50 State Quilt block swap

**tndenim** · October 15th, 2009

Hello everyone,
Klarina emailed me all the states. Here is what she has suggested we do with the blocks:

Here is what I suggest for this quilt swap.
we could make a basic 6 1/2 inch blocks, white on white cotton, with the outline of the state embroidered on the center.

We could then sew a 2 1/5 inch blue or red jelly roll on all four sides for a 10 1/2 inch final block.

So far I have heard from 5 people that want to do this swap. I will email the embroidery files to you with the states you want to do. Below is a list of the five people doing this swap at this time and the states that they want to do:

1. Tndenium----Ohio and Maine
2. Natuechick--- Tennessee, Georgia, and Montana
3. Teddy_RN-- Nebraska, South Carolina and North Carolina
4. Boblynn55----WA
5. Quilt Silly-----No state picked at this time

Anyone else wanting to join the 50 state quilt block swap let me know. We are doing this in honor of Klarina as she becomes a United States Citizen.

This swap will begin Jan. 15th and everyone will have till March the 1st to sign up. All blocks will need to be mailed by March 31st. I will provide my address at a later date.

Please let us all get together and in honor of a new citizen help her get her 50 state quilt. Also wouldn't be cool to have one on our own? If we have 22 people sign up and since Teddy and myself have picked 3 states the rest of ya'll will need to do only 2 states. Please post your opinion on this.

Thanks,
Luise (Naturechick)

I am posting in this in a new thread for Luise.

**klarina** · October 15th, 2009

tndenim: thank you for posting this swap invitation and thanks Luise/Naturechick for hosting it.

I love the idea of this swap and I will cherish this quilt with all my heart.

Many, many thanks,

And I will take California and New Jersey.

I made a sample of the block. I will post it tomorrow.

**tndenim** · October 15th, 2009

Not a problem Klarina. I think it would be a neat quilt to make. Luise hasn't figured out everything here yet - so when she called me at work today - I told her I'd post it in a new thread for her. Crazy lady - but a good friend.

**tweetee** · October 15th, 2009

I wish I could do one too..but Im all the way over in Australia....would that matter?

**Grandma Ria** · October 15th, 2009

i wish you all well with your project look forward seeing some of your blocks.
Thanks for sharing Ria

**Naturechick** · October 15th, 2009

Everyone is welcome to join this swap. It does not matter where you live. Would love to have you in on this one tweetee! Pick a state and let me know and I will have it sent to you.

Naturechick

**tweetee** · October 15th, 2009

I would love to do Texas, the cowboy state!

**Naturechick** · October 15th, 2009

Ok,
We are really rolling now. Here is the updated list of the states taken:

1. Tndenium---Ohio and Maine
2. Naturechick---Tennessee, Georia, and Montana
3. Teddy_RN--North Carolina, South Carolina, and Nebraska
4. Bobbylynn55- Washinton State
5. Quilt Silly---No state picked yet
6. Tweetee--Texas
7. Klarina--California and New Jersey

I am so excited that this is going. I will try to post every night an updated list. Remember I said try. lol.

Check back tomorrow night, I have a question to clarify with Klarina that someone asked about if we can add something to the block to show what is our state is famous for. Will post her reply when I receive her answer.

Thanks everybody for joining

Naturechick

**Naturechick** · October 15th, 2009

Ok,
We can add whatever we want to the blocks to make them special. For example: I can add music notes to the state of Tennessee to represent country music, or I can add the state bird, etc.

I hope this answered the question.

Luise

**quilt-silly** · October 16th, 2009

Oops, I'm sorry - I didn't realize that you were using specific design files, so please take my name off the list.

It's a good idea to use the same design set - it will be nice to have that common thread running through the quilt - I just don't have an embroidery machine and to tell the truth, I may not get another one.

It's no problem, though - I can catch the next swap. And that may fit better into the time I have available, anyway. Winter and spring are going to be really busy for me.

**klarina** · October 16th, 2009

Originally Posted by quilt-silly

Oops, I'm sorry - I didn't realize that you were using specific design files, so please take my name off the list.

It's a good idea to use the same design set - it will be nice to have that common thread running through the quilt - I just don't have an embroidery machine and to tell the truth, I may not get another one.

It's no problem, though - I can catch the next swap. And that may fit better into the time I have available, anyway. Winter and spring are going to be really busy for me.

Elizabeth, don't go from the swap. It is OK to do the blocks appliquéd or hand embroidered as first you mentioned. I think the main purpose is the participation and the fun. These guidelines are simply suggestions and are not set on stone. The only thing fixed are the measurements to keep the blocks uniform and the colors to keep the US theme. Inside you can put whatever symbols you see fit of the state you chose. Thanks.

**quilt-silly** · October 16th, 2009

I have to tell you that Klarina is so generous! She even offered to do the embroidered parts for me! What a sweetie!

But, really and truly - I've taken on so much lately that I'm starting to overwhelm myself again. When I realized that y'all were using specific image files, I bowed out - and immediately felt relieved. That's a clue that I'm trying to do too much.

I will enjoy seeing what you all do with this theme, though. Some really nice quilts will come out of this!

**teddy_rn** · October 18th, 2009

This new swap is going to be AWESOME!!! My home is starting to look like a quilting factory and I love it! I have always loved quilts but made up my mind that I could never do somthing so wonderfully creative! Thanks to Elizabeth (Quiltsilly) I learned that I really can!

I just told Mitchell (DH) about Klarina and he is so proud for you my dear! He is also very excited over the prospect of another new quilt "just for me"!!

**Naturechick** · October 18th, 2009

It is just getting better and better!!

Here is the updated list of people and their states:
1. Tndenuim----Ohio and Maine
2. Naturechick--Tennessee, Georgia, and Montana
3.Teddy_RN---North Carolina, South Carolina, and Nebraska
4. Bobbylynn55--Washington State
5. Tweetee--Texas and Florida
6. Klarina--California and New Jersey
7. Bre_Artisit--Winsconsin

13 states gone in the first week. Hmm wasn't there 13 orginal colonies when we first stated out. Looking good. I am so excited!!

Naturechick

**teddy_rn** · October 18th, 2009

My sisters are going to join this swap!!! I know for a fact that my sister Heather (Iamtoocute195

will be taking New York and Wyoming. My sister Pennie will let you know which two states she is taking. Thought that this would be a fantastic family project for the three of us girls

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Just talked to Pennie (Pennie's from Heaven) will take Alabama and Colorado

**Pennies_From_Heaven** · October 18th, 2009

Okay, I am Deborah's sister Pennies_From_Heaven, I will be doing the 2 states, as she said. Sounds like fun.

Originally Posted by teddy_rn

My sisters are going to join this swap!!! I know for a fact that my sister Heather (Iamtoocute195

will be taking New York and Wyoming. My sister Pennie will let you know which two states she is taking. Thought that this would be a fantastic family project for the three of us girls

.

Just talked to Pennie (Pennie's from Heaven) will take Alabama and Colorado

**Naturechick** · October 18th, 2009

1. Tndenuim----Ohio and Maine
2. Naturechick--Tennessee, Georgia, and Montana
3.Teddy_RN---North Carolina, South Carolina, and Nebraska
4. Bobbylynn55--Washington State
5. Tweetee--Texas and Florida
6. Klarina--California and New Jersey
7. Artist_Bre---Winsconsin
8. Pennie's From Heaven--Alabama and Colorado
9. I am too cute 195--New York and Wyoming.

Just getting better and better. I am going to type up Klarina's suggestions for the blocks, remember they are just suggestions's. However we need to stick with the size she suggested. Anyway after I finish typing the suggestions up I will email everyone individually with then and include your state file with it.

Thank you to everyone for joining and celebrating Klarina's citizenship this way.

Naturechick

**artist_bre** · October 19th, 2009

Naturechick
Thanks for the link. I'll think about what other state I want and let you know.
Bre

**teddy_rn** · October 19th, 2009

WOW!!! This is going to be GREAT! I am excited that not only is this a 'community' project but in my case a family project

My sisters and I am talking about a long weekend after we get our blocks so that we can quilt them and have done with it all at once. sounds wonderful all the way around.

**klarina** · October 19th, 2009

I love that this project has taken a life of its own. I can "see" the quilt finished and my hear swells with joy just thinking of it.

I prepared a sample, with 6 1/2 center and a 2 1/2 jelly roll on the four sides. The final block is 10 1/2.

My suggestion is the jelly roll is red, red with white, blue, blue with white or red, white and blue. Which ever combination you see fit for the 3 USA flag colors.

And I have a question: how many blocks are we going to make of each one of our states?

Since we might have one, two or three states, I started thinking how are we going to make this? And I thought that we could make 50 blocks if we have one state, 25 of each if we have two states or 17 of each if we have 3 states... and everything was very clear in my mind before it got very confusing once again.... Has anyone give this some thinking?