Yes, we have marcialee back with us after several rounds off. GramE is back after sitting out one round I believe. We have two totally new people to the QB, both with quilting and sewing experience. They're JayneW and Marlena. Klaws, hav4boys, and Cheesehead are new to the swap but have been on the QB.
Sewbizgirl's tip about a 12 1/2 square is a good one. It'll save you headaches at the end measuring as well as as you go. (You have the opportunity to correct mistakes before the entire block is put together and discover the size is off. Please measure as you go.). If you don't yet have one, look for one. Veteran Boomers will tell you I'm a stickler (read that as a pain in the fanny) about the finished size coming in as close as possible to 12 1/2 inches. Honestly, there should be very little issue with proper sized blocks if you measure as you go. As I do pull a sample from everyone's packet to see how you've done, I can spot a too small or too large block from ten paces. Everyone will be tired of reading my reminders to measure after the first couple of weeks. Please measure and don't rely on your history of having made it properly at some time in the past. I actually had a swapper tell me eons ago that the blocks she'd made worked out the last time. Some were off several inches. Umm, no. Those blocks never saw a ruler or a square. Anyway, please, please, please, everyone measure as you go! Thank you!!!
Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
I see at least 7 new names in our group... (unless they are old-time boomers, coming back.) So excited to have some new friends playing with us!
...Here's a tip for our newbies: Get a 12.5" square ruler, if you don't already have one. It makes it easy to check to see if your finished blocks are the perfect size or need some tweaking. I lay my ruler on top of my block and if the block is too big, I take in a few seams. If it's too small, I let out some seams just a hair, until my block reaches size.