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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

A Split 4-Patch Finish

We have been pushing through quite a few kid quilts lately. We have received just about all of the blocks from the drive so we are separating them and working on layouts.

This fun quilt top was sent in by Cheryl. I love how she used the Split 4_patch block. It al all about cute little hedgehogs. And thanks to Jeanine, we had some hedgehog fabric for the backing.

I have been busy cleaning up some stacks of Happy Blocks that were made over a year ago. This little I-Spy quilt is backed with some Cars fabric that Kaelly and her sister sent in. They sent in some very large cuts, so we have been able to back a LOT of quilts with it.

Karen also sent in some Cars fabric. We used hers on the back of this car themed Happy Block quilt. Non-quilter Janet has been sewing up a few of these backings.

We are slowly making a quilter out of her.

Love seeing all these bright and happy kid quilts getting completed. It is nice to have them on hand in case we get a special request and need to send off a stack right away. Organizations are starting to hear about us, and we want to be able to help out when we can!

The next block drive has been released. It is an easy one using just low volume fabrics. You can read more about it in this post. So I hope you are able to dig out those scraps and make a few blocks.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Oh Scrap! : Block Drive Low Volume Nine

I don't usually release the Many Hands and Many Hearts block drives on Oh Scrap!, but there is a first time for everything....and the sample block was the only scrappy thing I sewed this week.

Last February, one of my heart quilts was published in American Patchwork and Quilting. I had made a couple of these to donate and I thought they might be fun for a block drive. The blocks are going to be super simple.

The blocks are simply a 9-patch made with 3.5" cut squares. They should measure 9.5" once sewn. The challenge is that they are made from all low volume fabrics. If you can, try to not repeat any print within a block. It is okay to use a solid white but please don't put a bunch in a single block. Use the photo of the quilt in the magazine and the photo of the quilt below to give you a sense of what low volume are.

You can make your blocks white based. Or you can make your blocks cream based. Just please don't mix the two background colors in one block.

Here is a photo of the pink and cream based quilt I made. I will be asking a few of my regular block makers who I know have a deep scrap stash to make some of the heart blocks. You need 30 different prints for each block. We are going to be making red, pink, purple or a combination of those colors for the hearts.

It is going to be fun to see how these quilts turn out. I am always a bit nervous when I release a block drive, thinking they are not going to look how I see them in my mind. But you guys have not disappointed me yet!

If you are still making some of the last block drive blocks, if you can get those to me soon, I will really appreciate it. This block drive will run until the end of May 2025. If you have any questions or need my address for shipping, send me an email at cynthiabdesigns at gmail dot com.

These quilts made from all these blocks will be distributed as donation quilts. If you want to know more about Many Hands and Many Hearts, you can read more here. We will appreciate all the blocks we receive!

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Friday, February 21, 2025

Friday Finishes

There were a few more finishes to share today. But now we have run out of prepared quilt labels, so a stack is forming awaiting labels. (We paint the back of the labels with fabric mod podge to give them a more professional look.) I hope to get to those this weekend.

We finished up another Jewl Box quilt - this time in the pinkish purples. We wanted to use up this blue backing with pink and yellow flowers. This is the 15th quilt from that block drive. I still have quite a few stacks of these blocks to work through.

I thought this was a fun scrapy quilt design. Both the top and the backing was sent in from Kristin. She snagged a ton of kits and fabric for us when a fellow guild member sold her stash. We are so appreciative!

Remember these Color Stix blocks? I think this block idea came from our third block drive. Cathy sent in this quilt top - it was a rainbow scrap challenge quilt. Holly sent in the lovely brown fabric we used for the backing. I still really like how this block looks made with scraps. I might just have to get some local elves working on making some with all the scraps we have around here. I am realizing I am unable to keep up!

Sorry I didn't get this post sent out earlier, but I decided to sleep in a bit today. I have definitely earned a few more hours of sleep!

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Some Kid Quilt Finishes

Every year, we try to make large donations of children quilts to one of our recipients. They have a hard time keeping up with demand around the holidays so we try and help them out. Last year we sent them 100 quilts. This year I would love to see at least 150. So I thought we should start getting some completed now.

First up is this fun little quilt with a transportation theme. Construction equipment on the front and fire trucks (thanks Karen) and Cars on the back. Kristin sent in the blocks and one of my local elves sewed all the blocks together and added the borders. (Thanks Charlene.)

Kathy just sent in this fun little quilt. It looks like she used a bunch of bits from previous projects and leftovers from panels to make the cutie. She also sent in this backing. The giraffe print is adorable!

Here is a little quilt I made using some orphan blocks that were sent in. I was able to use a few novelties scraps I had kicking around.

This is another quilt top sent in by Kristin. I really like this design. It is just made from fabric squares set on-point. Print placement makes the design. I had fun quilting it - I loaded it sideways and then just quilted a swirl in every square. The quilting looks fantastic on this flannel backing.

To reach our goals for kid quilts this year, we are relying on some quilts/tops coming from volunteers. I haven't mentioned this yet, but we received out 501(c)(3) status. All donations get a receipt now with our EIN number. So, you should be able to take a tax deduction to the full extent allowed by law.

Four more kid quilts completed - about 140 left to go!

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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Oh Scrap! : Strings

I have been sharing so many lovely string quilts lately, I lost my self-control and just had to make some blocks myself.

Here are the nine 10.5" blocks I just finished. I think I have a few more blocks stashed away that were made by myself and others. They make such wonderful Veteran quilts. They burn through all those scraps I end up with too. If you have some RWB scraps you need to find a home for, feel free to make some 10.5" string blocks and we will use them for our donation quilts!

I hope to make more of these blocks 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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Friday, February 14, 2025

More Finishes

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Arthur is already saying "Enough with the smooches." It is going to be a long day for him...

He already looks traumatized!

Check out this wonderful string top Jean sent us. It is so very bright and happy. I have been wanting to sew up some string blocks too. They are my favorite block to sew because I can go fast!

Jean also sent in this lovely backing. The colors are perfect!

I really like this quilt top sent in by Kristin. I am definitely seeing all sorts of block layout designs. I might have to put this on the list for future block designs.

Kristin also sent in this bright pink flannel for the back.

We are still slowly making quilt tops from the Jewel Block drive. This one is quilt number 14. I am hoping we will end up just over 20 quilts from this drive. I really love all the patterns this block creates. On the back is a funky dyed fabric. I think this piece came from an estate sale.

I think this is another quilt top that came from Kristin. It looks like these blocks were pretty much "anything goes"! It is a great design for scraps. This bright and happy quilt will be perfect for a teen.

We did get our snow and ice but it wasn't too bad. I stayed home and did things like taxes, laundry, cooking and a big shred fest. I felt quite accomplished by the end of the day. I also did a bit of scrap sewing but I will save that for Oh Scrap!

Happy Friday!

Really appreciating all the Many Hearts out there who make all this possible.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Finally Some Finishes

Hey, I finally found a bit of time to write up a blog post with some of our finishes. We are all preparing for an ice storm that is supposed to hit tonight. Hopefully it will be a short hindrance and temps warm up quickly. I just hope we don't lose power.

First up is this fun quilt top sent in by Kristin. Did you notice some of the blocks are made with smaller bits? that is a great way to make enough blocks when you are short some. Kristin also sent in this soft blue print for the back. It really shows off Laura's lovely quilting!

Penny dropped off this fun Split 4-Patch quilt top she made. Penny is actually the Board President of Many Hands and Many Hearts. You will probably get to know her more in the near future. I sent this one out to local quilter Terry. She did a great job on the quilting.

Penny also put together this fun sampler quilt top. She has been making quilt tops from her leftovers - she is in a brown phase right now.

Kristin sent in this bright scrappy quilt top. I should make a bunch of these blocks as a leader ender project. It might burn up a few scraps. Kristin also sent us this fun ladybug backing. Local quilter Laura quilted it up and finished off the binding.

The quilts continue to get smaller. Kristin also sent in this fun quilt top and backing. It is just a four patch with a half frame in a solid. These blocks sure make a fun quilt. A fun dog print for the backing!

I am loving this little scrappy quilt top Denice sent in. (At least I hope it was Denice - it didn't have a tag and I am going by memory.) We sewed together some leftover prints for the backing on this one. It is actually getting delivered next week when one of our board members tours one of the organizations we deliver to. They love little quilts like this one so we will be sending a small stack.

That is all I have photographed right now. My car is loaded up with 25 quilts that are supposed to get delivered to the hospital tomorrow, but I think we are going to have to delay that. I barely drive in the rain anymore - let alone ice or snow.

Stay tuned for more finishes soon.

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