R3: Sue

R1, R2, R3 & R 4 : Marianne

Hi, I'm Marianne.

Thanks for allowing me to join in. I was searching for a round robin and this is so different I had to try it.

I've gone off on a different route. Instead of piecing my blocks I am using rubber stamps, inks, paint and sharpies. I will be doing more piecing with step 5.

#1 is the center block with the numbers and the word, both done with rubber stamps

#2 is to the left of center- red purple and blue with stamped stitches.

#3 top has three green stamped patches on what was once a cream swirl print. I darkened it with ink to a golden color

#4 to the right is a basket weave print over colored with purple ink. The dark line is a little over 1/4 inch from the edge so it will still be visible when an if something is added to that side.

Hopefully when I add step #5 I'll be able to get a better photo. The colors are off a bit.

R1, R2, R3 & R4: Winter Star

A late arrival to the round robin - Winter Star is going to play along. Here's her starting square above, followed by her round 2 addition:




then round three:



And finally (for the moment) round 4.




Getting closer to round 5, ladies (& gent) - is everyone ready?

Another Robin: Kate

At the start of this project, I was toying with the idea of doing two robins in parallel but was so busy the idea kinda never went anywhere. However, this afternoon, after I finished off something else I was working on, I had a little more sewing time and decided to go ahead and start a second robin. I wanted to do something very different from the black and batik one, so I chose to work with my Japanese taupe fabrics. I started with a 6" variable star, and went on to:



a large rose, unpieced, for the second round, followed by:




A piano key type piece, separated from the other blocks by a one inch strip for the third round. For the current, fourth round, I decided to do another unpieced piece, again a larger rose, this time with a green background:



It's a lot straighter than it looks in this photo!

R1, R2 & R3: Annette

Annette talked about joining up before, but didn't have a chance to work on her blocks until now. So here they are all at once - and aren't they great?

R3: Kathy

Kathy has gone for more circles this month - and blogged about it over here.

R3: Sarah

Sarah has now completed her third round - and lovely it is! My apologies to Sarah for listing her as having no blog - she does have one, and it's here.

R3: Cheryll

...and here's Cheryll's 3rd block.

R3: Vero

Isn't this one great? I love the African ladies!

R3: Cherie

Cherie has added another fabulous curved piece to her blocks - and blogged about it over here.

R3: Toni

Here's Toni's block after round 3 - she has blogged about it a little here. As she says, it's a very simple addition this month - which is fine, as there will be months later where what you are asked to do will be applique or embellish, and you may need some not very busy space to work with. Toni took part in the travelling round robin I did (the one which inspired this stay-at-home robin) so she knows better than many folks what type of thing to expect - though I have altered it somewhat to fit in the 12 month scheme...

R3: Amo

Look at that lovely velvet texture!

R3: Narelle

I like how Narelle's two projects are similar, but different.

Round 3: Virtual Robin

Finally got my big laptop back from the laptop doctor (the little one doesn't have EQ installed, as it has no disk drive) , so I can show the progress on the virtual robin, including the spacing, relative to the entire finished quilt size...

R3: Julie

Here's Julie's next round - great colours in this one - can't wait to see where it goes!

R3: Benta

Here's Benta's round 3 - love that flange in the top piece... She has blogged about it over here.

R3: Lisa

Lisa has finished her round 3 blocks - and has blogged about them as well.

Something she said to me in an email reminded me to remind all of you that if you are a little unsure about a single block in your piece, remember that there is still a lot more to come, and compared to the overall size of the piece (which won't be huge, I know) what we have made so far is actually quite a small section. So for instance, an addition which seems a little busy or a little bright, won't appear nearly so dominant once we add three or four more rounds as it might at the moment, if it's your round three piece.

R1 & R2 & R3: Christina

Christina has decided to join us, and has made these two separate sets of blocks.

R3: Plum

Plum has blogged about her third block over here.

R3: Betsy