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Over the years, I have participated in more than a few Round Robin and Block Swap projects. Recently, when I featured this quilt, begun in 2004 in a Round Robin project, and completed in 2011, several of the Sunday Sew and Sews expressed interest in starting a Round Robin: A-Round With My Friends Round Robins became a "thing" about 20 years ago. It involves getting a group of interested quilters together and setting the rules and timeframe. Each person makes a center block of their choice. They select a theme or fabric colors/styles, and each person in the group works on each quilt for some specific amount of time. Each person adds the next "round", or border, to the top they are given. The project boxes are passed to each person in turn--each quilt gets bigger each time a "round" is added. When the project is over, the owner gets their quilt top back, to do with as they please. Here is the info I sent to the 15 Sunday Sew and Sews--8 decided to PLAY: Strictly optional—only play if you really want to and are prepared to keep to the schedule Group size would be 5-6 people, we might have two groups depending on how many want to play. The group will have a list of each person in their group—selected at random Each person starts by making the center block of their choice, 12”-16”, you decide Each person puts together a small fabric palette of fabrics they like, perhaps a few from their center, these will be added to by the participants Each person writes a note with their “kit”, what they hope to see, what they like or don’t like—I remember Janet saying she just didn’t like pinwheels Each person puts their Kit—center, fabrics, note—in a tote of some kind—to pass to others in the group We will start at the June 6 Sunday Sew and Sews gathering You pass your kit to the person below you on the list. You receive a kit from the person above you on the list Each person has one month to add a round to the quilt—bringing the Kit back to the July meeting to pass to the next person on the list—you may add a few fabrics to the kit but don't have to We will have two months to complete the final round—as by now the quilt has grown and it’s much larger than when it started It would be most fun to not share the quilt’s progress with the “owner”—she will only see it at the final reveal party--NOTE: we decided NOT to keep the progress a secret You are free to ask for help/suggestions from anyone else in the group We ended up with 8 total participants so we have two groups of 4 people each. If the group is much larger than 5, the quilts start to get pretty big as each round is added. I thought I might be in two groups if we had an odd number so I made two center blocks: 14" block inspired by an antique quilt at the Shelburne Museum 12" Bullseye block from pattern by Becky Goldsmith an extra 14" block made when I realized I had cut out two of them My project Kit box. The fabrics can be used on this project only--no one can keep any of the fabrics that come in the boxes. They can add to the box or simply use the fabrics as suggestions for what kind of fabric and/or colors to use. The middle block above, the Bullseye, is the one I will put in my box: Some Round Robin groups have lots more rules--like exactly what to make for each round: Half Square Triangles, then Flying Geese, then Star blocks, etc. Some have almost no rules--do what you want, when you want, no timeframe, get done whenever you can. For a new group, I suggest some specific rules, especially timeframes, and that your best work is expected. I trust this group completely so didn't need to stress that. It is important that those who choose to play really want to--it is a commitment of time and effort to participate. Block Swaps are different and can be easier. Here is a detailed blog I wrote about that process: Swap Blocks for Confident Quilters Choose units that don't rely on perfect 1/4 seam allowances, like half square triangles, or very easy blocks. Search "Block Swap" above to find several other posts on these swaps. My Advice if you decide to organize a Round Robin OR a Block Swap: 1. Choose the participants carefully, those who will keep to the timeline and do their best work 2. Set clear rules, many or few, and be sure everyone understands the rules 3. Set a reasonable amount of time for completion 4. The organizer needs to keep on top of the passing of the quilts or swapping of blocks, to be sure it happens timely--especially if the swapping will happen by mail Perhaps this gives you an idea for how to work with a group of friends on such a project. The process is a great learning experience for everyone and the finished quilts are usually better than if only one person made the entire quilt. In the featured quilt above, I loved it so much when I got it back from the two friends in that Round Robin, I knew it deserved to be bigger. I added the needle-turned hand applique borders and spent two years, off and on, doing the detailed hand quilting. This quilt won Best of Show in 2011, was a semi-finalist in Paducah in 2012 and was included as one of the best 500 Traditional Quilts in the 2014 book by that name, and was featured in the Special Exhibit at Houston 2014 of some of the quilts from that book. Let's quilt. Barbara

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I need to share with you what a wonderful day I had yesterday. Just in case you don't already know, I am a member of the Nova Scotia Quilting Bloggers Quartet (aka NSQBQ). The other three members are Sheila of Sheila's Quilt World and Lesley the Cuddle Quilter and Karen of KaHolly. We all originally met through our blogging and since we all live in Nova Scotia, from Halifax to Plymouth to Port Hawkesbury to Isle Madame, it was a must to meet up in real life, which we did about 4 years ago and since that time we have been getting together to visit a few quilt shows during the summer and also each year, over the winter we work on a challenge project. Over this past winter we worked on a Round Robin Challenge. Each of us made a 12" pieced square and also included a few fabrics and then a 6" border would be added by each of the other members. Here is a pic that Karen took just before I saw my result returned. Do I look excited? Youbetcha I was. Here is the end result...Isn't it just fabulous!! Lesley added the first round..a wonky star shape with lots of negative space..she knows how much I love that! The arrow border was added by Sheila. She mentioned that she added it just before I published my arrow pattern. How in sync are we??? The final border was added by Karen. Just fabulous! pik-up-stik.. a favourite of mine. She said that she was low on text prints (another fave of mine) so she made up her own. Such a sweet touch! I am so impressed with all the personal touches. My friends have certainly captured me in fabric. I can't wait to get this quilted up. Here is Lesley's end result:... Karen made the first round...all those sweet little pieced scrappy spools and a pieced section as well and I made the next border, an intertwined addition. Sheila made the fabulous outer border of hand stitched quilty sayings with pertinent appliques. I love the four corners with friendship stars. Her work is so amazing. Lesley was over the moon with her result. Suited her to a "T" Next up....our wonderful hostess for the day - Sheila - who provided us with the best lunch imaginable and who shared her lovely home for the unveiling of our quilt tops. I added the first star border in the hopes of Sheila doing some of her amazing hand quilting and the next border, the flying geese in graduating sizes with cornerstones was added by Karen. And finally, a sawtooth star border in all its scrappy glory was added by Lesley. So pretty! So Sheila! And lastly but not leastly, we have Karen's end result in the Round Robin. The first border of meticulously hand appliqued hexie flowers was added by Sheila and next up, a border of colourful nine patches with black and whites was Lesley's contribution and finally, I added a raspberry kiss border in black prints with a background of a fabric with crosses that Karen had gifted to me. Karen is all about colour! and a group shot Now we need to get these quilt tops quilted up and ready to show. And now is a good time to announce that the NSQBQ will be participating in the Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival this year. The festival runs from October 10 - 14 in Amherst, NS. The NSQBQ Quilt Show and Sale will be held at the Amherst Curling Club on Prince Arthur St. on Friday, Oct. 13 from 10 am til 5 pm and also on Saturday, Oct. 14 from 10 am til 3 pm. We hope that you will come visit and check out all our quilts. I hear there will be a free giveaway being held as well! Hope you have some awesome quilty friends in your life. I am a very lucky person to have these three lovely ladies in mine. 😊

Round Robin Jack Kent ~ Prentice-Hall, 1982 Hey guys. Remember my love of all things Jack Kent celebrated in a flurry a few months...

Kate and Elizabeth were a delight to meet this last year at Quilt Market. They were so generous and enthusiastic about everything! They even tracked me down later with a swag bag because I was wearing their pin they had given me!

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I have been preparing starter kits over the last few days for a weekend retreat where I will be teaching Robin's Nest. After careful cutting and calculating I have managed to make a few extra sets! If you are interested in a starter pack for this quilt project either email or phone Somerset Patchwork. Background packs are also available. Robin's Nest quilt measures 70" x 70" (1.8m x 1.8m) Until next time,

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I wrote this post earlier and then didn't publish. I was in a round robin in 2011. Here are the photos of the round robin quilts for 2011 that I worked on in the order that I worked on them. I know the ladies in this round robin through Dear Jane groups either locally or at the retreat up in Shipshewana. We had until February 1 to make a center, gather our fabrics, and mail to the next person on the list. As the year progressed and the rounds became larger, we had more time to work on the rounds. Then we exchanged our quilts at the Dear Jane retreat at Shipshewana in November. This one belongs to Nancy Z. Her center is a likeness of the five of us that worked on her quilt. I'm the one dressed in green. :-) Next is Claire's quilt. I really like the snail's trail blocks as an outside border. This one belongs to Edith. She used the Marie Webster fabrics. This one is Nancy K's. I love the dresden center, so I put the smaller dresdens in my round. This one is Vicki's. She is known as the Cheddar Queen and loves cheddar and red together. This one is mine. I used mostly Moda's Fresh Flowers line with a few other fabrics from my stash mixed in. Here's a closer photo of my center block. I am sitting out for this year, but I have really enjoyed the last couple of years sewing with these talented ladies. Thanks for stopping by for a visit. I hope you are stitching today!

This little robin surrounded by leaves (or feathers if you prefer) is a fun little sew.The pattern comes in two sizes - 12" and 15" so you have options on which size block you'd like to make. It is a foundation pieced pattern.

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Speranza The illustration above, which I extracted from http://media-3.web.britannica.com/eb-media/05/25905-004-E47C9B39.jpg shows, as per the caption: >scarlet robin: scarlet robin, European robin, and American robin Strictly, a better caption, below the figure, reads: "(Top) Scarlet robin (Petroica multicolor), (middle) European robin (Erithacus rubecula), (bottom) American robin (Turdus migratorius). --- and there's quite a bit as to how to cite this. INTERLUDE. How to cite this. -- begin quoted text: Credit Murrell Butler/EB Inc. Links •American robin (bird) •European robin (bird) •robin (bird) •scarlet robin (bird) Citations MLA style: scarlet robin: scarlet robin, European robin, and American robin. Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Web. 31 Jan. 2012. . APA style: scarlet robin: scarlet robin, European robin, and American robin. [Art]. In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/7156/Scarlet-robin-European-robin-American-robin Harvard style: scarlet robin: scarlet robin, European robin, and American robin. [Art]. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 31 January 2012, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/7156/Scarlet-robin-European-robin-American-robin Chicago Manual of Style: scarlet robin: scarlet robin, European robin, and American robin, Art, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online, accessed January 31, 2012, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/media/7156/Scarlet-robin-European-robin-American-robin --- end cited text. I'll stick with: scarlet robin, European robin, and American robin. To credit Frege, I would go with this other caption, too: "European robin (Erithacus rubecula), ... American robin (Turdus migratorius)." ---- A Griceian scenario. What I was wondering, seeing that the birds (the European, so-called, robin) and the American (so-called) robin, are pretty different... The first spotter of an American robin must have said: "A robin!" ---- My point -- Griceian -- is that he (the utterer) did think that this was a robin. Indeed, it is. Yet, it is not a Erithacus-rubecula, but a Turdus-migratorius. It is best to approach "Erithacus-rubecula" and "Turdus-migratorius" as complex names, alla Frege. Surely, 'robin' is _also_ a name, yet less complex (but cfr. "Robin Hood", now a complex name). So, the scenarios are different: A Linneaus-type genealogist, travelling to America: "That is a bird which I will refer to as 'a robin'. Not because it is a robin, in the _Fregean_ sense of "Erithacus-rubecula" but because, ... well, just because." ---- If the utterer did think that the Turdus-migratorius was an Erithacus-rubecula, surely the correct thing for him to say, under the circumstances, was: "That's a robin". ---- Since he perhaps did not spot a big difference. Note that the complete name is "robin redbreast". And both the Erithacus-rubecula and the Turdus-migratorius have a red-breast (And since 'robin' is so fancy, why kant the name be used, with a different sense (and of course, reference) to two birds?). And so on. ---- Next would be to doublecheck sources for this. Or not! --- Cheers!

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