Calling All Quilters

As requested, I am putting all quilt information at the bottom of this post.

I am a fairly new quilter, but have already found much enjoyment in this craft.

I have also been reading with interest the following forums regarding The Garden Angel Program here at DG. For your reading pleasure, here are the links:

http://davesgarden.com/t/418521/

http://davesgarden.com/t/419545/

I thought that I might enjoy someday sewing a quilt based on a flower theme that I could auction off here on DG with all proceeds going to the Garden Angel fund. I don't know that I yet have the skills to do a whole quilt, but I know that local guilds often get together to make quilts to auction off for charity.

Being that many of us DGers are giving people, maybe there would be enough quilters who would like to have a mini DG quilter's guild and make a quilt together. If a number of us each did a block, on a flower theme, we could in fact make a quilt together. I would be happy to arrange it and put it together. If there is someone out there that has the machinary to do the actual quilting that would be great too!

So people, is there anyone else out there who would like to join me? Once I know how many are interested, I will figure out how many blocks we'll have and then work out a pattern. Don't know if I will designate a color scheme, like pastels, or not, but for now I would just like to know if there is interest.

;~D

LimeyLisa Kay

Quilt Information

Quilters (Join up by March 8, 2004):

Melody (gloriosa daisy)
barbi (logo) have address
elsie (morning glory; unlike logo)
kathleen (block one, rose: block 2, trillium) have address
Melody's Mom (Sunflower)
Hostanquilts (daffodil or tiger lily)
bluegrass425 (tulip) have address
heather_v (pansy) have address
and myself (iris)

Quilt Blocks:

1. Flower of quilter's choice.
2. Style of block will be quilter's choice (paper piece, applique, embroidery, whatever); same fabric throughout will tie it together.
3. Quilter will receive 4 fat quarters of same 4 fabric to use. Must use at least one of the pastels for the background and the green for some of the leaves. They can then add their own choice to finish their block. Must use good quality 100% cotton.
4. All fabric must be pre washed.
5. Block Size: Eight inches (make oversize).
6. Each block will be left oversize for piecing together ease.

Timeline

by March 15: All participants to send DG Name, Real Name, Address and Phone Number to me. After all is in, I will forward Melody.
by March 31: Melody will choose and forward 4 fat quarters to each participant. Melody please post the amount required from each quilter to cover cost of fabric and postage.
by May 31: All quilters will send their block to me so that I can start piecing together. This might be longer than needed, but May will be very busy for me and I will be away from home most weekends and won't get it put together till June.
by June 31: I will forward pieced quilt to Melody's mom to quilt.



This message was edited Mar 11, 2004 8:35 AM