It Takes a Village

I can't thank enough for all the quilt tops we have received here at Many Hands and Many Hearts.  It has been a bit of a challenge to get them all quilted in a timely manner. 

 But we continue to work away at them!

This quilt top was sent in by Mina.  I think she sent in a total of three in this design.  It is definitely a design I want to try.

This turquoise fabric sent in by Karen wasn't quite big enough, but I just added in a chunky scrap I had to make it work.

I think these quilts measure 63 x 72".

Deana rescued some blocks and strips sets from an estate sell.  I think it was probably some version of a wedding ring UFO.  With a little creativity, I was able to turn all the blocks into this fun quilt.

We had a hard time finding a backing so we used this reddish brown mottled fabric that Pat sent in.  I am glad we used a solid-ish print because local quilter Laura really did some lovely quilting that shows so well!

This quilt measures 48" x 64".

Joni sent in this lovely scrappy quilt top a while ago.  The rose fabric really frames it off so nicely.  Laura also quilted this one for us.

Dorothy sent us this beautiful rose fabric a while ago too.  They have just been waiting to be sent out to a quilter.  Laura also sews on the binding for us!

I think this one is about 75" square.

Here is one more quilt top sent in by Mina.  I wish the lighting was better because the houses are so much fun to look at.  You know I love scrappy quilts!

Local quilter Terry quilted up this one.  It is a big size so I am happy she loves to do the large quilts.

A fun green backing and a scrappy binding finishes this one off.

This one measures about 70 x 80.

Some of my local friends are purging some of their completed but unused quilts and donating them.  Here is lovely quilt made from Asian fabrics.

Check out this backing. This quilt really is lovely and much appreciated!

It measures about 55 x 65".

I am sure some of you are wondering when you will see your donated quilt top.  It is hard for me to predict.  Most of the donated quilt tops get sent out to quilters - I tend to work on mainly the block drive quilts.  I have a handful of quilters and they all like certain sized quilts.  Plus they all work at different speeds.  So I might send out a quilt and not see it for many months.

Often, we get just quilt tops so we have to find that perfect print that is just the right size.  That can take some time.  I also admit that when I find myself with some time to work on these quilts, I tend to grab what I can get done the easiest.

But rest assured that they will all get finished and donated as soon as we are able to get to them.  I am always looking for more local quilters to help out.  When I can, you will find me at various sewing groups with a trunkful of kits to hand out!

I am surprised they keep inviting me back!

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Oh Scrap! : Assembly Begins

I spent most of the week assembling quilt tops and sewing backings for flimsies for Many Hands and Many Hearts.  Now I have a nice queue built up to go on a longarm.

 

Really the only scrap quilting I did this week was to start to sew the blocks together on my scrappy HST quilt.  So far I just have the bottom two rows completed.  Hopefully next week I will be able to complete the top.

I have had a new distraction this weekend.  Meet Estelle.  Arthur and I went to meet her Friday and Saturday she came to our house for an extended sleep over.  So far things are going good but they both love to wrestle so separation happens often right now!

I hope they become the best of friends!

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Sue's Quilts

Today's quilts were all donated by Sue.  She has a friend who just happens to have kids who live here in Eugene so her quilts hitch a ride and get delivered right to my living room.  It sure saves her a lot of freight charges and she is able to send completed quilts.  All I have to do is attached a label.

This one is so bright and happy.  I put it in the teen pile.  I have always loved this pattern - it is a great one for jelly rolls.  Sorry, I don't know that name of it.  Maybe someone will leave it in the comments.

This fabric in a wonderful shade of spring green is on the back.  

All of Sue's quilts are wonderfully quilted.

Who is ready for a day at the beach!

The center inset really shows the quilting.  There are crabs, starfish, an octopus or two and just about any other sea creature.

This one is my favorite of the bunch.  I love the colors and the pattern. It looks like a fairly easy block but I love that is creates a kind of pinwheel effect.

Another fabulous backing!

A pretty floral print framed in blue and pink.

More florals are found on the back.

I think this one might be another jelly roll design.  But I do spy a necessary partial seam.

Looks like some of the leftovers were used up on the backing.  And there is more pretty quilting showing up in the solid red.

And finally, this pretty black and neutral beauty.

It is even pretty from the back.

Thanks so very much Sue.  I just made the July shipments so these will be going out in August.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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Back to Happy Block Quilts

 There are still a number of Happy Blocks to assemble into quilts so I spent some time one afternoon to make some quilt tops from them.

First up is this cute infant or toddler quilt made from baby-ish prints.

This one measures 40 x 40".

I had this adorable backing that fit the quilt nicely.  It has a very fun vintage feel.  

This is Happy Quilt #79.

Quilt #80 is this cute cowboy/cowgirl themed quilt.

Wendy sent in this adorable cowboy boot print.  This quilt is also 40" square.

For Quilt #81, I used some precut squares I received as alternate blocks.. The fireman and emergency vehicle themed print worked perfectly on this quilt.

This red emergency vehicle back from Debby was an easy choice. Then local quilter Cindy did a great job finishing this cute quilt up.

Next up is a butterfly themed quilt. Quilt #82 is a bit larger measuring 48 x 56".

It is hard to see but this is a purple and white woven fabric (sent in by Karen) that has tiny purple butterflies on it.  I had to add a tiny bit to the top to make the piece big enough.

If you are wondering if we are getting to the bottom of the Happy Blocks - Nope!

I projected we would make about 103 quilts so there are many more to go!

I will have more finishes to share this Friday.  We are now finishing slightly over 1 quilt per day!

I appreciate all the support I am getting in this project 💖

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Oh Scrap! : Quick Finish

 Last Sunday, I shared my process for starting a new scrappy strip quilt out of some leftover fabrics.

Today, I am ready to share the finished quilt!

I am really pleased with how it turned out.  I hope that it finds its way to some young teen.

This quilt measures about 55 x 70.

There are some great inspirational saying on some of the fabrics.

I used this fabulous striped fabric that Nann sent me long ago.  I love this fabric so I have been holding onto it until the perfect quilt came along.  I think I still have enough for another quilt.

Now that I finished this project, I am going to have to find some more scrappy bits that inspire my next donation quilt.  Not sure yet what that will be....

Maybe it is time to get out some orphan blocks!

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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.
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Lots of Two Step Finishes

 I thought I only had four finished Two Step quilts to share today but I was surprised by five.

These quilts go together so quickly!

I will admit that most of these quilts made with these blocks all look the same.  I even find it hard to differentiate them and I get to see them up close.  So I was really pleased that I received some fall-themed panel pieces to make some of the quilts more unique.

This lovely one is Two Step quilt #5.  The panel was sent in by Stephanie.  The blocks used in this quilt all have a food theme to them.

Stephanie also sent in these two backing fabrics.  This quilt measures 43 x 52"

We received a lot of blocks with sunflowers on them.  We put them into this lovely quilt.  Sadly, we have had nothing but blaring sunshine so it is hard to photograph these.  Up close, these quilts are full of color. Janet (my quilt holder) laid this one out and stacked it up so I could sew the top together.  She is not a quilter so she has a lot of fun helping out.

With sunflowers on the front of quilt #6, we had to put them also on the back.  Stephanie donated this lovely red and gold fabric. 

This quilt measures 51 x 60". 

Both the layout and the block theme for quilt #7 is nonexistent.  None of the blocks have a theme - they are all just made with pretty fall fabrics.  And Janet laid out the blocks in no particular order.  I actually really like this quilt.  The blocks seem to just disappear, and the quilt appears to just be awash in pretty fabrics.

Jean sent in the pretty colorful leaf print.  I added in some of the leftovers from previous quilts to finish out the backing. I should also mention that a lot of these bindings on these quilts were prepped and donated.  It is so nice to be able to immediately sew on a binding right after it is quilted!

This quilt measures 51 x 60".

Quilt #8 I call the "kissing" layout.  We laid out the blocks so like fabrics appear to kiss corners.

This quilt also measures 51 x 60".

The lovely fabric on the back of this quilt was sent in by Carol.

And finally, here is quilt #9 of the Two Step block drive.  These blocks also "kiss" but I used blocks that had a black background in the focus square.

I used the rest of this lovely fabric sent in by Karen. It is a dark olive color and I have used it before on another quilt.  Can you guess what size this quilt is?

So there you have it.  We are already on Two Step quilt #9 and we are fairly early on in this drive.  Monday I will be taking a stack of 25 quilts to the hospital.  I haven't decided if I will include any of these fall-colored quilts. - I might wait until August September and October.  It is nice that I have a large stash of finished quilts and can pick and choose now.

I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.  If you are hiding inside with the AC and want something to do, feel free to pull some scraps and make some Two Step blocks. 

  You can find the instructions here.

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