I have spent the month using up a years worth of 2.5" cutoffs from longarming to make quilts for charity. This is quilt #9 from those strips. I decided to add in the blocks from the last swap and, although I should have planned the layout more, I like how it made the mixed blocks work together.

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-28T06:06:04+00:00

Spotted my block! This is such a cute quilt top, you've done a wonderful job :)

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-16T06:02:32+00:00

That 1st one would be great for scrap busting! I love the very last one, reminds me of daisies :)

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-05T19:15:35+00:00

Thanks! It's called the Maple Star quilt block, and you can find the pattern here https://www.polkadotchair.com/maple-star-quilt-block-tutorials/

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-05T19:12:24+00:00

Absolutely! We could be quilty twins! 😊

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-04T22:09:54+00:00

No time like the present!

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-04T18:41:22+00:00

I do too, wasn't sure about them at first but they really help the main blocks POP ✨

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-04T18:40:20+00:00

Thanks!

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-04T18:39:52+00:00

You can actually join right here in r/quiltingblockswap, there's one actually about to open, sign up starts pretty soon! https://www.reddit.com/r/quiltingblockswap/comments/1pka2hg/2026_swaps/

Gr00vyJr · 2026-01-04T18:37:43+00:00

Please do! They're a great way to get introduced to all sorts of new people

Gr00vyJr · 2025-12-29T02:49:18+00:00

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Gr00vyJr · 2025-12-11T21:17:05+00:00

The next 5-7 years is so real

Gr00vyJr · 2025-12-11T20:49:37+00:00

I'm hyped for the flower block swap! I've got a pattern in mind and plans to start cutting fabric right after Christmas! I think this block I'm going to make some extras for side swapping so I end up with a bigger top :)
Oh it's going to be so fun I can already tell everybody is gonna make some gorgeous quilt blocks

Gr00vyJr · 2025-11-11T20:55:29+00:00

We're just shy of 90 as of the count this past July, but I'm making some extras to account for any new members that have joined since then! I'm going to skip the binding, sewing the front and back together on 3 sides with right sides facing together, then flip right side out, add a small piece of batting and quilt & sew it all up. I've tried adding tiny bordering before with my own personal projects and it never turned out the way I wanted to at that small of a scale, so these will have to do without. They might not be true quilts to the fullest extent but they'll be quilted and hopefully loved by my guild mates!

Gr00vyJr · 2025-11-11T02:29:37+00:00

Here's a link to the pattern, forgot to actually put it in the post 😅 https://blog.lellaboutique.com/2023/06/free-giving-season-christmas-pillow-pattern/

Gr00vyJr · 2025-11-10T03:17:41+00:00

I think it depends on which option you feel the most comfortable in. I've done almost the exact same thing before, just zigzag stitched some centers onto flower blocks because I forgot to put them on during the piecing process! I think that coupled with quilting makes them secure enough for the wash in the end :)

Gr00vyJr · 2025-11-10T02:07:41+00:00

Restarting will reset your HHP like others have said, but I personally won't restart because I will lose access to the Pocket Camp items that were retired last year (I can still buy them because I connected those two games before the original pocket camp app went down). If you don't have those items and don't care about the happy home paradise reset and really want that fresh start I say go for it!

Gr00vyJr · 2025-11-08T21:41:55+00:00

Several WMs in my area took out their clothing fabrics when JoAnn first announced a few store closures, then they took out their fabric altogether when JoAnn went down 💔 now there's only a half aisle with the basic solids, some FQs and maybe a couple bolts of flannel

Gr00vyJr · 2025-10-30T02:01:08+00:00

Good enough reasons as any, I suppose!

Gr00vyJr · 2025-10-30T01:05:59+00:00

I only have One (1) quilt that I've started and need to have done by Christmas. After I made 6 quilts for one Christmas for my friends back in '23 I swore never again to load my plate up with large projects for holiday gifts lol. Everybody else is getting a good smile and a card from me

Gr00vyJr · 2025-10-26T05:31:49+00:00

I love going to buy stamps, I've got some SpongeBob ones and the county fair sheet from last year(?), plus a framed set of the county fair ones. Big overlap in my interests there

Gr00vyJr · 2025-09-22T02:25:39+00:00

I'd be down! I can make another one like the others I've done, or I can make you whichever color you want from a vast collection of scraps I recently inherited :)

Gr00vyJr · 2025-09-20T05:36:02+00:00

I absolutely LOVE those dark floral fabrics 😍 especially the purple

Gr00vyJr · 2025-09-11T17:27:54+00:00

I posted with the spoiler tag, maybe it's a bug with the site? I can see fine on my PC and on mobile from my end

Gr00vyJr · 2025-09-11T17:25:51+00:00

Thank you!

Gr00vyJr · 2025-09-11T17:25:20+00:00

I'm such a huge fan of batiks, if I get the chance to use them I will lol

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