Postage Charm Quilt Fabric Swap

A few posts back I said that I had signed up to the Postage Charm Quilt and we needed to state how many squares and what size we wanted to swap and receive. 

I chose 2 inches (quite frankly I do not think that I can concentrate on anything smaller) and my swap partner is Samantha in Australia.  I sent 100 2 inch squares to Samantha.

I thought I would pick out some really eye catching fabrics, they were all great and I do not have any of them in my collection. 

I like the ones above, very bright and bold and the circles really appeal.  Very different to anything that I have already, which is the point of swapping squares in the first place.

On the other side of the coin, there are the fabrics above which are more likely to be the type of fabric that I would buy.  We are due to swap again in a month or so time (with someone else I think) an I wonder what will arrive net time.

I am still cutting up any scraps that can not be used for anything else in readiness for the next swap and to begin making something with the square's that I have.

Any Ideas?  It does not have to be a quilt by the way, I do already have one on the go, but it was the chance to use a different size of square and join a group that really appealed.

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Postage Stamp Charm Quilt Swap

I was blog hopping last week end found this swap/challenge on The Curious Quilter blog.  I really enjoyed taking part in two quilt alongs a year or so back and I do have tiny scraps of fabric which I do not really know what to do with.  There will be regular sign ups as we go along and I felt it was a challenge that i could dip in and out of depending on my work load.

I have decided to use 2 inch squares and my shoe box is gradually filing up.  I have a 100 squares cut up and ready to swap when I am assigned a partner to send them to.  I will then recieve some in return which will be different...and so on.

I will also need to decide what to make my charm squares into.  I was thinking of small but useful items which I will be able to complete and not fall behind with.  I like several items on the go at a time and this will fit in well with the makes that I have started in the New Year. 

So do pop over and read the posts shown so far and see what you think.

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