Quilt Block Swap With A Twist Round 2

This is a great idea I hope it does go for each month cheers Bev

Bev:As long as everyone keeps signing up we will do one each month.I'm just behind in posting it.Had lots of swaps for Feb.

I love to piece. Do you want a particular pattern or is it your choice?

this is great - I LOVE the pic on the swap, too - (crazy quilting is such a passion for me, lol) - and please read my profile, it's about "putting together a quilt" from many penpals - hahaha

I am new here, but have some ratings now, so I'm not sure if that means I'm "still" new or not??

anyway, I'd love to join... MaryB

(((oops....I mean, "Please read my website" - - FROM my profile"))) - - too early here, I guess..laff

i like the idea of making a quilt from squares made by others

will we be making the square based on our swap buddy's likes? for eaxmple...if i request my squares to be in blues and greens so i could end up with all these different blue & green squares?

or are we just to make any old square?

Grams button box i would love for you to join us.

You can make the block however you like.You should check your partners profile for colors they like.You can request what colors you want your blocks to be.Just add them here and in your profile.If you don't request colors then your partner will normally go from just your profile.

Sign up every month and soon you will have a quilt.The best part made from friends you have met on swap bot.

thanks, funkychicky ;)

okay i am officially requesting blues & greens!

I'm asking for pinks,purples oranges and any bright colors. I crochet do I sew the crocheted square onto the fabric background?

craftersbag, funkychickenoriginals is having some systems problems right now, but yes, you would stitch your crocheted square onto a fabric square that is 8"x8". It is up to you whether you would use a coloured or neutral backing fabric. I guess it would depend on the colour of your crocheted square and the colour preferences of your partner... Hope this helps. T.

Hi Ladies, I am new to this swap-bot. And already I am having a blast just reading all of the writings about the different swaps. I've now signed up for 3 this being my last. I am going to have so much fun with this stuff this weekend. I just started quilting but enjoy it very much. I also do all kinds of crafts. My youngest is an artist (9yrs old) and what I think I will do with this project is have her design something for the square. She'll be excited when I tell her lol.
Oh and I would love to join this and do this once a month too. I would love to have a wall hanging from friends from all over the world that sounds great!!!!! Heather hlynns@verizon.net

Thanks Tassy for the info I'll see what colors my partner likes before I make it.

I am a little confused and want to clarify this one for myself. Is this the next Quilt swap following the recent one that was due in Feb.? I think it is, but want to make sure. Thanks, Barb

sleeping traveler, yes, this is Round 2, the second one by the same name that is hosted by funkychickenoriginals. We all did the first round (or quilt square...lol)about a month ago. T.

Ok when do we get our partners? How does this work? :-)

I just came across this today, is it to late to sign up?

Its not to late to sign up if you do so before the swap closes

O. K. I would like to sign up but I'm not seeing any link that leads me to the sign up page.

Cindy:I'm sorry i assumed you could sign up as long as i hadn't assigned names yet.I will be hosting this again in May.So be sure to keep an eye out on the swap list.If you would like to be sent an email when i host another,then send me your email.I will send you an invite to my group.It's just for letting people know when i start a new swap.It doesn't generate messages daily.

Joyce

Okay, the one I made is off, so craftersbag, watch your mail!

Oh I can gaurentee mine will take me up till the last minute probably lol. So my partner please be patient lol.

Great I can't wait that was quick. I can't make up my mind if I want to crochet something or actually attempt quilting like I have been wanting to do.

Hello

Everyone just wanted to let you know that i will be sending you an invite to join my yahoo newsletter group.All this means is that once a month you will receive an email from yahoo.It will let you know when the next quilt block swap will be posted.If you have already joined then just ignore it.If you haven't then please do join.You wont get a huge number of emails just 1 a month.

Thanks

Joyce

I sent mine today, I think I got a bit excited! Hope my partner likes it :P

Joyce have you made a Flickr page for us all to show off?

yeehaw! I am all finished with mine and just need to back it....I used afghan stitch, knitted part and then crocheted the edges -- it was fun and i was VERY happy my swap buddy had filled in her profile so i could tailor the colours to her!

I imagine I will be shipping Sat or Mon at the latest.

Hello

I have sent everyone an invite to join my flickr group.Please accept and upload your quilt blocks if you want.Thanks for joining us and hope to see you back again next month as well.

Joyce

tigerr I sent your package today, I hope you like it.

I got mine from Laura yesterday it's just my style.

Paula, I got mine yesterday. How cool to get a green quilt block on St Patty's day! It's very beautiful. The crochet is so delicate and the backing fabric is really neat. It looks like batik, is it? Anyway I hope you put it on Flickr so everyone can see it! Thank you.

Bev S. WOW You sent this on the 16th and I already got it. It's just beautiful. Vintage too? Looks like to me so.....And I love the signature. I think that should be on all of the squares especially if we keep it up. Well it's it my very first and I just LOVE IT Thanks Bunches

Joyce - I am assuming the future quilt block swaps will stay at 8 inch square blocks? I am hoping (but never assuming grin) they will be so we can stitch them together and make our own SwapBot Quilt. :)

Hi to you all:) My message is only for * Connie * Hope that she has got an opportunity to read my mssg as follows!

Unfortunately I have never heard back from my partner Connie in US for the 1st round of Block swap. I have got her name for the first round of Twist Block. Mailed my block to her by the end of last month february and not heard from her yet. No rating for me yet by her side as well. I am curious if she has not received my block or what else happened? I have already e-mailed her but nothing back to me, I did not understand though. I would appreciate if she can inform me as soon as possible pls, thanks. Happy Quilting,

Turkish delight in Istanbul, TURKEY.

I just had a horrible thought. Is this 8" square FINISHED (so it is really 7-1/2 once it is stitched together) or 8" square plus seam allowance, meaning it would finish at 8-1/2 ".

does that make sense? I just thought of it out of the blue and rushed over to ask.

It is probably way too late to mention it - it was in my profile but I am a pastels person. Having said that I love all colors. :)

The last time we did this swap it was 8" square when finished.

Tassy: So when the squares are sewn together, the finished size will actually be 7-1/2? figuring 1/4" seam allowances?

Is that correct? 8" for us when we finish and when they are received, but 7-1/2" when sewn together.

I hope this makes sense because if these measurements aren't the same for everyone it won't be that easy to sew them together.

Windchimes, here's what was said last time. I always make mine 8" (so 7 1/2" when sewn). If you are not sure, I think the best thing would be to ask your partner what they would prefer.

DianeM 01/ 7/2007 # When you say an 8" quilt block I'm assuming that you want us to add on a 1/4" seam allowance/border so the actual measurement is 8 1/2"? TIA. Smiles, DianeM :)

funkychickenoriginals 01/ 8/2007 # you may add that if you like.Since i dont know how people will choose to use the block i will leave that up to you guys.The quilt blocks i make are sometimes used to make a fabric book or even hung on the wall as is.I dont always use them for a quilt or wall hanging.Hope you will join us and please use your best judgment.

Hi Ladies,

Thanks Tassy for answering these questions for me.I wasn't working from home last week.Most of the time when you do a quilt block it's 12x12 thats standard.

I decided we would do 8x8 so it would be quicker to do.Now most generally when you put the blocks together you will be adding a 2 border between your quilt blocks.So when you add that no matter the size of the blocks it will fit and make a blanket or wall quilt.

I'm not good at writing tutorials.I may draw something an add it to the flickr site we are using for our photos.It would give you some ideas of what you can do.You should make it when finished 8x8 when bound or left loose.I will be doing something different with mine.I will try to draw some rough pictures and give you guys some ideas.

If you have more questions send me a message and i will give you my personal email address.It's really hard for me to describe what i see in my head.

Joyce

Hi its Bev I just received a lovely block from Susan. Thank you so much. Bev

Hi Connie.. Thanks a lot for your message, finally I have heard from you. Actually I was not expecting that my mail could take soooo long to arrive in your area. Well, thanks God, that you have received my Block safely and enjoyed it, that made me also pleased one:) Enjoy:) And thanks for your wonderful rating on me:) Let me focus on my new 2nd block for my partner, as I knpow she is waiting for it:) She is again from US, and her initial starts with ''W'' ;)

Have a great day,

Turkish Delight

Hi Ladies please don't forget to join the flick group i started for us and upload your photos.So far we only have some from Drewzel so it would be nice to see others as well.

Laura: Your block will be in the mail on Monday, April 2. Mail is very slow from Canada, so please be patient! Thx. T.

funkychickenoriginals can you send me the site again?

Hi Heather

I will do send you the link/invite again on monday.Am on my way out the door.Have quilting classes to teach what fun..

lol i need classes :-)

I started my first swap come check it out http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/2874

Wow now i'm trippin hard core lmao. I just found someone with my name on here. And so I added the S for the beginning of my last name. And I came in to let all the swaps I'm on know about it and low and behold it changed all of my post's by itself! WOW Swap bot really needs to fix that so no one has the same name.

Joyce, I noticed a link in the new swaps a few days ago that was for the quilt block with a twist #3. But it did one of those error things. Are you setting up the third one pretty soon? And if so, do you have an idea of an estimated "sent" date? I am assuming you will do the 7th again because of our previous conversations but would it be May 7 or June 7? I am really looking forward to having this quilt eventually. :)

Yes the swap will be for the 7th as we discussed.I will need to redo the swap have just now had some time to do post it again.The send date will be May/7 and we will probably be making it private.I think we now have enough in our quilt group.

I'm looking forward to having a finished quilt as well.I think that this time we should all try to include our names some where on the block.If it's to difficult then you do not have to.It would be nice though if we could do that.You could simply sign it with a fabric pen...

Let me know if you have additional questions...Also do please always send me a message.I have so many swaps and i cant always check them each day.

Super! I assume we will know how to get to it even though it is private? I am sure you have that all worked out.

For anyone ever who gets my stuff - I sign it with a symbol - I sign it as

@

because my initials are AT, which is quite simply, at. LOL

Adelle

twobluecrows-it's finally in the mail I hope you like it

Connie - I came home after Easter weekend away to find your pretty crazy quilt block, thanks, i love teh embellishmenst

HeatherS, I got your block! It's so beautiful!I really love the crazy quilt idea, and have a bag full of odd scraps of fabric from everything I have sews over the past few years (I did a lot of costumes, so there's some wild fabrics)Someday I may actually do something with them! ;) Thanks for such a nice block!

1CrazyQuilter--Pam, You have the patience of a saint, and I just hope you are not disappointed with my humble attempt! It's in the mail! Cyn

twobluecrows, I'm glad you got it. And I'm glad you like it thanks for letting me know.

Tassy, thanks again for the great block. I've posted a photo for everyone to see on Flickr.

Looking forward to the next round. :)

Laura

Windchimes have received the quilt block and all the extra goodies.How kind of you to include extras really beautiful square by the way.

Ah shuckers, ma'am. T'weren't nothing. :) I am so glad you like it.

SewFun - my pleasure! T.

I got a GORGEOUS quilt block today in the mail that came all the way from Turkey!!! It is absolutely wonderful!!! thank you Nihal so very very much!!!!!

Hi Mel: Your block arrived today - pretty fast! You did a very good job for a new quilter - and all handpieced too - wow! By the way, while I like quilting, I am also relatively new to it, so not to worry. Love the colours too! Thank you! T. (pic posted)

My swap closes tonight for 100% cotton fat quarters 4.7 (no newbies) or higher, no no sends please read the rules Swap-bot URL: http://www.swap-bot.com/swap/show/3053