Summer I Spy Swap
07-22-2016, 04:16 PM
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Summer I Spy Swap
Hello Swappers,
Owlvamp is taking a break from hosting the I Spy swap and I am stepping in to host a summer swap. Please read this entire post carefully before you sign up for the swap!
Summer I Spy Swap:
Signups are open until Aug 10
Swaps need to be in my hands by Aug 20
Who's up for swapping I Spy squares again? It's time.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take your time cutting and be sure you have correct 5" squares. I will be taking squares out of their bags, to check the cuts if they look off. In one of our swaps I unfortunately had to return bundles of squares that were cut too small or not fussy cut. This time, your name will be on every one of your bags and if your squares are found to be cut wrong, you will be expected to send replacements to whoever received the bad ones, in order to stay in good standing as an I Spy swapper. Nobody wants to deal with that hassle and extra expense, so please take the time to cut well and check your squares before you put them in those bags. Le'ts have all good squares this time.
Please pay CLOSE ATTENTION to the new cutting and packaging method.
CUTTING/PACKAGING METHOD:
We will be sending 10 DIFFERENT fabrics in each bag we swap. All your bags can have the same mixture in them, or different, but you cannot repeat fabrics in any one bag. We will be swapping bag for bag, so there must be 10 different fabrics in each bag. Please put your board name and state on every bag you are swapping. For instance, "rbwiese TN" for mine...
You may swap either 8 bags or 16 bags. You will get 8 - 5" squares in one width of fabric, PROVIDING your print does not require fussy cutting. If it does, you will get less cuts out your yardage. PLEASE FUSSY CUT if your print requires it. Send the kind of nice squares you hope to receive. Choose to make and swap either 8 or 16 bags. Anything less than 8 is not cost-effective for you (shipping) and is not time-effective for me. So either 8 or 16, please.
THE USUAL 'STUFF':
1. Send what you would like to receive, quality-wise. Send only 100% cotton quilting fabric. Please do not send thin or loosely woven fabrics. If it has to be starched to be acceptable, it's probably not a good fabric for this swap.
2. Try and find new prints you have not sent before or seen in the swap, if at all possible. We all like new stuff! Please select prints that would be acceptable in a child's quilt. No flowers, lines, stars, geometrics, batiks. We need recognizable objects. If I find unusable fabrics in your baggies, I will return all to you unswapped.
3. THEN, pm me (rbwiese) and tell me you want to join and how many bags you intend to swap. I need your real name and address. I will respond to you with my mailing address for you to mail your swaps to me.
4. Put all your swap baggies in one big ziplock with your name and mailing address, as well as your board name. That will keep them together in your package and if it happens to get torn open in shipment, your address will be there for the P.O. to return to you. Speaking of "torn open"... those paper flat rate envelopes are the pits. They tear so easily, especially with lumpy contents in them. Do yourself a favor and use something better-- like the Tyvek envelopes or padded flat rate envelopes. You have to order the latter from the post office online, in packages of 10, but they are free. If you do it NOW, you will have your envelopes in time to mail.
5. Postage: I will be taking these straight to the post office and ship in the padded flat rate envelopes. Please send a return address label. The price of shipping has just taken a big jump. It now costs $6.80 for the padded flat rate envelope. Please send cash Or stamps. Hide it among the baggies or in a Baggie of its own. Just let me know where to look for it. Thanks
Remember to send in what you would like to receive back.
Let’s have tons of fun, and of course you have to follow all the basic QB swap rules, found here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-20154-1.htm
TO SIGN UP, send me a pm with your name, address, and how many sets you want to swap (8 or 16). Then get cutting!
Owlvamp is taking a break from hosting the I Spy swap and I am stepping in to host a summer swap. Please read this entire post carefully before you sign up for the swap!
Summer I Spy Swap:
Signups are open until Aug 10
Swaps need to be in my hands by Aug 20
Who's up for swapping I Spy squares again? It's time.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take your time cutting and be sure you have correct 5" squares. I will be taking squares out of their bags, to check the cuts if they look off. In one of our swaps I unfortunately had to return bundles of squares that were cut too small or not fussy cut. This time, your name will be on every one of your bags and if your squares are found to be cut wrong, you will be expected to send replacements to whoever received the bad ones, in order to stay in good standing as an I Spy swapper. Nobody wants to deal with that hassle and extra expense, so please take the time to cut well and check your squares before you put them in those bags. Le'ts have all good squares this time.
Please pay CLOSE ATTENTION to the new cutting and packaging method.
CUTTING/PACKAGING METHOD:
We will be sending 10 DIFFERENT fabrics in each bag we swap. All your bags can have the same mixture in them, or different, but you cannot repeat fabrics in any one bag. We will be swapping bag for bag, so there must be 10 different fabrics in each bag. Please put your board name and state on every bag you are swapping. For instance, "rbwiese TN" for mine...
You may swap either 8 bags or 16 bags. You will get 8 - 5" squares in one width of fabric, PROVIDING your print does not require fussy cutting. If it does, you will get less cuts out your yardage. PLEASE FUSSY CUT if your print requires it. Send the kind of nice squares you hope to receive. Choose to make and swap either 8 or 16 bags. Anything less than 8 is not cost-effective for you (shipping) and is not time-effective for me. So either 8 or 16, please.
THE USUAL 'STUFF':
1. Send what you would like to receive, quality-wise. Send only 100% cotton quilting fabric. Please do not send thin or loosely woven fabrics. If it has to be starched to be acceptable, it's probably not a good fabric for this swap.
2. Try and find new prints you have not sent before or seen in the swap, if at all possible. We all like new stuff! Please select prints that would be acceptable in a child's quilt. No flowers, lines, stars, geometrics, batiks. We need recognizable objects. If I find unusable fabrics in your baggies, I will return all to you unswapped.
3. THEN, pm me (rbwiese) and tell me you want to join and how many bags you intend to swap. I need your real name and address. I will respond to you with my mailing address for you to mail your swaps to me.
4. Put all your swap baggies in one big ziplock with your name and mailing address, as well as your board name. That will keep them together in your package and if it happens to get torn open in shipment, your address will be there for the P.O. to return to you. Speaking of "torn open"... those paper flat rate envelopes are the pits. They tear so easily, especially with lumpy contents in them. Do yourself a favor and use something better-- like the Tyvek envelopes or padded flat rate envelopes. You have to order the latter from the post office online, in packages of 10, but they are free. If you do it NOW, you will have your envelopes in time to mail.
5. Postage: I will be taking these straight to the post office and ship in the padded flat rate envelopes. Please send a return address label. The price of shipping has just taken a big jump. It now costs $6.80 for the padded flat rate envelope. Please send cash Or stamps. Hide it among the baggies or in a Baggie of its own. Just let me know where to look for it. Thanks
Remember to send in what you would like to receive back.
Let’s have tons of fun, and of course you have to follow all the basic QB swap rules, found here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-20154-1.htm
TO SIGN UP, send me a pm with your name, address, and how many sets you want to swap (8 or 16). Then get cutting!
Last edited by rbwiese; 07-22-2016 at 04:19 PM.
07-24-2016, 08:13 AM
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bearisgray - you are right - fussy cutting is really important in this swap. It helps to cut a 5" square of maybe the template plastic or other even a "hole" in some cardstock or cardboard and place it over your design to get an idea of you the print looks when cut.
Also I want to emphasize the type of fabrics to be used - good quality cottons, items a child recognizes quickly, no batiks, quilting prints. I received several of these in the last swap, but didn't say anything.
I also have had some questions - what is an I Spy quilt? So here are some links giving a variety of quilts using these blocks.
http://www.piecesbypolly.com/2013/03...orn-quilt.html
http://lollyquiltz.blogspot.com/2011...-tutorial.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUK5kcspMgY
http://treadlequilts.blogspot.com/20...by-quilts.html
http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot...-heartstrings/
http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/03/...uilt.html#more
http://beatnikkids.com/2010/09/i-spy...t-tutoria.html
As you can see - I love searching out new ideas for using my I Spy blocks. Your scraps can be used as piano key borders, half square triangles to surround blocks, etc.
Come join our fun!
Also I want to emphasize the type of fabrics to be used - good quality cottons, items a child recognizes quickly, no batiks, quilting prints. I received several of these in the last swap, but didn't say anything.
I also have had some questions - what is an I Spy quilt? So here are some links giving a variety of quilts using these blocks.
http://www.piecesbypolly.com/2013/03...orn-quilt.html
http://lollyquiltz.blogspot.com/2011...-tutorial.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUK5kcspMgY
http://treadlequilts.blogspot.com/20...by-quilts.html
http://obsessivelystitching.blogspot...-heartstrings/
http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/03/...uilt.html#more
http://beatnikkids.com/2010/09/i-spy...t-tutoria.html
As you can see - I love searching out new ideas for using my I Spy blocks. Your scraps can be used as piano key borders, half square triangles to surround blocks, etc.
Come join our fun!
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 07-27-2016 at 02:02 PM. Reason: link requires sign up
07-25-2016, 03:29 PM
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Glad ti have you Clmay!
There are a few things to do with I Spy squares besides quilts -
Placemats http://beatnikkids.com/2010/09/i-spy...t-tutoria.html
A Book http://www.skiptomylou.org/fabric-i-spy-book/ http://babybrainstorm.blogspot.com/2...uilt-book.html
Travel game http://www.stitchedbycrystal.com/201...avel-game.html
Come join our Summer Swap!
There are a few things to do with I Spy squares besides quilts -
Placemats http://beatnikkids.com/2010/09/i-spy...t-tutoria.html
A Book http://www.skiptomylou.org/fabric-i-spy-book/ http://babybrainstorm.blogspot.com/2...uilt-book.html
Travel game http://www.stitchedbycrystal.com/201...avel-game.html
Come join our Summer Swap!
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