Hello, friends! Louise here with some more quilts made from your orphan blocks and scraps. Let's jump right in with this bright batik beauty.
This one has been marinating in my stash for while, and I can't recall if it showed up as blocks, rows, or even a finished top. All I know is the fabrics are gorgeous! Someone donated this fun stripe with celestial motifs that just seemed destined to be the backing.
This small quilt is made of 9-patches and snowball blocks. The turquoise, 30's style fabrics were donated as long strips that made piecing the patches simple.
The coral floral added a nice touch and a new color to the mix. This is one of those quilts that I think looks better up close because of the low contrast between the blocks.
This neutral quilt is made entirely from 3.5" and 4.5" squares cut from scraps. The fabrics were all donated to Covered in Love over the years and many were used as sashings and backgrounds. I sewed the 3.5" squares into 16-patches, and the 4.5" ones into 9-patches. The math works out to 12" finished blocks which I alternated in the layout. I love that it gives a sort of higgeldy-piggeldy random look and yet it's actually quite structured.
Finally, this bright and happy quilt is designed around the four corner blocks. They are small panels in saturated bright colors, so I chose various orphan blocks in that same palette to join in the fun. With no borders or sashing, this one is a riot of color. It's fun for me to explore these different ways to lay out a quilt, and I hope you had fun seeing them, too.
PS from Kat, these are the products of my card weaving class! It was a 3-week class for 2 hours on Saturdays and a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to taking more classes there.
Covered in Love is a 501(c)(3) charity that donates quilts to patients dying in the hospital, over 1700 so far! The Winter 2026 block drive is live now. Check out the main post HERE if you want to get involved.
