Old Chinwag Craft Board Block Swap 2007

[azureline**]

Sometime in early 2007, the Craft Board quilters got together and organised a Block Swap. We had to design and prepare enough blocks to make a quilt for ourselves, provide the first block completed and send the package on to the other crafty people in the swap.
We each completed a block in everyone's set.
My quilt was for my grandsons' bedroom in my home. I set a theme of teddy bears and boy's toys.
Most of these quilts have been finished for some time....... but.... I could not make a decision on how to do mine until recently.
I learned so much in that year and can't thank everyone who was involved enough! My applique skills are much improved.
So, thank you ♥
Sewinggilly123
Nanarener
Nelson333Nelson
T Hugs
Billngrace
Patcher246
Tasfleur
I have also sewn the labels of the blockmakers onto the back of the quilt, behind the relevant blocks.
I made mine into a quillow, a quilt that folds into a pillow, so one of the blocks is on the back of the quilt and when folded into it, becomes a pillow.
My 3 yo grandaughter looked at it and said "Gran, that is brilliant" and that is a good recommendation, so I have to thank everyone who was involved.
Pics in post 1

[azureline**]

http://www.bighornquilts.com/inspiration/strip/sns.html
better than I can explain it, lol.

[Anonymous]

I am really slow, I measure twice, cut once, (guess how I learned that one)..LOL...I don't always get the seams right, so, reverse sewing for me, because if it isn't right I am not happy. I am improving, every quilt gets better, but, I haven't done anything really hard yet........ahhhhh..points!

[keeliaclare]

Oh I just looked at the link, that sounds waaaaaaaaaaaaaay complicated!!!! Maybe in ten years time!


Beautiful though:-x

[azureline**]

Jules, I thought so too, til I had my one on one lesson.... it is so easy. I am a visual person, can't always understand instructions but once shown, piece of cake!!!!

[Anonymous]

I am a bit like that too Karen, but my tutors come from all points of Australia, and they always manage to show me how to do it.:^O

[april_reigns]

This is the stack and slash I did in 1 hour last Friday 🙂
I am going to add the bear applique piece to it and make a quilt for my toddler girl bed.

Oh Karen, that is going to be one very cute quilt! I might have to make one of these slash and burn quilt tops too! Will check out p-bucket and post my roses cushion pic. Hopefully it will be working tomorrow?

[april_reigns]

I am really slow, I measure twice, cut once, (guess how I learned that one)..LOL...I don't always get the seams right, so, reverse sewing for me, because if it isn't right I am not happy. I am improving, every quilt gets better, but, I haven't done anything really hard yet........ahhhhh..points!

Lots of people here that are a-scared of pointy bits. Not me I tell ya! Not me! I just disguise them that don't point nice under some sort of applique! Problem solved! :^O

[Anonymous]

Lots of people here that are a-scared of pointy bits. Not me I tell ya! Not me! I just disguise them that don't point nice under some sort of applique! Problem solved! :^O

There would be a lot of covered bits on mine, haha. Going to learn how to do them properly this year.

[april_reigns]

There would be a lot of covered bits on mine, haha. Going to learn how to do them properly this year.

I am sure you will get the hang of them eventually with a little practice, and if all else fails you could say they were a crazy block or, there is always applique! :^O

Grrrrrrrrrrr....... I am getting rather annoyed with my p-bucket account! (can you tell?) I have been trying to add pictures now for over a week and it is still broken! What do I do? Make another account and see if the same problem exists? Change to another photo storage service? Forget about trying to post pics here? Any suggestions anyone and please don't make them heaps technical cause you know I have NFI about all that stuff!

I shall be in the NFI corner in the mean time eating chocolate covered sultanas. Well, eating the chocolate any way! Anyone want some sultanas minus the chocolate? Pull up a seat. I always try to share.

[azureline**]

yuk!! no chocolate on them? yuk, no thanks.
April, maybe try tinypic for a photo host? or do a new account....