BLOCK SWAPPERS, INC

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Our Group is for people who like to swap blocks, have fun and learn. Open to: beginners and intermediate quilters. Advanced quilters may join if they wish, but remember, this is a learning group.

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The blocks shown in the photo above are some of the blocks I received from a previous block swap within my quilting bee in Alvin, TX. The theme was a Christmas Swap and we had 25 members sign up for it. The instructions were to make a block for each participant (and one for yourself) from Christmas fabric. They could be any color, or combination of colors as long as they were Christmas Fabrics and had a creme colored background. We were told that we could use any block we wanted and any technique we wanted, applique, paper piecing, traditional piecing, etc. At the end of the challenge, we discovered that no block had been duplicated and none of the fabrics were the same. This was all accidental, since no one knew what the others were doing. Can you believe that 25 women who sewed together every Tuesday could keep secrets for such a long time? I am working on my quilt now and will post the results when I complete the top. Thanks for joining our Group!

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Comment by Lisa F. ptracker on March 5, 2014 at 4:52pm: I am not sure I am going to do the mystery quilt either but I might just follow along like Amanda. I got enough to do right now. and got too many Ufos to finish up first before starting another project.

I like using the cream fabric anyway. found me a good nine patch design too. had to go look up some in my books. glad I keep books around.

the white on white is for something else.

well have a good week all Good warm quilty to all

Comment by Amanda Best on March 5, 2014 at 1:48pm: Thanks Donna! I went and checked it out. I will definitely be following along, even though I probably won't be able to do it, right now. Here is the link to the group if you all would like to check it out:

http://quiltwithus.connectingthreads.com/groups/group/show?groupUrl...

Comment by donna rosengarten on March 5, 2014 at 12:30pm: If you haven't noticed there is a new Mystery Quilt starting up-Check it out!

Comment by Pat B/UK on March 3, 2014 at 4:09pm: Maryam, I do hope that you will soon recover, you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Comment by Amanda Best on March 3, 2014 at 2:23pm: Maryam, you are such a wonderful lady, and I hope and pray your good health will be restored as soon as possible.

Comment by Donna Coppin on March 3, 2014 at 2:01pm: Prayers going up for a quick recovery and healing.

Comment by Carol Lee Poulis (CP from Texas) on March 3, 2014 at 1:04pm: Dear Ladies, One of our longtime members, Maryam H, is having health problems and has lost most of the vision in one eye. Please keep her in your thoughts.

Comment by Carol Lee Poulis (CP from Texas) on March 2, 2014 at 5:10pm: We have 8 signed up so far in the #14 swap. Is anyone else interested?

We will go with 8 if nobody else signs up before 3-15-14. I will keep you posted!

Comment by ra57 on February 27, 2014 at 6:08am: Thanks for the clarification Carol and glad to see you!

Comment by Desireé .S .Fransson on February 27, 2014 at 12:07am: Thank you for your welcome to me.Im so looking forward to this! Its going to be fun!