Oh Scrap! : One Year Ago

 This was a busy week for me.

One year ago, my little man Authur came to live with me.  So this week has been all about him!

We had a couple parties.  He thought they were great fun - especially all the treats!

I hope you have lots of fun scrappy things to share...

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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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Happy Quilt Finishes #23 thru #28

 Yep!  I am ready to share six finished Happy Block quilts.

First up are some quilts others made using the Happy Blocks they completed.

The first one is this fun little quilt made by Debra.  She made all of her blocks with the same plane fabric set in some coordinating solids and then framed them up in black.  I love how she added in bright colors in her border and made mini happy blocks for the corners.

A scrappy back with some fun plane fabric.  Such a cute little quilt.

This one measures about 40" x 48".

I think quilt #24 has such a great fall feel to it.  I don't know if it was intentional, but I love those spice-colored yellows and oranges with the turquoise.  

Thanks Sandy for inspiring me to work with those colors in the future.

I love the turquoise flannel on the back!  I was able to use a fun turquoise binding Beth prepared for me to finish it off.

This sweet quilt measures 40 x 48".

Chelse also sent in a sweet I-Spy quilt. I love how she alternated those light blue blocks with other colors.  She sent in her quilt all completed so all I had to do was get it delivered!

Her quilt was backed with a lovely orange print.  This quilt also measures 40 x 48".

Quilt #26 was one I put together to fit a piece of fleece I had.  I had two small pieces I was able to piece into a small back that would fit a quilt 32" x 40".

I used some very baby themed blocks to create a fun I-Spy quilt.  I didn't put in any batting because the fleece was really thick.  I was worried about it being too heavy.  It sure is a very snuggly quilt!

I had a lot of fun putting together this firefighter themed quilt.  

I had received some strips of firefighter themed panels so I decided to use those as a horizontal sash.  These strips determined the width of the quilt.  I also used some "Cars" fabric sent in by Kelly and her sister for more sashing.

The Cars fabric also ended up on the back.

Quilt #27 measures 48" x 62".

And finally, quilt # 28 is all about ladybugs!

Thanks to a couple of ladybug prints Karyn sent in, so is the back!

I delivered a trunk load of quilts to the hospital last Wednesday.  Monday I will be delivering another dozen to Bags of Love.  Some of these quilts I am sharing today might already be bringing comfort to someone!

Thanks for all of your support and help in making this happen.  You guys are awesome!

(If you have made blocks and still have not sent them in, please do so soon.)

Hope all of you have a great weekend!

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A Compassion Quilt Parade!

 Thanks to the help of lots of different hands, I have lots of lovely quilts to share today.

First up is this really pretty lap quilt Becky made.  She sent me ten quilt tops a long time ago and this is the last one to get completed.  I am guessing this is a layercake pattern.

This quilt measures 54" x 70"

Kathy sent me some "winter" themed backings (also) months ago and this fun sled fabric worked wonderfully on this quilt.  It will be the perfect season now for this one to get handed out and bring comfort and warmth to someone.

McGill sent in this fun top.  It measures 48" x 58" so it was the ideal size for me to send it off to Cindy to quilt.  Her quilt system works best with these smaller sizes.  She did a great job on it - her meander leaves look amazing on the quilt.

I pulled a couple fabrics out of my stash for the back of the quilt.  I really wanted to use this diagonal stripe on both the binding and the back.  I didn't have quite enough so I found a pink and brown print that worked to make the backing wide enough.

Karen sent in a kit for this string quilt.  All I had to do was quilt it up.  I really like the black sashing and black borders - they really set off the blocks.

This black print with red cherries looks great on this quilt.  There was just enough of the trimming from the backing to make the binding.

This quilt measures 42" x 55".

How great is this pinwheel quilt top that Sue sent in!?  I love the design.  It has such a fun optical illusion to it.

I didn't find any backing fabrics I liked in my stash for this quilt so I went over to a friend's house and stole this fun floral.  I appreciate that she lets me shop in her stash.  This quilt measures 44 x 54"

And finally, McGill also sent in this batik quilt top.  I am assuming it was made from a jelly roll.  This quilt measures 52 x 52" so it was another project I sent to Cindy to quilt for me. 

 

I didn't have any batik fabric for the backing so I used this pastel colored lantern print I have used before.  The last bit of yardage was the perfect size.  Thanks Kat for the giant piece you sent me.  All that is left are small strips that will be made into binding.

I did find a small piece of batik fabric in the Compassion Quilt stash I was able to use on the binding.

I really do appreciate these quilt tops that are donated.  It might take me a bit of time to get to them but I try and get as many as I can on my longarm in between block drives.  Plus, as I find more elves to help out with the quilting, they can work on these tops as I focus on the block drive quilts.

It just all takes time to organize...

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