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heartstrings quilt project skip to main skip to sidebar thursday august 20 2009 we ve moved we re in the process of updating our website and have combined our blog and the website into one all our posts from this blog can now be found there so update your bookmarks and come visit us at heartstringsquiltproject com posted by mary johnson at 1 53 am 2 comments friday august 14 2009 happy blocks do you remember the happy block project we started back in january and february well we re still making and finishing quilts in fact i put the last stitch in the binding of one tonight and i was excited to read the email from sue about her group she wrote when i saw this site with the happy block quilts i linked it to the leader of our sarasota kidz quilts group and we have been making dozens of them for 2 months now we donate all of them to the nicu of the sarasota hospital and they are so appreciated she sent along some photos and i chose a few to share here posted by mary johnson at 12 53 am 1 comments tuesday august 4 2009 northwest sew in photos i m late getting these photos posted from the last heartstrings sew in which was held on the 26th of june in the seattle area doesn t it look like fun the next one will be held in roberts wi so plan to join us posted by mary johnson at 12 07 am 0 comments wednesday july 15 2009 more donations nine heartstrings tops arrived today from sue and her oroville chico california group which has been meeting once a month since january they ll be quilted and donated by me and other heartstrings volunteers in the coming months i m constantly amazed at the generosity of quilters who have participated in heartstrings over the last 2 and a half years and i love the grassroots effect of the project with quilters working on their own within their communities and groups to make these quilts for those in need posted by mary johnson at 4 39 pm 1 comments tuesday july 7 2009 an upcoming sew in roberts wi the roberts sew in is august 22 a saturday from 8 30 until about 3 we stop a little early so we can visit a local quilt shop on the way home we ll do the usual potluck lunch bring your sewing equipment and we ll make blocks and quilts and have a great time there is a database set up on our yahoo list so we can see what others are bringing for food and sewing equipment you don t need to belong to that group to attend just email kathy to let her know what you ll be bringing and for directions we ll be at the warren town hall just outside the village of roberts mark your calendars and come to the wonderful wisconsin countryside to see some heartstrings friends and have a great sewing day email kathy kwmiller pressenter com privately for directions it s easy to find posted by mary johnson at 3 12 pm 1 comments monday june 29 2009 a soldier quilt by joanne here s a gorgeous qayg heartstrings quilt made by joanne to learn how to make one of your own take a look at jan mac s tutorials making quilt as you go blocks assembling quilt as you go blocks into a quilt visit joanne s blog posted by mary johnson at 1 35 pm 2 comments sunday june 21 2009 string quilt inspiration in addition to our typical heartstrings quilt many patterns can be adapted for use with strings i ve compiled a list of inspirational links from heartstrings members and readers of my blog to share with you don t forget to take a look at the heartstrings photo albums for even more inspiration string pinwheels from kathie s blog fruit striped gum string quil t from cherri pink purple candy stripes by helen chinese coins variation from one mother of a blog green strings by wanda heart quilt by wanda easter quilt by wanda string x by bonnie string quilt primer by bonnie virginia bound by bonnie diamonds in a squar e by bonnie cinnamon jumble by nancy strip mine quilts scroll down the page to see several versions red zinger quilt from the selvage blog framed butterflies from kathie s blog bouillabais from pie in the sky quilts rainy day quil t by ann marie quilt bug gallery all made with 2 5 inch strips but could be adapted to strings pam s m quilt pam s star quilt pam s st patrick s day quilt pam s version of our heartstrings logo quilt designed by forest jane string pinwheels by knitnoid ruthie s string fish aquarium string pieced spools from the book spectacular string pieced quilts dianne s quilt for katie rose a string quilt by belle quilts notice she doesn t have a particular color center string like our heartstrings blocks but it still looks great a heartstrings quilt by spicy shots in a great colorway a string quilt by film in the fridge in black white green a string rail fence by olearia1968 string quilt s from hanne string rain by arizona quilts sara s string stars string quilt gallery endless chain patriotic string quilts by gypsy quilter rainbow strings by cheri another rainbow by cheri blue orange strings by cheri string stars from julie in the barn mountains of crumbs from julie in the barn ami simms string quilt gallery fan quilt from the selvage blog maple island quilts some contemporary string quilt patterns string quilt from victoriana i got a lot of flickr links emailed to me and rather than listing them all here i ll link to a flickr search for string quilts check it out there s lots of good inspiration there and finally some links from my own quilts these quilts have instructions sheets posted on my website in case you want to give them a try string tumblers amish stripes and strings chinese coins with coins border chinese coins easy version chinese coins easy version 2 chinese coins uneven version strings half square strings strings patriotic star strings purple project quilt 1 strings purple project quilt 2 strings rectangle strings strips and strings log cabin strings hearts this coins quilt doesn t have instructions but it s based on a quilt by karla alexander on the cover of this book here s my string courthouse steps quilt based on one by sandy bonsib on the cover of this book this is my heartstrings quilt with green centers instructions are available here and here s my pink version as you can see our typical heartstrings quilts can be adapted to just about any color scheme and still look great posted by mary johnson at 5 11 pm 2 comments saturday may 30 2009 creative quilters az i received an email from mary today sharing this gorgeous heartstrings group made by her group she wrote i just wanted you to know how much good the heartstrings pattern has done the picture included in this e mail is of a quilt that our group did earlier this year we live in a retirement community and our visitor s center need to raise some funds so we decided to make this quilt and let them raffle it off it was such a delightful project all the ladies made the blocks one lady sewed the blocks together i quilted it and another lady did the binding it was really a group effort thank you for all you do mary holland creative quilters sun city az you can find instructions for making your own heartstrings quilt at this link posted by mary johnson at 3 00 pm 4 comments tuesday may 5 2009 tying a heartstrings quilt at our nebraska sew in jay shared how he learned to tie a quilt from his grandmother i d been interested in posting instructions on tying heartstrings quilts so i took the opportunity to take photos and create a tutorial how to tie a heartstrings quilt julia and sheree pose with the finished quilt posted by mary johnson at 2 13 pm 0 comments monday may 4 2009 sew ins we had back to back sew ins in mn and ne and worked on assembling the happy blocks sent in from all over during our january and february project eight tops were assembled and sent home with quilters and even more block sets were taken home with members to be assembled quilted and donated thank you so much for participating there will be many very cute quilts for kids finished in the coming months as a result of your generosity click on the links below to see photos from the mn sew in on april 25th see photos from the ne sew in on may 2nd look at our completed quilts for 2009 to see finished happy blocks as well as other quilts finished so far this year posted by mary johnson at 10 50 am 1 comments sunday april 19 2009 qayg from kathie s blog we ve been making quilt as you go blocks to send to australia but it s a great technique i f you want to try it yourself jan mac created a tutoria l for making the blocks and a part 2 for assembling them posted by mary johnson at 10 16 am 0 comments hanne s been busy check her blog to see her recent progress posted by mary johnson at 1 14 am 1 comments friday april 17 2009 chinese coins variations becky s working with rwb coins donated by heartstrings members and is trying a new setting chinese coins quilts are great because you can use up those short strings becky also has a tutorial for another great coins quilt and there are instructions for several quilts at my maryquilts com site posted by mary johnson at 9 15 pm 1 comments saturday april 4 2009 quilts for hospice kathie recently shared this bright happy heartstrings quilt on her blog visit her to read about the project she s working on to make quilts for her local hospice posted by mary johnson at 2 28 pm 0 comments in memory of marilyn gossen a donation was made by linda in memory of her friend marilyn it was a thoughtful way to remember a quilter by helping to provide quilts to those in need for those that would like to participate in heartstrings visit our website to see how you can help posted by mary johnson at 2 14 pm 0 comments wednesday march 18 2009 qayg project for aus are you making qayg blocks to send to australia for those effected by the bushfires if so you might be interested in this blog that shares the quilts being made collected and donated oz comfort quilts if you d like to help join us in making qayg blocks in march and april we ll collect them and mail them to jan mac a heartstrings member who will asssemble them posted by mary johnson at 5 47 pm 1 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom while we are mainly an internet based group we do occasionally get together in person to work on heartstrings quilts scheduled sew ins string quilt inspiration links to various string quilts qayg blocks assembling qayg blocks into a quilt need more information on the project heartstrings information sheet pdf file heartstrings website heartstrings block guidelines heartstrings yahoo group email project coordinators mary johnson stephanie driel sue frank heartstring quilts 2009 quilts other heartstrings albums quilts donated 2009 262 quilts as of june 30 2008 655 quilts 2007 268 quilts organizations receiving quilts complete list click here royal c johnson va hospital birthright fort carson evans hospital princess margaret hospital ronald mcdonald columbus comforts for children project linus monmouth county nj project linus twin cities project linus sacramento handicapped boy first choice pregnancy center sacred heart hospital neonatal unit eugene homeless shelter quilts of valor foundation mothers choice at mid levels hong kong quilts of valor washington d c catholic charities alaska project linus new horizons homeless shelter springfield ma munson hospital cancer research center project linus uk annie s house for homeless women springfield ma lutheran world reliefvia project linus to st paul childrens hospital rockford rescue mission the king s daughters sons home tn blog archive 2009 29 august 3 we ve moved happy blocks northwest sew in photos july 2 june 2 may 3 april 5 march 4 february 3 january 7 2008 57 december 6 november 4 october 8 september 10 august 13 july 1 june 1 may 4 april 1 march 2 february 3 january 4 2007 83 december 4 november 4 october 8 september 5 august 9 july 8 june 8 may 11 april 11 march 15 snap shots