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    Old 12-04-2024, 03:59 AM
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    Pretty blocks and a fun challenge for your group. It's your quilt so you can change out that green unit since it doesn't go with your vision.
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    Old 12-04-2024, 07:44 AM
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    I belong to two guilds and both have done something similar--'Tinners', 'Bag Ladies'... I will admit that I was thoroughly disappointed in 2 out of the 4 that I participated in. It seemed that most everybody's rulers did not measure 12 1/2 inches the same way. I think the one that frustrated me the most was an absolutely beautifully constructed Pineapple block--that measured a perfect 12 inches--unfinished.

    That being said, the colours in your current tin are lovely and I love the blocks you contributed. The circle of geese is a favourite of mine.
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    Old 12-05-2024, 12:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by lindaschipper
    Love your top block on the left...thought it was flying geese at first glance, but it's not. What pattern did you use to make this block please?
    I bought a pattern through Etsy called "Circle of Geese". It came in 6 & 12" finished sizes. It's paper pieced and was very simple.
    The other block was more complicated simply because it used small pieces and finished around a center that had to be partially sewn and then finished. The pattern is called Interlocking Seasons Quilt block and can be found here https://www.handmadiya.com/2022/06/i...ilt-block.html
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    Old 01-10-2025, 05:17 AM
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    Your blocks are beautiful. I have to agree with the other ladies, I’m not keen n the green but that’s a risk you take when you do one of theses kind of swaps. Yours are definitely keeper though 😆😆😆
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    Old 01-10-2025, 01:55 PM
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    Love the variety of blocks being made for your can boom.
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    Old 01-11-2025, 05:21 AM
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    I am so indecisive that an exchange like this would cause more anxiety than fun. I overthink.
    Your blocks are fabulous. Green, not so much.
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    Old 01-12-2025, 04:15 PM
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    Originally Posted by aashley333
    I am so indecisive that an exchange like this would cause more anxiety than fun. I overthink.
    Your blocks are fabulous. Green, not so much.
    It's definitely a challenge not to overthink your contribution. I want to add blocks that both enhance the original fabric and coordinate with existing blocks. Going first was definitely the easiest!

    What I am enjoying the most is trying out blocks that are too complicated for me to contemplate making an entire quilt from but fun if making just one. In most cases I test the pattern by making one with my own fabrics so in the end I'll have a bunch of orphan blocks. Hmm, just now thought that I should have been using fabric that coordinates rather than using fabrics similar to the colours in the tin can.
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