Sunday, December 13, 2020

💝 Christmas Swap 💝

My small group, Scrapbaggers, did a gift swap this year for Christmas, a 12" quilt block! Many of our members have tabletop quilt stands that hold a 12" quilt block.

Here's the "Swoon" block I made for Marcia, who had requested a Spring theme and likes raspberry colors:
Quilt Info:
Pattern: Swoon quilt block
Size: 12" X 12"
Batting: Quilters Dream Poly
Thread: Glide--Linen
Quilting: Ikat 1 from Urban Elementz
Interesting Info: ~We drew names back a couple months. Everyone posted their likes on a group email. We had to secretly deliver our wrapped mini quilt before the party. Many of us did "ding dong ditch", or just delivered it to the person's door, and one person mailed hers.

~My pattern is for a 16" block, so I made two blocks, as a practice to make sure I did the math right for a 12" block.
I hung the purple "practice block" in my studio:
I put a hanging sleeve on the back of the one I gifted to Marcia, to hang from a 12" table top frame:
I put corner sleeves on the "practice" block, so I can attach to the wall by Command Strips:
Here are the other nine blocks we opened at our recent Christmas Zoom party.
Ann made this "Punkin Patch" for Annemarie:
Tracy made this tulip quilt for Patty:
Mary made this spring block for Laura:
Debbie made this adorable snowman for Ann:
Marcia made this sweet Easter quilt for Tracy:
Patty made this amazing snowflake quilt for Mary:
Annemarie made this "Create" block for Sue:
Laura made this Christmas tree with stellar quilting for Deb:
And I am the lucky recipient of this wool applique "Believe" block from Sue:
It was a fun, simple way to do a quilt Christmas gift swap. Every block is a treasure!

Grace and peace!!! ~Nancy

14 comments:

  1. Such beautiful pieces! The Swoon block is so fun to make and so gorgeous. But you know what ... your "practice" purple / blue swoon block is my favorite! Such a gorgeous mix of color!

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  2. SEW many cute gifts shared amongst your quilt group, Nancy!!

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  3. What a great collection of blocks/projects. There were so many different ones. I do like your Swoon block. I'm looking forward to getting all my Christmas stuff done so I can go back to playing with my projects.

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  4. Oh my they are all so darn cute! Happy Holidays Nancy!

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  5. What a great way to keep up a tradition, and so many pretty little quilts! I really like that Ikat quilting design!

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  6. Thanks for posting all these blocks - what a fun little quilt show! I do like your pink block with the fussy cut corners.

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  7. Such pretty Swoon blocks! What a great idea for a gift swap!

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  8. I love the idea of a 12" block swap. How clever and fun!! Your Swoon blocks are beautiful.

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  9. What fun blocks from a swap! I love the variety and I love seeing your test block and finished block.

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  10. What a lovely idea for a swap. Terrific blocks all round.

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  11. All of those are so beautiful! I love your Swoon blocks--the smaller one and your test blocks!

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  12. All of them are beautiful, and it's a great idea for a swap!

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  13. What beautiful variety in the swap. Some of the seasonal ones are especially fun. I like the raspberry swoon, but I'd go weak at the knees for your "practice" one in personal preference. Thanks for sharing this mini show.

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