April blocks from Wendy

These are the "scrappy" 9 patch blocks that Wendy stitched for me in the 6" block swap - so lucky to receive 4 blocks, Thank You so much.

April Blocks for Michell

My partner this month was Michell...

She requested Red/White Ohio Stars..

She gets two!

Mailing them out the end of this week, hope you like them!

Swap from Annette

Lucky me got two beautiful blocks from Annette for the April swap. I also received some lovely teddy bear, butterfly, heart and flower buttons. These will make some blankets of love. Thank you so much Annette.

we are 4

Quilting block swaps Australia has recently celebrated its 4th birthday, with over 100 ladies swapping in any one of our four swaps and a whopping 189 members now on our face book group page we have come a long way since I began this journey looking for some friends to swap quilt blocks with me. 

With the face book group growing rapidly, and the decline in the use of this blog as a result, I will only be putting up monthly posts on the blog.  In all honesty I think the blog will be replaced by the face book group, as not only can you upload photos straight from your phone, but you can live chat with other ladies, share pictures and so on, making it a much more interactive group.

I don't have any plans to close the blog down in the short term but I think there may come a day when its completely running via facebook.

So if you are not a member of our face book group, jump on over and send a request to join, both Cathy and I jointly co ordinate this and its a one stop for all of the groups. ( this is different to our Facebook page which you would " Like".).

There is a birthday giveaway on the face book group, running until April 18th, so whats stopping you, jump on over and take a peek.

March Block for Petah

Here is the Roman Stripe block I have sent to Petah for the March Swap

April blocks from Sue P.

Sue P. stitched 2 blocks for me - a Scrapbagger and a Goose Creek quilt block - in my requested colours of "scrappy" and "ugly" fabrics. I had to chuckle at Sue's note that stated "..these are two of the most unattractive blocks I've ever made!"... LOL, Sue they are just perfect, you "nailed the brief". Thank you so much, Kerry B.

April blocks for Sue P.

Here are the 12" blocks I stitched for Sue P. in her requested colours. She has emailed that they have arrived.

 

Ohio Star for Karen

March was a hectic month and I ran behind on many things..

Heres a Ohio Star for Karen P in 

Victoria Australia...

Its on its way! 

March blocks from Dagmar

These are the Paper Piecing bocks that Dagmar in Germany has lovingly stitched for me in my requested colours of  greys and teals in "maker's own choice" of block. I am making a quilt called "Fifty Shades of Grey and Teal".

April swap completed ...

Karen was my lovely partner for April. She asked for an Ohio star in purple with pink or white background. I'm hoping this fits the bill as I used both pink and white........

Hugz
Melanie
xx

Blocks for Dagmar

Here are the paper piecing blocks I stitched for Dagmar in Germany - she requested a flower &/or an animal block. The frog reminds me of the local tree frogs (or cane toads!!) here in sunny Queensland.

March & April blocks sent

2 in 1 post.

I have sent out my March block to Beth .

Wild Duck block with any 2 colours and a white background.

And April block to Vicki

Any bright star

March blocks from Linda B.

Here are the gorgeous blocks I received from Linda B - they are called Scrapbagger (2), and Goose Creek (1) - stitched in "scrappy" colours. Thank you so much.

March Blocks I sent Kerry B and Kate C

 

 

 

I sent these to Kerry B!

 

And these to Kate C!

My block from Karen

Heres my block I received from Karen for March!

Gorgeous! thank you!  

(Please excuse my unvacumned carpet!)

A big apology ...............

Lori and Donna were my February and March partners, and they both very generously made both of my block options.
I've been distracted with knee replacement surgery and shuffled my blocks and envelopes - I am so sorry, but I can't put the correct names with these beautiful blocks. The blocks are photographed in pairs but at the moment I'm not sure the combinations are correct - sorry ladies!

 

The fabrics, colours and stitching are just beautiful.
Thank you so much, Jan.

March blocks

I got two lovely railtrack blocks in pastel colours from Lori

thank you so much.. they are perfect.....

I am a bit late with mine but I have sent off Lori's star in rust, golds and dark greens

Hugz from Fiona

March swap

I received these two lovely blocks fro my March swap partner Erin. Thank you Erin, I love them!

 

And this is the block I sent to her :)

Hugs

Janet

2014 Challenge

Sue set a challenge in January to make something with blocks received in a swap from QBSA. Well it's taken a while from collecting the blocks to deciding what to do with them.... but a decision was made....

Then the next challenge was how to put them together ... so after many hours of deliberation (with input from each family member)..... I finally made my mind up..... 

I made a wall hanging for our bedroom (just need DH to put some hooks up for me and then I can take a proper photo), 4 blankets of love for Cheryll (I sent these in February) and a table runner for our dining table. 

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to these (sorry I really can't remember who they are all from but I received them in 2012 and 2013).

I'm going to make some more blankets of love in "boy" colours and then to start on the 2014 Challenge over at Christmas Quilting block swap Australia...

Hugz

Melanie

XXX

Blocks to and from Melanie

This is the block that I sent Melanie and..

.. my one from Melanie. Her 12 year old drew the balloons and I think they are perfect for the quilt I have in mind. Thanks for swapping Melanie.

March blocks for Linda B.

Linda has emailed that her 12" blocks have arrived safely - glad she likes them. I enjoyed stitching them.

 

 

Lazy angle

My march blocks for Madeleine

Finished Star quilt

Finally I have a finish on my star quilt; it's about 68x84", give or take. I collected blocks from both the 12" and the 6" groups as well as from a friend outside the group. A big thank you to everyone who contributed. Sorry for the wonky picture but I'm limited for space here and the weather is too messy to take it outside just now.  I'm really happy with how it turned out and it's already gone to it's new home with my son.  

Credits as follows:
1st row: Leena, Jolanda, Chantell, Karen F, Kerry, Robyn, Medora, Kerry B, Sue B
2nd row: Carolyn, Kerry, Billy, Billy again, Noelene, me
3rd row: Nellie, Coralie, Robyn, Beth, Helen, Carmen
4th row: Cathy C, Cathy A, Nellie, Sally, Coralie, Sue S
5th row: Chantell, Linda, Beth, Kerry E, Jolanda, Amira, Carolyn, Sally, Medora
6th row: Terry F, Cathy A, Sue B, Linda, Cathy A, me

March

Leaving our cold winter temps with lots of snow, ice and chilly winds to go and join the block collection of Liz S, where it will enjoy the end of a hot summer in a beautiful valley in Australia!

I do hope it will fit in and be right at home with her collection of autumn colors of different blocks...

log cabins seem to fit in with any quilt! Smile

Hope you like it Liz S.

 

Blessings~

Lori USA
A lil-add on:
Just after I posted this our mail came and look what I got ...
Yes, from Liz S to me!
Two beautiful blocks. Smile
She added a note saying she wasn't pleased with one of them so, decided on making another!
Am I blessed
They are "both" lovely and well sewn!
Thank you Liz

 

Another block received

I have been involved with Quilt Block Swap Australia since August 2013. I have just received my tenth 12" block. It was from Beth who lives in Queensland.

I asked for any star in country colours. It isn't as pink as in this photo.

I nearly have enough to put a quilt top together. I'm aiming for 12 blocks.

My happy mail collection

I was very happy today after collecting my mail & I saw there was a parcel from Tasmania.

The end of my holiday last week I was in Tasmania, Hobart, for a day.

My swap partner, Irene, lives there.

She has ended up making me 2 blocks. Lucky me.

This 1st block has some great fabrics.

The 2nd was a new block Irene tried. 

Well done Irene & thank you.

February Blocks I sent Elizabeth K.

I had so much fun making these little blocks I couldn't stop!
Linda B.

February

Tomorrow is already

 the next month and I nearly did not get a

picture of this "beautiful"

block I received from Brenda T.  posted. (sorry)   

It's absolutely lovely & the sewing is so well done and perfect size!

Thank you so very much Brenda I enjoyed swapping with you!

Smile

The block is black & white

we were working on a Valentine's

project and I laid it there on the pink.

The colors showed up so bright!

 

Blessings~

Lori M

USA