Tuesday, October 29, 2024

More Children's Quilts

Lots of quilts for kids are still flowing through the pipeline.  




This fun little transportation quilt is one of the tops donated by Kristin.  It is all flannel so it will keep a small kid toasty.

The plaid backing was gifted by Janet.  I think she sent 6 or 8 yards, so I loaded up the entire piece onto my longarm and just added quilt top after quilt top.

This quilt measures about 39" x 42"




Jenny sent in this colorful fish quilt top. It was quilted the same time the quilt above was done.  This is such a quick way for me to quilt up all these small quilts.

This quilt measures 40 x 48".




This is another flannel top sent in by Kristin. Thanks to Janet, I was able to add this one on my machine at the same time as the others.  I was also able to make some flannel binding from sone of the plaid leftovers.

This quilt is 40" square.




I think 30's reproduction prints always make such cute small quilts.  They look quite lovely in this diagonal layout.  This quilt and the soft blue flannel backing came in the Kristin carload.

This quilt is 36" square.




And finally, here is a soft and cuddly flannel baby elephant quilt. This was a quilt top, baking and binding sent in by Kristin. It measures about 30" x 40".

Tomorrow I am delivering 35 kid quilts to Bags of Love.  Almost all of them are backed in flannel, fleece, minky or corduroy.  Kids are not going to be cold if we can help it!

Thanks so all of you who help make this happen!!!



 

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Oh Scrap! : Nada

 I don't have anything scrappy to share with you today.  I think the only scraps I touched this week were a few that I made and had to try and stuff into my scrap bins.

But I did do a lot of other exciting things this week. Hopefully I will have exciting news to share with you soon.



So today I will share my friend Penny's scrap quilt with you.  I guess it isn't really made from tiny scraps.  But is it made from leftovers from previous projects.  Like me, she has been cleaning her stash out and finding ways to use her flannel bits and flannel leftovers.

This 60 x 72" quilt is all flannel - so it is really soft and snuggly.  It will be going to a children's charity and will probably be gifted to a teenage boy.

This week we are delivering to the local hospital and to Bags of Love.  We will be sending out well over 60 quilts.  Great job everyone!


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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.
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Friday, October 25, 2024

More Finishes from Last Week

This has been one busy week for me!  I can't believe it is Friday already.

I have some fun finishes to share today...



Check out this lovely scrappy quilt!  Priscilla made the blocks and my friend Penny sewed them into a top.  Does the block look familiar?  It is the current block drive design but the HSTs are rotated. Holly sent in this backing fabric.  I love it more every time I look at it. Up close it is blue and brown and purple.  Back away and it is a stunner!  Oh yeah, my friend Kelly quilted it and my friend Chris sewed on the binding.

64" x 72"

 I love a good scrap quilt!



Many Hands and Many Hearts does not usually accept sport team quilts - unless they are the Oregon Ducks or the OSU Beavers.  I am sure this one will be loved.  It will be going to Bags of Love for an older child.

My friend Chris was the one who donated this quilt top and Penny sewed on the binding.  When I received this bright yellow fabric from Karen I thought, that will be hard to find a quilt top for....it was perfect for this quilt!



Recognize these blocks?  Yep, Holly sent in some assembled quilt tops along with her block contributions.  I love the layout she chose for all those pretty turquoise blocks.  This quilt is the second quilt we have made from this current block drive.  The third one is the quilt below.

Holly also sent in the backing fabric for this one.  This quilt measures 50" square.



Holly must have had a lot of turquoise bits in her stash because she also sent in this lovely quilt top.  For this layout, she just added some sashing to her blocks.  On the back, we were able to use up some turquoise flannel bits we had.  making this quilt super soft and cuddly.

This quilt measures 38" x 56".




There is still lots of time to make some Jewel Blocks if you want to participate in the block drive.  All of the quilts made will be donated.  We appreciate the support!

You can read more about the block drive here.

(A huge thanks to all of you that already sent in some blocks.  We are just starting to assemble them into quilt tops.  You should be seeing lots more finishes soon!


 

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Lots More Baby Quilts

Right now, I am filling the quilt pipeline with lots of quilts for kids.  I am also trying to get flannel, fleece, corduroy or minky on the backs of most of them.  Many Hands and Many Hearts make large seasonal donations to Bags of Love and they occur through the last three months of the year. 

 It is a busy time for us.




Chris is a friend of mine and recently gave me nineteen quilt tops for kids.  I have been busy getting them all finished up. This little one is super fun.  The backing for this one came out of my personal stash.  Happy to see it gone!

Local longarm quiller Cindy did her magic on this one. This quilt measures 38" square.




Chris also made this little quilt top.  She has been trying to use up some of her scraps and older fabrics.  I really didn't have any donated fabrics that were perfect for this one, but I knew I had some old, hoarded pieces in my stash.  I sent this one off to local quilter Cindy who did an awesome job on the quilting.

This quilt measures about 40" square.






This is one of Chris' go-to patterns.  She donated quite a few of these "pinwheel" quilt tops.

I asked Cindy to quilt this one up too.  These two make a great team!

This quilt measures 37 x 46".




Laura sent me this sock monkey quilt top.  She actually suggested I just use it for a backing but I thought it would make a cute quilt top.  Plus, in here package was a fabric that she used on the quilt top that was just big enough for the backing.

This quilt measures about 36" x 46".
 




Local friend Penny made this cute all flannel quilt top.  She also supplied the flannel backing.  She has been using up all of her flannel stash and scraps making small quilts for us.  
This quilt measures about 46" square.




Mari made this car themed happy blocks quilt top.  I think she donated a total of 5 Happy Block quilt tops.  I think this is the last to be completed.  Many have already been donated.

We were donated a huge amount of this Cars fabric from Kelly and her sister.  I contemplated whether it was directional and decided to just use it in the most economical way. At least Tow Mater is right side up.  This quilt measures 34" x 42".





We have one more little patchwork quilt top made by Chris.  I was challenged to find a backing for this one - I had this corduroy kid's print that went perfectly but was at first hesitant to use it.  It just went with it so well; I went for it.  Thanks, Stephanie, for sending it.

This quilt measures 42" square.




Remember the big shipment of fabric and quilt tops that came from Kristin?  This is the first quilt top to make it through the pipeline.  Love the bright colors!  The pink flannel backing came from Kristin also.

I will have more quilts to share later this week.  Janet took a little vacation, so photos have been a little backed up.  But we should be caught up soon!

Hope you are having a nice week.



Sunday, October 20, 2024

Oh Scrap! : More Squares

This week most of my time was spent longarm quilting and sorting fabrics to make kits for volunteers.  I did find a bit of time to cut more 44.5" squares from my scraps.


This box is about 12" deep so there are a LOT of squares in their already.  I have had a few people ask me exactly how many quilts I am planning on making. (It will be a lot!)



I did sew up a couple more sample blocks for this project.  The first quilt will be monochromatic and have a black center square.  There are some non-quilters that want to learn to sew blocks so I think this will be a good place to start.  
Hopefully these will make some fun, colorful scrappy quilts for teens and adults.  

What scrappy projects have you been working on?


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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! 

Quilting is more fun than Housework


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Friday, October 18, 2024

With Help from Friends

It is amazing how many people volunteer their time or materials to make all these donation quilts happen.  I appreciate all of you!




This lovely quilt top is one that Linda (and her mom Margie) donated quite a while ago.  The longarm quilter I was sending their quilts to kept having emergencies.  So now they are going to Laura - who does a beautiful job on them.

The backing came from Holly.  It reminds me of striped awning fabric - perfect for this beach quilt.




This quilt top also came from Linda/Margie.  The fabrics are all knitting themed.  Laura quilted it up with a fancy swirl design.  The backing was sent by Kat.   I was having a hard time finding the right backing for this one, so it sat for a bit too.





Irene sent in this quilt top.  I think it is made from 10" squares (layercake).  I love how it turned out and I plan on "stealing" this idea for some coordinating leftovers I have.

On the back, I used some leftover backing fabrics that Cyndy and Stephanie sent in.  Both of these prints were used on previous quilts.  It feels good to find a home for the rest.




Lastly, my friend Jeanne made this quilt top from a panel she bought long ago and is now questioning her purchase.  She dug around in her stash and created this fun quilt.  She also was able to come up with a backing.

 All of these quilts are going to be well received.  The next big deliveries will happen the last week of October - until then, we just keep stacking them up!


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