Originally Posted by
DDuMouchel
I love the idea of having this swap several times a year. The two inch size is just so handy and many of Bonnie Hunter's scrappy designs use them too. Are you thinking they would all continue to be "kitchen sink" (any color goes) or would some of them be color controlled -- for example, blue and turquoise, pink to purple, etc?
I like the idea, but it may be hard for people to come up with 50 of just one color group. What we could do is include a 'twist' next time, which is a designated theme. So you might choose to send 8 sets of the regular squares, and 5 twists, which might be bags of 25 green-only squares. Or kid's theme squares... or black and white squares... etc. A different 'twist' theme each time.
It's great if we don't have to go out and buy fabric to cut up, but rather be cutting our scraps as we accumulate them. I have a little storage cabinet with a drawer for 1.5" squares, one for 2" squares, and one for 2.5" squares, as well as some bigger, like 4" and 5". Bonnie Hunter inspired me to cut up my scraps into useable size squares and/or strips, and I found I really enjoy doing it.