50 State Quilt block swap

[klarina]

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"!!

Deb: I agree. This swap is awesome. Tell Mitchell I said "thanks".

[Pennies_From_Heaven]

Now that I see what the block are going to look like I am getting excited. It will be nice to get together with my sisters to sew the quilts together, it will be great spending time the them to work on this project.

[teddy_rn]

Klarina I will add my several cents worth: we need to have one block for each state for each person so if there are 20 people then you need to make 20 of each state that you signed up for. If anyone drops out this will create a mess and we will have to take up the slack but I really don't see that happening.

Pennie, I am glad that Klarina posted the sample because I thought I was gonna go blue trying to explain this without pictures! I am way to visual and have trouble trying to understand how something will look without a picture.

Klarina I love the sample. Had no idea what the state would look like. I plan to piece my quilt in order of when the states entered the union! Alaska will be last because she came on board after I was born

[Naturechick]

. 50 State Quilt Swap

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---Wisconsin
8. Pennie's From Heaven--Alabama and Colorado
9. I am too cute 195--New York and Wyoming.

Start Date January 15th 2009 and all finished blocks will need to be mailed to me by March 31st 2009.
Enrollment will stay open till March 1st. 2009 or until all states are spoken for.

Block size:
6 ½ inch blocks on white cotton with the state embroidered on the center
Borders needs to be 2 ½ inches

Final Block size 10 ½ inches.

Klarina’s suggestions: Borders be blue or red jelly roll

Blocks can be embroidered or appliquéd and we can put anything on the block we like to make our blocks special. I plan on putting things on my blocks that my states are famous for.





Love the picture Klarina and I am going to email everyone the files for the states.




Here is my email address: lra_1998@yahoo.com


I need everyone that has signed up to email me or send me a private message with your email address so I can email you your state file.


Thanks Naturechick

[Naturechick]

Teddy is right everyone needs to do one block per person.

Right now we have 9 people signed up so that means I make 9 Tennessee, 9 Georgia, and 9 Montana blocks. I hope this is clear.

Naturechick

[teddy_rn]

my addy is: teddycreations@hotmail.com

Please send the states for Deborah, Heather and Pennie because I will do their ME after they do the blocks! I have the machine, Heather can come over and hope or drive me nuts

[teddy_rn]

I have a blue fabric that was part a bolt from when Mitchell was in the Air Force; it was used to make squadron scarves that the flight crew members wore with their flight suits. These were worn all over the world to represent the 39th TAS from Pope Air Force, NC. That will add a special something to the North Carolina blocks! I always knew that there was a reason to keep those last several yards of fabric

[klarina]

I have a blue fabric that was part a bolt from when Mitchell was in the Air Force; it was used to make squadron scarves that the flight crew members wore with their flight suits. These were worn all over the world to represent the 39th TAS from Pope Air Force, NC. That will add a special something to the North Carolina blocks! I always knew that there was a reason to keep those last several yards of fabric

That is awesome!

[klarina]

Speaking of fabrics, I have been thinking about something... It turns out that I got this huge lot of white fabric that I bought for pennies from a guy that sells closeouts from the fashion stores in Los Angeles.
The fabrics I bought are of a white thick cotton with good body. They are cut in irregular form approx 10 inches per side. I embroidered some of them then sent them to the washing machine and the results are great.
What I have been thinking is that I would very happy to donate this fabric for our 50 state quilt.
If you want to, you can PM me your name and address and the number of states you will be doing and I'll be more than glad to send you guys the fabric.
(And don't ask me why or how, but in this deal I got more than 5,000 pieces of the same white fabric, so I have more than enough to share. lol)
What do you say?

[teddy_rn]

WOW! Such a deal as this you can NOT pass up!

[Grandma Ria]

Klarina that is a good deal you got there,look forward seeing some of the projects you make with them,and how nice to share it with the Girls.
Enjoy Ria

[artist_bre]

I'll take Illinois also with Wisconsin if its available yet.
Thanks
Bre

[tweetee]

Speaking of fabrics, I have been thinking about something... It turns out that I got this huge lot of white fabric that I bought for pennies from a guy that sells closeouts from the fashion stores in Los Angeles.
The fabrics I bought are of a white thick cotton with good body. They are cut in irregular form approx 10 inches per side. I embroidered some of them then sent them to the washing machine and the results are great.
What I have been thinking is that I would very happy to donate this fabric for our 50 state quilt.
If you want to, you can PM me your name and address and the number of states you will be doing and I'll be more than glad to send you guys the fabric.
(And don't ask me why or how, but in this deal I got more than 5,000 pieces of the same white fabric, so I have more than enough to share. lol)
What do you say?

The only problem with me is that I am in australia. Did you want to post 2 peices out to me or should I just use some white fabric that I have?

[seaislandmist]

Hi, I would like to join the swap also. If HI and AZ are not taken yet, I would like to do them. I haven't quilte in a few yearsm but once I saw the block I know I can do it. But can someone tell me what a jelly roll is? Beside something you eat. LOL
Thank you - Yvonne

[artist_bre]

Hi, I would like to join the swap also. If HI and AZ are not taken yet, I would like to do them. I haven't quilte in a few yearsm but once I saw the block I know I can do it. But can someone tell me what a jelly roll is? Beside something you eat. LOL
Thank you - Yvonne

Hello and welcome to our swap. A jelly roll is a long strip of fabric that we buy all rolled up into a roll that looks like a jelly roll ( a donoughnut) and it is is 2 1/2 inches wide which is what the size of the boarders of the quilt blocks we are going to be doing.
Hope that explains it.
Bre

[teddy_rn]

Hello and welcome to our swap. A jelly roll is a long strip of fabric that we buy all rolled up into a roll that looks like a jelly roll ( a donoughnut) and it is is 2 1/2 inches wide which is what the size of the boarders of the quilt blocks we are going to be doing.
Hope that explains it.
Bre

Bre I am so happy to see that you and I are on this swap together! I always look forward to seeing your beautiful contributions I bought the fabric for the borders and sashing for the holiday quilt last week! Can hardly wait, I want that quilt on my bed for the holidays

[Naturechick]

Good Morning Ladies,
We have had another person to join our swap, seailsandmist-Yvonne. Welcome and thanks for joining.

Here is an updated list:

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---Wisconsin and Illinois
8. Pennie's From Heaven--Alabama and Colorado
9. I am too cute 195--New York and Wyoming.
10. Seaislandmist—Hawaii and Arizona

We are now up to 10 members which means everybody makes 1 block per member. For example I will have to make 10 Tennessee, 10 Georgia, and 10 Montana


Teddy I have emailed you your and your sisters state files. Let me know if you have trouble with them.

Naturechick

[jsspicer]

This quilt is a great idea! It would be fun to do one like this again in the future with the state name on the bottom of the block and the center filled with the state bird or state flower. Putting the state capitol on it would also help the youngsters learn these capitols.

[Pennies_From_Heaven]

We are up to 21 states picked so far, I think that is wonderful. Like I said before I have never done anything like this before, this project has only been opened for a few days and we are almost half way there. This is going to be sew fun

[teddy_rn]

Here is my block. I added to it with the date we attained our statehood and a short fun fact. I also used the fabric from Mitchell's old Air Force squadron.