purple & green

 so way way back ....

when we had a different address

i organised a block swap 

the idea was that it might be the perfect way

to keep in-touch with some friends

thus began the block swaps of 2009 & 2010

09 was all purple & green

here's the "how to tutorial"

it was all great fun & now holds some lovely memories

so what we all did ...

each month we had the 'homework' of sewing up 12 or so blocks

working with the block design & size & variations

the only rule was that we were to include one of 2 base fabrics

any other fabrics were to be purple or green of choice

we'd get together, rotating visiting one another's homes

there was show n'tell & lots of laughs

each time we always sewed an extra block ....

went into a box intended for our

Prayers & Squares at ABC

i was supposed to have gifted this a very long time ago

not sure what happened at the time

but then it was packed away ....

just last week i passed it on to mum

(my mum .... yep she's a crafty type too & she is a major part of P&S's)

last wednesday .... she arrived with purple & green blocks in hand

would you believe that ....

that very day there was a prayer quilt request in purple & greens!!!

not kidding ... a God thing i think!

so this lap sized prayer quilt was pieced together

for a special lady who played a part in our ABC's history

we hope you feel the love & prayers of all the peoples

from now & then from ABC Mabel .... you are loved

these photos are from our time during church yesterday

when the ties were tied ... & a prayer is said

i'm so pleased with this end result

it seems that it is all in God's timing

so a big thankyou to Katherine & Kylie & Sam & Louey

& Wendy & Nicole & Jo & Lizzie & Jenny 

i love the journey that was this block swap

we really should all get together with our 'finished' quilts!!

you can see a glimpse of Katherine's finished p&g block swap

quilts over here .... she made them into twin quilts for her 2 older girls

i know that Nicole has sewn all her blocks together

& here's mine .... um .... cough .... still not finished ...

however it is now all at least pieced together as a finished quilt top!!

i added another strip layer to each of my blocks ...

& then

the following year

there was the red & aqua swap

with a slightly different crowd of friendly faces

how i met my awesome quilty bloggy friend Bron ...

that's another story .....

amen to all the seasons of life