4th of July block swap, mommyquilts did you get blocks?

CaroleJ · Post by **CaroleJ** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:46 am

Just my two cents, I am putting eight fabrics in each block.

I made stacks of red, blue, ivory/cream, and tans and began making "units", the 3-piece, 5-inch square that makes up one-fourth of the finished block. Made sure to match cream with red, tans with blue.

Then I began playing, putting them together to see which ones worked well together. Sometimes just switching one unit for another gave surprising results!

I am sort of short on blue at the moment...may need to get something new to finish up the last of the blocks.

maggiestew · Post by **maggiestew** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:34 pm

5 done..only 61 left to do!! They do go quickly though (well..after the slicing and dicing part)

Maggie

CaroleJ · Post by **CaroleJ** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:48 am

Maggie, if you are making a bunch of these out of the same eight fabrics, you can strip piece them....goes a LOT faster than cutting out a bunch of little squares!

If you have ever strip pieced a log cabin, it's the same technique. Easy peasy!

maggiestew · Post by **maggiestew** » Fri May 01, 2009 12:51 pm

Thanks for the idea Carole..I was trying to figure out how to do that cuz you're right it makes things go a lot faster. Kinda why I make what I call my protype blocks. Figure out those shortcuts:)

CaroleJ · Post by **CaroleJ** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:34 am

Any time, Maggie! I hate cutting out and sewing together little squares unless there is absolutely no other way...I think I was born to strip piece!

Carole

Abbigail · Post by **Abbigail** » Sat May 02, 2009 7:48 am

When I read that Maggie only had 61 left to make I reread my instuctions. I think I have misled some of you on the total to make and by reading how I wrote it I can see why! The people in the 2nd group will make the 28 from the first list and then only 10 more because they are in the second group for a total of 38 blocks (14 sets in all) I'm so sorry about this!

maggiestew · Post by **maggiestew** » Sat May 02, 2009 12:13 pm

Abbi you just made my day (LOL)!!

Abbigail · Post by **Abbigail** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:33 pm

I got the first set of blocks today and girls they are beautiful! SCFQuilter's blocks are here! Yeah!!

Abbigail · Post by **Abbigail** » Sun May 03, 2009 3:55 am

I'm going to be off here for a few days...I'm going to visit the granddaughter! Hard to believe that's she 4 months old already.

l-bell · Post by **l-bell** » Mon May 04, 2009 5:01 am

I recieved 2 blocks from mary on 5/02 they are really beautiful.

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