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I have to admit I’ve gotten caught up in the mini quilt mania that is going around, and also gotten caught up in a few swaps. It’s not like I really have extra time to be devoting to swaps, which is why I’m probably not going to participate in any more big swaps (until the next amazing opportunity comes up that I can’t say no to), but I really enjoy that they push me out of my comfort zone and challenge me to come up with new designs and color palettes that I wouldn’t necessarily come up with on my own.

The latest swap was the Rainbow Mini Swap. Rainbow is a big trend right now that I am embracing, albeit as a late adopter. I made this mini quilt for @SGThings (Instagram).

At my recent Carolina Longarm Association meeting, one of the newer members was surprised that I put small things on my longarm. I think she felt like it wasn’t worth the effort to load or didn’t make very many small items. I put everything on the longarm, big or small!

I used a light yellow thread throughout the quilt to blend with all the colors, but it may have blended a little too well because you can’t see some of the custom quilting I did at all! The text on the white background has ribbon candy in it.

My partner mention that Anna Maria Horner was one of her favorites, so I tried to incorporate several of her fabrics. I made a coordinating zipper pouch as well, using the tutorial from The Busy Bean.

This is the mini that I received from @SewGiddy. I love this block, but it’s on my never-ending list of blocks that I haven’t gotten to making yet. At least I have it look at in the meantime! My daughter is going to have a field day with those fabric markers when I let her loose with them.

Linking up to some of the following: Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt Story, Sew Cute Tuesday @ Blossom Heart Quilts, Scraptastic Tuesday @ She Can Quilt, Linky Tuesday @ Freemotion by the River, Let’s Bee Social Wednesday @ SewFreshQuilts, Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation, Finish it up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts, Whoop Whoop Fridays @ Confessions of a Quilt Addict, TGIFF, Fabric Frenzy Friday @ Ft. Worth Fabric, Show off Saturday at Sew Can She

Ever have one of those weeks? This was mine… I had a sick puppy (luckily temporary and she is now feeling better, but it was pretty bad for a couple days). I also accidentally deleted the entire contents of my DVR. Two months of fall shows that I was saving to watch after Christmas are gone. My advice…never delete a group! I thought I was deleting 4 shows, not the entire contents of the DVR.

To cheer me up this morning, I was able to purchase my fabric for the “Yellow, Aqua, Gray” swap. Based on the fabrics linked up so far, I think this should be pretty good. Based on the colors shown on the screen, I think I managed to hit all three colors!

Play Dot – Sea, by Michael Miller

In the meantime, I have started my stack of fabrics for my Christmas quilt. It’s a crummy, rainy day today so I should be able to make some progress.

Countdown to Christmas by Sweetwater

I have wanted to find a quilt guild to participate in for awhile. I live in the middle of several, but there is not one that will be the most convenient. I also have some trepidation concerning how I will fit in. I work full time and am younger. Therefore, any group that meets on a Tuesday afternoon (as an example) will not work for me. The guild in the town just north of me had a quilt show last weekend, and I attended hoping to meet some people from the guild in order to learn if it would be a good fit. I was disappointed that I didn’t get to talk to anyone from the guild. I’m not sure if it is because I am younger, so they didn’t think I would be interested, but I was definitely out of place at the show and wasn’t being dragged by anyone, so I think it was pretty obvious I went out of my way to go there. Looking at the quilts, I’m not sure it was for me either way. I love traditional and modern, but didn’t really have strong feelings for most of the quilts there. At least it wasn’t a total waste… I did see some interesting quilts, and picked up a few fat quarters I want to turn into a bag.

Top: Luna by Gail Fountain and Maywood Studio, Right & Bottom: no selvage, Left: Acorn Chain by Joel Dewberry

I think I am going to head further toward the larger cities I live near to see if their guilds may be a better fit. I am planning on trying the Modern Quilt Guild’s November meeting. Looking at their flikr feed, I think my style may fit in there. I just wish it wasn’t a 1.5 hour drive both ways on a Sunday evening! They are holding a homemade ornament swap, so I’ve been playing with the scraps from my quilt and have an idea in my mind of what I want to do. I think it will be pretty fun.

Once the little girl goes to sleep, I will be able to make some progress on my WIPs.

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Rainbow Mini Swap

One of those weeks