Friday, September 2, 2011

Stay At Home Round Robin

I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted.  This past week has really flown by.  I've visited my daughter and taken a road trip to a quilt shop I hadn't been to in several months, and I've done some sewing, too. 

 
I'm in a round robin with several gals that I see a couple of times a year at the Dear Jane retreat up in Shipshewana, Indiana.  I just finished my round on that quilt and passed it on to the next person on the list.  

I have also joined a stay at home round robin.  Sunny over at  Quilting Dreams blog is our hostess and has set up a page there with our guidelines.  She has also set up a Flickr page where we can post photos of our quilts.   


This is my center:



The round robin that I just worked on had a Dresden Plate center, and I loved it so much that I could hardly wait to work on my round.  So I chose a Dresden for my stay at home robin center, and I'm using the Bliss pieces that I have plus some other pieces from my stash.

Our centers are to be between 12" and 16".  The directions for our first border have been posted, and we are going to do a round with 3" triangles.  It can be either 3 rounds of triangles that are each an inch, or one row with 3" triangles or hourglass blocks.  We have a month to complete each round, and I'm really looking forward to being a part of this.

You can still join in because we've just started.  You can go over to Sunny's blog and join in the fun and check out our progress at the Flickr group. 

I hope you are all finding some time to stitch today.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit! 

19 comments:

  1. I love your dresden block - those fabrics pop on the white background. Look forward to following your round robin progress. Sounds like fun.

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  2. This kind of project sounds so fun, but I know myself well enough to be content to watch from the sidelines. I can't ever keep up! I will follow your project with great interest.

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  3. I am going to sew drezsai plate. Only problem here. There are no such fine materials. If you have excess material, please send it to me.: D

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  4. What beautiful fabric, looks like a fun project

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  5. Just gorgeous...I adore Dresdens!

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  6. You made a nice center for your RR. Wonder what the first round will look like.
    KATRIN W.

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  7. That's a neat town to visit, been there twice and enjoyed it.

    What a pretty block there!

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  8. I can see why you were anxious to get started on your own Dresden Plate block - very pretty!

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  9. That is a great start for your Round Robin...... And a reminder that I need to finish my center block.....

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  10. Your Dresdan plate center looks FABULOUS! I love your fabric choices too. This looks like such a fun Round Robin project. I look forward to following your progress on it!

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  11. LOVE it!! I was just thinking how pretty a dresden quilt would be in Bliss!!! Gorgeous!

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  12. This is beautiful LuAnn, love the fabric and colour.

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  13. Pretty, pretty LuAnn! The colors in the Bliss line are so pretty.

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  14. A beautiful dresden to start what will be a neat Quilt a long. I'll be watching your creativity, it will be fun I'm sure!

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  15. Lovely LuAnnn - gorgeous fabrics and a beautiful start to your quilt. I have joined up for this but am behind already - hopefully this week will change that!!

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  16. I love your dresden block ...
    Gorgeous!!!

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  17. Wow lovely Dresden Block and the Bliss collection makes it all very special ;-))

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  18. Round Robins can be so much fun. I've done a few. LOVE your center block!

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