Krista sent me these too close to Christmas to post (and besides, no one was reading any blogs that week anyway), so here they are on the New Year, now that we’ve all put away our decorations, celebrated, vacuumed and have actually resumed some sense of order in our lives. Or at least pretend we have.
We are in the (I can never get this right) the Plus and X Friendship Swap. Or the X and Plus Swap. I just call it the Cross-X swap, as noted in the title, and all our blocks — thus far swapped — are on my pinwall, above. Cool, huh?
As of this post, she is all caught up, but I’m now 4 blocks behind for January. I can just hear her saying “Neener, neener, neener!” I’ll catch up, Krista, I promise. I notice that usually we try to make the background all the same, but in her blocks sent for January, she’s varied the backgrounds. I’m trying to decide if I like her new twist, but she’s very creative and a really wonderful swap partner, so I need to be open to new ideas. We try to blog the last Fridays of each month and hey–it’s only the 10th, and I need to get out several blocks promised for a cooperative group quilt, two bee blocks, and I’m working really hard on my Amish With A Twist-2 quilt, too.
Quilt Frolic has a new home. During Christmastime, all our children and grandchildren came home, and my youngest, Peter, and his wife, Megan, stayed with us the entire week while waves of family moved in and out of the two other available rooms.
I had this quilt on their bed, and one morning Megan was relating a conversation she had with Peter about how much she like this quilt. “I mean, I really like it,” she said. And she asked my son if she thought she could, like, borrow it, or even have it.
Megan, that is music to a quilter’s ears! I gave it to her on the spot. I was thrilled that she liked it well enough to want it, and I think she was thrilled to take it home. Megan really liked the fabrics in it–a combo of Amy Butler and some Anna Maria Horner–a kind of fabric that suits Megan well. She did get it into her teensy little carryon for the trip across the United States, to their home on the East Coast.
I am glad that this quilt has gone to someone who loves it!
So nice of you to give it to her, and yes what a compliment to hear she wanted it for her family. It will be treasured for years to come, I’m sure! That Krista is always cooking up something good. 🙂
Your collection of cross X blocks are growing quite nicely. Megan has good taste in quilts. Love those Amy Butler prints.
I love the X&+ blocks together!!! Isn’t it fabulous when someone wants one of your quilts … I mean REALLY wants it?
Lovely quilt! You are so right- there is nothing nicer than someone admiring our work and liking it enough to want it in their home! I resort to calling the + and x swap the friendship swap- that’s the essence of it! Carla my partner is more adventurous than I am but I tried to ‘branch out’ in January! And we sent our blocks on the same day!
Can you believe that we are half way finished already! Your quilt story is a great one!
Isn’t that the most wonderful thing…when you know someone truly loves a quilt you gift them?!
Love all your Quilt Frolic fabrics . . . what a surprise since you’ve used some of my fav designer fabrics. I can see why your daughter in law loved it. Nice to know it will so appreciated.
Beautiful X and plus blocks. Had I known that quilt needed a home……. : )
Beautiful x & +!! Thanks for sharing.