I think it may be that time again.
Many of you will remember F²F, Foot²Freestyle. For those who are new to Chiconia since we finished the last round of F²F, it’s a block swap for 9 or more people, which runs for as many months as we have members. Each month you make three blocks and send them out, receiving in turn three blocks from everyone else when it’s your month. Clearly, some people who’ve played before are pining for its return, as I’ve had several enquiries about when we’re going to start it up again.
It has run twice already now, the second time concluding a year ago. After the first round, I created a second blog just for F²F, as a place to hold all the images of the blocks in a gallery, as a record and as a source of information about colours and how the block swap works. If you click on the link above, it’ll take you there. There’s also a load of info about F²F from the first round on this blog, and a gallery page showing all the amazing blocks members produced.
Well… I’m very happy to get it going again, but I need enough people who’ll commit to seeing it through. You can see that the whole thing will fall apart if someone says yes, and then pulls out partway. Everyone else will end up short of blocks. So, for friends old and new, if you’d like to join the party, leave me a comment. If we get enough takers, I’ll start it up again. It’s fun, you get loads of lovely squishy surprises in the mail, and at the end, enough blocks to make a beautiful quilt (or porch curtain!) in a colour scheme of your choice. So go on, take a look at the information and decide if you’d like to play along too. It doesn’t matter about your skill level, the blocks can be as complex or as simple as you’d like. If you express interest, and we have enough members, I’ll need your email and mailing addresses to provide to other members, and will supply more detail on exactly how it works, timings and specifications, etc.
Join us. You’ll be welcome!
I’d love to but I think at the moment I’ve too many family issues hovering to be able to commit…another year 🙂
We’d have love to have you, but I totally understand about other commitments! I’m sure there WILL be another year, it’s the block swap that keeps on giving!
What wonderful news! I have both hands in the air, and am calling “Me, me, me!!!” Count me in please Kate.
Righto! I’ll start a provisional list. I know Sue and Lynn want to go again…
Yes, me too, I’ll play again this year. Thanks for cranking the party up again Kate 🙂
No problem! Glad you’re able to join us this time. Here’s hoping for some fun, unusual colour schemes to play with.
Not from me, I already know what colours I want, and they’re quite usual 🙂
Well, I probably won’t have to go fabric shopping for you, then… 😦
I’m probably nuts with all that I’ve got going on this year…..but I’m in………….lol
Great! You’re on the list, good to have you back with us 🙂
I see you’ve got me on the list already. 🙂 Not that I need another quilt or project, but it’s just so much fun!
We don’t ‘need’ the blocks, but we do NEED the fun, don’t you think? I’d like to start this when I a) get back from our trip and b) finish the ST&D quilt. Mid April or so, I’d say. So hopefully that’ll give people time to schedule it in…
Defininitely!!
I count six of us already then 🙂 🙂
Not bad for day 1 🙂 We’ll see if there’s any more interest over the next few days. Hopefully we get at least 9, because I’m not sure 18 blocks is enough to do much with.
I’m sure there must be a few others who have lusted after our finished F2F quilts in the past and want to have one of their very own 😉
Hope so! And actually making three blocks a month isn’t a huge ask, is it?
I don’t think so – some people do only patchwork all the time so, for them, a drop in the ocean. I like to learn or re-invigorate skills while I’m doing F2F – you are all my guinea pigs mwahahaha.
After nearly two years of making three blocks a month and trying to keep them all different, I certainly found my skills honed, particularly in paper piecing. What used to make me nervous holds no fear now… And I’ll be your guinea pig any time – you have gorgeous fabrics!
I would love to join in too please Kate
Lovely, we’re glad to have you! I’ll add you to the list.
Sign me up!
Hurray! You’re on the list 🙂 We only need one more person to make the minimum…
If we don’t get another in the next few weeks, shall I mention it on my blog as not all our readers overlap?
Yes, that’s a good plan. There’s a couple of people who don’t read and check blog stuff every day who might be interested, so I still have hopes of getting another couple of members.
I´m not sure yet, just let me think about it for some days………….!
Of course! I’m not going to start it until at least end of April.
Kate, I’m almost ready to say yes, but I have a question or two. Do you have a standard block size? Any idea when we would start?
Yes, the block is a Foot Square, or 12 x 12 inches finished size. We’d be starting after I finish the ST&D quilt, otherwise I won’t have time to look after the block swap properly or indeed make my own contributions, so probably at the beginning of May. Does that work for you?
I’m going to say yes!
Excellent! ON the list 🙂
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