collettakay

I got 2 sets of blocks today from Chewboo! That makes 4 sets received.

chickadee_42us

Ducky - those colors look good. Everything is looking great.

Ducky

Colletta, my set will go in the mail today.

dojo36

i just found out a bout this swap today, sewjoyce told me and i wanna play too. i'll just make 12 this time instead of 24. i learned how to use thangles couple weeks ago - don't know what block i'll do but i'll think of something good. omg i gotta get busy! thanks sewjoyce

sewjoyce

You're welcome! The more the merrier :wink:

collettakay

I took some pictures and downloaded them this afternoon. Here are my b&y fabrics.

sewjoyce

Colletta, those fabrics are really pretty!!!!!

ai731

Fabric disaster!

Below are photos of the two blocks I *wanted* to make for the swap. The brighter/darker blue&yellow one is OK, I'm still planning to do them for the swap. But I really wanted to do two sets, so that I'd have 24 blocks to play with and make into a quilt - maybe for our guest bedroom.

I had the pale blue fabric with the little yellow suns & stars on it, and so I bought the yellow gingham fabric to go with it to make my second set of blocks. I started sewing the blocks today - fabric disaster! The gingham isn't 100% cotton. I don't know what the content is, but it isn't sewing well at all! I'm usually really careful to check the fiber content on the selvage when I buy fabric, but the gingham didn't have a printed selvage. I shouldn't have bought it if I wasn't sure - I won't be making that mistake again!

So I really don't feel I can send these blocks in for the swap. It doesn't show in the picture, but the seams are all puckered up, even after repeated ironing. I think what I'll do instead is make these blocks up into a baby/child quilt to donate to a shelter or emergency services. I have some yellow fleece I could use to back it. Someone's little boy won't mind if the seams are all puckered, I guess...

But now I only have one set of blocks to send for the swap :( I'm a fairly new quilter so there aren't enough blue & yellow scraps in my scrap bag to make 12 blocks.

Jan

sewjoyce

"But now I only have one set of blocks to send for the swap I'm a fairly new quilter so there aren't enough blue & yellow scraps in my scrap bag to make 12 blocks."


Well, Jan, there are probably enough of us on here who have fabric up to our eyeballs who wouldn't mind sending you some for this swap. PM me your address and I'll get some out fast.

collettakay

I have some blues in my stash but not yellow. PM me your addy and I'll send you out some blues.