Swap Mama Introductions!

And were off! With just a few days since signs up have been posted, there is already a lot of buzz in the group! I would like to introduce the swap mama's this round:

Susan- chickenfoot has been around in Doll Quilt Swap all the way since the very first round, and a Mama since DQS2! Just look at this inspiring wall of doll quilts :

Kimmie- quiltinkimmie is a lively Mama in this group, enthusiastic and full of sarcasm! Kimmie has been participating in DQS since round 3 or 4, and has been a Mama for the last 5 rounds. Just look at this beauty she sent out last round for DQS10:

Sue - suejoy70, is one of our Mama's all the way from Australia. She has been quilting for 15 years, and joined DQS in round 7, and has been a Mama since DQS10. Last round she sent out a stunning paper pieced quilt, with lots of amazing movement from the quilting:

Susan - flossieblossoms just started quilting a few years ago, but has been sewing/crafting and doll making for ages. She has been with DQS since round 6, and a Mama for the last 4 rounds. Flossie sent out a bright Rainbow Village quilt for the last round:

 Kandra, mindboggld is a computer programmer and embraces her geeky side! She loves to embroider and quilt and has been participating in DQS since round 9, and joined as a Mama for the last round. For DQS10 she sent out a lovely quilt with wonky house, and cute hand quilted stars:

Helen, Mini_Milley04 is our second doll quilt swap Mama from Australia. She has been quilting for 8 years, and a DQS Mama all the way since round 3! Helen made a vibrant wonky stars mini for round 10:

Solidia, Modernsewl has been participating in Doll quilt swap from the very first round, and has been a Mama since round 8. She not only quilts/sews but also likes to scrapbook, crochet and garden. Here's a great collection of doll quilts she has made made for DQS and a few other swaps:

Carol, Mamacjt is our Angel Mama for the group. That means whenever someone gets a partner who flakes, or a quilt is lost in the mail, Carol makes and send them a quilt! Carol already has 3 (Yes, three!!) doll quilts made ready to be sent out as angel quilts for this round.

Partner emails go out around July 8th, so now is a great time to practice some mini quilt blocks, update your flickr stream with projects you have been working on, gathering up favorites to use in a mosaic if you are in this round, and most importantly- Stay Active & Participate in the Doll Quilt Swap Group!

Color My World!

The DQS10 photostream is full of colorful and cheerful quilts that just makes me drool! I adore color and everytime I see our photostream I just have to smile :)!

This quilt by bumblebeans is completed and ready to go. Look at all that wonderful color and a rainbow of flying geese too!


And Emma_Louise's quilt is gorgeous with the colored bubbles and black silhouettes. I think the white background just helps those bubbles pop even more!


Oh and how I love these blocks of color from Spiced Coffee! The shadows just really add so much to the colored blocks! Gorgeousness right here!


The dollquilt that Flutter.From.Kat posted is divine! Loving those pinwheels so very much in those citrusy colors!


And this in process quilt by A Blond Quilts is so saturated in color that I simply can not wait to see how it turns out! And those blocks are sooooo itty bitty! Swoon!


And one of my very faves in process quilts right now is by DaveNJilly Wonky? Colorful? Fun? Yup it's a trifecta! Loving this little quilt so much and can't wait to see a kitty on the shelf.


Keep Quilting!
Kandra (aka mindboggld)

Crossing the Finish Line Early

Is anyone else as excited as I am to see finished doll quilt pictures finding their way into our photostream?

Look at this amazing Tile Quilt by Di2Quilt! So many of us are wanting this beautiful bird to land on our doorstep!

Or how about this whimsical tree doll quilt by Ky in Tx? I know this would bring a smile to my face every time I saw it!



And oh how I'd love to have this colorful zig zag quilt by Jen of all Trades. Just look at that wonderful hand stitching! She says its her first time to hand quilt - I can't tell!



Look at this adorable elephant quilt by Lethargic Lass! Not only is it round, but the quilting shows the water being poured on top of him!



This silhouette bird set against such a wonderful and bright background is darling! Where the Orchids Grow really did wonders in all those little details - the bird, the kite, the butterfly, the flowers! Amazing!



And well, this quilt just has a warm spot in my heart. Of course it's the one I finished! :) I know my partner will love it, but it'll be hard to part with!



Stay tuned as we feature more finished quilts! Until then, keep quilting!

~mindboggld (Kandra)

Put your sunglasses on - it's rainbow time

Well no-one is afraid of colour this time round so get your sunglasses on and have a look at these fabulous combos.  Jenn (of all trades) has shown us these beauties:

Rachael (Rachaeldaisy) is never afraid of colour so we knew she'd be splashing out ith her doll quilt:

Leila (Where the Orchids Grow) has gone for a very similar look to Rachael:

Janice (Sewgirly) has also gone all rainbow on us but her lucky partner gets to choose between fabric lines:

And finally Karen (malama2006) has gone rainbow crazy and is already ten steps ahead of the rest of us with some cutting done and some layout under way.

Putting pen to paper

The participants in the swap are staring to get ideas on paper now.  Susan (Flossie Blossoms, swap mama) is thinking of a village in the mountains scene in rainbow colours:

Rebecca's Rags is thinking of raw edge appliqued pieced circles (that's a lot of adjectives right there)and stacked coins in the borders:

Kristy (Love Old Houses) has drawn some hanging things but are they lamps, Christmas decorations - and Kristy is concerned they might be too industrial. I say hanging lamps and I love them but is this one for me anyway?

Jessica (Sew Crafty Jess) is keeping her options open with sketches of pieced circles, haxagons and a string quilt - looks like she's thinking of rainbow colours though, perhaps against a grey or white:

And finally Kandra (mindboggld and also known as the Data Queen mama for being computer-tech-tastic) is planning gnomes, mushrooms, cotton reels and teeny tiny little quilts.

Stacks of fabrics

So far we're seeing sketches, mosaics of what people are going to make and a few stacks of fabrics to tempt us.  Shruti Dandekar (13 Woodhouse Road) has chosen some lovely soft colours in 1930s style fabrics:

Nichol (Hardy Party of 5) has picked a stack of natural tones.  I am hopeless on colours so I don't exactly know why I'm trying to pin down what people have picked:

Leila (needle and dime) (who deserves a pat on the back for her cushion being "explored" yesterday - ooh dear, that sounds like a euphemism) has chosen a palette of soft greys and greens with pops of pink and orange:

Silvana (Silort), possibly the most skilled (or maravilhosa, as they say in Brazil - I'm trying to sound clever but Silvana taught me this word this morning so don't be too impressed) paper piecer on Flickr, has chosen a few palettes including these beautiful pinks and greys:

And finally Colleen, the Busy Bean (Ooh I wonder if she's noticed that rhymes) has set out some fabrics and a sketch all in one go. Now that is efficient:

And they're off...

Partner emails went out to everyone in the Doll Quilt Swap yesterday over a 24 hour period, as we have mamas all around the globe.  A few participants are already feeling inspired and have kicked off with some hints as to where they are going.  Ethne (Flaming Stitches) has made a wonderful bird mosaic:

Amy (Allie Kat Mom) has given us a hint as to the direction she's headed in.  Perhaps a quilt with a monument attached to the top?

Emedoodle has shown us her sketch pad with an array of ideas including "Raft with special thing" which has us all wondering what her special thing might be.

Natalie Leppard has produced this gorgeous inspiration drawing: 

And finally Lily Rose has shown a tantalising pile of Innocent Crush, a very popular line in the DQS this round, together with a selection of possible solids.  I'd be happy if she just sent me what she's got in the picture - she doesn't even need to sew it together if she doesn't want.