ssnare

Round Robin #10

Group 2 - "Hummingbirds"
TheMamaHauser ( Leader)
Elisabrat
Jaba
sisastitcher
AmyB
TeriandDylan

This round robin is meant to be a fun, social and learning experience. There is no skill level requirement, only to do the best work that you can. You should not feel that every round has to be a very complex design…sometimes the quilt will just need something very simple added at that particular point. If you have concerns about what to add at any point, feel free to ask for help from others in your group, the host of the RR, other sewing friends, or even the owner of the center. Remember…this is FUN!

Center should be any size between 12 "- 24 "finished, dividable by 3. (Be sure to add ½” for seam allowance!) The center may be square or rectangular. (The center block, all borders, cornerstones, or whatever should be carefully squared each step of the project.). The size of your center will determine the finished size of your quilt.
Borders will be 3 1/2" - 9 1/2" dividable by 3's again. (The center block, all borders, cornerstones, or whatever should be carefully squared each step of the project.)
Option - in lieu of any one of the first 2 rounds, the block may be turned on point, if appropriate. Triangles are then added to each side of the "diamond" to make it into a square again. Appliqué or embellish the corners.
• The bigger you make it the more the people adding rounds will have to do.
• Fabric: 100% cotton, washed. Please do not use any scented spray or item near fabric. Some of our members have allergies to scents, animals, smoke, etc.
• Include a label that each person may sign and a journal if desired. . Please use a Black Pigma pen or some type of black permanent fabric marker. You might want to leave enough room for everyone to list their name along with their board name, their city, state, country, and the date.

• Be sure to include instructions in your journal so the others know what you envision as a finished project. What will the finished project be used for: tablecloth, wall hanging, or lap quilt? Will your quilt have a season theme or color scheme?
• Each round should be worked. This means, a border needs to be more than just a single strip of fabric added. Examples of borders: add something in the corners, add several rows of borders, piece borders, appliqué borders, paper piece borders, hand embroider on borders, etc.. You can add an appliqué to a previous border, but you must add to that border.
This is a learning experience. Try new things!
• The owner is free to alter, add, adjust or do anything they want with the quilt.
We will be posting pictures with each round, unless you specify that you do not want to see your quilt until it is finished. For most of us…we just can’t wait.
Please stay on target for the mailing dates. You will have 2 months between mailings. If something happens that will cause you to be late mailing, please email the person who you will be mailing to and the leader of the group.

Graciously accept your finished quilt
Sometimes the final quilt owner will want to add more embellishments or add an additional border, but everyone who worked on your quilt used their best abilities. After the RR has closed, of course it is your quilt to do whatever you choose. We will all look forward to seeing the quilted final product! Please do not post pictures that show alterations or changes in someone else’s work though. Please be conscious of others feelings. If this isn’t acceptable to you, please DO NOT play.

Tips and Lessons Learned:
1. Print off the rules, mailing dates, your group mailing list.
You will be referring back to it.
2 Don’t panic…hang the top for a few days and let it speak to you. They tend to “tell you what they need next”.
3. If you are trying something new….do it on the separate border, do NOT sew it to the quilt until you are sure it worked.
4. Please DO NOT let tops pile up on you. If you need help, ask…there are others who can and will step in to help you through a time crunch bind. We can work it out.
5. Please handle the quilts carefully. We all drag them around to show them off to friends, guild members, LQS, etc. but when doing so, we can stretch the borders so the finished quilt doesn’t lie flat. Please make sure it does lie flat prior to mailing it on to the next person.
6. If for ANY reason, you feel the need to resign from doing this at ANY point in the "game", PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know! It's not fair to the others for someone to just pull out, not tell anyone and keep what is not theirs.
7. No public criticism. If you are having a problem with something, please notify your leader.

Mailing dates:
Oct. 1, 2013
Dec. 1, 2013
Feb. 1, 2014
April 1, 2014
June 1, 2014
Aug. 1, 2014 (Humming Birds)

You will always send to the same person. Have fun.

TheMamaHauser

Yea! We're the "big" group in the swap with 6 members.

That means 2 things for us: we have 1 extra mail date and because there are 6 (instead of 5) our tops may end up larger than other groups. However, if you want, we can decrease the borders. Personally, I think we're all grown-ups and so as long as the borders fit the "divisible by 3" rule, I don't think it's something we have to declare - the center will tell us what kind of border to make

Also, we need to decide if we are posting pictures after each round swap. Chime with your preference so we know who wants pictures and who doesn't.

jaba

I'd like pictures of mine after each round. If it's okay with who we send to, we can mail early can't we??

ssnare

[QUOTE=jaba;6180587 If it's okay with who we send to, we can mail early can't we??[/QUOTE] Yes you can mail early if ok with your mailing partner.

Elisabrat

oh my partner is always ok with mailing early to her lol she is so fast you cant even see her sewing and she is done. unlike me plodding along like the donkey on the side of the road getting there.. eventually ontime always but not always the fastest one out of the shoot!

I would love to see pics as things progress its inspiration and fun and heck mine isnt for me anyways so what the heck.. let the games begin! now we are talking for clarification for the slow one here.. 3.5 to 9.5 on each side or each round total edge to edge? I am thinking its each side but wanted to know..and love you guys but doubt I will make a round that is 9.5 inches on each side for you to work with. Kelly will be plum tired from doing all my math as it is lol. lovely girl she is (brownie points??)

last Howdy group! I don't know a few of you but hope you can tolerate my whacky off kilter sense of life my posts are almost always tongue in cheek or well WHACKED but its ok.. its only me! sounds like I am the quilter baby in the group so go easy on me (hah! like that ever happens). I am thinking 18.5 is what I am starting with as this could potentially be a large quilt!

ssnare

Elizabrat, 3 1/2" - 9 1/2" per each side.

jaba

I mail to sisastitcher so if you want to get started on a round let me know and I'll send it to you, then you can just send it on.

Elisabrat

I am always ready for mailing to even if there is one in front of the one you send me I wont lose it, I have a bin for in progress and think that will be just fine or safety hair free storage especially if its in a huge zip bag.

TheMamaHauser

I don't think Amy or Teri have been on here yet - Amy's got the kids home for another few weeks until school starts and Teri works mids (2-10) so she's probably still at work. I think that Amy, Teri, and Shelley will be the determining factors for speed... not that I'm putting pressure on anyone to agree.

I've got my center done for almost 2 weeks now but that's because I had a plan and time.

Question: I am going to send fabric along for everyone to use. Do you think 1/2-3/4 yard per person is enough? I was thinking I'll send 3 yards to start with and I can mail more once (if) you all run out. It's that super awesome shop hop fabric.

sisastitcher

Oh My, Jaba!
You are scaring me! Isn't the first mailing date Oct 1st? Please tell me it is! I haven't even made my center yet! Yikes! I have a feeling I'll be the slow one in the group!

Well, okay. It will be alright. It'll be motivation for me to get my butt in gear! Lol! First time jitters!