Kathy in WA :
Here's how we do it.
For a round robin, a group of five to seven is formed. Each person makes a block for the center of their quilt. A size range can be specified in your rules. I've done one in miniature, where the block is six inches ro smaller. As each member of the round robin team adds a border, the quilt builds till it is returned to its owner.
Our robins are long distance, so the block and accompanying fabrics are packed up and mailed on to the next person on the list. If youa re in the same community, you could make other arrangements for passing the quilt along. The person at the end of the list sends to number one. What to include? That depends. Some might send only some of their focus fabric and background. Others send lots fo fabric and wish teammates to use only their fabric. Some send a bare minimum and wish teammates to add.
A time is set for each person to have the piece and work on it before sending it on to the next--we usually allow one month. The rules can be set up so that each round is a certain type of border such as triangles, curves, applique. There can be a theme, or the rules can leave it open to whatever the quilter thinks will enhance the piece. There can be a maximum and minimum width for the borders added as well (On the miniature, the maximum was three inches.)
WE usually include a journal, a label for everyone to sign, and a goody for each person working on our quilt. A single use camera is also a possibility, but for some reason, no one has ever used mine.
There's a lot of trust involved--you are trusting these five or six other people to work on your quilt and get it back to you, you are trusting their workmanship. Good communication is important. If life gets in the way of quilting, it is important to be a little flexible, but also essential to let people know what is happening and get a consensus as to what to do to catch up.
A row robin works the same way, but each person makes a row of blocks of a specific length. A row robin group can be as many as nine.
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