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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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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Oh Scrap! : More Cutting

I am still cutting up scraps for the Sew Day we will hold locally in September for Many Hands and Many Hearts.  I finished cutting all the 4.5" squares, now I am moving on to the 2.5" strips.

As I go through the giant pile of scraps, first I am pulling out anything big that I can turn into binding strips.  With the rest, I am cutting into 2.5" strips and sub-cutting them to 8.5" long and 4.5" long.  I need two of each length for every block.  I am using s safety pin to hold these four strips together.

If you haven't already figured it out, one of the blocks we are making will be Happy Blocks.  We made these in a previous block drive.  My plan is to have all the fabrics cut so the quilters can just grab items and sew.  No need to cut!

My plan is to fill this tub with pre-cut strips.  So far, I have completed 50 sets - probably about a thousand left to go!  My hope is that all this cutting will reduce the number of scraps we have and get them into a format I can just give to volunteers and they can sew together.

In a month or so, I will write up some instructions so you can sew up some blocks if you like.  These blocks will be in addition to the block drives.

What are you doing with your scraps?

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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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

The next block drive has been announced.  You can read more about it on this post.  

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Sharing some Littles

I thought I would share some little quilts today...

The top on this quilt is just a panel that Nann sent to us.  I didn't even add a border.  I thought it looked great just the way it is.

Check out this cute quilt made from Happy Blocks.  I would not have thought to group the colors like that - I like it!  The label fell off, but I think Marci sent in this quilt top.

For the string quilt lovers...The strings on this one finish at 1/2".  I think it looks amazing.  Karen sent in both the top and the backing.  Not sure she planned on them going together but the back was a perfect fit.

This quilt isn't that little but I wanted to share it anyway.  This quilt is made from our Happy Block drive.  It is all about Fashion.  The alternate blocks came from fabric sent in by Jean and Wendy.  Wendy also sent in the two prints on the back.  I think this quilt will be perfect for some young girl.

That is what I have for today.  I think we will be back to seeing larger quilts next week.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

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It's Friday!

The end of the week is finally here so it is time to share some more finishes.

Let's start off with this fun scrappy log cabin quilt top sent in by Karen.  Each block starts with about a 4" novelty square.  It is super cute!

Karen also sent in the lime green backing fabric.  I love it when I see these scrappy quilts!

This quilt started out as a layercake donated by Karen.  I sent it off to Charlene to sew up into a quilt top.  The pattern is super simple.  Holly sent in this dark red and navy striped backing which worked perfect with the quilt top.

Marci sent in this "prickly" Happy Block quilt top.  Even though it is all the same block, I really like how it turned out.  Janet picked this lovely bird fabric sent in by Kristin. I don't think any of these birds live where there are cacti, but it looks fantastic and that is sometimes what counts.

Janice sent in this RWB quilt top.  We pulled some of the Veteran backing fabric Holly sent us and off it went to local quilter Laura who finished it up for us.  She even sews on the binding!

And finally, it is the scrappy big fail I made this winter.  I do think the vertical strips of blue kind of saved it.  I had enough of that blue to put it on the back and use for the binding.  I am glad I didn't give up on these blocks.

I hope all of you have a great weekend.

If you are curious, the next block drive will be announced the end of this month.  Block instructions will be posted to this blog and in the June Newsletter.  

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It's the Weekend!

It has been another busy week.  Next Wednesday is a board meeting so it is always a lot of work getting ready for those.  

But the quilts keep crossing the finish line!

We are finally close to having all of these Jewel Box quilts completed.  I think there are just four more tops that need quilting.

Jeanne sewed up these blocks into a quilt top.  I love seeing all the colors in one quilt.  Nann sent in this lovely fabric that was perfect for the back.  I don't remember how many quilts we expected from this block drive but I am pretty sure we will be exceeding expectations!

Julie sent in this quilt top and backing not too long ago.  I love Kaffe Fassett fabrics so I was excited to see it finished.  The colors are so vibrant!

Are Happy quilts only for kids?  I don't think so.  Check out this farm themed quilt top sent in by McGill.  She also sent in a barn panel that she might have wanted us to use on the back.  But we are hoping to turn that into a quilt later.  Jean sent in this fruit themed fabric that was perfect for the backing.

And finally, we have this super scrappy top made by Elizabeth.  Nann sent us this backing fabric and local quilter Laura finished up the quilt.

Have a great weekend!

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Oh Scrap! : Inspiration

You cannot handle as many quilts as I do and not be continually inspired!

I have been rolling around an idea in my brain - I want to do a sew day where quilters show up with their machines and we make a bunch of blocks and maybe quilt tops for Many Hands and Many Hearts.  I have been thinking about this for about a year.  Tons of block ideas have been pondered but nothing really got me excited or was easily adaptable for the fabric bits and pieces we have around here.  

Until last week...I received the above quilt top from Karen.  In fact, she sent two tops but I only quilted this one.  While I was quilting it, inspiration hit.  I have thought about Happy Blocks previously but now I want to add scrappy four patches like Karen did but I also want to make some very scrappy blocks using 2" wide strips and chunks.   

All of these blocks will use up a lot of the bits we have around here. I will be able to use my AccuQuilt fabric cutter for almost all of it and I now have a board that can help me cut and organize the fabric. 

 I am so excited!

Thanks Karen for the inspiration!

(BTW - Karen also sent the lovely green backing fabric and the fun striped binding!)

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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! 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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The First Split 4-Patches

The current block drive is the Split 4_patch in bright colors for kids.  We added some to the Happy Blocks we made in our last kids' block drive....

Here is the first quilt!

Don't they look fabulous together?

This quilt has a fun fruit theme.  Lots of pink so we just decided to add a pink flannel that Kristin sent for the back.  Really looking forward to playing more with these blocks.

This quilt measures 56" x 64".

I admit, we just got this top and backing from Cindy.  But I loved it so much, I put it right on my frame and quilted it up.  I loved the colors and ended up taking it with me to a local guild meeting.  As I sat hand sewing the binding, I knew it would draw quilters in and I could tell them about Many Hands.

Cindy also sent in this fun gold Kaffe Fassett top and backing.  I usually only quilt block drive quilts and I send the donated tops out to local quilters.  But I sometimes break "the rules" so I can spend a bit of time with some.

This lovely quilt top was sent in by Linda/Margie (a Mother/Daughter team).  The pattern may be Cottage Bleu. They sent in quite a few tops long ago and they were held up for a bit.  But I now have local quilter Laurie working on their stuff and they are finally getting done.  Laurie loved this quilt and finished it off beautifully with a tighter twisted quilting.  We also want to thank Karen for the lovely yellow/blue floral backing. (The green butterflies were a scrap from a previous quilt.)

If this quilt looks familiar, you are correct.  We received two jelly rolls so we made two similar quilts.  Board Member Pam sewed this quilt top together.  We had this lovely green batik that Karen sent for the backing.  Laura quilted up this one too.

I was expecting to share these quilts last week but it just didn't happen.  

Better late than never!

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