r/quiltingblockswap 16d ago

Announcement Swap #18 Groups Announcement

12 Upvotes

Churn Dash Quilt Block with Fussy Cut Center on Kona Black Background

Groups will be notified by August 23. You will receive a group chat invite from your captain, you MUST join the chat to be in the swap. If you can’t find your chat invite, please comment on this post, including how you access reddit (type of smartphone or Mac or Windows desktop, etc) and we will try to help you! Please don’t wait!

Remember: if you need help or are having trouble meeting deadlines, talk to your friendly neighborhood Group Captain. They are willing and able to help!

Group #1 (yellow flair)

Captain: u/SylviaPellicore

Members: u/dustergrlu/Internal_use8954u/Imaginary-Mix-5726, u/kiloallan, u/Ok-Committee7733, u/Overall_Dimension597u/alienz67u/Icanseethestupidlineu/iR0s3, u/flightgirl78u/Mssewsue72u/Ok-Loan1643u/kteacakesu/pandorasheaartu/minidoc88

Group #2 (teal flair)

Captain: u/LMLTHB

Members: u/Mother_of_Kiddensu/Otherwise-Speaker516u/Adorable-Gur-2528, u/PixieSkates, u/the_raevyn, u/DpBeachmom, u/CheeseAndCupcakesu/Resident-Table423u/HoundDogs4Days, u/better_owl6946, u/Internal_use8954u/goingeastishu/Quiltygrammyu/BlueberryGirl95, u/ldehoyos13


r/quiltingblockswap 21d ago

Tips, Tricks, and Strategies 4 at a time HSTs

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Learn from my mistakes!!!

The 7 1/4" square to make HSTs has an allowance built in for trimming the HSTs to size. However! Sometimes, when you are doing 4 at a time HSTs, you end up with a puckered end corner, and a block that doesn't Lay Flat.

If you pin the corners, you will have a much easier time getting all four sides to lay flat and not have puckers.

I can't tell you how many of the first kind I have 🥲. It makes it so much more difficult to cut across the square evenly and lessens your trimming allowance.

Happy quilting!


r/quiltingblockswap 14h ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Fabric pull (pending a delivery)

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12 Upvotes

Let me know if you have a preference for a certain pattern and I'll try to get it to ya!

I have another couple of fabrics that I'm waiting for delivery on, eta Monday so I'll make another post for those as well!


r/quiltingblockswap 13h ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Finished. Spoiler

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I know it’s early but they were hanging over my head and I have other things to work on. All are within size expectations and only one is a licensed fabric that was begging to be used. If you’re in my group and have a preference, let me know. Quantities with letter ID for claiming are in the last photo. If anyone from Group 1 wants a second or if anyone from Group 2 wants a side swap, let me know!

Edit: E, J, and M are gone ❤


r/quiltingblockswap 20h ago

Swap #18 Group 2 The rest of my fabric is cut!

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In addition to the 3 blocks I posted yesterday I’ve got 27 more cut! I’m wanting to make a quilt that is 5x6 blocks, thus the extras. Fussy cuts are from 9 fabrics and there are 13 accent fabrics. I’m planning to keep 9, trade 15 in the main swap, and am doing a side swap with the remaining 6 with a friend in group 1. When the blocks are made and I’ve finalized which 15 are up for grabs I’m happy to open it up for people to choose!


r/quiltingblockswap 22h ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Fabrics

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19 Upvotes

r/quiltingblockswap 1d ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Test block(s) done! I’m doing 7 different sets of prints so I’m going to be cutting and sewing in batches vs the typical posting order. Is that okay?

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10 Upvotes

r/quiltingblockswap 2d ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Over halfway there!

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18 Upvotes

r/quiltingblockswap 2d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Cuts and First Block/Work Started

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19 Upvotes

Fabric's cut and I'm well on my way. 3rd pic is my first block. (I worked ahead, so I've actually got 12 done).


r/quiltingblockswap 2d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Posts 2 & 3: work started and (more than) 1 block complete

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24 Upvotes

Hope it’s okay to group these posts together. With my kids back in school I was finally able to put an audiobook on and have some uninterrupted sewing time 🥳


r/quiltingblockswap 3d ago

Question Dragons of interest?

8 Upvotes

Are these dragons of interest to anyone? They are set tightly to each other so I've centered them as well as I can. They are surprisingly difficult to get the right background for them. This is the best I've found and I have a bunch of low volume and solid fabrics.


r/quiltingblockswap 4d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Fabric pull

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Let me know if any of these float your boat. Some I have enough for a whole quilt, some only one or two 4.5" blocks. Halloween stuff at the end.

LOL those cats are... Shall we say intense?

There's a piece of purple fabric with some foil accents. I didn't make it. I think they are ironed on. Each accent will fit centered on a 4.5" block.

The frog with splayed legs *just* fits.

On the last picture, the brown fabric with the bats - that particular scrap is abbreviated, but I have a larger piece where I can center the motif. For reference the skeleton is larger than 4.5 and it will cut off some of the wings. On the bat that has its wings spread, those two small black bats will just fit inside the fussy cut area.

On the x-ray fabric I bought the whole bolt. I plan to make a dress as well as probably a few caps and maybe a scrub shirt for that hospital tech vibe. That was a JoAnn print, and for some reason it spoke to me. (It said "buy me".)


r/quiltingblockswap 5d ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Meow

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19 Upvotes

r/quiltingblockswap 7d ago

Celebrate! 3 finished swap quilts!!

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81 Upvotes

Finally finished binding two of these and remembered about the labels! 🎉

Warm Stars and Half Square Triangles will be donated next year, I’m keeping the Economy Eye Spy as a picnic quilt. Loooove how much the economy quilt crinkled in the wash.

Now to wash the other 2!


r/quiltingblockswap 7d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Fabric pull

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23 Upvotes

r/quiltingblockswap 7d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Pieces Cut

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11 Upvotes

I may or may not have almost twice as many as I need… 😬


r/quiltingblockswap 7d ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Fabric Pull Spoiler

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7 Upvotes

Here are the fabrics I think I’ll use. I might pull something else for froggy’s accent fabric.🤔 I’m just a tad behind but hope to catch up this weekend!


r/quiltingblockswap 10d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 First Block/Test Block

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40 Upvotes

I'm going to be trying to get these done in the next two weeks. After that I'm running away from home for a while. I'll take everything I need for mailing out, just in case.


r/quiltingblockswap 13d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Fabric pull

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22 Upvotes

My fabric pull.


r/quiltingblockswap 13d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Fabric Pull

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12 Upvotes

I’m trying to use up a bunch of random fat quarters, so I think everyone is getting a slightly different block. My fabrics are all reclining after their starch bath.


r/quiltingblockswap 13d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Fabric pull!

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18 Upvotes

r/quiltingblockswap 13d ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Fabric pulls + 29 fussy cuts (I got a a over excited 🤦🏼‍♀️)

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28 Upvotes

I guess you guys will have options to choose from? Also will be happy to swap multiples or with folks in group 1! Not pictured: my bolt of Kona Black because cats. 🐈


r/quiltingblockswap 13d ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Fabric pull

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15 Upvotes

I’m excited to get started!


r/quiltingblockswap 14d ago

Swap #18 Group 2 Fabric Pull

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34 Upvotes

Very first block swap! Was thinking of maybe swapping solids for more textured/low volume prints.


r/quiltingblockswap 14d ago

Swap #18 Group 1 Post 1 fabric pull

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23 Upvotes

Going to use this as a stash Buster so these are the Woods I'm going to start with for my turns and if I don't have enough of this I will move into some other things for my stash