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!
