Parade of Finishes

I hope those of you in the US had a nice holiday weekend.  I spent some time getting the "MHMH warehouse" organized. It is really just a 10' square room that holds most of our fabric and quilts.  Needless to say, it can become quite chaotic in there!

Mari sent in this lovely floral quilt top.  If I remember correctly, she also sent in a larger quilt using some of the same fabrics.  This one may have been made from the leftovers.  Mari also sent in this backing fabric and the binding.  

Here is a fun scrappy quilt.  Elizabeth sent in this quilt top and backing.  I have always been a fan of purple and red combinations.

Does this quilt look familiar?  It came out of my quilt stash.  I have been gleaning out quilts that I used to use for teaching.  This one was made from my Wiggle Time pattern.  I just made a scrappier version.

The tag on this fun scrappy quilt got misplaced.  It has been on the shelf for a long time.  I think Dusty may have sent it in.  It is a super easy block and looks like it would burn through a bunch of solid scraps.  

A fun bright striped fabric went on the back.

This one has been hanging around for quite some time too.  I think Jean made the top and the backing.  The low volumes don't photograph that well, but up close it is a sweet, peaceful quilt.

Most of these have been done for some time and have already delivered.  I am trying to catch up a bit and I keep finding quilts I haven't shared with you.  

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Oh Scrap! : Holiday Weekend

 I can't believe how fast this week zoomed by.  I think I am going to spend the long weekend organizing a bunch of fabric.  There is a big shipment of quilts going out next week and already loaded into my car, so there is some space to move around right now.

I also think I might get a bunch of Kaffe Fassett scraps out to cut.  This quilt top was sent in by Kathy and I fell in love.  I think it is a great way to showcase all those lovely prints.  The pretty backing fabric was donated by Stephanie, and it was quilted by Laura.

Are you often inspired by the quilts we get?  

My self-control is tested every day!

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• This linky party is for any scrappy project - It can be in-process or a finished piece.
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Oh Scrap! : Playing with Blocks

 I have had a stack of RWB blocks sitting next to my sewing machine for weeks.  I finally had a chance this week to turn them into a quilt top.

We made some simple rail fence blocks out of RWB strips at our Spring Sew Day.  We made enough blocks to make about 13 quilts.  

For this first quilt, I simply laid them out in an alternate direction.  The blocks are 10" so this quilt will finish at about 50" x 60".

I have some other layout plans for these blocks that I hope to share soon.  In fact, maybe I will write an article for the newsletter.  If you are not on the distribution list, send me an email and I will get you signed up before the next issue goes out.

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It sure felt good to play with some scraps!

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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.
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Oh Scrap! : From the Scrap Bin

*** I just realized today is not Saturday! Oh Scrap!***

 Recently, we finished some quilts made from scraps and orphan blocks we received.

A lot of our scraps get sent to Marci in Idaho and she turns them into scrappy blocks.  We used the 10" string blocks to make this scrappy quilt.  I think Marcia sewed up these blocks into a quilt top at or last sew day.  It is nice because you really don't need a design wall to put these together.

Over a year ago, someone sent us a bunch of HSTs along with some cut squares and some leftover fabric.  It might have been someone's UFO but there was no pattern.  Jeanne took it all home and designed this medallion pattern. There are SO many tiny pieces in this one.  Elizabeth sent us the lovely green backing and local longarm quilter Wanda finished it up for us.  Saved from the trash bin!

I made this little flannel quilt from some flannel squares that were donated to us almost two years ago.  I think it is almost the last of the thousands of squares we received.  We used a flannel print sent in by Kristin for the back and Cindy quilted it up.

I love seeing these odds and ends and orphans being turned into lovely quilts!

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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.
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Mid Week Finishes

 I have a few minutes so I thought I would share a handful more quilts that crossed the finish line.  All of these quilts were made from donated quilt tops.

Carol donated this fun wildlife quilt top.  I love how she used the strips of the little animals that sometime come with panels. I also like how she staggered her animal placements.  We decided to back this quilt with some flannel.  The dark green was sent in by Stephanie and we had a bit of flannel with deer on it that was the perfect size for making the backing wide enough.

This circus themed quilt top was made locally.  Thanks, Chris, for also sending in a matching pieced backing. Chris has been working on using a bunch of fabric that was gifted to her, and we are pleased to be the recipient of her creative quilts.

Fun quilts for older kids are always in demand.  Thanks to Kristin, we have this fun sport themed one ready to donate.  She also sent in this nice flannel backing.  I love these big buffalo prints, but they are usually impossible to line up straight with the quilt top.  But who is going to know when they are cuddled up under it!

We get a lot of quilts made from panels.  This one from Cheryl is super cute.  Again, I really like the staggered placement of the squares around the outer border.  One of the local fabric pickers, Deana, found this cute flannel backing.  We have just been waiting to use it on a dog themed top.

I think Kristin sent in this quilt top and backing.  Or it could have been Deb.  I log in everything with a description and two descriptions match this quilt.  I do know I love the simple layout.  This would be a great pattern for a batik jelly roll.

That is it for now.  I need to get the May newsletter finished so I can send it out Friday. If you don't receive our monthly newsletter and want a copy, just email me and I will get you on the distribution list.

Hope you are having a great week!

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Oh Scrap! : Finishes

 I am writing this post quite a bit ahead of time.  I am taking a quick trip to see my two sisters and an aunt/uncle I haven't seen in many years.  In fact, by the time you read this, I will probably be back.  I'm a bit torn - I am looking forward to seeing everyone, but I am sure going to miss my boi Arthur.  We haven't been apart in over two years!

I am wwaaayyy behind in sharing finishes so I thought I would do that in this post.

Check it out - a finished quilt from our Color Block Star block drive.  I recently had all these blocks sorted by color and local volunteer Sophia sewed up a bunch of quilt tops from them so hopefully these will be going out to longarmers soon to get quilted.  The fun fabric on the back was donated by Kristin.

Speaking of Kristin - she sent us this sweet little flannel top and backing.  I am pretty sure she used up some scraps on this one.  She had sent in a bunch of other larger tops using these fabrics.  I love it when I see someone using every little bit!

Local volunteer Cindy quilted it and my neighbor sewed on the binding for me.

This simple pattern is just HSTs made from bright florals and white fabric.  I love the zigzag effect.  Kristin sent in this quilt top and backing too.  The backing is this really fun batik circles.

I might have already shown you this little finish.  I can't find it on my quilt list and it has already been delivered so I am going by memory.  I think this is another "kit" sent in by Kristin. I know it is all flannel and just a simple patchwork design.  Super easy but super cute!

Those of you who get the Many Hands and Many Hearts newsletter, it is hopefully going out next Friday.  I just couldn't get everything done before I left.

Now it is your turn to link up....

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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!
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We will be announcing a new block the end of May so you have until the end of the month to finish up your batik blocks.  If you want to make some to donate, you can read more about it in this post.

Oh Scrap! : Local Donations

 I did work on a few scrappy projects this week, but I forgot to take any photos.  Mostly, I was doing a bit of a clean-up and I just finished a bunch of partially sewn blocks and binding strips.  I guess we will have to settle for some photos of some quilt tops donated by local volunteers.

Our Board Secretary Karen has been working through some of her batik scraps.  This is one she donated to us.  I love the rich, warm colors.  The backing was sent to us by Stephanie.  I did have to add a bit of an orange scraps.  Local longarm quilter Laura did her magic and finished it up.

Chris has been making a lot of quilt tops for us lately.  I love these little irregular six in blocks that have a novelty print in the center.  I bet this design works through a lot of scraps.  Karen supplied this amazing green print for the back and Cindy quilted it up.  

I rarely make tiny 6" blocks, but they sure are inspiring when I see what others do with them.

Here is what Karen did with her cooler colored batik scraps.  A different Karen donated the green batik we used on the backing and Laura did her magic on this one too. 

 I just love how both of these turned out.

Did you do any scrappy sewing this week?

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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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We received this amazing drop shipment from Marshalls Dry Goods last week and I don't know what generous person sent it.  Anyone claiming it?  It was just what we needed to fill some of our shelves!