veg-girl Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Can I join in from the other side of the pond or does that make it too complicated or expensive? Maybe one person in the US could collect all my blocks and send them to me in one hit. That said each block is so light it would only cost a couple of dollars for me to mail it to the US via letter post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Yvette, Consider yourself joined. We have others from the UK joining us. It makes it so much more fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Hi Yvette, If you are looking for someone to help you on this side of the "pond," I would be glad to. Just let me know what you want to do. Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Oh, Sheri, definitely golden tones. I don\'t think Lame\' would be good in a quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Just catching up here.... Love the 15 1/2" size, would make for a bigger quilt top! Red and greens no problems, I do have some nice christmas stuff (I think Maywood Studios last year) that have such a nice gold over-print - ya\' know what I mean. First I am off to work on the Friendship blocks - I am late... at least later than I wanted to be!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Judi those fabrics sound yummy. I can\'t wait to see them in action. I also think 15 1/2" will be better- fewer blocks=cuddly lap quilt for cold winter nights. Don\'t worry about your friendship blocks being late going out-you still have plenty of time. Are you snowed in? Looked like there was quite a bit up that way again. Here it is 50 or so and windy, but we hunted eggs anyway. We didn\'t stay out very long. Nevaeh got too cold. She was having fun though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Nope - just a bit snow here and there on the ground. Mostly mud!! It has either been raining / sleeting / snowing or something for the past few days. Gets up to 40 or so and everything is a mess. Don\'t like drving in the morning before the thick slushy-mushy has been plowed off the roads - yuck! No reason to wash the van.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted March 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 yuck is right. we have mud too, but at least it is not frozen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Hi Teresa and everyone, Can you tell me where to find 15" star block directions? I looked through my books, the largest I could find was 12". I also went on line, but could not find any. Do you have any suggestions on what site I should look for them? Thanks, Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted March 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Sandy, Do you have EQ5 or EQ6? That\'s how I\'m going to get 15" block patterns. I can send you some if you want. Another thing to try is finding 9 patch type blocks that are 12", then instead of making 4" blocks and rows, just make 5" blocks and rows. 4+4+4=12 5+5+5=15 Does that make sense? If you want me to send you something, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 http://www.quilterscache.com./index.html go to their drop down menu and pick quilt blocks galore you can then chose from the name of the block (left) or size of block (right) they also punch pin to tell you difficultly and piecing, paper and/or applique they probably have over a thousand blok with great directions I am testing out "milky way" for this exchange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Teresa & Melora..thanks! I don\'t have EQ5 or 6, so I\'ll look at the site Melora suggested. My oven timer just rang, so I look at it later tonight. Happy Easter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Thanks for asking the question Sandra - and Melora for posting the site address! I was going to ask Teresa too about patterns for that size!! My oven timer is just about to go off too - My daughter and I made a Pineapple upside-down cake..... smells good too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramieSnooks Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Melora, Thanks for the suggestion of quilter\'s cache. Lots of choices there. I\'m going to do the block, "State of Oregon", go figure. Do you know if the patterns include a seam allowance of a 1/4 in.? I couldn\'t find on the site where it says it does or doesn\'t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Teresa please add me to the list for the red, green & gold Christmas blocks! I vote for the shorter time too, 3 months is good! Thank you for organizing the exchange Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liz2075 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Maybe I\'m too late but just found this thread. I would love to do Christmas blocks! Thanks Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted March 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Kim and Liz, email me your address and I\'ll add you to the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Teresa... I\'ve never done one of these block exchanges before. Will you be letting us know how many blocks to make and where to send them? Do you need anything that I might be able to help you with? (Figured I\'d volunteer now while I don\'t know what\'s entailed so I can\'t be scared off! ) Thanks for doing this. I think it sounds like great fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristiequilts Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Count me in on the Christmas Block exchange in Red Green and Gold Etc. Can\'t wait to get started Kristie:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandic105 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Teresa, Put me down on the list for Christmas blocks, red, green and gold. Thanks, Sandi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocoholic Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I love round robins, but Christmas blocks would be fun as well. I have so much Chritmas fabric. Sign me up, please., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Another site for block directions is world wide quilting page. The patterns are free and you don\'t have to sign in or register. DB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I\'m in for the exchange. The last one was fun and 15 blocks was not that time consuming. I don\'t care what colors we do. Either combo is okay with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Anybody who did participate in our last exchange, please email me your name, APQS user name, and address. I will be emailing a confirmation back to you. In about a week I will email the lists of names and addresses so you can start making your blocks. Dorothy, Thanks for the offer of help. There\'s nothing I can think of right now, unless you want to scope out internet sites for good deals on Christmas fabric and let us know. I still have a bunch left over from last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Mullins Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Sent mine to you Teresa....let me know if you did not get it. Thanks! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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