**2009 Quilt Block Swap for JUNE**

[Scrambled Egg]

WOW Zoo!!! You've really stepped up your game girl!!!

 

[Lunachick]

I agree! Very nice Zoo...

 

[Zookeeper9000]

Glad you liked it 17Roses. FrChuckW liked his as well.

Thanks Luna and Scrambled.

That is 4 bow tie blocks put together. They were practice for the fall swap, only there are different colors in the fall blocks.

I have done bow tie before. My first quilt block was the Double wedding ring LOL that one I am still working on. I have to change one of the fabrics because it is not working it is unraveling.

My next one was the bowtie LOL. Here is a funny story about that first bow tie quilt LOL. There is 5 - 4 1/2 inch squares in each bowtie block, so I figure out how many I am going to need for my queen size quilt, my sister tells me not to forget that I need 5 of each. So not really knowing what I am doing I listen to her and I times it by 5 LOL. Well I had already figured it out right so I ended up making 4 queen size quilts and a full size out of those blocks LOL of course they were all sewed together when I went to put the quilt top together into a pattern and found that I had way to many blocks for one quilt LOL. The best part was that I went to joann's and had them cut me 5 inch pieces of all those different materials LOL. That was years ago and they still talk about those quilts and cutting all those 5 inch pieces of fabric. Too funny, Thanks for letting me share

Again 17Roses glad you liked your block.

 

[NanaKat]

Nice bowtie block Zoo.

 

[Scrambled Egg]

If you all are not already getting this newsletter, you are really missing out on some nice free patterns and good instructions..
http://www.how-to-quilt.com/newsletter/fatherschoice.php#baby

scroll to the bottom for free patterns, one is a bit like Zoo's block this month, alot of nice ones...

 

[FrChuckW]

I am not an enabler, I am not an enabler, I will not post these links I found surfing the web last night, I don't want to get my fellow quilters in trouble.

I must resist,

I don't want to be responsible for states of mass confusion, envy or mental illness

Aw heck, I just gotta do it this time:

http://www.sarahj.com.au/index.php?

http://www.grandmashouse.ws/Supplies/FabricPanels.html

http://store.gwenifersattic.com/

http://www.hickoryhillquilts.com/Rise-N-Shine.htm

http://www.quiltinghen.com/chickens/

 

[Zookeeper9000]

Thanks FrChuckW now I know what I will be wanting to do while I try to do some outside work LOL.

Oh well isn't breaks for surfing the net?

Thanks for the link Scrambled I will be looking into this newsletter.

 

[calicokat]

Hey Scrambled - love the string quilts, and they are so easy! We had Gwen Marston come to our guild last summer for a class and she showed us a way to make them even EASIER if you can believe that! It's one of my favorites for quick gift quilts like babies, etc.

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Between Scrambled and Chuck I'll never get to come out of my sewing room

 

[Acre of Blessings]

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Can you explain how it can be done easier? I would like to do one myself. Is there a paper piecing pattern to strip quilting?