The quilting forum i mentioned in an earlier blog has a fun quilting block exchange going on right now, so i decided to sign up. Its called a Birthday Block Swap. How it works, there are 12 to a group, and each person is assigned a month...not necessarily your birthday month, but it will feel like your birthday because when your month arrives, you rcv 11 blocks from all the other quilters in the group :) You get to choose the size, style and color theme of your birthday month block, so when they arrive, they will match beautifully to make a wonderful quilt!!! Well, thats the idea anyways :) I chose xmas colors of reds and greens in any sort of star-type pattern 12 inches with a cream background :) Ive always wanted a xmas quilt, so i thought this would be a great way to get me started! June is the first month of the exchange, and the woman requested a star in blues with a white bckgrnd. (see photo) Next month is my block month, so im rather excited about that.....i get my goodies early in the swap :) I will post each month with the new quilt squares i make, so if you are interested, feel free to follow along! Ive participated in a couple of other quilt exchanges recently, so when they all arrive, i will take photos and post those too. These Block exchanges are quite inspiring, and they keep me busy trying new things! I am creating more now than i have in a long time....and the deadlines help keep me from procrastinating too :) If you are interested....wander over to about.com and look up the quilting section! Now if i could just get motivated to start painting again!!! :)
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