Layer Cake Crepe

In April, I shared that I was working with the Fat Quarter Shop again on one of their short cut Quilt patterns.  This time the pattern calls for a Layer Cake.

I decided to go with this lovely yellow and blue floral fabric.  It is called Sunshine and Blue Skies.  The free shortcut pattern is called Layer Cake Crepe.

You start by making these giant 9-patches.  

I put a 9" block there to show you how big they actually are.

Here is the finished quilt.  This is a great pattern for these large print fabrics that you hate to cut into small pieces.

The back is lovely too.

 

A big thanks to the Fat Quarter Shop for letting Many Hands and Many Hearts be a part of this project.  We still have another layer cake of the same fabrics to turn into another quilt or two and donate.  I think in the next version, I am going to make the blocks per the pattern but rather than set the blocks vertically, I am going to set them horizontally.  

I think it will be easier to control the size of the quilt better.

Fat Quarter Shop's shortcut quilt patterns are some of my favorite precut pattens out there.

Which one's have you tried?

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Something New

I am working with the Fat Quarter Shop on another project.

This one uses a Layercake.  

I chose this lovely one with yellows and blues called Sunshine and Blue Skies.  My background will be that spring green solid.  This pattern is one of their Shortcut Quilt Series.  I love this free pattern series exclusively at Fat Quarter Shop.  They are still finalizing the pattern but it should be released soon!

First thing you have to do is make some 9-patches.  

These are the biggest 9-patches I have ever made!  Here is one compared to a 9" block.

Crazy huh!?!

A huge thanks to Fat Quarter Shop for their generosity.  I was able to get two layer cakes so I am hoping to get two or three quilts out of them for Many Hands and Many Hearts.

Hopefully you will see some finishes in a few months!

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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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Connecting Threads is having a finishing sale!

A Few More Finishes

 As I await a few more of the Churn Dash blocks to arrive, I have been focusing on some low hanging fruit to fill the demand for Compassion Quilts.  Some easy finishes are grabbing one of the tops that have been donated, finding a backing fabric and quilting it up.

Becky sent in this lovely top made with a jelly roll.  I have not seen this design and I have to admit, I really like it!  I did get this quilt finished in time to make the delivery to the hospital.  It is a nice large lap size and I bet it will find a home quickly!

(You will be seeing many more quilts made by Becky in the future.  I just haven't had a chance to match backings to her tops yet.)

I found a soft yellow print with some faint black stars.  As soon as I put the navy blue binding on, the stars now appear navy blue.  I love it when pieces come together to make a fabulous quilt :)

Mary sent in the top for this fun 9-patch variation quilt.  It is filled with so much scrappy goodness!

It needed a backing and I knew right away what I would use.  I have had this gingham star print for a long time and I had just enough for this quilt.  I was even able to find a blue solid for the binding that almost matched the blue sashing.

This quilt measures 46 x 52". With all those fun novelty prints, I think I will mark this one for the pediatric center.  Sadly, this one didn't make the last shipment - I couldn't get the binding done in time.  But I plan on making another delivery in about a month so it will be the first quilt in the stack!

A big thanks to Becky and Mary.  

Soon your quilts will be bringing comfort to someone who needs a hug.

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Oh Scrap! : More Low Volume Blocks

 This week just really flew by!  

Most of the things I worked on, you will have to wait a few days to see. 

You might remember I have been working on finishing up the 9-patches for my white based low volume heart quilt.  The quilt is now finished and I just need to sew the binding on it.

I really like how it turned out, so this week I cut and sewed 40 more blocks with cream based low volume prints.  My plan is to put a pink heart on this second quilt.

I didn't sew all the blocks myself; I had the help of a couple friends who came over to my house for a gab session - yes, even some sewing occurred!  But I did have all the squares cut before they arrived!

Now I just need to cut and sew the pieces for the big 18" heart.  Hopefully I can get that completed this week.  I am hoping on Friday to share the red heart quilt.  

I am just happy my low volume bin is no longer overflowing!

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Low Volume Scraps

Yippee! -  I was able to squeeze in one more quilt finish in 2021.

One type of scraps I have been heavily focused on recently are my low volumes.  I tend to use the really low volumes up pretty quickly.  But those that have a lot more volume tend to pile up.

I decided to chop them up into 3.5" squares and make a quilt from them.  I added in some black scraps for maximum contrast.

I really am pleased with how it turned out!

Back in November I shared some early progress and was disappointed with some of the black fabrics I was using.  I darkened up my chains for the rest of the blocks and I am so happy I did.  (You can see a lot of the lighter blacks around the edges.  I think I did a pretty good job hiding them.)

A big positive about scrap quilts is just about any fabric will work for the backing.  I used one of the large cuts I picked up in the clearance section at Connecting Threads.  I also framed it up nicely by using an older black print I have had in my stash for years.

It was hard to get a photo of the quilting but I followed the squares and made a fun jigsaw puzzle pattern.  The hardest part on this pattern is remembering if you are quilting an "innie" or an "outie" partial circle.  I admit I made a few mistakes here and there.

I have now shifted my focus to turning more low volume scraps into scrappy placemats. 

I have a small pile already quilted and just waiting to be trimmed and bound.

Wishing all of you who celebrate a very Happy Christmas this weekend.  May you all spend the holiday season celebrating love and hoping for peace.

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Oh Scrap! : Not Much Progress

 Unfortunately, I don't have a lot to share this week.  I just haven't had much time to sew this week.

I did get a chance to finish sewing the last of the blocks needed for this top.  I even sewed the blocks up into rows.  I was really hoping to finish the quilt top but I guess that will have to wait for next week.

So I hope you guys have lots to share!

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Oh Scrap! : Not Always Perfect

 Last Sunday I shared some scrappy nine patches made from some low volume scraps.

I have quite a few prints in my scrap bins that have a white background that never seem to have a home.  So I decided to come up with a simple design to use some of them up.

One block is a simple nine patch made with all 3.5" squares in a low volume.

This week I sewed some blocks with black/white squares.

Together they look like this.  

I tried to use up the scraps I have and when I picked my black and white prints, some I feel had a bit too much white.  It would have looked less busy if I hade focused on fabrics that were all dark.

Not perfect but I am not changing it.  I still have two rows of blocks to sew and I will try and make them all with dark black squares.  When I work on the final layout, I will try and place the light darks around the edge so the middle chains show up more.

Even though it isn't turning out quite like I envisioned it, I still like it for its scrappiness!

So tell me, do you give up on scrap quilts if they aren't quite perfect?

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Oh Scrap! : This and That

The weather here has been sunny and warm so not a lot of sewing happened this week.  I did make a bit of progress on a couple of scrap quilts however.

I made my three dark green RSC blocks for my rail fence variation quilt.

I don't really like how these blocks turned out...

But once they get placed with the other colors, they look just fine.  I think it is just my aversion to green that brings out my dislike.  I think this quilt just needs some yellow pink and purple.

 I also made some progress on my 3" leader/ender 9 patches.  I think to date I have made about 100 blocks.  I have a LONGGGG way to go!

 I realized I need to come up with another Rainbow Scrap Challenge block.  I am ready to just finish up my string quilt this month so I am down to just two designs.  I have an abundance of strings in my scraps so I am thinking about a log cabin design.  Maybe I will find time to play with a design later on this month.

I hope you share what you have 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.
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