Orphan block quilts

This week we are hitting some fun topics all about Orphan quilt blocks and projects!Today, how about we discover and explore what actually is an orphan quilt block or project.

Hello and happy Thursday! While doing a little cleaning in my sewing room this week I happened upon my stash of orphan blocks. Orphan blocks are extra blocks made to test block patterns or blocks that were made for quilts or projects that never got used. As I was sorting through my found “treasures” I […]

What a productive start to the year I’ve had! In this post I’m going to be showing off this first batch of charity orphan quilts, telling you about The Golden Bobbins and reporting on my current Moxie

Saturday, I sewed with some good friends. It is always nice to spend a day with other quilters. While I was there, one of my generous friends gave me a giant stack of orphan blocks. She does a lot of donation quilts for kids so I find these blocks loads of fun. I plan on making a few quilts that I will gift back to her so she can donate them to the organization of her choice. As soon as I got home, I instantly organized them a bit and started putting some up on the design wall. Not sure that…

Hello, friends! Louise here to share more of your donated orphan blocks. It's so satisfying to find a group of friendly blocks to play nicely together into a finished quilt. Let's start with this one

Good evening, I hope you are enjoying the holiday season. Trying to finish up things here, ready to start on new ones next year. I hope you are making good progress on your orphan block quilts. I have made quite a few of them and it is sad that I don't have enough orphan blocks left to do another one. I guess that is a good thing. There are two different ways to finish your orphan block quilt, right now your quilt should measure 82 1/2 inches square. If you are out of orphan blocks like I…

In a recent post, I shared what sorts of items I save in my Orphan Block Suitcase. So today, I thought I would share a bit about how I get started on an Orphan Block quilt. I don't want this post to get to long so I will share later the steps to actually putting together a quilt top. In case you want to get started on one of your own, I will share how I initially get inspired. I usually start the process by sorting my quilt blocks (not the other bits you might save) so I can see exactly what…

This is my final finish for 2016! And it's a good quilt to end the year! This quilt was made from orphan blocks, left over bits from other quilts, sample blocks, blocks from my posts on color studies and some left over strips and bits of fabric. There is no reason this assortment of bi

Welcome to a new series here called "Giving Orphans a Home." As you may know, one of my favorite charities is Covered in Love . CiL was ...

This weekend I made a few blocks for a quilt. I made them in green fabrics. But when I put them together with…