Log Cabin Block Drive Round Up

I know I told you guys that I would share more Churn Dash quilts today but I finished the last Log Cabin quilt so I thought I would compose the round up stats for you instead.

Quilt number 17 is the final quilt made from the block drive.  Janet and Audrey did a great job coming up with the above layout using up the last of the blocks.  I think there were only two blocks that didn't get used from this drive.  We will find another home for them at a later date.

This final quilt measures 55" x 66".

I used a vibrant turquoise fabric for the backing.  I think this is one of the backs sent in by Karen.  I quilted this with a lime green thread for even more fun.

Want to know how many blocks I received?  There were 489 blocks sent in by 40 quilters.  Not bad for a drive that took place over the busy holidays.  It was also a more involved block, so I didn't receive a massive quantity from any one quilter.  I did receive 3 quilt tops from Churn dash blocks that came to me all sewn up.  I always appreciate when that happens.

A few other worthy things to mention - 

• I received a roll of batting from the hospital I donate to.  They had it shipped right from Joann's to my doorstep! It was used in quite a few of these log cabin quilts.
• I also had some wide backing fabric drop shipped from Connecting Threads during one of their sales.  Thanks so much!
• A big hearted quilter who acquired some fabric form a quilt store and knew I would be making Veteran quilts next sent me three almost full bolts of RWB fabrics. You will probably be seeing some of them soon!

The current block drive is for our Veterans.  The quilts that are made from this block drive will produce about 70% of the Veteran quilts we donate for the year.  My future goal is to hold some local sew days to allow us to donate to more veteran organizations.

Last year, the block drive resulted in 26 completed quilts.

If you want to make some blocks to donate, you can read more about our current block drive here.

I would like to have all the blocks in the mail by the middle of May so there is still time to get some sent off.  I am already turning the blocks I have already received into some nice quilts.  You can see the first one here.  I hope to share many more next week.

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Some Friday Finishes

I kind of hit a wall this week and didn't finish as many quilts as I had planned.  I opted to snuggle with my puppy rather than sew bindings a couple of evenings.  Arhtur was rather pleased about that!

I did still get a few quilts across the finish line.  This is the 16th log cabin quilt made from our last block drive.  There is just one more to finish.

Audrey and Janet laid these blocks out.  I think they did a fabulous job.

This white and green backing came out of my stock.  I am not a fan of light backings so I was happy to let it go.  The awesome stripe binding fabric came from Yvonne.

This quilt measures 55" x 66".

This lovely fall quilt is another estate sale rescue.  Deana saved this top for me - it was probably king-sized and all hand appliqued.  I took it apart and made two quilts out if it.

Deana also found a new king-sized Ikea duvet insert that was relatively low loft - hoping I could use it as batting.  It quilted up okay and does have a "puff" that my batting does not.  But I will say I would not attempt to use this if you are using a domestic machine to quilt.  It was kind of slippery to work with.  On my big machine, I didn't really have any issues.

This quilt measures 60 x 70".

Normally, when I use batiks on the quilt top and binding, I like to use a batik back.  I didn't really like any of the batik yardage I had but I did have this amazing fall colored floral that Pat sent it.  

It looks so lovely on this quilt!

Remember the scrappy pansy quilt top I recently finished?  

It is now all quilted up and ready to be donated.

I also had some pansy fabric for the back. 

 I hope his colorful scrappy quilt finds its way to a gardener.

This quilt measures 48" x 56".

I hope you all have a great weekend!

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Log Cabin Finishes #14 and #15

I think all of the log cabin blocks have arrived, so I have been working on finishing up the last few quilts.  I have two to share today.

Toward the end of the block drive, I started receiving a bunch of green blocks.  I always have a hard time mixing up different shades of green so making these big circles allowed me to keep them cohesive.  Staggering the circles helped too.

An all green quilt top deserves a pretty green backing.  

Thanks to Nancy I had this lovely paisley piece.

This quilt measures 55" x 66".

My friends Audrey and Janet put together this design.  Neither of them are quilters but they really enjoyed creating different layouts.  I was busy sewing blocks together, but I was pretty impressed with what they came up with.

 

I was gifted this green ticking stripe.  I thought it would be fun on the back.

This quilt is 66" square.

So there you have it.  

Fifteen quilts already finished and I think I have enough blocks for two more.

I have a GIANT stack of churn dash blocks just waiting for me to start putting together.  I hope to get working on those next week.  If you want to join in the fun, you can read more about the current block drive here.

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Oh Scrap! : Log Cabin #13

 All I did this week was create scraps!

I had high hopes that I would find some time this week to sew some of my scraps.  

But that is not what happened.

I did finish up this lovely log cabin quilt.  It is the 13th quilt made from our last block drive.  I received a LOT of purple blocks so I have been making a ton of purple quilts.  

I decided to put these blocks on point.

Sue sent me this lovely purple floral fabric I used for the inset triangles.

I also used it for the backing and the binding.

This quilt measures 64" square.

I always have hope I will get to play in my scraps next week....Time will tell!

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It’s a Log (Cabin) Jam

 While I wait for some of the new block drive packages to arrive, I have been working on finishing up the quilts from the log cabin drive.

I have lots to share today!

There were a lot of purple blocks donated.  For this quilt I used the purple and white blocks only.  I always have lots of fun playing with different layouts.

This is the 10th log cabin quilt made from the block drive.

I don't have a lot of purple blocks left - which is a good thing because this purple backing might be the last one I have.

This quilt measures 55" x 66".

I decided to move on to some blue blocks for quilt #11.

I have had this water lily fabric for over a year and I was so happy to find it a home.  

This is a really lovely fabric and it was the perfect size!

This quilt is also 55" x 66".

Quilt number 12 is my favorite log cabin quilt so far!  I received a bunch of lovely teal/blue blocks, so I wanted to put them all together in one quilt.  There were four blocks that were pretty much identical, so I put them in the center.  I then added that lovely inner border.  I originally tried to layout the blocs in some half circles around the edge but decided I really liked them just all going one way.  I didn't want another square quilt so I added more of the border print on just the top and the bottom.

Kathie sent me the perfect backing for this one.  I loved this fabric the moment I laid eyes on it.  I really enjoyed hand sewing the binding on this quilt.  I gave it lots of pets!

Speaking of the bindings - Deana asked me if I could use 4 yards of a millennium fabric.  It is a sparkly blue with "2000" printed on it.  I didn't want to use it for a backing or on a quilt top so I cut it all up into 2.5" strips and I have been using it for binding.  Very few people have even notified what it is.  

Every once in a while, I have a clever idea!

I think we should end up with somewhere between 15 and 20 log cabin quilts.  I know some blocks are still on their way.  Then I will get to move onto our next block drive.

Here are the blocks we are making.  If you want to read more about them, you can read this post.  I appreciate all the blocks I can get!

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Log Cabin Finish #9 and More

The donation quilt pipeline is full of a big variety of quilts.  

I just post them as I finish them!

I do try to put the quilts made from our current block drive to the top of the pile.  This pretty purple one is quilt #9.  I didn't have a lot of purple blocks with all white, so I used what I had and added a wide purple border.  I have had this purple fabric in my stash for a long time.

On the back is this amazing purple speckled white print that Cindy sent in.  I wish it was in my stash!  (Actually, I wish it came in flooring for my bathroom.)

I think this might be the last of the big purple backing pieces I have stashed.  I received a LOT of purple blocks. I still have quite few more purple blocks with scrappier backgrounds so I might have to get creative for the backs. Or make some multicolored quilts - that is another option.

This quilt measures about 56" square.

Check out Happy Quilt #61.  This quilt is a birdwatcher's delight!  

There were some really pretty bird blocks that were sent in.

And how about this backing!  I think this one came from Dorothy and I fell in love with it as soon as I took it out of the box.

This quilt measures 56" x 64".

This pretty pink quilt is another top that was rescued from an estate sale.  I didn't have to rework this one at all - just give it a good pressing.

This burgundy flannel back came from the same sale and I like to believe they were always meant to be together.  Thanks so much Deana for finding these!

This quilt measures 60 x 72".

The current log cabin block drive is winding down so if you have blocks to send in, please get them in the mail soon.  I would love to get these blocks all made into quilts before the next blocks start arriving. 

The next block drive will be announced next week.

As always, a huge thanks to all who donate their time, blocks, fabrics, thread, quilts and financial support.  I also appreciate all of you who cheer from the sidelines!

 So many hands and hearts go into making these quilts happen!

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Log Cabin Finish #8

The rain didn't let up today and I didn't have the help of a quilt holder so I will only be sharing one finish today.

I decided to play around with big circles for today's quilt.  I was able to group alike colors in each circle of blocks.  I think this quilt is a lot of fun.

On the back is a lovely paisley wide back fabric that was actually sent in by a bunch of different quilters.  This particular piece came from Cindy.

This quilt measures 55 x 66".

I had to lay this one out in the wet grass to get it photographed so I decided to wait and share the rest of the finishes next week.

 Happy Friday!

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Log Cabin Finishes # 6 & 7

Time to share a few more Log Cabin quilts made from the current block drive.

Holly not only made these blocks but she sewed them all together to make this lovely quilt top.  I really love this circle design.

Holly also sent in the top blue portion of the backing.  All I had to do with add the bottom piece which has been languishing in the stash.  I am very happy it found a good home.

This lovely quilt measures 66" square and is quilt #6.

The top for quilt #7 was sewn together by Liz.  It is purple so you know I love it!

I had a lovely blue and purple geometric piece for the back.  It wasn't quite big enough I added on some purple.  I used the same purple for the binding.

Quilt #7 measures 55 x 66".

There is still a bit more time to make some blocks if you want to.  You can find all the information about making the blocks in this post.  

The next block drive will be announced the last few days of February.  We will be using red, white and blue fabric!

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A Bit of Everything

 Today, I have a little bit of everything to share with you.

Let's go biggest to smallest quilt.

Here is the 5th Log Cabin quilt made from all green blocks.  I always find it interesting how blocks arrive.  First came a lot of blue.  Then it seemed every package contained green blocks.  Lately all of the blocks have been mostly purple.

On the back, I used a rich leaf print sent in by Beth

This quilt measures 66" square.

This next quilt was sent in by Karen for me to quilt.  I am in love with this pattern.  Looks like she started with a triangle and kept adding lots of colorful novelty strings.  

I am going to have to give this a try.

A gray and white pinstripe was added to the back along with a colorful striped binding.

This quilt measures about 45 x 56".

(Unfortunately, the branches of my tree photo bombed this photo.  Not used to the sun being out this time of year.))

Hey look, another Happy Block finish.  By my count, this is Happy Quilt # 58.  It is covered in teddy bear blocks.  These blocks were actually laid out by my little friend Audrey.  She is not a quilter but loves to help me put these quilts together.

This one has a flannel backing - patriotic teddy bears!

This quilt measures 40 x 48".

And finally, I made another all flannel quilt from the precut squares sent in my Wendy.  I did just a simple diagonal design on this one.

(I still have a lot more flannel squares to go!)

The backing on this one is kind of a mish mash of leftovers.  I have to do that occasionally as I try to use up all the bits and pieces.

This adorable quilt is about 40" square.

(A bit thanks to my friend Janet for stopping by to help me with photos - even though she has an awful cold.  I think she just likes an excuse to come see my dog.)

So that is it.  In fact, I haven't been quilting Compassion quilts lately because I have been working on client quilts.  I need to get back to quilting them because they are getting stacked up and I am almost out of quilts to sew the bindings on.

I love seeing all these quilts come together!

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Log Cabin Quilts #3 and #4

 I am starting to see more log cabin blocks arriving in the mail.  Once I open the packages, I stack them into their appropriate color stack.  Once I have enough blocks in a stack, I make a top.  This drive is so much easier than the Happy Blocks drive!

For quilt #3, I grabbed the stack of multicolored blocks with low volume backgrounds (not all white).

I decided to go with a diagonal layout for this one.

I love purple so any time I can add it to a quilt, I am going to.  Karen donated this lovely purple backing fabric.  She sent three pieces that were already cut to length.  I was able to use two lengths on this quilt. They were the perfect length!

This quilt measures 55 x 66".

I still had quite a few multicolored blocks, so I decided to make Log Cabin Quilt #4.  I did add in some blocks with all white backgrounds and two from the "blue" stack.  I don't think too many people will notice. I knew I had quite a bit of the purple floral leftover from a previous quilt backing.  It is purple, green and black but I knew it would look great with these blocks.

When Suzanne sent me this green fabric, she wrote that she was so happy to get rid of it.  I fell in love with it and couldn't wait to get it on the back of one of these log cabin quilts.  It shows the floral quilting so well!

With the sashing, this quilt measures 54" x 67".

There is still lots of time to make and send in blocks if you want to help out with this block drive.  You can read more about it here.

I have two sew days with some friends scheduled over the next two weeks, so I am hoping to sew up more Happy Quilt tops.  Then I can just quilt them as I need them and don't have to worry about assembling them.  We shall see how many we can get together!

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