks.  Her work is always so precise and creative.  Check out the backing on this one!

Local longarm quilter Cindy snuck this fun little scrappy quilt in the bag of quilts she returned to us all quilted.  These little quilts are a great way to use up some of those scraps.

This sweet little flannel quilt top was sewn together by Penny, one of our Board Members.  I had given her a handful of bags full of flannel squares and this is what she came up with.  Even though we don't make many flannel quilts, I still struggle to keep up with the flannel scraps.

But they sure make some cute quilts!

Denice made this fun little quilt top.  The yellow backing was one I pulled from my stash.  Janet snagged it immediately because we don't get many yellow backings.  And Yellow worked so well with this quilt top.

We sent this one off to local quilter Laura who also sewed on the binding for me.

 It wouldn't be a quilt show without a quilt top from Kristin.  She is a very prolific quilter and we benefit greatly from that.  This cute little construction quilt top looks even more adorable with the orange plaid backing also sent in by Kristin.  Local longarm quilter Cindy did her magic on it - now it is ready to be delivered!

It is a good thing we are delivering a bunch of quilts next week.  Our finished quilt stock is bursting right now - full of quilts ready to be loved!

The next block drive has been announced.  You can read more about it on this post.  

Blocks are already starting to arrive!

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Oh Scrap! : More Bow Ties

I thought I would finish the blocks I needed for my scrappy Bow Tie quilt this week.

I am using up scraps left over from our Two Step Autumn block drive we did last year.

I made the ten blocks I needed - only to realize I needed twenty blocks.  Sigh...

I guess I should look at it as a win.  Ten more blocks mean more scraps will get used.  And I certainly have lots of scraps still.  In fact, I might just continue on and make enough blocks for another quilt.

These blocks are 8.5" and are made using 4.5" and 2.5" squares.

They are certainly quick to make!

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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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Some Late Friday Finishes

I am running a bit late with this post.  Yesterday was a big fundraising event for Many Hands and Many Hearts so I have a ton of stuff to put away and organize.  We did really well so I am hoping we will be able to get some items, like an up-to-date website, paid for. 

Now for some of this week's finishes.  We are still heavily focused on getting some of the donated quilt tops finished.  Now that we don't have to worry about running out of batting for a while, we can hi these even harder!

The first ne is this lovely pink and red pinwheel quilt.  A lot of the prints have little hearts on them.  Kristin donated both the quilt top and the backing.  I haven't decided where I will donate this one yet.  It will make a great quilt for both a teen and an adult.

I love this little scrappy brown and pink quilt top that Kristi sent in.  She also donated the pink and brown fabric you se on the back.  It wasn't quite big enough, but we just added a brown from our stash.  Then it was all sent out to local longarm quilt Laura for quilting and binding.

Janet is a little height challenged so some of these bigger quilts are a little hard to photograph.  This quilt top was sent in by Nann.  Love the play of big and little blocks. Nann also sent in a bunch of yard cuts of the same metallic collection on the quilt front for the backing and binding. We still have fabric that we will be able to be on a future quilt.

Kristin also sent in this strippy quilt top made from Kaffe fabric with a fun chevron fabric on the back.  These are such fun summery colors.

And finally, here is another scrappy string quilt top made from the blocks that Marci sends us.  

There will be many more of these scrappy blocks from Marci - we are still working on her last shipment, and she says more are coming soon!

We put a flannel fabric on the back (thanks Kristin) - we are going to save this one for an older child when we send quilts out this fall.

Whew - that is it for today.  Janet has been spending time with her mom so there are lots of quilts to photograph later this weekend.  

Even with all the chaos of the event, we have still been putting out quilts!

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