MarthaT

Oh, trust me, showbizgirl, after spending 14 yrs. collecting these 2 inch sq., I'm determined every piece in this quilt will be 2" sq. and each from a different fabrics. LOL!!! (Yep, I'm stubborn!) But that is a great idea for another quilt, as long as it ends up being the size needed it could be a fabric with a beautiful big print that you don't want to cut up in some of the sections, small squares in another, larger squares in others, and even pieced blocks. Maybe a way to use some orphan blocks...okay, the wheels are turning. Doggonnit...another UFO is in the making! Gotta go finish the other ones in my sewing room first. NO MORE STARTING ANY MORE QUILTS UNTIL THE UFOs ARE CONQUERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

djmat

MarthaT ---

sewbizgirl

Good luck sticking to that, MarthaT!

MarthaT

For some reason I feel like I am being laughed at about not starting any new quilts until the UFOs are done. You don't think I can do it, do you? How dare you doubt my stubbornness!!! (LOL! It would certainly be a first! Knowing me, even if I thought I had finished them, I'd probably find one buried somewhere later that I did not even remember existed!)

sewbizgirl

It's just that most of us can't do that! LOL.... We will admire you big time if you can!

sewbizgirl

Ok swappers, our sign ups are now closed. It's time to get cutting and mailing, if you haven't already. I have about half the swaps in. Don't procrastinate! I deliberately set a short turnaround time so we could have our swaps quickly. They need to be in my hands by Aug. 15, so that means mailing early-- a week early if sending by first class mail. If I receive all of them early I will swap just as soon as I get the last one!

Below is our updated roster:

1. sewbizgirl--- 8 sets received
2. AnneP---4 sets
3. Crafty1---8 sets
4. oksewglad---5 sets
5. n10sgrrl---1 set received
6. ahwu---8 sets
7. DDuMochel---8 sets received
8. linmid---8 sets
9. LyndaOH---8 sets
10. Madan49---8 sets received
11. sunrise450---8 sets received
12. tumrub--- 4 sets received
13. MarthaT---8 sets received
14. djmat---8 sets received
15. Gayle's Quilts---4 sets
16. GingerK--- 8 sets
17. dottie dodge--- 8 sets

sewbizgirl

I was thinking about running this 2" square swap every other month or so... so we can all keep up a stash of 2" squares. What do you all think about that? Next time I will raise the maximum amount of sets to around 12 or so, as the padded envelope can easily fit that many. This time I didn't want to go too high because I didn't know how many people would participate. If you are swapping a lot of sets, you need lots of swappers!

What's everyone planning for their weekend? I think I will stay home and have a low key sewing weekend with my new puppy. Our weather is supposed to be bad, so it will be a good time to stay indoors and sew, watch movies, and read! I just started reading "Water for Elephants".

sewbizgirl

Linmid I got your package of squares today... Will note it on the roster when I update! They look great....

DDuMouchel

I love the idea of having this swap several times a year. The two inch size is just so handy and many of Bonnie Hunter's scrappy designs use them too. Are you thinking they would all continue to be "kitchen sink" (any color goes) or would some of them be color controlled -- for example, blue and turquoise, pink to purple, etc?

oksewglad

I think it's kind of fun to throw in a one color set among the others. I did one in greens with no repeats in my other sets--so someone could get 2 sets from me with no repeats. Another thing I did was threw in an extra square (in case I can't count right!) which was the same in every set. It worked as a 50 square marker for me.

FYI I have all the blocks sewn for my version of Growing Up Odd from MarthaT's post #43. Now to sash them--I'm using a navy tonal for sashes instead of white and making 16 blocks rather than the 25 in the pattern. Have I really been sewing that much since the 29th