2023 - Birthday Candy Swap (2.5" squares)
12-01-2023, 03:56 AM
#1352
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portage, Michigan
Posts: 7,606
I was hoping I'd be joining in again for the next year, but I'm still not settled so will sit another year out. Now that I'm retired, I've been working on completing some candy quilts, here are a few of them that used 2.5" squares. Many years ago I had got the idea to cut up scraps so I had a lot of 2.5" squares in the same fabric along with what I got from the swaps. I had inherited a GFG partially done quilt my Mom started for my sister. I finished it up but converted it to setting triangles (or it might be another 30 years before it got done!) and was able to cut up all the remaining blue and green hexies into 2.5" squares and used them for the Rose quilt.
Keep stitching and of course lurk all you want and show off your accomplishments. It is always encouragement to the rest of us. Of course, you can always change your mind and join us in 2024.The new sign-up will appear soon. Tee-Hee-Hee!
12-01-2023, 10:41 AM
#1353
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Join Date: May 2020
Location: Sunset Coast of Michigan
Posts: 999
More candies received
Hi all, I got wonderful packages again over the last few days, from Quossum, lots of gorgeous Christmas colors, from Laf2019, cool modern fabric, from Travellinggramma, great fabric and a few bonus pieces (on the top) and from Patrick’s Mom, beautiful “i-spy” worthy prints (really dig that day of the dead one). Thanks and Hugs!!
12-02-2023, 05:03 AM
#1354
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portage, Michigan
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FYI to all, I posted the 2024 thread just a few minutes ago. As of this time we have 10 who have signed up for the 2024 swap already. I have kept a running list of QB Members who contacted me mid-year and I will send them a PM that the new swap is open for 2024. I am looking forward to another year of perfect swapping, new additions to our 2.5 collections and all of those links to quilts and projects that use our birthday candies.
Still undecided? Forgot to sign-up again? PM me and I can add you to the list.
Still undecided? Forgot to sign-up again? PM me and I can add you to the list.
12-03-2023, 07:53 AM
#1359
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: South Dakota
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Here is another candy quilt. For this one I sorted the candies and put them into groups of 36. Each group has a theme based on something other than color. Some are all stripes, some all have stars, etc. I really enjoyed making this quilt.
After I retired in the spring and my family decided to have a reunion in the fall, I went to work getting as many quilts finished up as I could. My kids had first pick and they took 11, and I took another 30 to give to family. With our plans to move south after we sell our house, it might be the last reunion I'll be driving too, so won't be able to bring a car load of quilts with again.
After I retired in the spring and my family decided to have a reunion in the fall, I went to work getting as many quilts finished up as I could. My kids had first pick and they took 11, and I took another 30 to give to family. With our plans to move south after we sell our house, it might be the last reunion I'll be driving too, so won't be able to bring a car load of quilts with again.
12-03-2023, 03:04 PM
#1360
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
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Love your quilts, Macybaby! The 36 patch would be fun to figure out what the theme of each block it. Love the snowflake quilt too, and the way you sorted the neutrals WITH other colors in them and those WITHOUT colors. Very effective for a fun background!
Thanks for the thoughts and ideas, everyone who commented.
Thanks for the thoughts and ideas, everyone who commented.
