Lee, Thank you so much for letting me know it made it to you!

I am working on it today, If all goes well it will be on its way home on Monday!

Hi all! Just checking in. I wanted to tell you that the blocks I have received are BEAUTIFUL. I really appreciate all the hard work everyone put into creating them.

Life has started to straighten itself out for me, so I intend to get the blocks done ASAP. HOWEVER, I will still be sending some to ReRe who generously offered to help me so that you don't have to wait that much longer for your blocks.

Thank you for those of you who sent such nice PMs wondering how I am doing.

I wish you all nothing but the best,
A

Kim,
Thank you for the beautiful block. The butterflies are beautiful.

Take care and thank you again. ISPY

Thank you for letting me know it made it home to you.

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Kim

I recieved my beautiful block from you today. Thank you!

BRT I look forward to recieving yours too. I do understand how life gets in the way. Thank you for letting me know what is going on.

I have such a beautiful quilt in the making....thank you all!


Kim

I received a beautiful block from Kim-thank you so much and I appreciate your follow through on this swap with all you have gone through recently.
Hugs
April

Thank you KBunn and Lovingizabella for letting me know your blocks made it home to you! :thumbup: :thumbup:
I am glad you liked them.

Please enter me in the quilt block swap. I can't wait!
Lynn Potsander
[email protected]
508 33rd St
Fort Madison, Iowa
52627
Phone number 319-470-0624

Thank you! I'm excited!

Hi Lynn,

Boomerang 1.0 & 2.0 are closed now. April will be hosting 3.0 I think next month but not sure.

I suggest you PM LovingIzabella and let her know you are interested in 3.0! =) It is super fun and challenging!!

Ahhhhh!! :cry: I will try for 3.01

You should edit out your personal info! You don't know who might be reading this board!

Hi Lynn,
I got your info for 3.0. Please delete it from the board so your information is not viewable to the world :-)
So glad you will be joining us and I look forward to swapping with you soon.
Hugs
April

Here's my block from Moody Kim....
Thanks so much it's perfect!

Norbanaquilts i am glad your block made home to you and that you liked it! :)

how do I do that?

[quote=Bennett's Grandma]Please enter me in the quilt block swap. I can't wait!

Thanks!

I already deleted info! Thanks!!!!

[quote=Bennett's Grandma]Please enter me in the quilt block swap. I can't wait!

Finally got an opportunity to take pics of the blocks I've received in this swap, although I am still missing the ones indicated previously.

those all look so amazing together!! i need to put mine all together one of these days too!! I'm just missing 1.

Thanks, Lee. I wish the color was better in the pictures; it really doesn't do the blocks justice. I had sent out 32 pieces of a "wild & crazy" paisley with blues, oranges, teals, purples and pinks in it (and just a little bit of an acid-y green), and you really can't see the color well in the photos. The other 4 were a lovely paisley with golds, browns, and rosey colors and I am just missing one from those (I kept the 4th one). While I am still missing a few, I do have sufficient blocks to put into 2 quilts I think: one for myself and one for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) research. I just need to determine which blocks I will be keeping for mine (I do know the first one I am keeping: Izzy's!).

I have thoroughly enjoyed this swap. It is amazing to see how even the least skilled among us have selected colors and patterns that come to life using just one focus fabric. I can see so much potential in all of the blocks I received. I know that my fabric selection was likely a stretch for some, but not everything I received was in my comfort zone, either! Stretching the creative brain is a good thing.

And now for some "housekeeping":
*Thanks to everyone who swapped with me.
*WineWoman, thanks for the tea you sent with my block! I enjoyed it last night (finally) while I was looking at my collection.
*For those of you who have not yet completed and returned my blocks, don't break an arm trying to get mine done. Finish it it good time and return; it will be loved and appreciated when it arrives.
*Daylily4u, please let me know if you need me to re-create another block for you. I have not heard if the Post Office has gotten their act together and delivered your block. I am happy to do so for you.

Finally, April (AND Izabella), thanks so much for bringing this swap to us. I have really enjoyed it. Izzy, I am so honored and blessed that I was the recipient of your first quilt block. It will always have a place of honor in my heart and in my home.

This swap has touched me in a lot of ways and I find myself truly blessed to have been a part of it with all of you.

TTFN,

Odessa

Odessa - I love your blocks! Thanks for sharing! Your fabric was really fun (although a bit challenging!)

I wanted to share the quilt my mom made with her blocks from the swap. Her fabric was from Laurel Burch's Fancy Felines line, so it was all cats. She and I made a few blocks so she could add one more row to the quilt. You can't really see the border or sashing fabric but it is black with little multi-colored flowers from the same fabric line. She is looking for backing fabric now.

Thanks to everyone for swapping! :)

WOW!! That is an AWESOME Quilt Top!! I love it!

WOW -- That Quilt is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Tell you Mom she did an AWESOME job!
Thank you for sharing!

Beautiful! I bet mom is first to get her's together.
:-D

What a lovely quilt! Your mom should be really proud of her piece; what a terrific memory to have!

I am still planning to put some of mine together for ALS lap quilts, but am still waiting for a few blocks. Don't want to plan until I have them all.

Odessa

Odessa, I dont mean to sound stupid, but what does ALS stand for?
Thanks,
Lisa

Wow Misty your mom's top came out fabulous-love it!! Thank you for sharing a completed photo.
Odessa those blocks look fabulous together-can not wait to see them set!
Hugs
April

Odessa,
I and Izabella too are thrilled to hear you will be keeping her block and that it will be honored in your heart and home :-) We also are glad you enjoyed the swap. We enjoyed swapping with you as well! all of the blocks from this swap will go in to quilts for Izabella and I :-) Thank you all again!
Hugs
April
PS If anyone is still missing blocks from this swap please PM me. Thank you

Good question Lisa. ALS is Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. For those who don't know, it robs the muscles of their ability to function/work. Eventually, the sufferer ends up in a wheelchair, bedridden, and sometimes on a ventilator as even their diaphragm gets affected and they are unable to breath. But imagine it: your brain (as it is NOT muscle) still functions like it always did. So you are in a body that doesn't work, you likely can't talk at some point, but your mind is still okay. It's such a devastating disease and there is no cure. I could devote my time to so many worthy causes, but there is something about this one that touches me. I can only imagine what someone with the disease suffers, and pray that I never get it.

April,

Yes, I am still missing some blocks from this one, but as I am at work, I don't remember how many or from whom. I'll send you a PM later today (if the collander-brain-syndrome ["CBS"]) will allow me to remember to do it!

Odessa

Odessa, I feel for you! I suffer from CBS and CRS too!

April,

Yes, I am still missing some blocks from this one, but as I am at work, I don't remember how many or from whom. I'll send you a PM later today (if the collander-brain-syndrome ["CBS"]) will allow me to remember to do it!

Odessa

Thanks everyone! I will let her know. I really like and I know she loves it! This is going to be a quilt for her to keep!

Alas, I have only squared up a handful of my blocks and I have started sewing some sashing onto some of them.

I am only missing one block. I will send you a PM, April.

Thanks! :)

I have made a friendship star block from everyone's leftover fabric plus some of the fabric I used with your fabric when I made your block. I want to write your name on your block then I will get a picture and post it. I'll be putting them on the back with some leftover blocks. I need 30 for the front the way I have it planned now so will have 6 for the back. Of course plans change until it is done!

:-D

BRT,
I mailed you a postage paid envelope on Friday to return all of the fabrics from this swap to me so I can get them home to their correct homes. Thanks so much!
Hugs
April

To those of you who participated in the "hugs" quilt for April, you can see what she has received so far on the Boom 3.0 thread or here

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-61225-1.htm

it really is amazing!

To everyone who participated in this swap:
I received the envelope back from BRT over the weekend. I will go through it and get everyone's fabric home ASAP. Thank you all again for swapping!
Hugs
April

Hi all! I finished piecing my quilt top together from all the wonderful cat blocks I received in this swap!! I will post pics soon!!!!