Quilt no 2

Intersections

15.25x15.25"

Quilt no 1

Around Town

19x23" 

silk painted, hand stitching, air pen

Deadline nearing/Photos coming

Hi everyone - we are now just about a month away from the photo deadline - I'm expecting a bit of a rush after the Easter holidays as I know I won't be the only person who has more time for sewing during that period!  However, I do have a good handful of quilt photos in already, so be on the lookout for the first batch of photos being posted in the next few days (though not tonight).

To the maker of the quilt "Fun and Games" who emailed me worried their emails weren't getting through, I did get them (with photos) and have responded to you, so don't panic - not sure why you are getting bounce messages, but wanted to say something here just in case you don't get my email...

Deadline approaching faster than seems possible...

Hi everyone - just a little reminder that the deadline for photos for the swap is a little over a month away - the 7th of April. Where does the time go? Anyway, I have had a good handful of photos in for the swap already, but if you are putting yours off like a certain hostess whose name I won't mention because April is "miles away", well, perhaps you need to start thinking of what you are going to make!  I look forward to seeing your quilts...

Here, but busy...

Just to say, if you have emailed me about the swap recently, I am not ignoring you, but I've got a lot of stuff on at the moment, and as I have a handful of emails, some with questions which need answering or problems which need addressing, I haven't quite got around to spending the time on them yet. Soon, I promise!

It's that time again...

Announcing... Another Little Quilt Swap, Round 9 (yes, 9. I can't believe it, either)

Quick details:

Deadline for Photos: Tuesday, 7th April 2015

In a nutshell (i.e. the quick description): a no-signup/no preassigned partners swap. Once your quilt is completed you will be enterred into the swap; you may then nominate a list of quilts you'd like to receive from the finished pool after the deadline has passed.

Size Requirements: total PERIMETER (distance around the outside of the quilt) between 48" and 80" (approx 120cm and 200cm). Any shape ok. Single quilt, pair or triptych ok as long as total perimeter falls in range.

Style: Open

Theme: Open

Materials: Any, but must include at least some fabric. 

Techniques: Any, but must involve three layers, as in the traditional definition of "quilt" (see full rules for more details if necessary)

How to play: send an expression of interest to me by email with ALQS9 in the subject line. This is not a committment; you will not be official enrolled in the swap until you send photos of your finished quilt

Other: must be willing to mail internationally (though you will not necessarily be required to do so)

Check out the ALQS9 Rules page in the sidebar for more details

Grand Reveal

Now that all the quilts are safely home, I can show who made what and where the quilts all went to live (I like this part, especially when all the quilts have arrived at their new destinations safely).

So.  Here we go:

Quilt no 1, "Love"

was made by Tena, and was claimed by Debra, who made Quilt no 16, "Summer Plates".

Summer Plates flew off to live with Mary Jane, while Mary Jane's quilt, no 11

went to Beth. Beth's quilt, no 26,

went to Barbara C in Northern Ireland. Barbara is a regular player in the swap - she's been in since Round 4... In this round, her quilt (no 28)  went to Marei.

The quilt that Marei made, Early Spring (no 17) went to live with Jenny,

while Jenny's lovely piece (no 35) flew off to hang out with Di. I'd love to see this one in person (well, I'd like to see all of them in person, but I reckon this is the type of quilt which would show so much better in the flesh. So to speak.)

The piece that Di made (no 6)  for this swap went to Lynda in the UK

And Lynda's "Life's too Short to Dance with Ugly Men" (no 15) went to Wil in the Netherlands. Lynda holds a joint position of honour - she's one of two people to have played in every single round of my ALQS (well, if I count myself, one of three people). Here's the piece she made:

Wil has also played in a lot of swaps - all but one round - though she's submitted two quilts to several rounds, so she might hold the record for most quilts submitted in my swaps. (Or again, that might be me, though that doesn't really count...)  Her Windmills (no 2) went to California to live with Julie.

Julie's quilt, no 14, went to Cathy in Texas, who actually made (and therefore received) two quilts for the swap.

No 29, Kindness Multiplies, ended up with Margaret in the UK. Here it is:

Margaret's quilt, no 9, went to Scarlett in Chile.

Scarlett's quilt was the last one home, which I was waiting to hear about - partly because she was on holiday when the quilts needed mailing, so it went out late, and partly because it was going to its destination from South America, and in this round, it's the only quilt coming from South America (one other player lives there, at least part time, but was able to mail to and from the UK) - in the last round there were 3 or 4 South American players.  Anyway, here's the quilt Scarlett made - no 33.

This quilt went to Marie, who made Mason's Wheel, quilt no 31, a quilt claimed by Mary S. This quilt was one of the most popular ones - it appeared on many lists.

Mary S is another player who has been in the past 5 rounds or so - one of my "regulars" - between us regulars, we have an amazing collection of little quilts! In this round, Mary made two quilts. This one, no 7 (Citrus Peel), went to Pam in the UK.

Pam's quilt "On a Summer's Day" was no 12 and went to Joan.

Joan's contribution to this round was no 10, Tree Bones, which went to Hilde in the Netherlands.

And Hilde's own quilt, Cherry Chirps (no 21), which was the most popular of all, went to Sarah.

Sarah's quilt, also a very requested piece, flew off to Andrea in Australia. It's no 4:

Andrea's quilt "In the Yard" was no 25, and went to Norway to be with Kjersti O (yes, I have two Kjerstis in this swap!). This Kjersti is another of my regular players, and has also been with me for 5 rounds now. The other Kjersti is new (but hopefully will play again).

The quilt which Kjersti O made was called Angel (no 27) and went to live with Mary J.

Mary J's quilt "Thank you Katharine G" (no 23) in turn went to Mary S

and Mary S's second quilt "She Rules the Barnyard" (no 8) went to Penny in Australia. 

Penny has also been with the swap for about 5 rounds, and this time, she made this quilt, no 22, "Where is my Space" which went off to Misha. 

Misha's quilt was no 30, "The Batik-A Triangle" and went to Rosie, 

whose quilt The Buzzing of the Bees (no 20) came to live with me. 

My own quilt, no 32, went to live with Sophie (I have a quilt from Sophie from a previous round, so it was fun to send one to her).

Sophie's quilt (no 5) went to Barbara F.

and the quilt that Barbara made (no 18) went to Margaret in Australia.

Margaret's Stained Glass quilt (no 13 - Desert Rose) went to Kjersti B. 

Kjersti made quilt no 19, which went to Ramona, my other player who has been in every round. 

Ramona's piece for this swap, Up and Down the Stairs (no 3) went to Tena, which brings us back to the end of that loop. Whew.

Amazingly, almost all of the quilts fit into that big loop, with the except of two, which were a direct swap.  Cathy's second quilt, no 34"Aloha Friend" went to Lisa in Australia

while Lisa's quilt (no 34) went to Cathy in Texas.

And that, as they say, is that. Thanks once again to everyone who played and I'll hope to see you (eventually) for round 9...

Safely home...

All little quilts now safely home with their new owners (yippee!) - soon, I will post a "Grand Reveal" - i.e. who made what and sent it to whom. Which is always fun.  Thanks again to everyone for playing in this round - hope you are all happy with your little pieces.

34 down... 1 to go!

According to my spreadsheet, which I hope is accurate, everyone has now received a quilt except one person, whose quilt was mailed quite late due to the maker being on holiday. The quilt is also being mailed from somewhere quite distant to where the recipient lives, so the journey may be a little protracted. I've been in touch with this person, so she knows not to worry. If anyone else is still waiting on a quilt, please let me know, as that means I've made a mistake somewhere.

Anyone who has not heard from the person they sent to (except the above circumstance), rest easy, your quilt has made it safely there, even if the recipient hasn't acknowledged you personally.

Will catch up soon

Apologies to all who have emailed me lately with info about mailing or questions about receiving or sending quilts - I'll try to answer everyone in the next few days.  I pulled a muscle in my back on the weekend, and although it's much better, I've been spending much less time sitting in front of the computer this week to try to help keep it from hurting as much...