More Fun Finishes

Janet was finally able to come by so we could take a few photos.  These are all photos of quilts where the quilt top was donated and Many Hands and Many Hearts finished the quilt.

We love and appreciate our generous donors!

First up is a quilt for a Veteran.  This top was made by Jenny.  I really love this design.  It is made from 4.5" squares.  I think Jenny said the pattern made a REALLY big quilt so she downsized it.

Denice made this bright scrappy quilt top.  It might have been paper-pieced.  Karyn sent in the peach colored backing and I think the orange floral came from my stash.

Even though the temperatures have been in the 80s and 90s, we are starting to make some flannel quilts for fall deliveries.  Kristin donated this fun little quilt top and I used a white quilted fabric for the backing.  No need for batting!  

The piece was rather small so I had to find a small quilt top to pair with it.

This quilt came in all completed.  No work required except sewing on the label.  Cheryl sent us this adorable Hungry Caterpillar quilt.  Love the horizontal lines she quilted on it.

That is it for today.  I think there are more but I need to purge through my photos to see if I have missed any that I haven't posted.  I am happy we are making a couple deliveries this week because the shelves are stuffed!

Hope you are enjoying your week!

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Oh Scrap! : Sew Day Preparation

 This week, I have gone back to cutting in preparation for a Sew Day Fundraiser we are having September 20th.  I will have more specific information soon.  I try to only do the cutting in spurts and then let my shoulders rest.  I have plenty of time to get it all prepared.

I have been pulling any and all scraps we have that will work for kid blocks.  I have already cut the 4.5" squares and now I am working on the 2.5" strips.  As I am sorting scraps, any that make a good binding candidate are getting cut, sewn, pressed and rolled.  

All of this work had better make a huge dent in our scraps!

I do need to start a new scrap quilt but I haven't seen anything lately that inspires me.  I am sure something will pop up soon.

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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!
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More Weekly Finishes

Even though the temperatures are hot, we are already starting to plan for fall.  That means flannel quilts will start to be completed.

I really love this all flannel one.  Kristen sent in both the top and the backing.  In fact, I think I was able to use some of the batting she sent us on this quilt too.  I had a lot of fun quilting it - I loaded it on its side and quilted in some linear swirls and some squiggly lines.

Check out this big beauty.  Nann donated the quilt top and the pink backing came from Karen.

It was so big, Janet struggled to hold it up.

Finally, a block drive quilt!  We have gotten so many kid quilts/tops donated that we just haven't had to make any from our blocks.  Remember the Split 4-Patch blocks?  These blocks are all about teddy bears. We even used some teddy bear fabric from an estate sale on the back.

Here is another block drive quilt - this time from the low volume 9-patches.  The fun tiny white and pink heart fabric on the back came from Kristin. It is perfect for these quilts.

This is the second heart quilt we have finished so far.  I think I calculated we should get about 12 quilts from the blocks that arrived from the drive.  I think three more are already in the pipeline!

Here is another all flannel quilt.  Kristin also sent in the quilt top and backing for this one too.  We will be making our first large donation for kids at the end August.  Then we will be making one large drop each month through the end of the year.  Planning for that starts now!

This one isn't flannel, but the top and backing were sent in by Kristin.  This would be a great pattern to use up those scrappy 2.5" wide strips.  I like how the columns are different widths.

So there you have it...it was a busy week and lots of quilts reached the finish line.  Which is good because I think I need to make a delivery to the hospital in early August.  Those big deliveries always wipe out the inventory on the shelves.

Have a great weekend!

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Mid Week Finishes

Cindy sent in this lovely quilt top.  I really love the colors - plum and dark mustard.

Cindy also sent in the purple for the backing. 

 A big thanks to local longarmer Kelly for finishing it up for us.

We just received this finished quilt from Julie.  That bubblegum pink sure gives it a vintage vibe.

I always love to see quilts made from one of my patterns.  This is one of my Scrap Mixology patterns called Chaser.  I love how Sue put her colors together.  It is so playful!

Martha sent in the red doggie backing fabric.  We added some chunky leftovers to make it big enough.

We have lots of string quilts getting finished lately.  Karen made this top.  I think she also sent in the backing.  I love how happy and bright it is.  

Local quilter Laura quilted this one for us - and sewed on the binding!

Check out this string quilt top sent in by Nann.  I love the layout!  We used up some florals we had for the backing.  They might have come from an estate sale recently.

We always try to use almost everything we receive.  These are actually pillow panels but we made them into a quilt top.  Nann sent in the pretty red for the sashing and Kat sent us the camo backing fabric.  The blue strip on the top and bottom was just a detail on the panel yardage.  There was just enough for me to add it in to extent the length of the quilt.  Kelly also quilted this one up too.

We have even more to share - I just need to get some photos taken!

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Oh Scrap! : Does this Work?

There are a lot of things classified as scraps here at Many Hands and Many Hearts.  Yes, we have tons of fabric bits piled on lots of surfaces.  And we are always looking for new ideas on how to use them.  Additionally, we consider orphan blocks, scrappy string blocks (that have no home), UFOs and every other bag of goodies that comes our way "scraps".

Well, one of my jobs is to find ways to get these all into quilts.

Earlier this week, I was digging through my bags and boxes of blocks.  Marci always keeps us well stocked with these 10" string blocks.  We make a lot of quilts out of them.

But I also found fifteen of these 10" scrappy blocks with some solid strips in them.  Marci may have made these for us too but I think I have had them for a long time.  

They may have even come from someone else.

Hmmm...I wonder how they will look together?!

So, my task this week was to sew these blocks into a quilt top.  I think it turned out kinda fun!

These scrappy quilts are a favorite of the organizations we serve. These quilts can be handed out to almost anyone.  Don't get me wrong, they love seeing (and gifting) all the other beautiful quilts we send. But a nice pile of scrappy gender-neutral quilts is always welcome.

I wonder what I will find next to sew!

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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.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
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Quilts for Veterans

There have been a few Veteran quilt reaching the finish line.  

Today is the day I thought I would share them.

Cheryl sent in this fun RWB quilt.  I love her diamond quilting.

All I had to do was add the label!

Check out this vantage sweetie.  The giant 16 patch blocks came to us from an estate. I decided to put all the red and blue blocks together.  We had just the perfect flag fabric to put on the back.  It always feels good to finish someone's project and find it a home where it can bring comfort.

I think I might have already shared this one but it is so awesome, sharing it again won't hurt.  This quilt top was sent in by Joni.  It is a large quilt so we had to lay it down to photograph it.

I hope all of you are having a good week.  

It is hot here so I am content just hanging inside and sewing.

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Oh Scrap! : Flannel Bindings

I had so many other scrap plans for this weekend but we received a huge box of flannel from an estate sale.  The top of the box looked great but it didn't take long to realize this came from a garment maker. The bottom of the box was all weirdly shaped leftovers.

I decided to just cut them into flannel bindings.  I don't often put flannel bindings on quilts - only if both the top and the back are flannel.  Due to the thickness of the quilt in those cases, I cut my binding at 3" wide.  I am happy the cutting is through, but now I just need to sew and press all of these.

I guess my other scrappy projects will have to wait for a bit...

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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.
• This is a party so remember to socialize and comment on the posts of others.
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The last of the Jewel Box Blocks

Today we share the final quilts from the Jewel Box block drive.  I hate to see these go because there are so many ways these blocks can be laid out.

This quilt was the last one to get completed so we used all the blocks that were left.  I kind of like the multicolored vibe it has.  On the back, we used a black/green/blue fabric that Sandy sent us.  We had to add in a solid to make it large enough.  This one will be perfect for a teen.

Purple and green always look great together.  Mari and Sandy sent in the fabrics for the backing.  I think this block layout is still one of my favorites.

I think blue was the predominant colored block we received.  Thanks to Kristin, we were able to put a blue flannel on the back of this one.

And finally, a blue, purple and green version.  We sized this quilt specifically to use an old Kaffe Fassett Ikat fabric I have had for decades.  It felt good that it finally found a home.

I think, if my count is correct, we made a total of 24 quilts from this block drive.  And all of them were large in size to that is amazing!  A huge thanks to all who donated blocks, fabric or labor to make all these quilts happen.

If you want to join in and make some blocks for our current block drive, you can find the instructions for them on this post.

All of the quilts are made for Many Hands and Many Hearts who distribute them here in Oregon to adults and children in crisis.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend.  If you are traveling to the Sisters Quilt Show here in Oregon.  Have a great visit and enjoy the show.  It is too hot for me!

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