Birthday Swap 2020/2021
05-28-2020, 05:24 AM
#391
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: WNC
Posts: 9,017
Pretty blocks, IrishMom. Your blocks are in my comfort zone. I'm going out of it with brights, your comfort zone. LOL. These mysteries can definitely push me a little, mostly in the giving up of control, since we don't know exactly what's coming.
Originally Posted by IrishMom
So I went thru my candies and decided to go with browns - ranging from cream to rusty red. It puts me out of my comfort zone (brights and fun) and should be nice for fall. Thanks Barbara for starting this!
05-28-2020, 05:46 AM
#392
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Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,687
My birthday packages got sent out yesterday.
I decided to cut up some partial yardage pieces for this mystery. it was fabric that I got from a craigslist deal, so while it is not "unloved", it just wasn't "chosen" and so it never held any special place in my stash. however, i think it will work well for this project.
I decided to cut up some partial yardage pieces for this mystery. it was fabric that I got from a craigslist deal, so while it is not "unloved", it just wasn't "chosen" and so it never held any special place in my stash. however, i think it will work well for this project.
05-28-2020, 05:55 AM
#393
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SW Michigan
Posts: 487
Pretty florals Laf and I can't wait to see your brights Janice. Honestly, I know the one I'm going to like most will be Barbaras - there is just something about red-white-blue. I guess that's why I did the patriotic rwb swap twice!
05-28-2020, 12:41 PM
#394
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Garland, TX
Posts: 856
I received 4 envelopes on Tuesday 5/26:
CrazyConnie
DJMat
Lottie Parker
Patrick's mom
I will wait until my birthday 6/11 to open them. I can't wait! Thanks for being so early!
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
CrazyConnie
DJMat
Lottie Parker
Patrick's mom
I will wait until my birthday 6/11 to open them. I can't wait! Thanks for being so early!
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
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05-29-2020, 12:06 PM
#397
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SW Michigan
Posts: 487
Hav4boys - -that's dramatic! I love it!
So, I thought I would share what I made yesterday - it is the opposite of 2.5 squares. I was looking to make a quilt for my daughter's friend who is getting married next month. She just graduated from Notre Dame but ND doesn't have licensed fabric. Before all the covid I went into the outlet and bought gold cotton napkins with the university seal in the middle. It's rather subtle and you can't see it in the picture, but it's cool. I then added the school colors of navy and green with the light blue being a contrast and cream with gold words to match the napkin.
It's from a book called "Sew One and You're Done" by Evelyn Sloppy. The author took what would be a complex block and enlarges it so one block makes the quilt. It is genius! The look of the finished project is complex, but it wasn't. I cut and put together the top in one day. The final project is 56 inches x 56 inches - I'm going to add a border and make it five feet square. To give you an idea of size the long rectangles are 4.5 x 24.5 inches. I think the Boom people will like this.
Now all I have to do is quilt it. I think the larger areas would be great for ruler quilting, but she has lusted over my daughters quilt at school with a minky backing so I think I will go with large meandering.
So, I thought I would share what I made yesterday - it is the opposite of 2.5 squares. I was looking to make a quilt for my daughter's friend who is getting married next month. She just graduated from Notre Dame but ND doesn't have licensed fabric. Before all the covid I went into the outlet and bought gold cotton napkins with the university seal in the middle. It's rather subtle and you can't see it in the picture, but it's cool. I then added the school colors of navy and green with the light blue being a contrast and cream with gold words to match the napkin.
It's from a book called "Sew One and You're Done" by Evelyn Sloppy. The author took what would be a complex block and enlarges it so one block makes the quilt. It is genius! The look of the finished project is complex, but it wasn't. I cut and put together the top in one day. The final project is 56 inches x 56 inches - I'm going to add a border and make it five feet square. To give you an idea of size the long rectangles are 4.5 x 24.5 inches. I think the Boom people will like this.
Now all I have to do is quilt it. I think the larger areas would be great for ruler quilting, but she has lusted over my daughters quilt at school with a minky backing so I think I will go with large meandering.
05-29-2020, 03:38 PM
#398
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: West Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,968
That is gorgeous.
Originally Posted by IrishMom
Hav4boys - -that's dramatic! I love it!
So, I thought I would share what I made yesterday - it is the opposite of 2.5 squares. I was looking to make a quilt for my daughter's friend who is getting married next month. She just graduated from Notre Dame but ND doesn't have licensed fabric. Before all the covid I went into the outlet and bought gold cotton napkins with the university seal in the middle. It's rather subtle and you can't see it in the picture, but it's cool. I then added the school colors of navy and green with the light blue being a contrast and cream with gold words to match the napkin.
It's from a book called "Sew One and You're Done" by Evelyn Sloppy. The author took what would be a complex block and enlarges it so one block makes the quilt. It is genius! The look of the finished project is complex, but it wasn't. I cut and put together the top in one day. The final project is 56 inches x 56 inches - I'm going to add a border and make it five feet square. To give you an idea of size the long rectangles are 4.5 x 24.5 inches. I think the Boom people will like this.
Now all I have to do is quilt it. I think the larger areas would be great for ruler quilting, but she has lusted over my daughters quilt at school with a minky backing so I think I will go with large meandering.
So, I thought I would share what I made yesterday - it is the opposite of 2.5 squares. I was looking to make a quilt for my daughter's friend who is getting married next month. She just graduated from Notre Dame but ND doesn't have licensed fabric. Before all the covid I went into the outlet and bought gold cotton napkins with the university seal in the middle. It's rather subtle and you can't see it in the picture, but it's cool. I then added the school colors of navy and green with the light blue being a contrast and cream with gold words to match the napkin.
It's from a book called "Sew One and You're Done" by Evelyn Sloppy. The author took what would be a complex block and enlarges it so one block makes the quilt. It is genius! The look of the finished project is complex, but it wasn't. I cut and put together the top in one day. The final project is 56 inches x 56 inches - I'm going to add a border and make it five feet square. To give you an idea of size the long rectangles are 4.5 x 24.5 inches. I think the Boom people will like this.
Now all I have to do is quilt it. I think the larger areas would be great for ruler quilting, but she has lusted over my daughters quilt at school with a minky backing so I think I will go with large meandering.
05-29-2020, 04:21 PM
#399
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portage, Michigan
Posts: 7,369
Irish Mom,
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It's from a book called "Sew One and You're Done" by Evelyn Sloppy. The author took what would be a complex block and enlarges it so one block makes the quilt. It is genius! The look of the finished project is complex, but it wasn't. I cut and put together the top in one day. The final project is 56 inches x 56 inches - I'm going to add a border and make it five feet square. To give you an idea of size the long rectangles are 4.5 x 24.5 inches. I think the Boom people will like this.
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Sure like the concept of one and done! Will need to look for that book.
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It's from a book called "Sew One and You're Done" by Evelyn Sloppy. The author took what would be a complex block and enlarges it so one block makes the quilt. It is genius! The look of the finished project is complex, but it wasn't. I cut and put together the top in one day. The final project is 56 inches x 56 inches - I'm going to add a border and make it five feet square. To give you an idea of size the long rectangles are 4.5 x 24.5 inches. I think the Boom people will like this.
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Sure like the concept of one and done! Will need to look for that book.
