Kathy's November Block!

Check this out!  Hoping to end up with a Christmas quilt, these beautiful colors will be really fun to work with.  Wonderful craftsmanship (craftswomanship?) Kathy!!!  Thanks for sharing.

Jacqueline's November Block!

These "outdoorsy" colors will make for a really fun quilt!  I LOVE this block pattern.  Wonderful job Jacque!!!

Anne's November Block!!

Isn't this beautiful!  I'm sensing a red, white and blue theme from some of our ladies :)  Love love love these fabric combos!  Well done Anne.

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Favorite Blogs?

I used to have a list of my favorite blogs that I followed.  Whether they had to do with quilting, crafting, cooking, fashion or anything else that tickled my fancy, that list has sadly dissappeared!  So, does anyone have a favorite blog or two they would like to share?

Lucky Number 13!

My aunt, Kathy Reilly, was lucky enough to have just spent about a month in Europe exploring Amsterdam, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy (how do you say I'M JEALOUS in Italian!?).  Once she got back in the country, I realized she is a WONDERFUL quilter and would be a really great addition to this block swap.  She is very excited to join us so after a little bit of tweaking to the mailing list (it only affects me and Rebecca) she has been added as our 13th quilter!  So, this will give us an extra block to work with which will enable us all to create a larger quilter.  Bigger = better right?!


I've updated the mailing list in the above tab to reflect the change in who is mailing to who. 

I don't know about you guys but I am getting SUPER excited to get started on contributing to other people's quilts!  I've already been completely inspired by what I've seen so far!!!  Take care all and happy quilting

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Jenn M's November Block!

Using scrap fabric, Jenn made this really awesome block!  I think this is such a great quilt block for having used your scraps already in your stash (maybe I should start doing that....hmmmm)! It's a very vibrant combo and I can't wait to find something to add to it!!!  Thanks for sharing Jenn!

Sara G's November Block!

Going for a "Cape Cod Beach Cottage" feel, this is Sara's block!  For only having been quilting for about 5 months now, I'd say this block is beyond amazing!  Well done and I can't WAIT to find some fun coordinating fabrics for my addition to this.  Such fun colors!

Karen's November Block!

I just got an email from my aunt Karen today who is also participating in the block swap.  She has decided to go with a more traditional quilt style with a red, white and blue patriotic theme.  Check out this amazing quilt block!  I will definately have fun making a coordinating block for this project!  Kudos to aunt Karen.  This is terrific!  Happy Quilting!

(Sorry for the sideways picture!)

Peggy's November Block!

So, Peggy (my mom) sent both of these pictures to me because she couldn't decide which one she was going to use for the swap.  Both of them are AMAZING!  Look at those points!  She ended up choosing the blue block with some sparkly fabric.  Should make for a great foundation piece to a really lovely quilt!  How exciting!

Sara R's November Block!

To get things started, here are the TWO blocks I made as my "foundation blocks" for this project.  I've just got to pick which one I like the best to send off this first month.  I love them both!  Hmmm...what to do, what to do!

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NW Quilt Block Swap!

I decided to start this blog in order to begin sharing the blocks that all of my new quilter friends have created for the quilt block swap starting up this month.  Many of these lovely ladies have been hard at work picking their fabrics and creating amazingly creative blocks!  I've been lucky enough to have been sent some pictures of these creations and figured this blog would be a great way to share with everyone else who is participating.  Besides, I could always use another hobby right?  So I may as well start blogging!

I know that posting photos ruins the surprise a little bit but I also figured it would be more fun this way.  We don't have to post who the block is for so it won't completely ruin the surprise but it will simply give everyone a little taster!  

So, if you've created a quilt block that you are uber proud of, please send it along to me and I'll post it to share with everyone.  Hopefully this blog will become a go to spot for block swap participants in order to see what all of our friends are working on!

Happy Quilting!!

~ Sara