Spooktacular Swap Finished

A few months ago Jane of Jane's Fabrics and Quilts organized a Halloween swap. I had never participated in a blog swap before, and felt like it was time to jump in with the rest of you.

This was called the Halloween Spooktacular Swap 2009.

I think around 100 of us joined.

(Top part of the quilt)
Today I finished putting all my blocks in a setting. It's always hard to decide what to do. I framed each block in an orange fabric and then put them together with traditional sashing.

The quilt ended up being a long "Double Size" at 78" X 107"

Bottom part of the quilt.

Jane organized us into groups of 12.

We were asked to make (12) 12 1/2" X 12 1/2" blocks with a theme.

I made witch's shoes and socks for my group.

We were also asked to make (12) 9 patch blocks, that ended up measuring 12 1/2" X 12 1/2 ".

This is one I received and I love how they are fussy cut.

We then mailed 24 blocks back to Jane. She sorted them all out and sent 24 back.

Some of the people in my group I already knew and some I did not.

This is from Jackie K. of Canton Village Works.

People's originality in designing a block was impressive.

One of the blocks was embroidered with a 3-D spider.

This one is a Buggy Barn design with 3-D legs.

Some used the latest fabrics.

Others were more traditional.

People took a lot of time to make their blocks, and I loved them all. I will think of the talent of these ladies every time I look at my quilt.

And of course every quilt I make lately I think of ways to add Texture Magic. For this project the TM went into the corner stones.

I really enjoyed participating in this swap. Thank you Jane for all your hard work in coordinating us!