Looks like we have 42 Participants - Feel free to post pictures of your hearts as you sew long.
INSTRUCTIONS We are swapping 6" Crazy Quilt Hearts. For each person who signs up I will be emailing you the heart pattern. The pattern being sent measures 6.5" across, giving you 1/4" for the seam allowance. I tend to hand baste my seam allowance in as then it is much easier to take out when completed. I realize there will be some distortion of size due to printer formats so these measurements do not have to be exact – just keep them as close as possible. I have found that if you make one large 13” square CQ block you can then flip it over, trace your heart design, cut the pattern out and end up with 4 hearts. To help with any fraying, Fraycheck is helpful. Please baste at least 1/4" seam around the finished heart – this will not only help with the fraying but also give a great stopping point when it comes to embellishing. Also, you might want to zigzag the edges. Hearts are to be pieced on muslin for stability and ease of working with a variety of fabrics.
One thing I would like to mention – I realize there are some people who smoke but many of us have allergies and we would appreciate it if you could possibly refrain from smoking while working on your hearts – Please and thanks
ACCEPTABLE FABRICS Silks, satins, velvets, brocades, damask, lame, lace overlays, metallic finishes, tulle, glitzy fabrics, taffeta and oriental fabrics with the metallic threads running through them (basically any type of specialty fabric). You may use cotton but please limit it to one piece per heart. Please no blue jean or flannel fabrics. The color choice of fabrics used is your choice – make them all in the same color family or go crazy and experiment with various color schemes.
Embellishing your hearts is going to be the fun part! Be as creative and imaginative as you like - just have fun. All heart seams must be embellished. Some suggestions for embellishments: hankies, charms, buttons, beads, lace, jacquards, fancy trims, silk embroidery, ribbons, hand stitched embroidery and cross stitch. You may machine emboridery but please limit it to maybe one seam - 2 at the most. Please sew on all embellishments – NO glue. When embellishing, anything goes - whatever you heart desires - whatever you think looks pretty together.
A Crazy Quilt Heart set will consist of 6 hearts. As the hearts are relatively small, putting them together will not take too much time so I am giving you all 2 months to work on them. Maximum number of sets: 3 which means you can make up to 18 to swap if you are on a roll. Just remember, you will receive as many back as you send in. If you change your mind, please let me know ASAP as I do not want to have to return anyone’s hearts back to them should we not have enough players.
NOTE: If this is your first time in a Crazy Quilt Swap and you are a newbie to CQ, you have the option to send in just 3. The decision will be yours as to how many you feel comfortable sending in 3, 6 (or 12 if you really get into it 18 )
MAILING INSTRUCTIONS When complete, place your hearts in a large ziplock bag (indicate # of hearts) and include a card with my name & address (PM me) on one side and your name, address, HGTV name & email address on the other. We all want to know who made the “beautiful crazies” so please be sure to sign the backs of your hearts with your HGTV name and where you are from.
Mail your hearts to arrive to me by JUNE 1st (NO later)in a sturdy envelope. Please include a self addressed envelope (stamps only) to cover the return trip home. If it is easier for you, send me a check to cover the postage and I will take care of it for you. Once your CQ hearts have been mailed, please let me know and also how many you are sending and I will, in turn, let you know when I receive them.
I just have to share this adorable Monkey heart with ya'll. I belong to a Yahoo group who swaps CQ hearts all over the world. I just received this one in the mail yesterday. Check out the little beach image surrounded by the palm tree, monkey and even a coconut drink... just too cute! I just love the way she did the tree trunk - must have taken a couple of hours
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***We got hope, we got dreams but most of all... we got each other***
Nickilee--That is one pretty block. Looks like she put a lot of thought into it. CQwannabe-Your blocks are all very pretty, but the one about Hokey Pokey (even tho I can't read it all) made me smile I really like that block.
Posts: 267 | Location: oregon | Registered: Mar 07, 2007
CQ - really pretty blocks! I'm glad you are making one for yourself... I've made lots for me - they are just too much fun.
Ms. Bananas - have missed you on the boards! Yes - the tree trunk is stump work. Here's a closer shot of it - the monkey and the coconut are cute little buttons...just love this! I figured out how to do the stitch tonight and it's really pretty easy - just going back and forth wrapping the thread around a stich that is about 1/2" long.
***We got hope, we got dreams but most of all... we got each other***
Ok I have 6 hearts pieces together, now to embellish them.... I'm having to take my time I keep getting pain in my hand that's very painful when I move my thumb.. But not to worry I'll get them done. Maybe tomorrow will be a pain free day I'm praying so.
Lisa
Oh by the way I've been admiring all the blocks that have been posted so far..CQwannabe I love heart #4 and the one your keeping and by the way you should chage your name cause your no wannabe!!!! Nicki I very much love the purple baby I've had to go back and admire it several times....
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Posts: 963 | Location: Somewhere deep in the South.. | Registered: Sep 28, 2003
I really like that block.
