Bonnie Hunter's "Happy Scrappy Houses" Swap -- Signs Close January 15th, 2024
01-03-2024, 06:29 AM
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Bonnie Hunter's "Happy Scrappy Houses" Swap -- Signs Close January 15th, 2024
Welcome to our second attempt at organizing Bonnie Hunter's "Happy Scrappy Houses" swap! We are going to try this swap again! (For anyone wondering, the previous attempt to organize this swap had people interested, just the timing was poor and we agreed to try again in January.)
- Sign ups close on January 15th. Blocks are due to me NO LATER than March 18th. I'll mail blocks back to you by March 22th. That gives you three months to make as many sets as you are comfortable with.
- Sign up by pm’ing me your real name and address and number of sets you want to swap.
- We will be making scrappy houses as per Bonnie's free pattern on her blog https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005...py-houses.html . (We do have her permission too.) We are swapping sets of 5 blocks per gallon zip lock bag, up to 6 bags. Bags must contain 5 completely different blocks (no repeating fabrics per set.) No duplicates in any one bag. I need the bags ready to swap bag-for-bag. We want to get the greatest range of scrappy goodness here!
Please use good fabric in your blocks… like you would hope to receive. 100% cotton, only. No thin fabrics. If you have to starch it to make it acceptable, don’t use it for this swap. Prewashed fabric doesn’t matter in pieces this size, so just use what you have. Choose prints that look fun together!
Your blocks must measure a true 9.5” for a finished 9" in the quilt. Try to keep your seam allowance as close to a good consistent 1/4". No tiny 1/8" seams! It would be terrible if someone got a bag of unusable blocks!
Please put your board name on each baggie. Before mailing, put all your bags into a big gallon bag with your name and address clearly on the bag, along with your board name. Then ship in a padded flat rate envelope with USPS tracking. No paper envelopes, as they don’t hold up. Be sure to include your return postage. It’s $8.80 now for the padded flat rate envelopes I will use for U.S. shipping. When you ship please PM me the tracking number.
This swap is open to international swappers but you have to include the return international shipping cost. We would love you to join us too!
Board participation is a must for a successful swap. If you intend to sign up and never chat, please just make blocks to keep. We want to hear from y'all and chat as we make and swap houses!
Now let's have fun and stitch up a neighborhood!
- Sign ups close on January 15th. Blocks are due to me NO LATER than March 18th. I'll mail blocks back to you by March 22th. That gives you three months to make as many sets as you are comfortable with.
- Sign up by pm’ing me your real name and address and number of sets you want to swap.
- We will be making scrappy houses as per Bonnie's free pattern on her blog https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005...py-houses.html . (We do have her permission too.) We are swapping sets of 5 blocks per gallon zip lock bag, up to 6 bags. Bags must contain 5 completely different blocks (no repeating fabrics per set.) No duplicates in any one bag. I need the bags ready to swap bag-for-bag. We want to get the greatest range of scrappy goodness here!
Please use good fabric in your blocks… like you would hope to receive. 100% cotton, only. No thin fabrics. If you have to starch it to make it acceptable, don’t use it for this swap. Prewashed fabric doesn’t matter in pieces this size, so just use what you have. Choose prints that look fun together!
Your blocks must measure a true 9.5” for a finished 9" in the quilt. Try to keep your seam allowance as close to a good consistent 1/4". No tiny 1/8" seams! It would be terrible if someone got a bag of unusable blocks!
Please put your board name on each baggie. Before mailing, put all your bags into a big gallon bag with your name and address clearly on the bag, along with your board name. Then ship in a padded flat rate envelope with USPS tracking. No paper envelopes, as they don’t hold up. Be sure to include your return postage. It’s $8.80 now for the padded flat rate envelopes I will use for U.S. shipping. When you ship please PM me the tracking number.
This swap is open to international swappers but you have to include the return international shipping cost. We would love you to join us too!
Board participation is a must for a successful swap. If you intend to sign up and never chat, please just make blocks to keep. We want to hear from y'all and chat as we make and swap houses!
Now let's have fun and stitch up a neighborhood!
01-09-2024, 07:37 AM
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I have three sets made and another two sets cut out and ready to sew. I'm planning on making extra sets to keep and make a generous twin size quilt. We had a good six inches of snow last night, so all the kids are home from school and even Hubby stayed home because of the weather. I don't think I'll get much sewing in today!
