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QnT 2012 Heartstrings quilt block swap #1

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QnT 2012 Heartstrings quilt block swap #1
Group:Quilts n' Things
Swap Coordinator:perkl8r (contact)
Swap categories: Fabric  Sewing  Quilting 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:January 25, 2012
Date items must be sent by:February 25, 2012
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

1-26-12 thru 2-26-12

Here we go making one of my favorite fun quilt blocks!

This is such a simple quilt block and it's definitely addictive!! So get out your scraps and leftover jelly roll strips and join us. This swap is for all levels of quilters. It doesn’t matter - you just need to be accurate.

You will be making 4 blocks each for your 2 partners (a total of 8 blocks). You will also send along 5(five) "strings" of fabric, each at least 12" long, for each of your partners' stash.

INSTRUCTIONS: We will use the foundation fabric method. This means that we use a piece of muslin or flannel as the base for our square, to stabilize the square and also to make it easier to put it together. Please use this method – do not use the paper piecing method. The blocks we are making will be 6 ½ inches, when finished. I would recommend that you make your fabric base about 7 inches, so that if there is any “shrinkage” due to sewing, there is a bit of extra room to compensate for it, and you can just trim the squares after you are done.

REMINDERS: --- It is very important to iron each strip down as you sew it.

--- The same fabric can only be used in a square 2 times.

--- The squares are supposed to be scrappy. The scrappier the better! So please don’t try to coordinate things. Just grab a strip and sew.

--- Strips should VARY IN WIDTH, BUT BE NO WIDER THAN 1-3/4 inches UNFINISHED (BEFORE being sewn down). This will allow for the squares to have about 10-14 different fabrics each.

--- Please use decent quality 100% cotton fabric.

I borrowed this swap data from my good friend beancounter17who hosted a series of these swaps last year.

Discussion

junemoon 01/13/2012 #

This IS addictive, I've now made several strip quilts. Per the instructions, I will use a muslin base but I will share with you all that lately I've been using used dryer sheets for my strip base. Yes, they're wrinkled after being used but a warm iron flatens then nicely and some of the scene is usually left so they smell good. Of course they are clean and they are consistent size, usually 5x7 which goes together into a nice rectangular block. Just a piece of info.

SamiE 01/14/2012 #

Thanks for starting a new quilt block swap using srtings.

perkl8r 01/14/2012 #

June, I love that idea....wow, that would smell good!

perkl8r 01/14/2012 #

I've seen folks use fabric they didn't care for as the base fabric and that works well too.

junemoon 01/23/2012 #

I will also mention that you can save yourself a lot of moving from sewing machine to iron by making you eight blocks production line style -- i.e., cut your eight bases, sew the first strip on each one and THEN iron all of them. Go back and sew the second strip on each and THEN iron, etc.

perkl8r 01/25/2012 #

that exactly what I do too......sew a strip on all eight blocks, then iron all 8 blocks ....sew another strip on all 8 blocks, then iron all 8 blocks.....great minds!

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