DQS11 Quilt Received

On Saturday I returned home from my father-in-law's wedding to the package I was anxious to receive, my DQS 11 quilt. 

I opened up my package to find a cute quilt by Quiltinkimmie, a swap mama in the group.  I love rainbow quilts right now but have never made one.   I just might have to add one to my ever growing list of quilts to make. 

Thanks Kimmie.

DQS 11 - DONE!

I finished my DQS 11 Quilt this weekend and sent it off to its soon-to-be new owner.  I love the way it turned out.

The orange totally isn't me, but it works.  My partner loved oranges, greens and blues.  She also liked a lot of simple, straight line quilts.

I really hope my partner likes it.  She didn't comment on a single photo that I posted, so I'm nervous now.  Quite honestly, I was a bit frustrated that my partner didn't comment at all.  To add to it, I was then questioned by the organizers of the swap about the quality of my work.  I was quite taken back and felt insulted.  Why would I participate in a swap and send sub-par work?  Its left a sour taste in my mouth for this swap and I'm not sure I want to participate in the next round. 

DQS Top Completed

Last night I finished the top for the Doll Quilt Swap.

Now to quilt and bind it.  I had the leftover binding from my Moonlit Sky quilt still out, so I put it up to this quilt and I really liked how it looks.  What do you think?

My other option would be to go with the orange or one of the light fabrics. 

Doll Quilt Swap 11

I signed up for the Doll Quilt Swap 11 lottery on Flickr about a month ago.  I was hoping I would get selected, but wasn't sure if I would since it was my first time signing up.  I've been following the group for a little while, admiring the work of so many of the women and their talent.

I was selected to participate and was given a partner that seemed to like a lot of oranges, blues and greens.  The problem for me? Orange is my least favorite color and I only had one orange fabric in my stash.

After digging through my stash, I decided on the above fabrics.  My partner also seemed to like a lot of straight, clean lines, so I decided to do a mini bento box quilt.

Here's what I've come up with so far.  The bottom left three blocks are out of place, but I'll fix that before I sew it together.  I still need to make a few more before I piece the top.  Right now it will measure at 10" x 10".  I'll probably make it 10" x 15" or 15" x 15".  The requirement is that the quilt must be at least 9" x 9" to 18" x 18" or anywhere in between.

I really hope my partner likes it.  She didn't comment on my first post showing the fabric choices.  I'm just going to move forward hoping that she just missed it and really does like it.