I was in [numerous] a block swap a couple of years ago with a Beach Theme.
{on the Quilting Forum at about.com}
Mine is below
The blocks have been waiting since then for me to have an Ah Ha! Moment....and I did!
The blocks have been waiting since then for me to have an Ah Ha! Moment....and I did! I did I did I did.....who says that?
While suggesting this idea to someone else, I happened to think of these blocks and have decided to use them for this. What is this? It's going to be a fabric book for my Megan, ie: the granddaughter. I can do the quilting by machine or hand, and each block will be a different "page", except for the block I made for myself because I made it bigger in the first place. The backs of each "page" will be whatever I find in my stash, maybe solid colors for her to learn, or novelty fabrics for I Spy sort of stuff, whatever!! 
Many of the blocks already have buttons and other embellishments on them since each person/swapper added to theirs as they made them. The pieces of paper on some are the persons name which I don't want to lose yet.....yet.....LOL 
While suggesting this idea to someone else, I happened to think of these blocks and have decided to use them for this. What is this? It's going to be a fabric book for my Megan, ie: the granddaughter. I can do the quilting by machine or hand, and each block will be a different "page", except for the block I made for myself because I made it bigger in the first place. The backs of each "page" will be whatever I find in my stash, maybe solid colors for her to learn, or novelty fabrics for I Spy sort of stuff, whatever!! 
Many of the blocks already have buttons and other embellishments on them since each person/swapper added to theirs as they made them. The pieces of paper on some are the persons name which I don't want to lose yet.....yet.....LOL 
"I did, I did, I did saw a puddy tat"
ReplyDeleteThat would be Tweety bird....
Oh that's right....duh!
ReplyDeletecool idea!
ReplyDeleteI have an abstract beact quilt top ready to be quilted (Or maybe waiting for the "perfect border print to jump out at me." It is currenty a borderless top...)
You could always start the quilting and add borders later. I do that all the time, makes for less bulk to haul around.
ReplyDeleteI did not know to come back to the comments... (everyone does the comments & replies different...) I sned 99.9% of my stuff to a long armer, so the border needs to be there now or at lease before I mail it out...
ReplyDeleteHowever, on Saturday I am getting a new machine - so I need to at least try to quilt on my own....