The ladies who saw the post online where I proposed it (on the facebook site for the guild that I take care of...another huge step for me-offering to do that for the group) thought it was a great idea. They had done some in the past but thought that this would be great to do right now to kick off the year and get them motivated to get back into the sewing room.
One of the ladies who saw the post and comment said she would love to help me out since I was a little worried about what to do, how to get started, when to talk to the ladies about it....and so on. So, we have two options to present. We will see if the ladies what to do a Quilt along were we use our own fabric, make our own blocks and just do the same blocks and post our progress. The second choice will be a block exchange where we make one block a month and at the end of the month one person gets those blocks that were made just from our stashes and using the same pattern. I really hope the ladies vote for the block exchange. I don't have any blocks made by anyone else and don't have anything I've made for myself yet since I've just started. I would love to have something pretty to put out on my furniture or hang up. Also, we hope the group that wants to do this is rather small and with ladies that WILL complete the blocks on time....so, we will see what happens.
I will keep you all posted on my progress.....forging onward into a new adventure!!!! LOL
Little foxy photo to send you off with a warm goodbye!!!
2 comments:
Here's hoping your group takes on the bee with enthusiasm. I hosted a block swap in 2010 and it was a great success. Each of the members received 20 plus blocks made and signed by the other members in the swap. We are putting the blocks together in our own way and each quilt will be a unique and wonderful memento of our blogging friendship. ann :-)
Good for you! I wanted to join a Round Robin, and couldn't find one, so I started my own! Another thought for your group - Our Guild did a Brown Bag exchange last year. Each participant made a block from 2-3 fat quarters, then put it in a bag with one new fat quarter. We exchanged them at the guild meeting, and took home to add another block using the scraps from block one, and the new fat quarter. THen add another new fat quarter and pass it on. Good Luck with whatever you do!
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