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The Connecting Threads Round Robin Project



We heard about a wonderful Round Robin quilt project in which EQ4 played a part. Naturally, we were curious. Here's the story: (it may suggest ways to start your own Round Robin quilt project).

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In August of 2000, eight friends from Connecting Threads' customer service department started a Round Robin project. A Round Robin is a progressive, medallion-style quilt. One person creates a quilt center, passes it to a second person, who adds a border, and so on until the quilt top is finished. (Think of a progressive dinner, where eaters go from house to house).

Each of the eight friends made a center quilt block. These eight blocks were handed off to the other seven quilters, with each adding a border in turn, until there were eight finished quilt tops. (See the quilts, half-done, at right.)

One of their biggest challenges was the need for secrecy, since these quilters work together every day.

"People would act as bodyguards to prevent anyone from seeing their own quilt."