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07-24-2009, 12:07 PM

#491

Butterflyspain

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Originally Posted by tlrnhi

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Originally Posted by scrappy_quilter

question that I can't find the answer to .... do you send focus fabric along with your center to the next swapper?

No, you do not send any fabric along with your top, UNLESS you want it specifically in your top. BUT...you have to realized, that will ADD to the weight and postage of shipping all that fabric with your top.
So, what's the point of even doing a center when you want a certain fabric used? The Round Robin if for others to use what they have, what they can find and to put their own "name" on your center.

You know I am not getting any messages that this topic is live,
that is a bit worrying, will have to go back and see what you all have been talking about. Well said Terri though, it will increase your postage costs and the idea is really for others to use their stash or if they really want to buy something that will suit.

Elle

07-24-2009, 12:09 PM

#492

Butterflyspain

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Originally Posted by Lacelady

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Originally Posted by mamabird3

OK so who all has started their center block?

Not me... but soon!

Me! I have been posting pictures of my progress on my Diary, so you can see how I am doing.

As for anyone on Eastenders having a sexy voice, I find most of them anything but sexy. Give me Sean Connery any day over the Eastenders cast, but my all time favourite English accent was Richard Burton. He would melt my knees!

Lacelady, shame on you Richard Burton was Welsh I am sure. But I know what you mean it was rich deep and dark just like chocolate. lol

Elle

07-24-2009, 12:17 PM

#493

Butterflyspain

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Originally Posted by sandpat

Well, of course we are, but sometimes my halo slips to one side :wink:

Yep and mine is about to strangle me.

I am getting on with my first centre ( see my halo ) but its not going as well as I had hoped having cut all the appllique reverse, (blue smoke coming out of ears) and I have done loads of applique and still got it wrong. Not to worry have redone it and it looks loads better, but its got such fiddly tiddly pieces, you will see what I mean soon.

Elle

07-24-2009, 12:19 PM

#494

Butterflyspain

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Originally Posted by sandpat

Gosh k, I know and we have a wedding to deal with in between too! Its mind boggling to think about all these quilts crossing paths every couple of months....may the mail gods watch out for ALL of them!! :D

Yes and can you get your mailman Terri to get a van and stop travelling on that toirtoises back lol

Elle

07-24-2009, 12:22 PM

#495

Butterflyspain

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Originally Posted by suzic46

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Originally Posted by tlrnhi

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Hi all, I'm really struggling with a center, I want to do a new technique like applique and a landscape, but I seem to keep falling back on the traditional where it's safer. Anyone have any suggestions or ideas as to how you came up with your centers? I sure could use the help. Thanks. :-)

The first round robin I did, was just a plain center, pieced blocks.
The one I have going now, that is almost home, is just a flower appliqued with a hummingbird that I saw and liked.
The one I'm working on now, hoping to get done is from a fabric postcard that Izy sent me. There's a picture a few pages back, I think.

I don't really think you should stress over this. What you COULD do is...just make a pretty block center (pieced). Send that out for this one. Then...work on the applique/landscape one for the next round robin that will come along and THERE WILL be another!

Your hummingbird idea is great, I love hummingbirds. You're right I'll put together some nice colors and traditional patchwork, but I'm also going to go ahead and try the landscape as well and see if I can get them done by the deadline. Thanks for your help.

Another idea, You know a really lovely panel is super if you line it and then on the pieces you want to stand out. Sew round the piece you want to stand out with very tiny stiches and then slit the back fabric and stuff it (like trapuno), if you do your outline in gold stitching it looks fab. A friend of mine is doing a japanese panel like this. and its not hard to do.

Elle

07-24-2009, 12:31 PM

#496

Butterflyspain

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Originally Posted by collettakay

OK, OK. Sign me up for 2, please.

Okay Colleta I got ya.

Sorry I haven´t been answering your questions, reason being I have not been getting any messages that this topic was live. thought you had all gon off the idea NOT.

Anyway just by way of an apology. (I came on here tonight thinking it was going to be quiet and found 6 pages to catch up on) :?

Elle

07-24-2009, 01:13 PM

#497

omak

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Originally Posted by sewjoyce

I would love to work on the winter one -- I can see flying geese all around in shade of blue and white......

Then! That center has to come to me, because I already have the flying geese made <g> .... !

07-24-2009, 02:10 PM

#498

Tabby1957

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This sounds like great fun...I haven't done a round robin in a while....but would love to join.

07-24-2009, 02:20 PM

#499

Lacelady

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Originally Posted by Butterflyspain

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Originally Posted by Lacelady

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Originally Posted by mamabird3

OK so who all has started their center block?

Not me... but soon!

Lacelady, shame on you Richard Burton was Welsh I am sure. But I know what you mean it was rich deep and dark just like chocolate. lol

Elle

Sorry Elle, I do have this bad tendency to say English when I mean UK, in other words to embrace all the various that make up the UK. Sean Connery is Scots too, so I was wrong to use either of them with the 'English' accent, but I could still listen to both of them all day, even if they were speaking jibberish.

07-24-2009, 03:57 PM

#500

chewboo

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i have my ideas i just have to pull the fabric for the first and if i get it done i will sign up for a second as i have it pich=ked out also we have to sign up by august 15 then when do we have to mail the center block on?