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Sample blocks ideas needed

I'm in charge of the block of the month for my guild. Each month I hand out a block pattern and instructions, as well as some of the fabric to make the block. I've been making sample blocks of each one, and I've also been making some examples of what can be done with the blocks. Instead of 1 or 2 people winning 30 blocks, I divide up the blocks into sets of 6 (more or less) and let 6, 7 or 8 people each win. The participation has gone WAY up since I started doing it that way. Last month, I handed out 60 kits, and 51 finished blocks were handed in. I was stunned!

Anyway, since I don't hand out enough blocks to make a quilt, I've been trying to show people what they can do with fewer blocks. The first month was a candy corn block, and I showed a wallhanging I made. The next month, a table runner; last month, I used the gingerbread house blocks as pockets on an apron I made, and also suggested they would make fun potholder gifts.

This month, I'm handing out a 2-block combo - Contrary Wife and Ornery Husband blocks .

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this shows an example of a whole quilt done with these blocks. Well, I'm having a hard time coming up with an idea for what could be done with 6-10 blocks. Yes, I could do a wallhanging, but that doesn't sound very inspiring to me. (Last month, 2 people won prizes for finishing small quilts with the candy corn blocks they won.) The blocks are 6" finished. If 45 people hand in finished blocks, I could give out 5 sets of 9 blocks each, for example. What could be done with 8 sets? Remember, it would be actually

18 - 9 Wife and 9 Husband blocks.

This month, I don't know if I'll actually have time to make samples, but I could do mock-ups in EQ5.

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frood
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How big are the blocks?

At our guild the theme this year is baskets. One month the lady in charge made blocks into placemats. They were extremely cute. 18 blocks is a lot of placemats unless they are 6" blocks then you could do four blocks to a placemat. Make four and that uses sixteen blocks and use the other two for potholders or incorporated into a table runner or.....

marcella

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Marcella Peek

This is a beautiful pattern. How about a window valance? Maybe a table cloth for a card table. A mantel scarf might work. These are just some different things I could think of.

She in PA

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She in PA

Well depending on the size of the blocks you can make quilted carry bags, or use tham as pockets on carry bags.

Or make sets of placemats - 6 or 8 would be a good number for that.

If they are small blocks, make small mini-quilts and use them as greeting cards.

The usual pot-holders and mits

Run compatible blocks over two or three months and combine them for a quilt.

Turning the blocks on point can increase the design options

Illustrate some nice sashings that would make the blocks bigger, or use the blocks in borders for a larger quilt. A friend here has a king size quilt that is made from multiples of nine blocks collected as block swaps over five years. Her group does a block swap at their annual get together, and since the blocks were not enough to make a big quilt (the only kind she is interested in LOL!) she just kept collecting and adding in rows.

Hope that helps. Sounds like a lot of fun.

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Cheryl in Oz

They are 6" blocks. I kind of like the idea of placemats!

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frood

I wish I could tell you I've done this - but, alas, I have not. My SMs and sergers look so pitiful with their dust / QI hair / flying batting fuzz covers. A person who could quilt would certainly take some blocks and make "lovely to look at" covers. My SMs and serger covers are simply chopped off hunks of cheap knit flannel. 2006 might be the year. One resolution won't kill me, will it? Polly

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Polly Esther

How 'bout something funky like a bathroom set... tissue box cover, lid and tank covers, hanging bag for hairdryer and personal "stuff", wide padded frame around a mirror, topper for a window plus shower curtain valance, covered box (like a hatbox) for make-up or a make-up bag, etc. It's 2 a.m...... don't expect too much from me! ;-)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
18 blocks work well set on point, unless I'm mistaken. Then you get the fun of demonstrating setting triangles! Roberta in D

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Roberta Zollner

Wendy, You could make pillow cases -- perhaps pillow sham would be more accurate. Six blocks would be nice for the front.

Nann

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Nann Hilyard

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