I have always wanted to do a postage stamp quilt, but I never really got started. The other day I was surfing the web and came across this blog, gnome angle. Angie Wilson was blogging about a swap of 2.5 inch squares. The name of the swap is Scrap Vomit Square Block. What a name!! Click on the above link to get the skinney on this. She indicated that she had set up a swap of 2.5 inch squares on a site called swap bot. That site was also new to me. I went over for a visit and let's just say the rest is history. The sign-up was through today so I quickly joined the swap. There will be three partners and each will receive a package of 49 - 2.5 inch squares.
I pulled out my scrap box and other pieces of fabric laying around and in no time I had cut out 196 2.5 inch squares. That is three sets for swapping and one set for me to keep. There are no duplicates in each set. I could not believe that I had 49 different pieces of fabric!! Wonder how many I really have???
The pictue below shows one of the sets. I will get an email soon telling me who my swap partners are. These blocks could come from anywhere in the world. I am looking forward to seeing the variety of blocks that will be sent to me. The package has to be mailed by October 5. I am happy that I have mine all cut out because I will be at the Cobble Court Quilt Retreat III in CT on that date.
These 49 squares only make one block in the quilt, so I will be looking for other swap partners that have 2.5 inch blocks that they want to swap. Wouldn't it be neat to make a quilt with 2.5 inch squares, where there are no duplicate fabric. Do you think this is possible?
If you are interested in making this quilt, you can find a tutorial here. Its worth clicking on the link just to see the finished quilt.
Happy quilting.............
Sandra
I pulled out my scrap box and other pieces of fabric laying around and in no time I had cut out 196 2.5 inch squares. That is three sets for swapping and one set for me to keep. There are no duplicates in each set. I could not believe that I had 49 different pieces of fabric!! Wonder how many I really have???
The pictue below shows one of the sets. I will get an email soon telling me who my swap partners are. These blocks could come from anywhere in the world. I am looking forward to seeing the variety of blocks that will be sent to me. The package has to be mailed by October 5. I am happy that I have mine all cut out because I will be at the Cobble Court Quilt Retreat III in CT on that date.
These 49 squares only make one block in the quilt, so I will be looking for other swap partners that have 2.5 inch blocks that they want to swap. Wouldn't it be neat to make a quilt with 2.5 inch squares, where there are no duplicate fabric. Do you think this is possible?
If you are interested in making this quilt, you can find a tutorial here. Its worth clicking on the link just to see the finished quilt.
Happy quilting.............
Sandra
I signed up. How do we know who are partners are.
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