Oh Scrap! : Strings

I hope all of you survived the holiday.  Arthur is back to his cheeky self and we just spent Christmas goofing off.  It was quiet and relaxing.  Just what I needed!

I am spending the end of December cleaning, organizing and planning for the new year.  

So not a lot of sewing right now.

But I did want to share a bunch of fun string quilts that made it across the finish line.  I think Elana sent us these blocks a long time ago.  I handed them off to our new board member Karen with some black fabric sent in by Wendy.  Once the top was finished, I sent it off along with a backing donated by Cindy to Marcia.  Marcia is not only a local longarm quilter but she also joined our board this month.  (She will be introducing herself soon though the newsletter.)  Marcia quilted in some feathery swirls in a variegated thread.  This quilt just glows!

Marcia also quilted up this lovely string quilt made from blocks sent in by Marci.  I finally found some time to get more of Marci's blocks into kits to be handed out for assembly.  We should be seeing more of her blocks soon.  The lovely backing was sent in by Cindy.

Everyone who has seen this quilt top and backing sent in by Julie, has been trying to steal it.  All of the bright fabrics she used in her string all have a touch of black.  I think it a brilliant way to use all those black scraps that don't always fit into other scrap quilts.  I really want to make one myself!

I should mention that local longarm quilter Terry finished this one up for us.  

I love all these string quilts!  I have been itching to play with strings lately.  I have a big bag of RWB strips and some maroon/tan/navy scraps that are ready to be sewn into blocks.  

I just need to find some time to do it!

BTW - The next block drive for Many Hands and Many Hearts has been released.  You can read more about it in this post.

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Oh Scrap! : RWB String

Finally, the end to a crazy busy week. You can bet I will be spending Sunday napping to catch up on much needed sleep.

We had our craft sale Friday and Saturday.  The turn out wasn't great but we still sold quite a few items.  What didn't sell will be stored for future sales - we will definitely do something similar again.

I didn't want to miss an Oh Scrap!, so I am just sharing one of the scrappy quilts we finished this week.

Here is a fun Veteran string quilt made from a combination of blocks sent in by donors and some made by myself.  I decided to just add two horizontal strips of blue for a bit of interest - or maybe because I had these strips left over from something else and they needed to be used.  

I think we still have plenty of finished RWB string blocks to make another quilt.  I need Veteran quilt s for a December delivery so I had better get on that!

Hope all of you are having a wonderful weekend.  I am looking forward to getting back to my regular sewing schedule!

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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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Some Veteran Finishes

It has been a while since I shared some of our Veteran finishes.  I looked through all my photos and some must have gotten delivered without getting photographed.  

I only have four to share today.

I am still using all the RWB scraps to make string blocks.  Adding those to the blocks that are sent in by some of you, I could probably make about four of these quilts.  The red and blue backing for this one came from Dorothy.

Larger RWB scraps, I cut into 5.5" squares and make some simple patchwork quilt from them.  Pat sent Karen sewed the blocks together for me and Pat sent in the backing.  I quilted this one up alternating swirls and squares.  It is one of my favorite designs to quilt.

I sent Jeanine some precuts and she returned some completed quilt tops to me.  I think she made this one from some fat quarters.  The backing came out of my personal stash.  I am starting to donate a lot of it because I will never sew it all in my lifetime!

And finally, here is another RWB quilt top made by Joni.  This one is really pretty in person.  Each of the squares have amazing and supportive words and all the sashing and borders are fun to see.  Joni also sent in the backing, but I guess I didn't get a photo of it.  I sent it off to local quilter Terry who did an amazing job finishing it up.

Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend!

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Oh Scrap! : String Top

I thought I would take some time this week to sew some string blocks into a top.  I usually add some sashing but I decided to just go with a simple 6 x 7 layout.

I think these blocks came from a number of donors.  Some used paper foundations, some used fabric foundations and some used no foundation at all.

Here is my silly string block secret....you can tell which blocks I made because I tend to use icky fabric for my foundations.  I had a bunch of the panels that you can cut out, stuff and make animals out of.  Most of the time these cannot be used in quilt tops, so I use them for my foundations.  Because these blocks are mostly darks and mediums, the printed material doesn't show through the front.

This helps me use every bit of fabric!

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Oh Scrap! : RWB Strings

I am still trying to make a few RWB string blocks every now and then to burn through some of the scraps we acquire.

I did finish up 7 more 10.5" blocks late this week.  I think I have enough now to make a quilt (thanks to some donors).

Did you know you can make 10.5" RWB string blocks anytime and send them to us?

I have chosen to make 10.5" string blocks to burn through all the RWB scraps we end up with making Many Hands and Many Hearts Veteran quilts.  This means I don't have to think about a pattern or do much cutting when the scraps pile up.

I still have a lot more scraps but I tucked them back away for some future scrap play.

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