Jan's block

 This is Jan's block. We're putting four together for her ... She always does something unexpected, so it will be fun to see how these go together.

Here's Jan explaining how we'll get four blocks out of the fabric she provided.

Cindy's block

 This is Cindy's block. The color isn't really great here, but it's limey green ... Cindy's favorite color. 

It's a pretty straightforward block ...

And here's Cindy (I didn't take a picture of her at the meeting but I grabbed one online). Cindy just retired from her job and will get to spend lots of time quilting now ... we're trying not to be jealous!

Dorothy's block

 This is Dorothy's block ... it's a log cabin-style quilt block with yellow blocks through the middle.

We get to do whatever color we'd like, as long as it's one color (ie red, purple, green, yellow, etc.)

Dorothy. You can see the quilt that we're making on the calendar in her hand ... pretty, eh?

Carol's block

And, we're back at it ... block exchanging, that is ...

Our group is about the same size, but not everyone is doing a block this year.

Some people are only making blocks for others, some are making and giving, 

and some are hanging out for the great company!

To start this year off, I took photos of the person as well as their block ...

Carol's block is a series of rectangles joined in courthouse step fashion. Pretty easy, as far as blocks go, and pretty scrappy too. Carol said she uses this one as she puts leaders and enders into her machine. Great scrappy block ... if you just kept going and going, you'd have an entire one-block quilt.

And, here's Carol ... 

Block Exchange 2013!

I'm so happy to participate in BE 2013, although it seems a little odd not to be there on "opening night."

I mailed my patterns and sample block to Louise today, and I'm looking forward to getting your patterns soon!

Here's my sample block for the quilt, Star-Crossed Cats.

One More............

This is my block exchange block with some paper pieced blocks in the center.   Those came from a Karen Kay Buckley class I took last spring - planned to put them with the BE blocks.  

I will NEVER do paper piecing again - great class, great teacher, blocks are great, but I don't like paper piecing!!!!    Too much paper!!!

I need to add another row of blocks on the long side to finish .........but this much is together and I'm happy!!

last meeting of 2012

Although our block exchange group typically meets January - September, this year we missed our May meeting, so we stretched it out until October. No one was complaining ...

Here's a look at some of the 2012 Block Exchange quilts we saw there:

 This one is Cindy's. She gave us all the fabrics that she had collected.

 This is one of Terry's blocks.

 Jan's quilt: Raspberry Truffles ... sounds delicious and looks even better!

 Daisy's quilt. Somebody said she likes brown ...

Here are a few quilts from our sew & tell:

 

This is Bonnie's. It's cool, you can't really see the star shapes when you're up close. 

I love when that happens!

 This quilt was started by my work friend Georgette. She decided she'd like to donate it, so Louise added the border and quilted it. Though they have never met, they make a good quilt team!

 This Halloween one is Terry's. It was her Block Exchange from last year. Seasonal, cute and lots of fun!

Louise made these two quilts. I can't remember what the top one is called, so my apologies. 

The bottom is the jelly roll quilt where you sew the strips end to end to end ... 

then together lengthwise and so on and soon, it's a quilt!

Last meeting of the year ... see everyone either here or at Louise's in January.

Ruth: your block from me will be in the mail on Monday 

(See? even an extra month doesn't help a procrastinator).