I have a question: Would we making only 6 1/2 inch blocks or putting four together for a 12 1/2 block? The picture you show is four 6 1/2 blocks sewn together with a narrow sash (if I'm seeing it right.)

I'm thinking about it, I'm having a hard time this month getting things done and I told my daughter just the other day I didn't think I would do a 12 block swap again, but this one really appeals to me.

Vicky

We would be making only 6 1/2 inch blocks. I just put up a pic with idea of what you could do with the blocks...........
Red

Would we make all our blocks alike???

caroline,
we all will use black solid color fabric for the background
you choose the colors you want from the Baltik fabric deep rich colors............like purples reds, rust, golds, greens there is a variety of shades in those colors.
With baltik no too fabric are alike.
Red

Still haven't finished my Christmas pinwheel quilt from last year, but always wanted to do a maple leaf quilt. I guess this is my chance. Sign me up.

Anyone calculated how much batik & black fabric it will take to do all 12 leaves in 1 color?

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sign me up

me too! ~Abbigail~

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Red ..Sign me up please. This will be my first swap on this forum so I will need the rules and your address.I have made the maple leaf before but not in batiks so can't wait to see it in those beautiful brights! Yvonne

depends on when we have to have them in,,,but I will probably go for it...it sounds lovely!

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caroline, stated above August 8th

Playing with ideas..........

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OK sign me up
,,,ty

Wait! Im confused. If we make 12 blocks and they are only 6.5 inches,thats kinda little for a wall hanging unless you added huge sashings...????Am I reading wrong?

6 1/2 block!

Didn't svanessa already propose a leaf block swap?

Caroline ,You can always use sashing to make it bigger.I used a three inch sashing on my maple leaf quilt.Of course they were 12 inch blocks and it is a queen size quilt,but for a wallhanging I think the smaller block would work fine with a sashing. JMHO Yvonne

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/gygram/MVC-724S.jpg

OK,,,I still think some of us are confused. We are making 12 UNITS, not 12 blocks like in the first picture(which is 4 units),,,right???

Caroline,
You would be making only 6 1/2 inch blocks 12 blocks NOT sewn into units. I just put up a pic with idea of what you could do with the blocks.....
Red

TY...I dont think I will join,,,6.5 blocs and 12 of them will make a really small quilt,even with sashings andw. If you set them together that way youd only have 3 blocks...

That's okay Caroline!
Red

I think you should all decide to make 4 of these 6" blocks per person. Don't sew them together though; let the recipient set the blocks as they want. These are easy enough that making 4 each should not be a problem and it sounds like that's what most of you want anyway.
Sue

I really want to make one of these quilts, but the more I read & thought about the small finished size, I think I'm going to back out of this one. I really want a quilt, not a wall hanging. Sorry Red!

Since we do not have any more sign ups this swap is canceled!
Red