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Hodgepodge Patchwork Tuesday - Scrappy Quilt Challenge Update

The Scrap Quilt Challenge is simple:

• Make a quilt top using the free form denim block as your pattern as explained in last week's post. 
• Take photos of the process from scraps to a finished quilt top (or finished quilt, if you are a quilter and you aren't entering the FREE Quilting Giveaway).
• Post about it anytime between now and Jan. 17th - Including a back link to my blog.  http://marciascraftysewing.blogspot.com/
• Link up your post on Jan. 17th to the 23rd.
• What size?  Place mat or mats, Table Runner, Doll Quilt, Small Lap Quilt, and up to a Baby Quilt size. These are the sizes that are eligible for the FREE Quilting Giveaway! You can make it larger if you are quilting it yourself.
• Winner or winners* will be announced on Jan. 24th 
• More Information on last week's post! and about more winners!

You may use either of these photos, for your post about your scrappy quilt.  Please share the link to my blog, so others can join the fun. 

This scrappy quilt can be made in just an hour or so, if you have your squares and strips cut, depending on the size you make.  It is fun and easy!

Take the Scrappy Quilt Challenge!

Any other questions email me or leave a comment.
Enjoy your day!
Marcia

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Getting Up Close with My Quilting - Hearts From All Over the World to Create One Donation Quilt!

 Tonya from Hillbilly Handiworks organized a "Learn-A-Long" on paper piecing.  She shared a wonderful photo tutorial using my paper pieced Crazee Patch Heart. And a link to the Heart Pattern. 

These were the hearts that I sent to Tonya for the Heart Quilt.

 Several of you made Hearts and sent them to Tonya from all over the world.

She then assembled all the Hearts into a quilt and I volunteered to quilt and bind it.

 I decided to quilt it with a simple large meandering with hearts.

 I could have quilted around each heart and added wavy or wiggle lines in the borders, but it didn't need all that.

Sometimes that is all a quilt needs - just a basic large meandering with a few hearts.

I stitched the binding on with an all machine embroidery binding.  I think it gives the quilt a really nice finish!

I carefully trimmed all the loose threads, folded it up and got it ready to mail to the recipient.

I thought about rolling it up to put it in the box.  Either way will be just fine!

Tonya will share some pictures of the recipient and the quilt sometime soon. Thanks to all you who made a Crazee Patch Heart Block for the donation quilt.
We are talking about doing more donation quilts as a group from bloggers again... I'll volunteer to quilt them ... we will need volunteers to suggest a block and do a tutorial. Then we need to make the blocks and then send them to a volunteer to put the top together and mail it to me to quilt it. Then we would have to decide how to choose a recipient. Still thinking about how to organize it... any ideas?  I think we could at least make 4 group quilts a year!  What do you think?  Would you volunteer?  Any ideas? Still thinking?...


Enjoy your day!
Marcia