Little Quilts from Orphan Blocks

Hello, again! Louise here to share more quilts made from YOUR orphan blocks. Let's jump right in with pretty pinks and purples and a few whimsical cats. I love this kind of scrappy happy quilt. 

I've had this flamingo fabric in my stash for years and I'm sure those leggy pink fellas are happy to be out of the drawer and onto a backing and off into the world.

Next up is this turquoise and red piece. Such a zingy color combo! There was a big variety of fabrics, sizes, and stitching in this group of blocks, so I'm thinking maybe they were a group effort? Maybe a block drive that got donated to Covered in Love as a batch. 

And speaking of zingy, wow, are these colors vibrant! Big floral flying geese on a fabulous purple background. There was even a little extra of the purple donated so I could add those outer borders. 

This little quilt started life as a group of donated half square triangles made from crumb blocks. When I noticed the colors were similar to the border fabric, I chose the zig zag layout to mimic the butterfly wings.

I really like these angular gray and turquoise blocks made with grunge fabrics. But with only seven of them donated, what to make with them? Someone else sent in strips of the sweet silhouette fabric and this modern design was born.

Another instance of butterfly fabric serendipity. These diagonal strip blocks needed a little more volume to fill out a quilt and the colors worked out well, I think. Teamwork makes the dream work!

And last but not least, a little woodland creature panel surrounded by orphan HSTs. The blocks arrived on my doorstep already sewn into a variety of combinations. I unpicked a few to make them into the blocks you see here. I think this might be called Ocean Wave? No matter the name, the saturated blues and greens of the batik fabric are just lovely.

Many thanks to all the generous hands who made all these blocks!

Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1600 so far! The Summer 2025 block drive is live now.  Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved. 

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