I think it really hit me this week that I really am not pregnant. There will be no baby this summer. For reals. I had my first period since my miscarriage. And then, during final savasana (relaxation) at yoga on Wednesday I just felt this wave of sadness. I would be feeling the baby move right now. I wouldn’t be able to lie on my back… Off and on I just feel sad.

Also, there has been a woman from church in the hospital, a funeral to cook a meal for, and a friend whose husband was in a really bad car accident while stationed in Honduras… just a lot happening this week.

But, that’s not what this post is supposed to be about. This is what it’s about:

My flannel wall!! Is that totally rad or what?! I can’t use enough exclaimation points!! It’s big enough to design a king size quilt!! How fun is that?!

Before I had the second piece of flannel stapled to the wall the kids had my buckets of fabric scraps (beautifully color coded I might add) empty and on the wall.

Brenna said, “This is like painting, but just with fabric.” She had a ball making her masterpiece, but had to enlist my help up there with the sun.

Here are my blockswap blocks so far:

I am LOVING this! The blocks on the bottom left look so fun together, but none of them is super-duper on its own, so I think I’ll keep them and make some more for a throw quilt and keep going with what I’ve been doing with those top 6 to give away. I love squash and robin’s egg blue! Yippy!

Also, Rebecca’s blocks all arrived in the mail yesterday. They are really lovely. Maggi’s got some under her belt, and so does April. Maritsa’s blocks are turning out cute too

I hope everyone is having fun!

Denyse’s fabircs are ready for the buying! Go get ’em girls!

First of all, Rebecca has been busy! They look great, wouldn’t ya say?

[Editor’s note: you can now see the blockswap update images over in the flickr gallery]

If you’re like me and waiting for the mail man to bring your fabric, then you’re probably brainstorming block design ideas. There are some of us who are ready to just take the plunge and do our own thing (like Rebecca up there). Others of us are beginners and need a pattern to follow to help us out. The Quilters Cache has a gazillion free block designs. The 10 inch block designs are what you need. (they will be 10 1/2 inches from raw edge to raw edge. 10 inches + 1/2 for seam allowances) They are all very traditional, but the size is right, and if you use the right fabric they’ll work for the block swap.

But, what if you want something a little more modern and funky–like some Drunk Love squares from Denyse Schmidt’s book? Well, all you need to do is adjust the percentage at which you enlarge the patterns from the back of the book and you’re in business! I put my math skills to the test (with a little refresher from my computer/math genius husband) and did some figuring. So…
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