Red,White and Blue block swap

[FeyRaine]

ok that sounds good will put it in the works after the surprise that is to come after the chicken block

I pm'd the person who posted that picture of the Watermelon Quilt (back in 2008) to see if she has any tips for us in doing swap blocks for it.
I figured since she has made the quilt she might have the inside scoop on any little things she learned along the way that will help our quilts be as fun & pretty as hers!
Plus I figured she would like to know she inspired us.

 

[keepmumsane]

Nice one !

 

[keepmumsane]

My first quilt is a log cabin star, red for the star, golds for the background, log cabins are great fun

 

[Kassaundra]

My first quilt as you go style, the one that really opened my eyes to alternative quilting methods was a log cabin in the barn raising layout.

 

[katsdar]

Let us know if you hear from her

 

[coldupnorth]

Love how the blocks turned out! They will make a great quilt (someday)

 

[FeyRaine]

Let us know if you hear from her

So far no reply, but I'll let you ya'll know if I hear anything...

Meanwhile I have 4 sfh x cl mutts hatched this week, first of the 30+ eggs started by the crazy broody pullet, she took yet another day's worth of eggs & I moved her ! I put her in on a nest of 9 eggs which candled nearly ready to hatch (one she started that I put in the bator) moved her after sunset & she has been sitting tight for 2 more days on the new nest. The 15 ! eggs she was on I candled and they all went into the bator, the first 9 appear to have all been started on different days , so that hatch is going to be a mess. The only good part is I believe I found someone who will trade me a big bunch of started EE birds (which these are) for a doeling goat in a couple months which is what I need so all those extra started eggs now have a reason.

I'm doing a face palm - 2 months behind schedule I moved the white-tan-brown egg layers out of the sfh pen (switching for mutt EE laying blue & olive) so I would have pure sfh eggs w/o needing to trap nest. BUT 1 of the mutt birds had gotten weirdly huge in the past couple wks, & the next am was suddenly a Rooster! & he picked the pure sfh pullet as his girlfriend ACK so now I am set back an entire month b/f I have the easy to identify pure sfh eggs I expected to have today forward GIGANTOR the surprise Roo was banished to the far pen w/ 1 mutt EEgal this am they will get to de-bug the orchard this summer, along w/ some grow out birds who will join them soon...

on Red/White/Blue quilt news :
My cousin who will get the quilt Defended his PhD Dissertation yesterday it' s little confusing as he is now a Dr. of Nursing. the dissertation topic had to do w/ genetic factors in the success of different methods to stop smoking. I'm not sure what my cousin will go on to do now, but yesterday's success followed many hard years of effort and I will be getting myself in gear to get his R/W/B quilt done asap for him

 

[coldupnorth]

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Sounds like the perfect quilt for someone who has worked so hard! Congratulations to him!

 

[cathiesue]

http://www.craftsy.com/supplies/luc...o Post&utm_campaign=Facebook&initialPage=true

This is crazy. i just posted about doing a white star in my red white and blue bloccks and I found the link above. Isn't that cool?

@FeyRaine I know how proud you must be. I never went for my advanced degree. Although I've been know to call myself Dr. Andersen, hhahaha

I'm doing the same thing with my sfh and the ee's. A surprise ee roo really stinks!

Hope all have a great weekend planned!

 

[keepmumsane]

Hi lovelies, got my red white and blue blocks todsy. They're really Gorgeous! Thanks so much!

I did get 4 of my own block back .... so if anyone wants to add another one I have 3 going ..lol
I will post them folded in letter envelopes for you , just pm me .

Im amazed at how well these all match, so many tones of red and all stunning, cant wait to put them together, I think the stars idea is lovely . I bought a chunk of the chicken fabric in mine to use as a centre piece, glorious!
Thanks heaps !