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Confessions of a Fabric Addict (Can I get a Whoop! Whoop!)

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Small Quilts

I have been pushing a number of baby quilts through the pipeline to increase the number of quilts we are able to donate to Bags of Love. I will be delivering 25 quilts tomorrow.

This first quilt top was made by Penny. She has been cleaning out her flannel stash and making a bunch of strip quilts. This type of quilts uses up a lot of those width of fabric leftovers. She also sent the backing and the binding.

This quilt measures about 40 x 42".

(The young lady behind the post is Lecretia. She has also been helping out a lot lately.)

Penny also sent in this flannel top, backing and binding.

This quilt measures abut 40 x 52".

I thought I shared all of these little quilt tops that Chris made. But here is one more. She is also cleaning out her stash and making a bunch of these small patchwork quilts. The orange backing came from Suzanne. And after I quilted it, Chris took it back and sewed on the binding.

This quilt is about 40" square.

Elana made this lovely quilt top. All those bright scraps against the black background look amazing. I backed this quilt with another piece of soft corduroy I had.

This quilt measures about 40" x 52".

One more Happy Quilt made it across the finish line. This one is all about Flamingos. I didn't have that many flamingo blocks but I did have lots of the pink and yellow print that I used as alternate blocks and then again on the back. A big thanks to Nancy for sending it.

This was out 94th Happy Block quilt!

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Sunday, September 22, 2024

Oh Scrap! : Some New Volunteers

I have been lazy over the last 6 month and have been tossing all of my scraps in a pile in the corner. Now I have a mess to contend with. I did spend a bit of time this week working through that pile and getting them into their color bins. As I sorted, I kept out any large pieces that I was able to cut a 4.5" square out of. I did get those large scraps all cut and stacked in a project box.

But what is the project going to be?

Once a month, a few young girls in the neighborhood are going to come to my house and work on charity quilts. It will give them something to do in the winter months and it will help me work through some of these scraps.

I thought they could take the 4.5" squares and make 9 patches with them. The first few quilts we make will be monochromatic blocks with a black center. This little block will give them a basic knowledge of all the steps - from sorting scraps to putting together a quilt top. I think it is going to be a lot of fun. Because they are making their own quilts, it won't disrupt the pipeline I already have going for the other designs. There are also going to be some moms and some other non-quilting adults that will help supervise.

I think it is going to be a lot of fun!

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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.
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This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
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Friday, September 20, 2024

Some Lovely Finishes

I would guess that about half of the quilts that we donate are made from quilt tops or blocks that are sent in by others. Here are a few that we finished this week.

I think this quilt is so amazing. The beautifully made blocks were sent in by Marci. Penny sewed them all together for me and Kelly quilted it up for me. Marci sent in many more blocks so you will be seeing more of these quilts in the future. These blocks are 10.5" unfinished.

On the back, I used a blue, green and tan homespun that Lynnette sent in. I thought it was perfect for this very scrappy finish.

This quilt measures 60 x 70".

Nancy sent in this fun quilt top. These bright colors are perfect for kids.

She also sent in this bright yellow flannel for the backing. It really shows off Cindy's lovely quilting.

Nancy also included some additional fabric in the package, so I was able to bind it with the fun multi-colored binding - which was sewn on by Chris. I am so appreciative of all the helpers that assist in putting these quilts together.

This quilt measures 34" x 42".

This amazing string top was sent in by Karen. This one made the rounds too. Terry quilted it and Sherry bound it. I just sewed on the label.

On the back is this Tina Givens black rose on a pink background print. It was donated by Dorothy. I have been waiting for the perfect quilt to use this on.

This quilt measures about 60 x 70".

The next three quilts came completely finished. All I had to do was sew on our label and get them delivered.

Cheryl sent in this adorable quilt.

I love the diagonal quilting she did on this quilt.

Cheryl also sent in this quilt. It is so much fun to look at. I have not seen this fabric collection, but it is all about blue jeans.

She stitched some horizontal lines on this one.

This one measures about 42 x 52.

This flannel rag quilt was made by Penny. She was making some for gifts and decided to make one for Many Hands and Many Hearts. It is super soft and cuddly!

Again, all I had to do was sew on a label!

This quilt measures 63 x 81". Poor short Janet had to really stretch to hold this one up!

We really do appreciate all of these quilts, quilt tops, blocks, and other bits that are donated. It helps to add variety to our block drive quilts. Big deliveries are going out next week!

Happy Stitching!

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Autumn Finishes

I think I promised to write this post for my Friday finishes. But I see I didn't hit the publish button.

Better late than never I guess!

I shared this fun quilt top in an earlier post. I received a bunch of already pieced strips from Marci. I decided to use them as sashing and just cut some large squares from various fall-colored leftovers from the last block drive.

I think it turned out really nice!

Dorothy sent in this lovely floral with the brown background. I thought it worked beautifully on this quilt.

This quilt measures 54 x 68".

Here is the 16th quilt made from the Two Step blocks. I have to admit, they are all looking the same to me at this point.

I think the big print came from out of my stash. I have had he piece a long time and wanted to get it into a quilt. I didn't have quite enough for this quilt so I used some silly corn kernel fabric Beth sent in.

This quilt measures 51 x 60".

The 17th Two Step quilt finally used the koi fabric I have been trying to find a home for. I think I received that from either Kat or Nann when I first started this project. It is a lovely fabric but I needed just the right quilt.

This quilt is slightly longer and measures 51" x 68".

I still have a few more Two Step blocks to turn into quilt tops. I am certain we will reach my goal of 20 quilts from this block drive. But I think if I dig enough, I will find another stack or two of blocks to exceed that number. I will get a summary as soon as I get all the blocks sewn.

The next block drive is already underway. If you would like to make some blocks that will be made into donation quilts, you can read more about it in this post. Thanks!

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