Oh Cindy! You did very well! And thanks for the info on that shop. I'm going to have to check it out. Light colored batiks have not come my way very often.

all their fabrics are the same price, until May 1st they are 9.25 yd, they are going up to 9.75 yd May 1st. Everything i bought was in their sale room, which was 7.75 yd. with 1/2 yard minimum. I loved that I didn't have to worry how much this one was or that one was. All but one of the fabrics I bought was from the sale room. They have an awesome selection from light to dark plus the wide backs.

I think today if I can squeeze things in between carpet shampoo I might make a half set .. I am good for three blocks a day max. I get tired pretty quick. I am going to mix things up a bit with my colors but that is what life is all about.. mix it up, stir it together an there you have it! tada! PS everyone if each of you post once a day or as much as you can this will move to the first page andyou wont have to go searching it out! Traci that applies to you too :)

Cindy - I love the fabrics you picked up.

I recently acquired a few from a shop that was closing so my batik stash ever groweth... I loooooooooove the batiks. Brights, earth tones, all of them...

Elisabrat - you'll be proud, I finished another item DAYS early!!! Muah ha ha... now I can keep playing catch up.

great fabrics Cindy! Love the colors!!

brat--it's all good! ;)

Until then, you can go to the top and click on "thread tools" then "subscribe to thread" and then when you click "settings" at the very top of the page, if anything's been posted, it'll be on the list that comes up. If you want to see it when it's not on that list, just click "quick links" and "subscribed threads" and the full list will come up. Then the ones that have new comments will be in bold. :)

I finished two more sets yesterday. I'll have to try and remember to take some pictures tomorrow & post them. I am doing anything I possibly can to avoid finishing my work for the semester.

I did that with my homework too... All the way to the last day of the term for my last class needed to finish my degree.... Phew! It's only been 2 months and I remember it like yesterday... Stick with it though!!!

Kelly is our resident wiz so she will be fine just hit her on facebook she was.. finishing a final!! yahoo!! yipppeee better you than me!!

I am on a mission to find a cream batik like I saw posted here so versatile yet when I look they are too yellow or too brown or argh.. guess its a hands on thing. Never got started so many projects where goes the time? not into this week at all. how sucky is that? tomorrow I will focus on sorting my table runner swap partners.. so when the time comes I am ready to go! oh joy! (thisis not the fun part of hosting a swap btw). well off to pull my honey mustard chicken out of the oven .. hope the rice is done and well the rest is ready to go. yeah Brat. finished on time!

Here are the two sets:
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great colors so far I am really looking forward to this one. Have my designs ready just have to sit down and start sewing. This weekend should be fairly quiet for me so fingers crossed.

I still haven't figured out what blocks I am going to make, have the fabric figured out, went and bought the light colored batiks last weekend. This weekend will be finishing up another swap, then I will figure out what blocks I am going to make.

nice blocks mama!! :)

Gorgeous blocks...

I received notice that Linda has shipped her blocks... phew. I'm jealous...

On a side note: I am moving in June so please PM me for an address before mailing your blocks. This move is so up in the air I am unsure if I will be staying in CA, moving back to MN, putting my stuff in storage and squatting on a couch for a few months, getting a divorce, etc., etc. It's all a huge mess that has no good options and the timing is HORRIBLE.

I will likely have them sent to a friend (on the QB) so they will all be unaffected by my chaos.

Thank you...

here is a couple of small wall hangings I have done to give away at my Eastern Star Meeting tonight. The batik fabric in these are in my purple gumball quilt I have done.

I love my batiks more each time I use them. The gumball has 20 different purple batiks in it.

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and the gumball quilt is now my avatar.

Cindy- Those are beautiful and so is the gumball quilt!!

Cindy, your blocks are beautiful, and your gumball quilt is so fun! ;)

Batiks need a little bump and a few more players!! Recruit your friends!! :)

I pimped the swap on the Pacific Boomerang group... lots of us in there are saying we're bored because our blocks are all sewn!

Kelly told you to come join the summer fun swap. tried to get those bored people over there.. they were not running :( but we still ended up with 35 swappers so I think we did great :) I am not sure I am going to be able to do this swap even though I signed up. I have to get my big commitments done and time is slipping right out under my fingers. I am feeling .. choked right now but will get back into the grove. I have not missed a single mail date yet so just need a push. Also Kelly I adore your cream beige batiks. you have a superb collection of them. send the scraps to me! you know Jaba and I were checking them out in the quilt store yesterday unable to find your color tones.. both of us looked because you enticed us. where did you find them they ware warmer beige I think or its the computer that deceives us.

I'm trying to remember. The brown/tan print set I got a few weeks ago. The set I posted along with it (kind of looks like a pin wheel) is purples and then the light color on the outside is a blue with pink/purple streaks - those were all purchased at Big Sky Quilts here in Great Falls. I'm not sure if they have an online store. The very first set, the cream/tan background print I bought more than a year ago at The Quilting Hen in Carter, MT. They sell online so you've got a chance they still have some available. Around here, they've got the biggest selection of batiks.

I just send a pm to tracibug to sign up since I bought a big pile of batiks. I am also willing to do the final swap if tracibug needs me to help out. July and August are very low key months for me and I have nothing going on. I am signed up and have the fabrics and all I need to do is pick out block patterns. Picking block designs is almost as much fun to me as the piecing.:D

Thank-you Tracibug for organizing this block swap. I really enjoy Batiks fabric and look forward to all the different block patterns. Please sign me up for 2 groups.

Looking good folks! Glad some of you have more time for sewing than I do right now. Can't even seem to get into my studio for more than a few minutes lately. Being busy is great up to a point, but I'm feeling quilting withdrawal!

ok Annaquilts convinced me to not give up. so here I stay :) (or is that an oh no moment). I have a couple smaller projects to finish and relief will zoom in. then I can whip up my sets. whip it good ... ah singing at 2 in the morning..

Woo hoo Linda! Batiks are so pretty that even more basic blocks look stunning. It will be fun to get a nice big group of quilt board buddies swapping. I plan to do all 6 sets and hope to get atleast one block from people participating. I am looking forward to seeing everyones blocks. This is so much fun. I skipped out on the 10 1/2 inch block swap because of the size. There were some pretty blocks in there too, actually all of them were great.

Ok, here's the list of who has signed up so far....

Mariposa - 6 sets
Elisabrat - 3 sets
Jaba - 6 sets
Createfourpaws - 6 sets
Squires1042 - 6 sets
Ljdugas31 - 3 sets
Annemixon - 6 sets
TheMamaHauser - 6 sets
khuxford - 1 set
happylab - 2 sets
annaquilts - 6 sets

If I have forgotten anyone, please let me know but it is rounding out to be a nice group. 57 sets so far so the conference room will be full to sort with this time!!

Oooh yeah... and if anyone is interested in swapping batik 2.5" strips send me a note... then put 6 strips in a bag and send those with your blocks. I will swap those out as well, up to ten bags.

I love this. I will be sending you a pm for this. fun.

I'm trying to get my gumption up so I can sign up for this. I haven't forgotten! I'm still stalking you guys!

Yay... we have a sticky so you don't have to search for the thread any more!!

tracibug.........you need to clean out your mail box..........popular girl you are

ARGH! All better now...

Have sewn 2 sets while we've been on the road. Will get busy next week, 4 more to go. Will post pics when they are done. Each set is in a different color.

Tracibug--I signed up for 1 set. Can I change my mind and do 2 sets?

You can put me down for 6 sets.

have them all ready to go to.

I'm hoping I will get to do this one, but my time has not been my own lately. Will see how many I get a chance to do.

Yes, you may... I'll make a note. :)

Will do!! :)

still havent started BUT I pulled my fabrics. tada!