Finished top from Boomerang 6 - Winter group
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Finished top from Boomerang 6 - Winter group
See -- some people really do finish up making their tops from the boomerang swaps. (Okay, so this is just one that I have managed to finish...the others are "calling" me )
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Here's my 82 yr old Dad doing his best Vanna White impression (don't think she has to worry too much about her job though).
I made 12 of the blocks to finish up so I could have enough for a queen size (about 82 x 100 give or take) top. The fabric I used for the swap was the green floral that I also used in the final border. I had asked everyone to try and use just the colors/shades in the fabric so there weren't any clashing prints or colors. I think everyone did great with their colors.
As a special note--if you notice some blocks have "teeny" borders around them, it is because the person that made the block in the exchange did not send a true 12.5" block and I had to add fabric to them so they would square up correctly. If you are in an exchange / swap -- please please take extra time and caution to be sure your blocks are the correct size before you mail them off. It's better for them to be a little bit oversized than undersized by all means, in my humble opinion.
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Here's my 82 yr old Dad doing his best Vanna White impression (don't think she has to worry too much about her job though).
I made 12 of the blocks to finish up so I could have enough for a queen size (about 82 x 100 give or take) top. The fabric I used for the swap was the green floral that I also used in the final border. I had asked everyone to try and use just the colors/shades in the fabric so there weren't any clashing prints or colors. I think everyone did great with their colors.
As a special note--if you notice some blocks have "teeny" borders around them, it is because the person that made the block in the exchange did not send a true 12.5" block and I had to add fabric to them so they would square up correctly. If you are in an exchange / swap -- please please take extra time and caution to be sure your blocks are the correct size before you mail them off. It's better for them to be a little bit oversized than undersized by all means, in my humble opinion.
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I always hope that the one I got is the "one" out of the batch that was wonky. I'm sure there are some that I have sent out when I first started swapping (and latter ones too) that had to be adjusted to fit also. Heck one of the ones I made to finish up the top just kept coming up short and Dad laughed his rear end off as each adjustment I made didn't make much difference...just happens to all of us.
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