Great thread with lots of pictures. Thanks!

Pine Tree Blocks Swap
 

Okay this mini swap is open to sign up for! We need at least 4 people to join in please.
Sign up by April 7. If we only have 2 then I will just have those 2 swap between themselves

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Quilt Block Swap
 

This mini swap is for any quilt block you want to make.
Unless otherwise asked for it is for a 12 1/2" quilt block
Your partner may ask for a diff size and if that is okay with you then go for it!

As always I need at least 4 people to make this swap work.
Sign up by April 7. I'll let you know who is your partner on the 8th.

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In my workshops and classes section you can find tutorials I did on making checkbook covers _ I used tiny piecing but you can use anything you like for the front of the cover. / mousepads/ coin purses/ bookmarks/ hotpads done my way/ and more

Workshops and Classes

Here are some things I've made in the past The red one is all diff reds.
I sold my stuff to a gift shop in Kalona Iowa for 12 yrs. My hotpads were my best seller. So I made aLOT of them. The owner preferred the scrappy look so I did alot of scrappy stuff for her in 12 yrs.

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One of my tricks of the trade was to have strips sewn together into sets of border strips. I tried not to repeat the same fabric as much as possible. I like variety. I kept these strips as resource. Then when I needed a border I could pull those out and use them. I did sets of 4 border strips.

If you have some things partially done you can set them aside for any project that you might want something quickly.

I have HSTs made ahead and other of my shortcut blocks. I tend to like light/dark contrast so I have organizers full of these.

Any other suggestions anyone? Any tips or tricks you use?

Nice hotpads, Rhonda! What do you use for the batting?

Are these paper pieced? I always have a hard time paper piecing one paper pieced part to another paper pieced part. I hope I am clear with what I mean. This is so different them I am used to. Maybe I'll just wait for the templates to come in and then look at everything again so I can try some.

Very nice! this really appeals to me.

As for the border srtips you mean the piano key style like the second from the bottom?

I don't use anything special. I use Fairfield batting low loft. I get it at Walmart. and I use two layers. When I started selling to Joette she and I talked about batting and this is the way she and I decided to go. it is a thickly woven batting and yet thin in width. so it's not fluffy and it works just fine with the heat. I back the hotpad with a corresponding color cotton fabric. I tried the cotton kind but it doesn't work for me. I know this is poly but I have used it for many years now. Never had any complaints and I probably sold around 900 hotpads over 12 yrs and have made many for gifts in the last 5 yrs or so.