Mariposa

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Fraew

I have been swapping with Mariposa for at least a year now. I am finally doing something with my beautiful squares. I am making Bonnie Hunter's Crabapples and just finished the tree parts. I have used 975 squares so far and haven't made the slightest dent in my collection that is bursting out of the container! So...whatcha makin'?

Evie

I am looking forward to getting our newestgoodies!

Fraew, I have been working on my postage stamp blocks for about three years,using these little gems as leaders/enders, or putting them together when I'm ina "mindless sewing" mood. <v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" oreferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <vath o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></vath></v:stroke></v:shapetype><v:shape style="width: 12pt; height: 12pt; visibility: visible; mso-wrap-style: square;" id="Picture_x0020_1" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png" o:spid="_x0000_i1025"> <v:imagedata o:title="smile" src="file:///C:\Users\Ev\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\cli p_image001.png"></v:imagedata></v:shape>So far I have some 90 or so blocks done. Here is apicture of 40 of them (2590 stamps!) in a blue-red-pink setting. I am still trying to decide howI'm actually going to set these blocks together.

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Below is a close-up of some of the blocks:
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Mariposa

Fraew-- looking good!! Which book is that Crabapples pattern in-?

Evie- love your blocks so far!

Fraew

Ooh Evie. Lovin' it. @Mariposa: It's in Adventures with Leaders and Enders

Mariposa

Thanks Fraew!!

SheriR

Oh I want cute jars for my stamps! How do you have yours sorted? Size only? I think I'll get a jar for my neutrals too...a cute jar.

Fraew

@SheriR: My "cute" jar is recycled from a Costco snack purchase. In fact, I dumped the snacks in a plastic bag so I could snag the jar. I have 1.5" squares in the jar. The only sorting that I have done is to put the batiks in a plastic baggy which is also in the jar. I dream of an all batik stamp quilt one day.

SheriR

So....what you're saying....is.... I need to go buy a few jars of snacks?

Fraew

@SheriR: Yes, more snacks! What else is the family supposed to live off of while we put our squares together?