Quilting block swaps Australia: 2016

How to JOIN quilting block swaps Australia

Hello and thank you for visiting. This is a community group for all Australian quilters to join or just follow. Membership is FREE and you are partnered each month and we make each other a 12 inch quilt block based on our preferences which we swap. (12.5 inches raw edge to raw edge) The emphasis of the group is on friendship and sharing. To find out more or register to join email me on quiltingblocks@hotmail.com This purpose of this blog is to chat and showcase blocks and quilts made by members, kind of like a show and tell . Yours in stitching, Sue

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

October blocks for Kelly

October 12" swap blocks for Kelly whose requested was broken herringbone in black, grey and white tones.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Sept-Oct Paper Pieced blocks for Kimberly

Kimberly's request was "any block in pink and green with a white tone-on-tone background". The blocks are Tallahassee (Quilter's Cache) and 9 Patch Star (by Carol Doak).

September blocks for Sharyn

Sharyn's 12" September request was "any block in purple"

Thursday, August 4, 2016

August blocks for Tanya

These are the blocks I stitched for Tanya for the 12" August 2016 swap - the request was any block in black and white.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

June 2016 blocks forLouise

These are the 12" June blocks I stitched for Louise King - who requested any block in red and white.

July 2016 blocks for Robin

These are the 12" Aunt Dinah blocks I stitched for Robin Hill in cream / white background with turquoise / aqua / teal shades.

May 2016 blocks for Pamela

These are the May 12" Maple Leaf blocks in Autumn colours I stitched for Pamela Addicott.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

April 2016 blocks for Michell K

Michell K in New Zealand requested any block in 1930s fabrics on a solid white background for the April 2016 12" swap.

March 2016 blocks for Judith Bowen

Judith Bowen requested ShooFly block in pink, yellow, green & white fabrics for the March 2016 12" swap.

Antique Tile in Civil War fabrics for Thea

Thea requested Antique Tile block in Civil War fabrics for the February 2016 12" swap.

January 2016 12" blocks for MaureenB

MaureenB requested any star block in green. - this was the 10 minute quilt block star.

December 2015 12" block for Cathy Barker

Friendship Star blocks were the request by Cathy Barker for the December 2015 12" swap.

November 2015 12" swap blocks for Sylvia in New Zealand

Sylvia requested 12" blocks in purple and white for the November 2015 12" swap

October 2015 12" blocks for Bev

These are for Bev - I made a smaller 6" block as well.

September 2015 12" blocks for Sue Anderson in Tasmania

These were the 12" September 2015 blocks I stitched for Sue Anderson in Tasmania, whose request was "any star block in black, grey and pink".

August 2015 12" blocks for Joanne Ferguson

These are the 12" Black and White blocks I stitched for Joanne Ferguson for the August 2015 12" swap.

July 2015 12" blocks for Jennifer Holding

These are the 12" blocks I stitched for Jennifer Holding for July 2015 who requested autumn colours.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

A quilt is finished.

i know there hasn't been any activity on here but I thought I would share a finish with you.
After collecting quite a few blocks in my country star theme this is what I have done.
It is finished and gifted.. I am happy. .,THANKYOU to all you ladies who contributed to this quilt.
http://jobutterfield.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/floating-stars-is-finally-done.html
And
http://quiltingblockswapsaustralia.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/ive-used-my-country-stars.html
Go here to find out the whole story.