Oh Scrap! : Delivery by Wilma

This was a great week for Many Hands and Many Hearts.  We have TWO new longarm quilters joining our volunteer ranks.  One is even ready to do a couple a week for us.  

So, I have been spending this week trying to get backs pieced, batting cut and (for some) binding prepped.  How many?  I am prepping up for 19 quilts!  Needless to say,
I don't have anything scrappy to share today.

But I do have some finished quilts to share.  Wilma lives in the Sacramento area and was planning a trip north with some friends.  They offered to bring some finished quilts to be dropped off.  Unfortunately, the friends were unable to come but Wilma's husband decided to take a nice vacation up to Oregon with his wife.

First up is this sweet Sunbonnet Sue Quilt.  I think Wilma made this one.  It is actually tied and has a higher loft batting.  

It is so squishy and soft.

I think Wilma also made this blue work Sunbonnet Sue.  This is really a bed sized quilt but we have plans for it.  Janet struggled to hold up the backing so she just shared half - it is a lovely soft blue

Amber made this happy quilt.  The panels she used are really cute and she picked the perfect prints to go with them.

I think Wilma made this one.  I really like the pattern - you can really play around with colors on this block. And the border print she picked was perfect for the bold colors she picked.

This is actually an ocean themed quilt.  The colors are so soft and soothing.  Amber used a colorful batik for the back.  I think this was sent out for an older kid last week and is probably already delivering cuddles to someone.

This is another finished quilt made by Amber.  Love the turtles!  It is all appliqued and is going to be definitely treasured by some child

This final quilt is one made by Wilma.  Another great pattern with stars and chains and sashing all coming together to make a great design.

I think Wilma also brought up three quilt tops for us to finish.  I think they are all queued up for longarm quilting so I will share those when they are completed.  Thanks so much for making the trip North Willma.  It was wonderful to meet you and your husband!

Hope you guys have lots of scrappy inspiration to share...

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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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Our new block drive has been released.  

You can read more about it in this post.

Some Oldies but Goodies

 Some of these quilts have been hanging around a long time.  It is nice to see them finally crossing the finish line and getting sent out to do good work!

This lovely scrap quilt started out as some friendship blocks sent in by Priscilla.  I really wanted brown sashing so we waited a bit for some to finally show up.  Local volunteer Chris sewed up the top for us.  Then it went to board member Bev to be quilted.  Karen sent us the backing fabric.  

It took a bit to finish but it was well worth the wait!

This quilt from Kristin is a lot of fun.  I love llamas!  I am pretty sure she also sent in the backing fabric.  I love the soft colors in this quilt and the chains that travel about.  This one was quilted by local longarm quilter Terry.

Oh, what scrappy goodness!  This quilt top was sent in by Denice.  One of our fabric pickers (Deana) picked up the striped flannel for the back at an estate sale.  Board member Bev quilted this one up.  With all the seams on the front and the flannel on the back, this one is a hefty quilt.

Local quilter Chris made this top for us.  The inspiration was the multi-colored owl print.  She occasionally uses fabric from us, but I think one all came out of her stash.

This little all flannel cutie came from Kristin. I think she also sent in the backing.  My neighbor Karol has wanted to volunteer in some way, so I taught her how to hand sew bindings.  She is pretty busy with grandkids during the day, so this little bit of sewing helps her relax in the evenings.  

She is, however, catching the quilting bug and wants to learn more.

Mari sent in this lovely purple and yellow quilt top.  In fact, she sent in two that looked very similar.  We have received a number of these strippy quilts and I have to admit; I really like them.  I think they would be a great way to use some stash pieces. The back is a lilac flannel that came from Kristin.  I think Terry quilted this one up for us.

That is it for today.  Thursday I am taking a big delivery up to the hospital so I wanted to share these so they could be included. Hopefully I will have time to share more later this week!

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We have released a new block for this season's block drive.  

You can find the instructions in this post.

   

Oh Scrap! : Some of my Scrap Quilts

I know you are probably tired of me saying it, but it was another busy week! But I am hoping by the end of March, I might get a breather until late summer. Fingers crossed!

It was fun to see some of the scrap quilts I put together crossed the finish line this week.  This pretty snowball quilt was made from a bunch of pink and purple scraps.  The inspiration was some pansy fabric I had a small piece of.  Nann sent in the backing fabric and board member Bev quilted this one.

I also made these floral blocks from our scraps.  I made enough for two quilts, but the second pile is still waiting for me to sew them together.  I think this backing came from an estate.  It looks so pretty on the back - I hope it finds its way to someone who loves flowers.  A big thanks to Terry for quilting it.  She has been longarm quilting a lot of our quilts this year.

I need to get back to making more blocks from our scraps.  They are slowly building up on us again.  There are a lot of pinks and greens so maybe a snowball/nine-patch combination.  Hmmm.

But first, I need to get through our two fundraising events in April.  A big sew day and a pizza event.   If you are local, reach out and I can tell you more about them!

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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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Our new block drive has been released.  

You can read more about it in this post.

Oh Scrap! : Scrappy Finishes

 I have not been very good about sharing finishes lately.  So, I thought today I would share a bunch of pretty scrappy donation quilts that have crossed the finish line.

Let's start out with this bright and fun novelty quilt.  What a great way to use those colorful novelty scraps and the color placement is (chef's kiss)!

The tag got misplaced on this one, but I think it was made by Sue or Jean.  I do know local longarm quilter Laura not only quilted it but also sewed on the binding for us.

We even made the backside scrappy.

I made this little quilt top from some leftover fabric we had.  Last fall, we made some fun plaid napkins for our craft sale.  We had some leftovers and there was just enough to make this.  Of course, we had to put a big buffalo plaid on the back.  Local quilter Cindy finished it up for us.

Here is another quilt top I made.  I have been cleaning out our flannel scraps and I came across some larger squares.  I was able to find a few more prints that I could cut up to have enough for this quilt top.

Charlene sent us the green flannel for the back and Laura quilted up this one too.

I have always wanted to try to make one of these plaidish designs.  Bonnie did a great job on the quilt top she sent us.  Thanks to Nann, we had a nice green flannel for the backing.  I think Laura may have quilted this one too.

Look what you can do with a lot of HSTs.  I bet Elana used "bonus" HSTs to make this sweet little quilt.  Thanks to Kristin, we had a nice flannel to use on the backing.

So how is that for a little scrappy quilt show.  Now you can add your scrappy show and tell in the links below.

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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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New Block Drive - Mini Square in Square

 March is coming so it is time to release the new block drive.  We are calling this one a Mini Square in Square block.  I was inspired by a quilt sent in by Elizabeth.

For each block, you will need two fabrics.  Here are the fabric cutting sizes:

Outer Block 

4.5" x 8.5" Rectangle     QTY = 1

2.5" x 8.5" Rectangle     QTY = 1

2.5" x 4.5" Rectangle     QTY = 1

2.5" Square                    QTY = 1

Mini Square

2.5" Square                   QTY = 1

Here is how each block is configured.  Start by sewing the middle row together first.  Then add the strip to the top and the bottom.  

The block should measure 8.5" square when sewn.

For fabrics, I would like batiks.  I like the blender effect they have.  You can use light fabrics too.  Just make sure the mini square has good contrast. 

I know not all of you have a lot of batiks hanging around your stash so feel free to use blender fabrics. Please don't use solid fabrics - save those for a future block drive. The center brown block above is made from print fabric.

Just keep in mind how the blocks made from prints will look with all the batiks.  The completed quilt at the top of this post is a great example of the look I want for the quilts.

This block drive will continue until the end of May.

If you have any questions or need an address for where you can send your blocks, just email me at cynthiabddesigns at gmail dot com or manyhandsandmanyhearts at gmail dot com.

Thanks so much for your support!

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