Finally, I am back!

 Sorry I have not been very active on here lately.  There are so many other things I have to get done each day and I don't always have the energy or desire to write a post.  

I draw the line at working past 9pm.  Sorry...

We have had this quilt top for a couple years.  It needed some love and there was no one wanting to give it.  The center had some matching issues and the thin border that was on it was cut way too short so it didn't lay flat.  Board Member Marcia finally took it home and look at it now!  She appliqued a circle on the center which hid any issue.  Then she reworked the border and added a wide purple one.  Marcia also quilted and bound this one up for us.  Susan sent us the huge cut of yummy purple that we were able to use on the border, backing and the binding.

This one was definitely worth the wait.

Here is a quilt made from the scrappy squares that Marci makes for us from our scraps.  Charlene sewed the blocks into a quilt top and Terry quilted it up.  I think Nann donated this backing fabric.  One of the great things about these scrappy quilts are we can use backing fabrics that are sometimes hard to place on other quilts.

How fun is this scrappy house quilt.  Mina sent us this quilt top, and we used a soft blue striped fabric sent in by Samantha for the back.  Terry quilted it with big flowers.

Dusty sent us this sweet rail fence quilt all finished up!  We love that!!  All I had to do was sew on a label and get it delivered.  It was sent to a kid's organization last month.

We try and focus on kid quilts starting in late summer.  Laurie sent us this flannel top with a flannel backing to be quilted up.  It also went out last month to bring warmth and comfort to a child.

We lost the tag to this one, but I think Charlene gave us the quilt top.  If that is the case, then Holly sent in the extra wide backing fabric and Terry quilted these fantastic flowers on it.

Did you know that at any time, we may have as many as 60 quilts out with volunteers?  Processes are always evolving to match the growth we are seeing.  So, a misplaced tag every once in a while can happen.  I do have a master logbook but I have to try and remember what description I used for each quilt.  Sometimes the same description is used on many!

Have a great weekend!

(Covid left me with a lot of brain fog so if something doesn't make sense - sorry in advance!)

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The new block drive has been released.  I have decided to call these Friendship Bracelet blocks.  Thanks, Deanna, for suggesting the name. This drive runs until the end of November so there is lots of time to join in.  You can read more about it in this post.

Oh Scrap! : Day 6

 I am on day 6 of a nasty Covid infection and it is the first day I think I am finally feeling a bit better.  Things like doing a load of laundry or cooking dinner exhaust me but I am able to at least get them done.  That is an improvement.

Thankfully, I already have some photos of some finishes ready to go for this post.

Kristin sent us this fun cowboy themed quilt top and pieced backing.  I think she made it from some leftovers because we have seen a lot of the fabrics in previous quilts.  This will be a great quilt for a young man.

This one is an oldie!  Nann sent the quilt top to us without the border at least a year ago.  I wanted to add a border to make it a bit larger so we waited for just the right fabric.  It took a while, but we finally received a fun brown and teal print that would work.  I think Nann sent in the fabric for the backing too.  The blue is more of a teal color - it is really a pretty quilt.

Karen sent in this scrappy quilt top.  On the back, we used a number of blue fabrics that were also sent in by Nann.  Others were leftover pieces from previous quilts.  We always try to use everything we receive!  A big thanks to Wanda for quilting it up for us. 

 

Elana sent in this sweet little dog themed quilt top.  It also needed to be a bit larger, so Chris took it home and added a doggie border to it. Then it was sent off to Cindy for quilting.

I lost track of who made this quilt top.  It might have been Nann.  And I think Terry supplied the backing.  We didn't have a good red backing for it but I thought this green was a nice surprise.  This was another one quilted by Wanda.

Well, I am losing steam so I think I will end this here.  I owe a lot of people who have donated items receipts - please be patient.  I hope to get to them soon!

Hope you all are having a great weekend!

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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 new block drive has been released.  I have decided to call these Friendship Bracelet blocks.  Thanks, Deanna, for suggesting the name. This drive runs until the end of November so there is lots of time to join in.  You can read more about it in this post.

Some Oldies but Goodies

 I am still trying to clean out some older photos from my phone.  

I don't think I am ever going to catch up!

Laura sent in this cute quilt top using some safari themed panels.  It was sent off the local longarm quilter Sherrie.  She did such a fun job with the quilting.

This lovely top was sent to us by Sharon.  The backing fabrics came from Mari and Martha - sometimes it takes a few smaller cuts to make a backing.  Wanda did a great job on the quilting.

What a great way to use up some black and white scraps.  I love it with the pink sashing!  The quilt top was sent in by Karen and the backing came from a local estate.  I almost put a black and white print on the back, but I felt that might be a bit too much.  Wanda quilted up this lovely quilt too.

This one is definitely pretty in pink!  Mina sent in the quilt top.  We knew this one was going to go out to a child this fall so we put some nice flannel on the back from Kristin.  It was part of a big shipment that went out in September.  Wanda finished it up beautifully for us.

Sometimes quilt tops hang around for a while because I am hoping the perfect backing will show up.  This lovely quilt made from HSTs has a lot of coral and navy in it - colors we don't often see in big cuts.  I finally decided to go with these two blue bits that were leftover from other backings.  Sue sent in this quilt top and Wanda quilted it up for us.

Sharon sent us this lovely quilt top.  Both backing pieces came from Stephanie (she sent us a TON of autumn fabric when she downsized).  This one was also quilted up by Wanda.  When she doesn't have outside work to do, she quilts about 8 quilts a month for us!

Stay tuned for more soon!

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