Over the years I've belong to several quilt swaps and for the most part have been happy with the blocks I have received. My guild has a birthday swap every year, usually limited to about 12 quilters. We request our block pattern, size and/or colors and on our B-day we receive blocks from the other members of the swap. Those blocks have always been superior since we really know the people in the swap.
I haven't participated in any swaps the past year or so because the pile of swap blocks just seemed to big. I have turned some spool blocks nto dolly quilts for my guild's Giving Closet so I've made a little progress. Each time a open a box in my stash closet I seem to find another batch of swap blocks so it's been 2 steps forward, one step back so far.
spool dolly quilt
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