Make 12 ½ inch blocks with your choice of pattern using springtime colored batiks.  All batiks from Paisley Pines will be on sale at 10% off from January 14 through February 1 for participants only.  However, you can certainly get into your own stash and use some of the beautiful fabrics you have collected along the way.

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Make a total of 12 blocks. They can all be the same, or some can be different.

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Drop off your completed blocks on or before Saturday, April 12. Blocks will then be “shuffled up” and re-distributed to participants. Everyone will receive 12 great blocks that someone else has made. You may get one of your own blocks back. Who knows? Please do not sign up to participate if you think you will not be able to finish on time.

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Things to remember:

• Make sure you use springtime colored batiks, i.e. blues, pinks, purples, yellows, greens.  Please stay away from fall/autumn colors like oranges, browns, and darker greens.

• Use a good quality neutral thread

• Make sure you iron your work as you go and make seams lay flat.

• Consider making more than one block pattern.

• Remember the golden rule of the swap, which is…Don’t give something to someone else that you wouldn’t use yourself.

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Next, make your quilt interesting by possibly using these tips:

• Put your blocks on point

• Sash the quilt in different colors

• Use a pieced border

• Add cornerstones to the borders

• Make more blocks on your own to make a larger quilt

• If you’re having trouble with finding a pattern, I carry a book here at the shop called “Quilt Block Genius” which will give you plenty of ideas and patterns. The book is regularly $24.99. It will be offered to participants only at 10% off.

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Take it one step further...(OPTIONAL)

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When your quilt is complete with quilting and binding, I ask that you bring it back to the shop by June 28th. Your quilt will be displayed at the 6th-anniversary sale on July 12th. Each person visiting the shop that day will be able to vote on the quilts they like the best. The quilt with the most votes will receive a $50.00 Paisley Pines gift card! If you find that you cannot finish on time, it's okay. However, it would exclude you from possibly being the winner.

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You can sign up in different ways:

• Stop by the shop 

• Call the shop at 207-625-4617

• Email me at nancy@paisleypinesqs.com

• Facebook message the shop

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So.... get out your books, patterns, or go online and find those great block patterns.

Most of all, have fun with it!