I'll make you some Lovinggrandma, am sending you a PM

So sorry for you. Take time so it will heal right

Well, for national quilting day, I managed to sew 7 blocks for the swap. I challenged myself to do every block different.....boy is it hard to establish a rhythm doing that. Anyway..got to snap pics in am....will package them and mail on Monday. I'll post names tomorrow.

Oh dear on the thumb surgery! I think you will be juggling with that hand in no time at all. I can tell, marlon the magician here, says.. yup you will be so happy soon. about 10 minutes into Physical therapy its ok if you call me names. I will understand. just keep saying that BRAT as you put it back into commission it helps. I had to relearn to use my hands and it wasnt fun at all. find the penny in the can of beans. they all felt like.. beans. now find a nickle. well hello if I cant find the penny how can I find the nickle? and the safteypin and the other goodies hidden in there. do it right! yes! now do it again. I hate you. such as it was hands are working so there is something to their madness I think.

I guess we are at the halfway point where the speedy ones sent and shipped asap and now its a trickle affect back? I have two to hit the mail tomorrow hope its three by then. leaving me with only 9. I can see the light!!!!

Ok Brat and when you finish you can hop on down to Southern CA and help me with mine. LOL. Gosh I know one member in this group who hasn't even started sewing one grown up block. I keep nagging her to no avail. I think she will be burning the midnight oil soon. LOL. Not me....I am trudging along and I am half way there. Yeah for me. It took me 3 days to decide how to do lovingizabella's. So if I have any more fabric that stumps me like that.....it slows me down. Too bad you don't live over by the ocean near Santa Rosa......my niece has started a club that meets in a restaurant for people waiting for kidney transplants. she is going on 4 years now.

Rc'd Grown up blocks from NanaKathy55 and from Travelinggrandma.
Thank you both, the blocks are beautiful and I love them.
Country1

I haven't updated in awhile. I have received a few new blocks and made a few new ones, but those details are going to have to wait until tomorrow. Not enough time to get pictures taken and downloaded.

I wanted to let everyone know that I got to the PO this week and 9 people from this group will be getting a green (in honor of St. Patty's day) envelope in the mail real soon.

Have a great Sunday!

Christina

Update
 

Sending blocks out tomorrow to : lovngrandma, Navarre2011, Alikat, AZ Kat, cuppy, dottiedodge, goldendog, jaba

Have four more on the table to make

Have not received F8 from : guiltingmommy, Mosher, girlscouts, and tracibug

update!!! I am still waiting on f8s from Girlscouts1 and Mosher92 I have sent back grown up blocks to everyone that sent me there f8 if you didn't get it back please lrt me know THANKS!!!!

hi there, im still getting to feel human again, and smelling a little bit better also, and today we are drissly and misty and no sun, cold and snow fluries for this evening, and more to come, all week of cold cloudy drab weather and its spring break fo rthe kids around ehre, so its jsut me and mine no wztra so i should get to do some sewing and get caught up and be able to send some grow ups home, I got a really pretty grown up on yesterday, from nanakathy, and it is jsut wonderful , all i hvae gotten are jsut great, and looking foward to starting on the boom and making some blocks to send home,

hi there well i dont hink it is me although i will start on mine soon, just had to get these others done , before their deadline and had i not been so sick i would have gotton them done long before time, but they being my grownups will be done before the deadline, and i will not be rushed for it i am sure, i love getting my grownups back, and that is why i did let the group know that i will not be speedy and i will get them out, lol, i even have some sides, all the talent in this group and on this board is jsut fantabolous, my own word, ok time for supper then back to sewing , got to go cook, not hard, blessings to all and to all a good day Hope

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My turn to update.

I have recieved f8s from everyone except mosher92. Has anyone heard from her?
Will be sendind grownups to: AZ Kat, cuppy, dottie dodge, girlscouts1, marcialee, missgigglewings, Moonrise, Navarre2011, & urgodschild2. I figured out how to make an album...you can go thru my profile for a sneak peak if you want. I will figure out later how to add link to my signature line.

I have recieved grown ups from dahna42 & Nanakathy55

Don't know why second block won't post. Tryi g again.

Oh and saw Moshers post on 15Th. Look forward to getting f8!

Grown-ups recieved:
country1
jaba
jaydee3
joanlizbay
lestrong601
nanakathy55
roseirish48
themamahauser
Only missing F8 from girlscouts1
mosher92
quiltingmommy
i saw one of you posted taht they went out last week just dont remember who it was. Still patiently waiting and will really be pushing some out this week myself as far as grownups:)

There must be something wrong with my picture size because they won't upload here on in an album. They uploaded fine to my blog, so I'm assuming it's a size issue?
Anyway, If you want to see what I received and the few I have sent home just click here http://babyfire04.blogspot.com/p/boo...lock-swap.html

It's just the boomerang tab at the top of my blog. Hopefully I can figure out how to fix it so I can post on here.

babyfire, I always have trouble if I take a picture with my camera and try to up load it to my album. I have to go into Paint and resize it to about 25% of the origional, save it to my computer then upload it from there. If I take them with my cell phone they are usually the right size but the picture sure isnt the same quality! I loved seeing the pictures of the blocks you have made and received! Thanks for sharing.

I got a grown up block from Gaijin. Beautiful. I also got a F8 from Girlscouts1

I got my block from Quiltingmomma and her fat 8. and a fat 8 from TraciBug! Post Pictures later. Thanks, Phannie

got f8 from Tracibug--now only missing two. I will be finishing up these four I have on hand asap.
Babyfire--i take pics with my camera--have to resize to 480 x 640 to post on here.

Whoop!! Got F8 from Tracibug and girlscouts1. Just need Mosher and I think she mailed hers today? I feel like its christmas!! Also got finished block from quiltingmommy. Its beautiful! Will post picture tomorrow! Thanks.

Joanelizbay, thanks I'm glad you like them :)

roseirish48, 480x640 you say? I'll set my camera to that and see if I can get it to upload! Thanks :thumbup:

Rec'd F8 from Tracibug today. Yeah only waiting for 1 more!....
Country1

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Got this beautiful block today from quiltingmommy, thank you so much. Also received a F8 from girlscouts1http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...049-402637.JPG

Hi there everyone hope your day was lovely! I received an F8 from girlscout and from tracibug today. Thank you ladies.

When I get stumped with a fabric it goes back behind the next one and maybe later in the day or tomorrow it comes to me and sometimes that happens 3 or 4 times then I get this ah moment. (easier when you peak at the albums of the person who sent the fabric you get an idea what others see in it). I think a lunch for kidney patients waiting for a transplant is a lovely thing your niece is doing. Company sometimes who understands your spot isn't so bad. I think four years.. how long is the wait for a person your niece. I was told for me blood type b its 8 to 9 yrs. a compromised (cadavere kidney) is four to five years. I wait. as patiently as one can right?

ok onto fun things like booms. I do a variety then sometimes I want to do a couple blocks that give me joy to make, simple but good blocks. I think your right urgodschild, you know it depends on the fabric your holding. if it says OH make this! or it says .. make something.. or make it simple or make it pointed or.. lol or its only 9" wide and well that says something else all together.. just depends.

I am glad to see that everyone is making a bit more of an effort to make 12.5 inch blocks. It makes the end decision on what can go into a quilt with the others and what doesnt work a bit simplier. the more the merrier to me, I want them all to fit in. If you want help squaring up a block feel free to PM and surely there are others who can help you understand how that is done. So you get even squaring and maybe dont end up taking too much off one side or another. even it out. And if you find your block is seriousy short.. see what you can do to fix that. 11" is seriously short. 11.5 the same. add an even border something that makes your block one that can fit into someone elses quilts. They are doing it for you. Please??? I wonder how many have not started or barely started? I mailed three out today. 9 more now that the two f8's came in. yahooo. getting there!

Got this beautiful block from quiltingmommy today. she said the name of it was Mississippi but I agree with her, its more like a spinning starburst! :) Love it...thanks so much.

oh boy i got 3 squishies in the mail , i got a f8th, from traci P, and 2 beautiful grownups one from elisabrat, and linda D, thnak u ladies i will take pics later but they are lovely and i love them, great job, long day taking girly to bed, maby tomorow i have been on roll todya and got stuff done, an sdstill need to finish a few but closer, mch closer, thanks ladies, and traci i jsut got fabric in that will go with your fabric woohoo, so happy,

Received an F8 yesterday from Tracibug. Will get started on it ASAP. :)

Elizabrat....My niece had both kidneys removed 4 years ago at Stanford and her mom had her removed over 10 years ago. For my sil, they have their own dialysis machine at home so they do all of that there. Usually at night when she goes to sleep. But myu niece does have to go in three times a week. May of us have tried to be donors and have been turned down for one reason or another.

Barb

Another snow day here in NH:( I'm ready for Spring! The good news is that I have 3 more blocks to be mailed tomorrow to: NanaKathy, RoseIrish & Lestrong. Received a beautiful block today from Marcialee - thank you!

Weekly update.

Since my last update I have made 4 more blocks: Navarre2011, Lovngrandma, Alikat110, Dottie Dodge.
If you are interested in a sneak peak, the album in my profile has been updated. THant leaves 9 more to go!

I have received 4 wonderful blocks from: Elisabrat, NanaKathy55, Twinriversfarm aand ljdugas. Pictures are in my album :)

I have not sent my F8 to 4 people: Tracibug, Ok Darla, Navarre2011, and Mosher92.
If you have not received my F8 and are not part of this list please message me.
The last few F8's will be sent out in my next mailing, I promise. :)

I am missing just two F8's: mosher92 and Girlscouts1

I'll be able to start working on blocks again soon. I'm still recovering from surgery last week, and I have some dyeing projects to finish up.

hi Judy...I just had thumb surgery last thursday! It is no fun trying to quilt one handed. I whined about for two days before I remember the quilter who is blind! I hope your recovery is quick...mine too!

Gaijin.....got your beautiful block today....

got girlscouts fat 8th baby in the mail today , really pretty fabric,

alikat110,

Your fabric was adorable-I enjoyed making your block!

Gaijin

today I will be mailing out all completed blocks--i think there is about 10 of them. i have one more F8 sitting here trying to tell me what pattern to make out of it but so far my hearing is faulty or its speaking Japanese as it came from Japan. I am still waiting on F8s from Mosher and Girlscout so when those are received, I will complete them and Ms Japan F8 and be completely done with this swap. RATS--i was having so much fun!

Roseirish, the upside is you can then start to assemble your quilt! you can figure how large you want it, cut borders, sashing and if your sashing you can start sewing rows. Did you see Jabas's partially assembled quilt? she started rows with a fancy little four patch corner stone between them? Hey I still have half of last boom to assemble. finished one quilt for Rubys but the bigger one from Diamonds I have yet to pull together. soon.

I am working on Nanakathys so that will go out today and then the next will be a mystery. I just pull as I finish from the box. They were all organized but the cat knocked them off the table and the order is now mixed up. Only a few left it wont be a long wait for everyone. Week maybe. Its rainy and cooler this morning so I think its a perfect day for a spot of tea and a good sew.

Received two awesome blocks
Gaiigin sent me a blocks she calls "hourglas" It has pretty little violets on it and says "May your cares be small and fleeting and your dearest hopes come true"
Quiltingmommy sent me a very colorful "Mini Bowties"
I love them both. I will get my blocks up on the wall to show you how wonderful they look together.
I rec F8 from quiltingmommy and tracibug which leaves only two F8's missing!
thank you one and all!

Travelingrandma! i just finished your block today and in the mail tomorrow it goes!

I recently refolded all my fabrics. big pieces only in bins then on the shelves by 1/2 yd, 1/4 yrd 10x10 and then smaller still. Got rid of a ton. phew. felt better never going to use something that makes only 2 3x2 pieces no way. I tried scrappy in a big way and hated it. So now everything is so organized I pulled fabric for Missgiggle's blck in two seconds. it was that easy. what was I thinking waiting so long? I have another ready to cut on the table and it is all happy days are here again for me!!! I love these booms. No blocks coming back.. guess there is a slow down somewhere along the line??? anyone need me to herd the cattle out of the way so the train can get through with my mail??? hello in there.. the box says noooo body home today.. shoot.

girlscouts1 your blocks for Pacific and Indian are on their way. I finally found some blocks to make with the fabrics you sent me, not sure if you grabbed the wrong ones or was running out of fabric, it was a little difficult with only 7" X 17 1/2" pieces. Mosher 92 I have not received your F8 yet. I am waiting on 18 to come home.