Boomerang Friendship Swap 10.0-CELAENO Group
 

Boomerang Friendship Swap 10.0 CELAENO Group :)

Mailing deadline for completed blocks will be November 10,2013.

Hello and welcome to the Boomerang Friendship Swap. This swap is about a great opportunity to get a large number of blocks from all over the world made by our online quilting friends.

How it works:
1) You will select a fabric or selection of fabrics from your stash (or you can buy new-up to you) and cut them in to Fat Eighths (18 x 11) or (9x22) We prefer the 18 x 11 for this swap as it gives a bigger cutting area for certain blocks but either measurement will work.
2) You will send each member in the swap one F8 to work with. The person who receives the fabric will make you a block with your fabric in it.
3) You may advise the person of colors you would prefer they use or not use but please do not request specific blocks. This is meant to be a “friendship” swap where your friends pick, design and create a beautiful 12.5” unfinished block for you based on the fabric you send them.
4) In turn you will receive an F8 from each member in the swap and have to make them a block.

Rules/Guidelines:
(please make sure to also refer to the basic policies that apply to all swaps announced through the board.)
1) Please make sure all fabric is prewashed prior to making the block and sending it home. You do not have to wash the fabric you receive.
2) When sending your fabric please make sure it is in some kind of sealed item (Ziploc baggy, saran wrap) with a piece of paper or even a peel-off label with your name, address and quilt board name so that the items are protected and won’t get mixed up. Please do this when returning blocks as well. (This way if for some unhuman reason the PO mangles a package the plastic has a chance at saving the work and with an address visible it just might make it home)
3) Please mail your F8 within three weeks of receiving the address list. This helps ensure we all have ample time to work on everyone's blocks.
4) Please handle all fabric received with the utmost care and place it somewhere where it won’t be lost or forgotten about.
5) In order to help keep track of the blocks sent and received I will be emailing out a chart to all members who participate so that you may fill it in as we go.
6) All blocks should be 12.5” unfinished. They can be regular pieced, paper-pieced, appliquéd-whatever the quilter decides to do. It is up to each individual. Again the feeling is to get a true friendship quilt out of this. Please do not request specific blocks as the idea is to let everyone, of every level join in and try new things and grow.
7). Please remember to trim your threads, cut your dog ears...in essence remove any excess work from the back of your block that the receiver should not have to worry about. We do not want to have any extra bulk in these blocks that are not needed (harder to quilt them :-) )
8) You may sign the back of the block if you wish to or perhaps pin a small muslin square with your name, where you live and what the name of the block is.
9) Please measure your block before mailing it. We all started somewhere but it is nice to be able to get all the blocks back measuring the same size so the quilt can go together nicely. So measure, measure and when you think it is right, measure once more
10) Please make a block that you yourself would be happy and proud to call your own.
11) This is a one block per swapper swap. You will have to make one block for each member in your group (not including yourself.)
12) Please be courteous to our swappers and post when you receive either someone's fabric or a completed block. This helps us to know the postal gremlins are not at work lol If for some reason you cannot get on the board to post please let me know and I will let the members know. We appreciate interaction with all of our swappers. You can do a weekly update as well if that works better for you.
13) Have FUN!!! This swap will let you explore your creativity as you do not have to make the same block for everyone. You can try that block you always wanted to. Try new fabrics, new colors...step outside of your comfort zone in to a different box

PLEASE DO NOT SEND FABRICS/BLOCKS WITH PERFUME OR OVERWHELMING FRAGRANCES ON THEM DUE TO ALLERGIES. THERE MAY BE MEMBERS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SEVERE ALLERGIES TO CERTAIN THINGS SO PLEASE TRY YOUR BEST TO NOT SEND ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE AN ATTACK

Also please remember when posting on the board to use members board names or just first names and not their full names. This is a courtesy to our members as the information here can be seen publicly and we do not want anyone to have that private info.

Please, NO public complaints or criticisms of other swappers, items received, or other type for any reason. ALL complaints must be addressed by Private Message (pm) to me. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE!!!!!

Just one more friendly reminder-please make sure your packages have proper postage on them-if you are unsure either take them to the PO or throw another stamp on. We do not want anyone to have to incur any extra expense during this fun time. Also be aware postage could run high on this swap so if you think that may be an issue you may not like this swap.

I think you will find yourself enjoying the blocks because you can work at your pace as they come in as long as they are all out by the established deadline once the swap is closed.

As always please feel free to PM me with any questions or concerns-I am always happy to help.

Hugs
April

Swappers in this group:

Ahwu
AnneMixon
annt59
atpegsquiltstudio
awilson
bibliostone
country1
Gaijin
girliegirl
Jannie
Jupiter
Libster
ljdugas
marcialee
Moonrise
NCQuilter
Quiltermomma

Got the list so now we can play. Hope to get my fat 8's out this week.

Woo hoo! Glad to see both some familiar faces, and some new ones as well! :thumbup:

Here's a little sneak peek of my fabric, which should be going out in this morning's mail. The flowers are small, so it should be easy to work with, and there are lots of colors to play with. For those in both the Taygete group and the Celaeno group, you'll be getting two identical F8's, mailed separately.

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Thanks for swapping with me! :)

I got my list and all of my mail info is correct. I also see some familiar names. Mine will go out this week. I'm so ready to get started!

Fabric is ready to be mailed! Is anyone interested in doing and extra side swap? I am going to have a few extra f8.

I'm not in this group but I would like to do some extra swaps if anyone is interested, just PM me your address if we are not in one of the other groups together, otherwise I will already have it. :)

I just got my mailings ready to go! will be out shortly!! will post my material later today!

wow.. all new names for me! Nice to meet you all and I hope we all become buddies!!

We are in the Taygete group together, so I already have your address. I'll send you an extra F8 and you can send me one:) Thanks!!!

That is such pretty fabric Moonrise. Loving it already. I see a star block coming in view with that fabric.

Just left the PO. All squishies are on their way!

Lisa I am not usually a huge fan of florals but that one is a beauty!
Hugs
April

Envelopes are labeled and ready to go, will put the fabric in them and get to mailbox hopefully today. Now i did realize, in case some of you did not, that we have one special person on our list, Gaijin. She is in Japan. Wow, how exciting for us. So be careful when sending that you put enough postage on the envelope. I calculated for 1oz, which is what mine weighed, with using the rigid envelope option to be $1.30. Hope that helps you ladies.

Hey all! I haven't made up my mind about which fabric will be sent out, but assure you it will be out by Saturday.

mine was in a 6x9 envelope and cost 1.10 at the PO today. Having a little extra to be safe is a good idea though.

All of my fabric is making its way home to y'all. FYI- I used saran wrap, a small note in each one, and a white business size envelope. Domestic mail was 66 cents for each one. Japan was $2.05. Since there are some of us in more than one group, I wrote on the back flap of the envelope which group it was for. Hope this helps.

Love your fabric Moonrise,cant wait to make your block!!!

I just realized after i got both of my groups done, that I did not put the name on the outside of the envelopes to which group. It is on the fabric note though. This group is the salmon floral fabric.

I Have her in 2 swaps. Postage will be less to send one heavier envelope than 2 light envelopes. So I will be doubling up for Gaijin. fun-fun-fun!

hugs, Jupiter

All of my envelopes are stuffed and addressed. I missed the post office today, but tomorrow they will be out of here!

hugs. Jup

All of mine went out this afternoon. Let the fun begin!

Let's see if I can attach a picture of my fabric. Most of mine are this piece of red. I came up short just a few pieces and I used another that will coordinate with it. I'd like a cream TOT or COC background so everything will go together nicely. Prefer no muslin or orange, please. Other than that, anything goes!

sent all my fabric out today so be on the lookout!

Please explain what TOT and COC stand for?

Here is a picture of my fabric. I would like either color green, hot pink, light mauve or white. No blue please. I am sending mine out tomorrow. This is my first time.

TOT means tone on tone- or, in my case, abstract cream on cream, no other colors included, for my background preference
COC means cream on cream small prints- no other colors included


BTW-love your beautiful fabric. Can't wait to work with it.

Hello all!
I will be leaving for Canada early tomorrow morning for a work conference and be returning late on Thursday. I am not sure how often I will be able to check in as it is a super busy one with events all day and dinners too. It is the World Credit Union Council conference and The Global Women's Leadership Network as well.
So I hope you all have fun, behave and try not to miss me too much LOLOL You can always send me a PM or email and I will answer as soon as I can.
Hugs
April

I received a F8 from Libster yesterday and a F8 from Moonrise today. Gotta finish stuffing envelopes. They will be in mail Saturday.

Received an F8 from Libster! Pretty fabric! I'll try to start on the block either this evening or Monday evening. :)

makes me excited to get home from work to see what is in the mail.

Moonrise, received yours' today. Lovely fabric.

A grown-up block is headed home to Libster in the morning. :) A sneak peek is in my sig line.

I haven't received any squishes yet. I am so jealous even though I won't be able to work on them for a couple of weeks. I mailed all mine out today so you can start looking in your mail box. boy, Moonrise you are fast!!

I DID peak and,boy, I am so excited now! Wow..love it! Thank you so much. I have a feeling that I'm gonna' be hooked on these boomerang swaps from now on.

I got F8s today from awilson, quiltermama and Moonrise. I'm going to have a ball with all these pretty fabrics.

I set up 2 photo albums and put the links in my signature box. 1 for blocks I made and 1 for blocks received for ALCYONE and CELAENO. If you want to peak, go to it! If you want a surprise, don't do it.

hugs, Jupiter

Received squishes today from Libster and Quiltermomma! Can't wait to start sewing.

I've received from: moonrise, awilson, libster and quiltermomma. I had my fabric cut and then decided it was not what I wanted to send, so I'm cutting some other fabric. It should go out early next week.

Rec'd f8s from,awilson
lobster
moonrise
Quiltermomma