gaildrake Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Has anyone begun piecing the great block from Shannon's block swap? I already have 5 made I am just lovin it. I woujld just love to go ahead and just make a top out of them but I must wait for my squishy bag to come to me in Sept. Let's hear your spill on this swap., I especially like the size of the block. It is especially easy to piece together. I already had lots of batik's so it was easy to get started. Thanks again Shannon for leading us to more quilt blocks from all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabelle Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Gail I wish I could start mine, List of things to do !!! Finish quilting a sampler quilt for a friend (she is the only one I quilt for), Thursday I have a Show and Tell with my club, we have over 100 attending., and of course I am still sewing binding on a few quilts. Make and then write the instructions for a table runner (for another friend) Start my Spring Block quilt, Start my batik blocks and post to Shannon Finish off another UFO for the North Queensland Exhibition in August OMG what I am doing, get off this computer and start sewing girl:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted May 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Well Karen, I must admit that you are one BUSY women when it comes to quilt related. I have put together my spring block quilt top and I am soooooo pleased with it. Now just getting it quilted and bound. NO RUSH KAREN, you've got till the end of August. Bet your happy about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 gail - i promised myself that i would finish up a top that has been sitting on my dsm sewing table since BEFORE i got lola-baby before i started the swap blocks. it is almost all together and my swap fabrics are just staring at me waiting to be cut and pieced. what a bonus that this was such a great incentive for me to get this top finished casue i am SICK OF LOOKING AT IT. i'm really loving the fabrics i picked for the swap. i can hardly wait to get piecing those as well. i should have made piecing the challenge from my quilt group a priority, too. but i will get to that one of these days, i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraJ Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Cutting fabric out tomorrow and stitching them up next week. This is my first swap and I love the colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Now Laura, you can't just cut all that fabric up without piecing just ONE BLOCK, I dare you, I double dare you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Gail...why aren't you chain piecing these so that all 12 are finished at the same time?? that would be the easier way to go about getting them all done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnice Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Just bought material and will start cutting next weekend. Finished 2 challenges quilts for the guild meeting June 1st. Finishing top from the last challenge...Need to replace the one wavy border...HATE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.. I must have been asleep when sewing it.:mad::mad::mad: Then starting the blocks. Wanted to use yellow but could not find the right yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted May 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Well, you have something to look forward to next week, but not that you have not been busy or anything. You will get that bordor worked out and you will be a happy quilter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted May 31, 2010 Report Share Posted May 31, 2010 Been pretty busy this weekend, had friends over Friday night, and yesterday stayed home in bed due to a migraine while the rest of my family headed to a party but today been working on them in between being in the pool and doing laundry. Should have 1/2 of them done tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Good job Joann. I have one more to finish and PRESTO !!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraJ Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I didn't even get any fabric cut today - bummer. But....the reason was, I moved all my batiks out of the fabric stash so I wouldn't have to search like I did for batiks that would work in the squares! Tomorrow I cut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Sounds like a plan Laura !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabelle Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 OK, finished the Sampler Quilt today yay:D New plan of action. Tomorrow drive my husband to the bus stop at 3am, he goes back to work for a week Also tomorrow have to bake 4 date rolls and make 2 Mars Bar Cheesecakes for Thursday yum yum, also organise what quilts I am taking for show and tell:o:o and pack the car Thursday out all day, have to leave home at 7am as it is a 50 minute drive Friday make my table runner pattern hopefully that will only take a day AND Saturday start my batik blocks Thank goodness it is only DS and I home for a week and he is really easy to please with meals, also he makes a pretty mean pizza:) I have had my batiks laid out on my cutting table for a few days and I have decided which ones I am going to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Karen; with a schedule like your's , you gotta be organized. Is your life always this hectiic? Good luck with everything. Most importantly, enjoy what your doing or it's not even worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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