Tumbaweeds - Round Robin

After finishing both my theme blocks , it was time to get stuck into Cheryl's RR. When I received it from Lesley, I cut of 3 inches of orange fabric to make the quilt more uniformed. I tried a first test and decided that I needed a spacer so I pulled out all my yellow and orange fabrics and mixed and mathed until I came up with a block similar to Cheryl's own. I really like the finished quilt which will now be posted on for its next round.

Tumbaweeds - Aussicans Theme Swap

If it rains it pours. Charlene's Calendar blocks came in this week. I cannot believe that the year has gone so fast and this swap is coming to an end. We had trouble last year finding 12 ladies to participate and this year we have been bombarded. It is so exciting we have 18 ladies in the next swap and their themes are so diversified it is going to be challenging.

Back to Charlene's Calendars. There were only 2 months left. January and November. So I could only think of Thanks-giving for the November in USA and everywhere New year in January. As there were less letters in January that is the way I went.... bad hey!!!

Monday's Quilt Group

This week it was my turn to teach how to make something. I am not very good at this sort of thing but was very pleased when 4 of the ladies cut the pattern out and one lady finished hers on the day. I taught them how to make a Tea Bag Purse. The pattern was sent to me by Dom in QNF. Very generous.

SCQIS - Gorgeous Girls

The mailman brought another swap this week so I have been busy making my block. This swap belongs to Wendy and she is doing Ted E Bear for her son. Wendy mentioned in her booklet that she has a very elaborate embroidery machine and can add details so I have made my block up and enclosed the drawing for Wendy to enhance my block. Ted E Bear has been having a very adventurous life. He has been to the moon, skating, fishing, cuddling his favourite dragon and I have put him in the Olympics. I wanted to reflect our part of the country and there is a lot of white water rafting here so I did him participating in the kayaking at the Olympics.

I started by drawing a picture. The score board is what I have asked Wendy to embroider on the block.

Then putting the background on and finishing off the block.

SCQIS - Gorgous Girls

Another swap arrived on my door step and I really love the blocks the ladies have done. This lady is an economic teacher at the local high school so she chose 'Food' as her theme. As there were only 11 ladies in the swap we all decided to do 2 of the first swaps we received. My first swap was Roselie's teapots. Thank goodness I didn't get to start this one. Bettine did 2 lovely blocks. She did the pumpkin and cheese then Roselie did the applie pie and I went with eggs. I am happy with the eggcup....lol

Row x Row

Well, I have just finished Lori's Row x Row. I really loved her colours. Green/blue + purple. Funny Lori was working on my Rows while I was working on hers. Funny thinking someone half way around the world was sitting at the sewing machine the same as you.

Round Robin - The Quilting sisters

Well I finally got stuck into Carol's Round Robin. As I said before I found this RR very taxing but that is what I love most about these swaps, you really have to think sometimes. I hope she likes what I did. I still have to do the final round and I think I already know what I am doing there so I have to go find the book it is in.

Pin cushion swap

I have been very busy making my pin cushion for the QNF Pin cushion swap. I like the colours of this pin cushion and I hope the lady who receives it likes it as well.

Row x Row

I received 2 packages in the mail this week and they were both Row x rows. It is funny when doing these swap how different everyones' tastes are and you never have just that green or pink. I am doing butterflies in this swap using everyones own fabric. I found my choice of block takes up a lot of fabric. If I do another swap I will not pick this block again. Even though it is easy to do I feel bad using so much of the other persons fabric. Marie's has only 3 more rows to go.

Today I worked on Marie's and finished so I can get her swap in the post on payday. In this swap Marie is doing the Ohio Star block.