Oh Scrap! : Strings

 I had a few minutes to sew on Saturday, so I decided to get out the RWB strings and make a few more blocks.  I really wanted some mindless sewing!

In no time at all, I finished up ten more blocks.

I added them to my stack of blocks.  Some of these were sent to me and others I made along the way.

There are now a total of 52 completed blocks.

Plenty here to make a quilt.  Now I just need some time to decide on a layout and sew up the quilt top!

I also have a stack of bright colored string blocks that I need to make into a quilt top.  I think I will leave both stacks out where I can see them - ensuring they will get my attention faster!

I find myself lately jumping from project to project.  I need to focus!

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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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Kid Quilts

 I have been pumping a number of smaller kid quilts into the pipeline in preparation for our year end donations to Bag of Love.  I did take a small donation to them earlier this month so I could confirm what they anticipate their needs will be.  Their greatest need this year are infant and teen quilts.

Here are a few that were completed this week.

Here is another quilt top made by Chris.  I really like all these simple tops made from bright colors.

Love this bright orange backing sent in by Suzanne. 

 And a big thanks to Penny for sewing on the binding!

This sweet quilt measures about 40" square.

A while back, Karen sent in a bunch of flannel squares.  Janet divided them up into two stacks and this is the bright layout she came up.

On the back is a fun fleece that came from an estate sale.  

No batting in this one but it is still super cuddly.

This quilt measures about 44 x 48".

Another quilt top from Chris.  Alot of the same blocks but they each have a special border.  She just pulled all this out of her stash.

This one is also 40" square.

A fun cowboy quilt!  Karyn sent in this quilt top and local quilter Cindy quilted it up with fun stars.

Karyn also sent in the backing which really shows off Cindy's quilting.  

Penny also bound this one for me too.

This quilt measures about 38 x 48".

Here is the fifth quilt top sent in by Chris.  This one I quilted up with some simple loops and I even sewed on the binding.

Elizabeth sent in this wonderful strip quilt. There are so many cute prints in this one.

My fabric picker Deana found this adorable animal backing fabric.  I would love to have more of this fun print.  Local quilter Cindy quilted this one and Penny finished up the binding for me.

And here is Chris' sixth little quilt with the same backing fabric from Suzanne.  I received 8 yards of that orange fabric and loaded it onto my longarm in one piece.  Then I was able to quilt these quilt tops one right after the other.  It was a real time saver.

Thanks to all who are getting your Jewel Box blocks to me.  I hope to start sewing them into quilt tops soon.  I think I still have two more Two Step tops to sew up and then I will be ready to dive into the newest block drive.  The blocks are already starting to pile up!

If you would like to make a few blocks, you can read more about making them in this post.

I will have more finishes for Many Hands and Many Hearts to share on Friday!

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Oh Scrap! : More Cutting

I didn't think I spent much time on scraps this week but as I was organizing the quilts that were finished this week, I came across this little quilt.

I think I mentioned at one time, I have been going through all the flannel scraps to see what I could turn into quilts. I made all the nine patches a while back, but I did sew the blocks together and quilt up this soft little quilt.

I had this tan piece of flannel that worked perfectly for the backing.  Even the binding was made from some flannel leftovers.

I still have a few more flannel quilts to make.  I did get the scraps all organized into possible quilts - so now all i have to do is get creative with the pieces I have.

I did go through my orange scraps this week and cut as many 4.5" squares as I could from them.  I am just going to keep stacking them into a box until I am ready to start sewing on them.

I am looking forward to some cool weather this week.

Are you ready for Fall?

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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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Some Friday Finishes

The finished quilts coming through the pipeline lately are kinda all over the place.

Here are a few we finished last week.

This lovely little quilt top was donated by Chris.  She actually gifted quite a few tops.  I had some super soft corduroy yardage that was donated and thought the gray would work on the back of this one.

This quilt measures 38" square.

Check out this lovely appliqued quilt top that Amanda sent in.  The workmanship was amazing!

I would have loved to do a custom quilt job on it but there just isn't time.

Amanda also sent this lovely floral print I put on the back.  I also want to thank Penny for sewing up the binding.  I haven't quite decided which organization I am going to send this one to.  I think a young teen girl would love it!

This quilt measures about 50 x 60".

Here is another quilt top made by Chris.  I think she made about 6 tops that all look very similar.  I quilted them all at once when I loaded the 8 yards of this orange print (thanks Suzanne) for the backing on my longarm.  I just loaded up top after top.

This little all flannel quilt is super soft.  Karyn sent in the quilt top.  I used a print sent in by Lynette for the back.  Local quilter Cindy quilted it up with some fun swirls.  And I got the pleasure of sewing on the binding.

This quilt measures 36" square.

Yep, you saw a quilt just like this in a previous post.  I received two f these quilt kits.  Barbara sewed this one up for me. We sed a bunch of leftover pieces to complete the backing.

This is a nice big lap quilt that measures about 60 x 72".

Some of my longarm quilters are taking the month of September off so there might be a bit of a slowdown on the finishes.  I am hoping to open up my longarm schedule a bit this month to keep up the momentum.  We still have a LOT of quilt tops just waiting to be completed!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

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A Few Veteran Finishes

We still have lots of the RWB Churn Dash to turn into Veteran Quilts but today I want to share a couple quilts that came through other means.

This first one was made by my friend Jeanne.  She did a little "shopping" in the MHMH stash.  I love what she did with this eagle panel.

The panel and I think the eagle fabric all came from Karen.

Local quilter Laura quilted in some stars that really show up in the light-colored star fabric.

This quilt measures about 50 x 60.

Jan sent in this lovely RWB quilt top.  I liked that it was a smaller size so I decided to turn it into a Veteran quilt.

I made it a little more patriotic by adding Eagles and Stars to the back.  Both of these fabrics were gifted by Karen.

This quilt is 48" square.

I still have some more finished quilts to share, I just need my quilt holder to stop by and help me.  

There should be more quilts shared on Friday!

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Oh Scrap! : Red

My scrap bins are all overflowing - I mean it is a real problem.  So I am finding myself piling scraps in places they don't belong because they will no longer fir in their storage space.

So, this week I got serious and started cutting up some scraps.  I started with the red bin and pulled out any scrap that was big enough to get a 4.5" square out of it.  I cut for hours!

Even after cutting this 7" high stack of squares, you can see my scrap bin still looks full.  

At least it is no longer overflowing!

Maybe I will get through another color 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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