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Round Robin Exchange

Five years ago,
4 Nova Scotia quilt bloggers' worlds collided
(try to say THAT 3 times fast!)
and a very special bond was formed.

Last fall, when this small but mighty group met
for the last time before winter,
we discussed our third annual challenge,
and decided that a round robin might be fun.
So, we set up a schedule that wouldn't be stressful and got to work.

We chose to keep each quilty piece a secret
from the original contributor,
and after a very long,
too long wait,
due to unforeseen circumstances,
we finally met up and made our exchange.

Sheila, of Sheila's Quilt World, hosted us in her lovely home,
since she is located half way between
Lesley (The Cuddle Quilter) and me
(or is it 'I'?  I'm never sure),
and Linda, Scrapmaster.
Linda's daughter, Niki, joined the party
and was such a big help behind the camera.


Inspiration for my 12" sq. center block
came from designer Sharon Tucker

Round 2 was cleverly constructed by Sheila,
who also took her inspiration from this photo,
but substituted hexie flowers for the appliqued flowers shown,
embroidered a vine, and appliqued leaves.
She does such lovely handwork. Round 3, by Lesley,
captures the whole essence of the quilt top,
don't you think?  It's up on my design wall, now,
and I just can't stop looking at it! and Linda's Round 4
ingeniously links back to the center block
and pulls it all together.
She didn't repeat any fabrics in these Raspberry Kiss Blocks.
I think it's the perfect final round, and so Linda! Here's one more look at the whole quilt. The four of us, dubbed the Nova Scotia Quilt Bloggers Quartet,
will be presenting a quilt show
at the 10th annual Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival
in Amherst, Nova Scotia
from October 10th - 14th.
Our goal is to have them quilted up and ready for display by then.
I can't wait to see them all completely finished!

Now, I just know you are chomping at the bit
to see the other three quilts.
I hope the few pictures I shared were just enough of a tease
to encourage you to pop over to their blogs for more!
They have written up such delightful posts.

Here are their links again to make it easy:

& Lesley

It's a beautiful morning here in Cape Breton.
Hope you're enjoying much of the same!


Posted by KaHolly at 6:31 AM 
Wow what fun for you all and everyone's work is amazing,good luck with it all Karen xx

July 10, 2017 at 6:50 AM 
Wonderful post Karen, I am the slacker and haven't posted quite yet but will get to that today ☺ So incredibly blessed to be part of this group 💖💖

July 10, 2017 at 8:47 AM 
Adore this quilt and the wonderful collaboration behind it. I just read some of your past posts and have noted your idea of the plastic tray with batting glued down for portable design trays. Clever...as is your wonderful quilting! Still raining and raining here outside Ottawa so hope it is drier at your Cape Breton home.

July 10, 2017 at 9:14 AM 
I saw this at Linda's blog yesterday and thought how much you would like your quilt. I had thought to participate in a round robin once years ago but I would be afraid that I wouldn't get what I wanted or would disappoint someone else LOL

July 10, 2017 at 9:15 AM 
The joys of friendship and the beauty of your work! Wonderful!
 
Oh how I've loved reading this post Karen... what a great project to work on together... it's produced some gorgeous quilts... congrats to you & the other ladies for a great effort, not only in patchwork but friendship too x

July 10, 2017 at 10:10 AM 
Oh Karen your Round Robin Quilt is gorgeous.. each of the ladies did a fantastic Row...
I've seen Sheila and it beautiful too .
Will pop over to see the other two now...

July 10, 2017 at 10:26 AM 
You guys did an amazing job on each quilt!

July 10, 2017 at 11:01 AM 
Gorgeous!!! What a fun project with such talented gals.

July 10, 2017 at 11:11 AM 
Wow!! So much talent and design goodness in this project! And your affection for each other shines through in the photos, too :) I wish I could attend your show in October.

July 10, 2017 at 11:58 AM 
This is such a fun kind of round robin! I'm so happy that you're in such a group. I organized one once - we did it as a one-time thing - and that quilt hung over my sofa in our Iowa home for more than a dozen years. It holds many fond memories, especially now as one of the quilters died, and I've lost touch with the others.

As for your sentence wording dilemma - "Sheila hosted us in her lovely home, since she is located half way between Lesley and me." This is correct! When you don't know what word to use, say it to yourself as two separate sentences. (I've revised the sentence for greater understanding)" "She is located near Lesley." "She is located near me." You would never say, "She is located near I." That confirms you chose the right word. I hope I've explained it so you can remember next time. :-)

Keep up the lovely sewing work! You are apparently having too much fun this summer!

July 10, 2017 at 12:40 PM 
All four of you have a flair for design! Such a fun quilt and wonderful friendships. Good luck with your quilt exhibit. I'm sure that will be an exciting experience.

July 10, 2017 at 5:05 PM 
oh my gosh... jaw dropping... those are all so amazing and so different. What a fantastic effort from you all....


July 10, 2017 at 7:19 PM 
I am very impressed with your round robin. Everyone's quilt is amazing and so individualized (is that a word.) It is so fun that you have formed this friendship and can create beautiful quit pieces. I hope things will go well for you in October. Now, what will you be working on once things with this round robin settles down? Can't wait to see and hear about it. Nola

July 10, 2017 at 7:56 PM 

July 10, 2017 at 9:19 PM 
Wow. It's beautiful. I didn't realize you were doing a quilt show. Good luck.

July 10, 2017 at 9:35 PM 
What a great post! You did a marvellous job of recapping our day and sharing such great pics! We sure had fun and every quilt is spectacular. Glad you love yours too!

July 10, 2017 at 10:35 PM 
Loved your post Karen

July 11, 2017 at 6:49 AM 
What a fun time you all have together. Love your quilt!!
 
Your RR quilt turned out splendidly!

July 11, 2017 at 11:56 AM 
What an incredible job you talented ladies have done on this Round Robin exchange. I can't wait to see them all in Amherst. Well done NSQBQ!!

July 11, 2017 at 12:51 PM 
It's beautiful Karen - as are they all. So lovely to have such a friendship and to know each others tastes in quilts and design. Good luck for the expo. xx

July 11, 2017 at 3:23 PM 
All of you must be so in sync with each other. The sections created all complement each other beautifully. I love the picture of Linda too!
Wish I could go see the show in the fall! I will have to make do with pictures which you will, hopefully, post!

July 11, 2017 at 4:32 PM 
Yours is definitely great! I'll go see the others, too. What a great group that sounds like! You were correct in using me in that case - object of the preposition between. I is always a subject and me is objective case. She and I went; or, it was for her and me. =)

July 12, 2017 at 10:12 AM 
I love your round robin quilt!! Every round fits the preious one so perfectly! What a fun group to be a part of. A quilty group, good friends, quilting...whats not to love?!

July 12, 2017 at 10:32 AM 
Wow how cool....I love the name too! Wish I was close enough to attend the show!!

July 12, 2017 at 11:38 PM 
What a fun R-R for you all - it's amazing to see how different all the quilts are and how you all got it just right for each person! Looking forward to seeing the quilted version/s!

July 13, 2017 at 3:50 PM 
What a wonderful story of friendship. You know each other so well and each one compliments the others, Looking forward to seeing the quilted versions.

July 13, 2017 at 6:03 PM 
Oh I LOVE this! Reminds me of last summer when Tish Julie Cindy and I did this very same thing! Looking forward to seeing it quilted! Now to visit the others...

July 15, 2017 at 6:27 PM 
Oh, how I love this post! If I could click my heels together and be there (in Amherst in October) I would! Your quilt is spectacular and the group shot is such a treat. Well done, ladies, true works of HEART!

July 18, 2017 at 11:19 AM 
It i s a beautiful quilt!!! Wish you'd looking the camera.
Going to look up Cape Breton now.

July 20, 2017 at 7:42 AM