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Looks like it's a 'go'!

Here are our guidelines~

To sign up please PM your phone number and email to me. In either the PM, or here on this thread tell me your finished center strip preference (size and color) and your string color choice(s). I will keep a running list on this thread.

●I'll take sign-ups for 1 week.

●Next Friday I will PM everyone with the master list and my address~ all blocks will be sent to me. When we know how many have signed up, we'll have a better idea of what to send in postage to get your blocks back to you.

●Due date will be November 14th, 2012.

●We will each make 4 blocks for each swapper.

●Please, please, please don't wait until the last minute to sew your blocks and then ask me to extend the deadline. I won't. Sorry, but this has to be fair to everyone. I will sort your blocks and get them back to you as fast as I can.

●Please use 100% cotton fabric for your foundation. Since inexpensive muslin is what most swappers use, please be sure it is washed so our blocks don’t shrink out of shape when we wash our finished quilts.

●The strips do not need to be washed as we each have our own views on washing/not washing our stash, and it would be a mess to wash a pile of strings. If you have a fabric that you know bleeds terribly, don’t use it in anyone’s blocks. Once your quilt is made I would advise washing it with a few ‘Color Catchers’.

●Please be sure to center the middle strip. And keep all strips straight.

● Also please vary the width of your strings~ and try not to use too many strings that are wider than the center strip, although a wider one on the corner is good so you don't end up with a nub when you trim. . The more strips/strings; the more interesting the blocks are.

●Please be aware of your thread choices. If someone has chosen a red or black center strip, please don’t sew with white thread. It will show. Also if their center is white~ don’t sew with black thread. Please no clear monofilament thread!

●Please check your thread tension and your quarter inch seams. Nothing is more disheartening than to get a block where the maker didn’t use quarter inch seams and the strips pull out.

●Please start with a 9.5 inch square of your foundation muslin and trim it down to 8.5 inches after you have added your strips.

●I will do 'spot' checks as your blocks come in to make sure the seams are sturdy, the fabrics are nice, and they measure the right size. If everyone does their very best, we shouldn't have any problems.

Ok, did I miss anything?

We have our first swapper already!

1. KC1930~ all batiks~ 1.5" finished center strip in sand color batik, with the strips ocean colors: blues, greens, turquoise, purples.

2. Crazy'boutquilts~ Center strip brown batik or tone on tone, 1.5 inches (finished) and the strings a mix of teal, aqua & turquoise batiks and tone on tone strings.

3. alexemmarose~ center string finished 3/4 inch, medium-to-dark red...any fabric, textures okay, solids and tone on tone but no lights and brights. Even velveteen and tapestries okay.
~~ other strings medium-to-light blues and violets...solids, prints, stripes, tone-on-tone No super darks, brights and no white or creams in the pieces.

4. royalboomer~ Center String: DK Brown: Finished at 1.5" (a 2" unfinished size)
Strings: Assorted browns - no super lights but some light/mediums would be OK. Mix 'em up. Think: everybody is playing nicely and no one is trying to steal the stage.

5. coreysmom~ solid black center to finish at 2"(2 1/2 unfinished) You can use Kona, or there is a nice black from Blank or Marcus Centenial solids have a nice black or even moda has a nice solid black. And bright strings. More tone on tone, but can have a small print to them.

6. fishingwidow~Orange center strip (I will provide) small floral, yellow, green, blue.
No pinks, purple or browns. Tropical look.

7. iquiltalot~ center string any color, any size bright batik~ all other strings bright batiks too.

8. NICUnurse~ 2" finished center strip solid white. No see through please. Bright strings on each side. No big florals-small ones ok. No geometrics or big dots. pindots ok. Yellows,oranges, pinks, light greens,blues, etc. Small flowers ok. No neons.

9. cksvett~ ~all batiks~ 1.5 inch finished center strip in 'sand' color batik and strips in greens, blues, turquoise and purples (think ocean)

10. aliquilt~ all batiks~ 1.5" finished center strip in sand color batik, with the strips ocean colors: blues, greens, turquoise, purples

11. califshrimp~ Center strip: black 1.5 finished size
colors: bright Batiks, As BRIGHT AS Possible, Purples,Pinks,Blues,Greens,Oranges (No Yellow)
please no lights or yellows


Names in red mean I've received your blocks

This message has been edited. Last edited by: crazy'boutquilts,

CBQ...thanks for hosting! Just PM'd you...I'm in!

I'm still pondering what fabrics I would like in my blocks....oh, choices, choices....

Welcome Alex!

Im thinking....thinking....

LOL, me too QN! I'm thinking about changing my choices already! LOL

I'm in Not sure what I want yet though - will think on that for a couple of days.

Welcome Royal!

OK,

Sign me up!! Will send in my info and decide on my colors.

Mary

sign me up! I just sent my info

Whoohoo! Welcome ladies!!

Crazy, if we don't have enough swappers, I'm willing to do two seperate selections. I would do my best not to duplicate fabrics for the swappers variety.

Sewlove~ I was going to close sign-up's on Monday.
As for batiks, any guesses on how my collection started?

That would be great KC! Let's wait to see if more sign up before we decide, ok?

Whoohoo! Welcome iquiltalot and NICUnurse!
I have my muslin~ just need to give it a wash.

Anyone sitting on a fence?

Come on, I'll catch you!

Oh, if any of you ladies have one of those wooden folding drying racks, they are perfect to hang your strings on next to your sewing machine while to make blocks.

Sent you a PM. I'll join and I am going to request the same thing I got last time ocean batiks with a sand center... Chris

Welcome Chris!

Sign ups ending soon! I'll leave it open until Monday, but please get your choices in as soon as you can.

OK I've decided!

I would like: 2" finished center strip solid white. No see through please. Bright strings on each side. No big florals-small ones ok. No geometrics or big dots. pindots ok. Yellows,oranges, pinks, light greens,blues, etc. Small flowers ok. No neons.

Thanks ladies!

Pam

I knew I forgot to do something today. I had planned on washing the muslin....thanks for the reminder, I'm off to the basement to bring it up now.... (Some really nice choices so far, I'm looking forward to working on these..)

Please count me in...I was afraid I missed out on sign-ups, this sounds fun. I have quite a few batiks and I already have muslin so it this could be a stashbuster too I'm thinking also...will send pm later with my final idea.

Welcome Ali!

I was pulling FQ's out of storage boxes for the retreat and what did I find???? A good sized stack of washed muslin squares cut at 9 1/2" for string quilts - now, how cool is that. One less thing I need to do before I can actually sew.

Great idea on having everyone mail to hostess to return instead of mailing to each person individual. I did it that way before and it was fun getting several packages in the mail box but if someone is slow or doesn't pull through then it's not fair that everyone didn't receive blocks from het but she got all of hers. With a hostess, if that happens then she can keep all the blocks intended for that person and donate to charity perhaps. Hopefully that won't happen but always good to have a backup plan and keep things fair.

I still have stacks and stacks of string blocks from one of the 1st swaps I ever hosted somewhere. Need to put them into a quilt!!

PM sent with my phone number. It's so hard to decide what blocks I'd like. If cksvett doesn't mind a copycat, I'm asking for the same basic theme: 1.5" finished center strip in sand color batik, with the strips ocean colors: blues, greens, turquoise, purples. Your picture from the previous was so beautiful and I've wanted a quilt in ocean/sand colors for my room. Can't wait to get started!

Ok ladies, time to get your choices in!

Last call!

Did I miss last call?
Want to join, am I to late?
Sent you a PM just in case I'm not to late.
Thanks.
I just checked the time and I'm to late.

What does CYOC stand for?

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LOL love your bottom line cali!

You are in!~ if you want to be? PM sent back!

Chose Your Own Color

Ok ladies~ sign-up's are closed. Califshrimp got in under the wire because hubby shut the computer down early last night. LOL

I just need your choices cali, and you too Fishingwidow.

Just sent you a PM
SO EXCITED!!!
:

LOL I can see that you are~ Snoopy is really dancing!

As soon as I hear from FW, I'll make a group PM. If anyone has any questions, just let me know! Have fun ladies!!

I set up the group PM this morning. When Fishingwidow checks in, I'll add her requests.

If you did not get the PM, please let me know!!

Crazy: I sent you a PM
Thanks.

Have all my muslin squares cut out.
Now to get busy hunting fabrics to fill them. Found my left over "sand" from the last exchange, but don't have enough for all I will need it for... Chris

Finished my first set of 4 this weekend. Had everything in for Royalbloomer so got them out of the way. Next up the sets that need brights..... have lots of those. Love this swap.

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Originally posted by crazy'boutquilts:
LOL I can see that you are~ Snoopy is really dancing!

As soon as I hear from FW, I'll make a group PM. If anyone has any questions, just let me know! Have fun ladies!!

Maybe she decided to go fishing????

Well, that sure brought a smile to my face

Went shop hopping with DIL and DGD last weekend and purchased more than I need but not as much as I would have liked

I'm on a batik buying spree. Now, to only find that elusive shade of sand...

Whoohoo ladies! Way to get sewing!

I need to pick up more sand too.


Maybe FW is fishing?

I hope she hooks some sand batik for me!

Thought I would have enough to cover everybody. Had a $10 Shop Hop Gift Certificate and was going to get 1/2 yard of batik quilt backing with it. Wouldn't you know, it was out of stock.
Did find something that would do, but not as good as the first one... Chris

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Ladies, I need a little help.
Can someone please post a picture of what "Sand" colored batiks look like.
Is it considered a solid or print?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Batik Befuddled......

Hi ladies,

Sorry to be late. Have had company, was wiped out for a couple days and then went to Amish county in OH. I picked up some orange fabric there which I will send to each person to use for my center strip.

I want to go for a tropical look.

Orange center strip (I will provide)
small floral
yellow
green
blue.

No pinks, purple or browns.

Mary

i have my first two sets of blocks done. i am slowly gthering the rest of the fbbys needed. i want to kep working on these so i can get them done. i cant access the message board from my phone ay more so im onloy on the home omp a couple times a week. if you dont hear from me dont worrry.

tami