Rainbows of color!

Well I don't think the swap participants are afraid of color this round! Lots of bright, rainbow colored blocks have started to emerge in the group pool.
SpottedStoneStudio has been making progress on a scrappy rainbow flying geese quilt,

Living My Sweet Life was inspired by all of Mamacjt's colorful quilts and decided to make this wonky rainbow quilt,

MollyJolly has created a rainbow of churn dash blocks,

Fionapoppy has her quilt top finished up,

Marilynkb posted a sneak peek that resembles a rainbow quilt pie!

A Girl In Paradise has her quilt top finished up - and its fun and colorful!

~~alissa~~ has made several very colorful rainbow stars,

Patchwork Queen is working on a stunning combination of English paper peiced diamonds and solids,

 

Putting Pen to Paper

The participants in the swap are starting to get some ideas flowing now!

StitchDutchess has sketched out a DQS11 possibility, here take on Wonky stars and will be using either Kona Ash or White for the background,

Bouncypoodle has an idea bewing with little floating pinwheels,

FlossieBlossom, a swap mama, has possibility for DQS11 using a pattern she found is a 1933 issue of Minature Quilts called 'Wheel of Fortune'

Pinkbrain and Mr.Chicken has an asymetrical design with stars and squares planned out,

Fionapoppy's initial idea is air castle blocks is 9 different colors,



Stacks of Fabrics

There has been lots of sketches of what people are going to make and a some stacks of fabrics to tempt us.
Kate@Swim,Bike Quilt has a very lovely color palette with some of Anna Mariah Honer's new LouLouthi:

Amy's Creative Side has a great selection of greens,

Patricabstudio has a lovely selection of red, pinks and pale yellows and greens waiting to be sewn up,

BetsyLynne50 has two fabric selections, Anthology's Sweet Tooth & Hope Valley combined with Kona Ash,

Peonybliss has a rich combination of red, purple and grey pulled together,

Locodowo has a selection of fabrics in grey, blue with a hint of pink,

LemonTreeTales has some pretty oranges and will be using either hot pink or turquoise as the accent color,

It's Mosaic Making Time!

Partner emails went out this weekend, so bebe's should know now if they made the lottery and got into the swap this round or not. A mosaic is a great way to inspire your partner with your quilting style, color themes you like and even bitty blocks that you love. Don't know how to make a mosaic? You can find out how in this thread in the Doll Quilt Swap 11 Mosaic Group.
I will start off with some of the most recently made mosaics:
Lots of color in BetsyLynn50's mosaic-

Lots of inspiration of quilts that can be made into bitty blocks in jmbmommy's mosaic -

Shecanquilt added lots of helpful tips about why she choose the quilts in her mosaic -

Suzettra made a mosaic full of lots of color, and nuetrals with pops of colors -

TagEButt has lots of traditional quilts in her mosaic -

{safieh} has a mosaic with lots of  'points', and traditional quilts made with modern fabrics-

Sewgirly! created a mosaic with beautiful quilt designs and color schemes-

Peonybliss did a wonderful job with adding notes to each of the quilts explaining what it is she loves, or why she choose to add them to them to her inspiration mosaic -

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)