Join us for a 9 Patch Block Swap, a very fun way to use up your scraps! The finished blocks will be 6.5” and will be made of
two different fabrics only. Please look at the examples at the end.
Sign ups are open until March 20. Blocks to me no later than April 30 and will be returned to you the first week of May. If they all come in early, we swap early!
This swap is open to
International swappers, too… providing they send the additional postage for return shipment. Please research how much return shipping you will need (from Mississippi, USA) and include it.
We are swapping sets of 10 blocks per bag, up to 8 bags. You will need quart size bags (not sandwich) to accommodate the size of the blocks. I suggest making the maximum number of bags to get the most out of postage costs, but it’s up to you to decide how many you want to send. Please put your board name on each bag. Before mailing, put all your bags into a big gallon bag with your name and address clearly
onthe bag, along with your board name. Then ship in either a tyvek or padded flat rate envelope. No paper envelopes, please, as they don’t hold up. Be sure to include your return postage! It’s $7.25 now for the padded flat rate envelopes I will use for U.S. shipping.
Bags can contain 10 identical blocks, or a mixture. The only restriction is that you must not send more than 10 identical blocks, and please keep like blocks in the same bag. (To make it easier on me!)
Please use good fabric… like you would hope to receive. 100% cotton, only.
No thin fabrics. If you have to starch it to make it acceptable, don’t use it for this swap. Prewashed or not really doesn’t matter in pieces this size, so just use what you have.
We are making
two-fabric blocks, checkerboard style… 5 of one fabric and 4 of another in each block. Use your scraps up! If you have 2.5” wide strips already cut, use them! Or 2.5” squares, as long as you have 4 of one fabric and 5 of another for each block. If you can cut long strips 2.5” wide, strip piecing is actually the fastest way to make a lot of blocks. Here is a link to a tutorial on this method:
https://www.connectingthreads.com/tutorials/Nine_Patch_Lesson_2_Speed_Strip_Quilting_for_a_Bab y_quilt__D3.html
Choose two prints that look great together!
Lets keep kiddie prints and holiday prints to a minimum, so that the quilts can be for anyone. A few kiddie and holiday are ok, mixed in with the other fabrics. Just not much. Also, this swap is
not for solid white, cream, WOW or COC. Let’s use
color! Prints with white or cream backgrounds are fine.
Your finished blocks must measure 6.5”.<3 In a follow-up post I will tell you how to insure they do.
As always, regular Quilting Board swap rules apply:
Rules For Swaps And Similar Activities - Updated 8 December 2010
Sign up by pm’ing me your intent and please give me your full real name and address, and your phone number too (for emergencies only).
Let’s have a good time! Please post in the thread often and check in regularly to see what is going on in your swap! Post blocks that you make, to encourage others to join the fun.
Below are some example blocks that I have started making:
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White background prints= OK. Solid white-type fabrics= Not OK.
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You can also refer back to this blog post on Crazy Mom Quilts to see examples like we would like for this swap:
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...ilt-along.html