APRIL FQ SWAP : BATIKS! Closes April 1st, 2014
 

APRIL FAT QUARTER SWAP : Batiks!!! Closes April 1st.



April Fat Quarter Swap : BATIKS closes April 1st.

This month is a swap for true batiks. If your unsure what those are please check them out on websites such as hancocks of padducah or perhaps equilter.com for great ideas.

READ ALL THE RULES NEW NOTES THIS MONTH:

Description: This will be a monthly swap. You will sign up each month and you can choose each month whether or not to participate. You will receive a PARTNERS name to swap with and it is up to you to trade addresses and personal information. IT is not the posters responsibility.

Each month there will be a different theme or color that we will swap. There is a limit of two swaps per person.
**Each person will swap 5 fat quarters that go with the theme or color of the month.
**FQ's can be purchased or can be from your stash but they must be 100% cotton and they must measure 18 x 22 inches (standard FQ).
**They should be 5 DIFFERENT FQ's. but coordinating fabrics are never a bad choice!

Aprils swap is a batiks swap. I am asking you send at least 3 coordinating fabrics and two optional coordinating fabrics. this way your fat quarters have the highest likelihood of being used! There are so many exciting and wonderful color ways out there be sure to talk to your partner to make sure your working together to send something that the other person will be thrilled with.

I don't want any hurt feelings or sad people because they did not receive but they were good enough to send. If there is trouble with this you will be held back from swapping for one month. If there is trouble again the second time you will be permanently banned from swapping. I need to keep this fair and equal to all who send on a regular basis.


Participants are required to PM me when they have received their FQ's and are required to post a PM thanking the sender. You don't need to let me know you have mailed.


*When you send your FQ's please be sure to include your board/screen name so that people know whom to thank.

If you would like to participate please PM me with: your board name, full name and address and the number of sets you would like to do. Two set limit.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Sign ups close for the 5 pm April 1st. Names will be give out by April 3rd mailing to be no later than April 10th. If your going to be late you need to PM me and also your partner so they have the courtesy of knowledge of this.

MAILING DATE: YOU MUST MAIL by April 10th. NO LATE EXCUSES WILL BE ACCEPTED THIS TIME UNLESS THERE IS A MAJOR FAMILY EMERGENCY. Save your postage money up now! people are getting hurt feelings by these late mailings, worries they will not receive from their partner and this is absolutely not fair. Pick your fabrics before sign ups close, have them ready to mail in a preaddressed envelope and you will be set to go to make that mailing date. I will have to leave late mailing feedback if these late mailings do not stop.

Please see the rules for all board swaps and PM me with any questions. This swap has been approved by the admin.

Sign me up for 2 please. Love those batiks!!

Me TOO! pm'ing now.

OOOOooooOOOoo Batiks ;)

Oh yeah!!! Sign me up for 2 plz.

Yippee!!! Signing up for two, well only because that is the most allowed.;)

I'm in for 2...
Kif

Pass this month on Batiks. See you next month.

Oh yes. Bought great batiks to share yesterday! Thanks Elisabrat. :D

We have 14 signed up for the swap already!! I will post a list of all names the day before I give out partners so you can check to make sure your on my list. I am excited this one always has such pretty combos of prints. I know I put talk to your partners about the colors you are sending but if you want to keep it a secret its ok too :) just make sure you get a name and address from your partner please! oh goody I love this one. I am currently making a blue centered with yellow outside box in a box out of batiks for a baby quilt. I never would have thought how much I love this fabric but darned its pretty! I even bought retayne to make sure the colors stay PUT! worth the big 3.50 I spent on the darned stuff lol. Its going to be such a happy baby quilt. yippee!!!

Can't wait to see the finished product Elisabrat.

I am excited! this is one of the most colorful lol swaps in the whole year. Think it will be fun and exciting to see all the exchanges that are given. Do you collect reds? blues? greens? what is your favorite color batik fabrics? I think because I am working on one I absolutely am in love with blues right now. All those tropical colors teal/blue oh so pretty!!!

I'm in for 2 , sent a pm.

Please sign me up for 2!

2 please starting to really like batiks.

Sign me up

I'm in. I almost missed it. Whew!

​Sitting this one out-I don't do batiks. Have fun all you who do!!!

I'm in for 3 sets. PMing now.

I'm sad, you were my angel for the floral swap. I never received from my two partners. Hope batiks are better. It's unfair to everyone when someone doesn't send. Especially the hostess, who expects us all to be honest and follow through. Elizabrats so good doing this for us!! She's amazing <3

I'm having to sit this one out. I don't have the time this month to drive to the next town to buy any fabric and I don't have any batiks at the house. This is going to be a busy month around here. I'm helping one of my cousins decorate for her daughter's wedding and it is time to plant the garden. All that and everything going on at work I decided it would be best for me to sit it out.

Here is the list I have so far of all who have signed up: if you note your not on the list or if the number of swaps that you are posted for is different than what I have please PM me immediately!

themamahauser - 2 sets
tumrub - 2 sets
jvan228 - 1 set
wmu teach - 2 sets
quilt addict - 2 sets
maggy - 2 sets
kiffie 2413- 1 set
trippgal - 2 sets
sherir - 2 sets
marich52 - 2 sets
nancyw - 1 swap
happy lab - 2 sets
lauriejo - 2 sets
sustraley - 2 sets
tlambing - 2 sets
jaba - 2 sets

there you go! I will double check everything before this closes tomorrow at 5 so if you find the time check with me if I am wrong and 2 be read to answer and write an email exchanging addresses with your partner (s). This month again is partners but its still a surprise what you get so don't worry! you can hint at what you might need but you will graciously accept what comes your way. This way.. everyone is happy :)

You got me for 2 sets, so all is good for me. Waiting for names...thanks Brat!!

You didn't add me to the list. I'm in for 1 swap since I got burn last month

carey you need to send your info to Elisabrat in a PM, she doesn't take names off this thread.

oK here are the partners for the april swap! BATIKS!!! ready... set... GO! Please take the time to PM your partner and ask them for mailing information and work out a mail time that is mutual with both of you. Any non senders will be banned for next months swap. I hope that everyone plays well!! and cant wait to see your posts!

THIS IS FOR THE FIRST SWAP:

1. Themamahauser and Marich52
2. Jaba and Tumrub
3. WMUteach and Quiltaddict
4. Maggy and Happy Lab
5. Kiffie2413 and Nancy W.
6. Trippgal and Lauriejo
7. Sheri R and Sustraley
8. Tlambing and JVAN228


THIS IS SWAP NUMBER 2:

1. Themamahauser and Lauriejo
2. tumrub - sheriR
3. quiltaddict and maggy
4. Trippgal and Sustraley
5. SheriR and Tumrub
6. Marich 52 and Tlambing
7. Happy Lab and Jaba
8. Lauriejo and themamahauser
9. Wmuteach and carey-gravelle


If I left you off please contact me we will see what we can work out. If you have an issue with your partner please bring it up PRIVATELY with me and possibly we can change them if we catch it early enough. So if your going to speak up.. DO IT QUICK!

Thanks Brat!! Just sent my partner's a PM and waiting to hear from them so I can mail.

Oh I'm excited too. PMing now!

thank you both boy are you fast! can't wait to hear from everyone that they have contacted their partner or that there is a problem with their partner not responding etc.. if you want to write just to say HI that is ok too! in fact its so much better than the second scenario trust me!

My partners and I have connected! I get to go shopping!!!!! So happy!

I sent messages to both my new swapping friends. One replied already.

Well get replying ladies!! and hey, send an email yourself saying HELLO ITS ME!! and give out your address in the progress but do not send until your partner says they will. I am not responsible for delinquent senders or non senders. What I will do is POST who hasn't sent and next month they will not be allowed for one month. Then if it happens again it will be a complete block out. I just cant have non senders or people who don't want to follow by the rules. Its not fair to the rest and I am very sorry but at the rate of two angel packages from me a month plus this months angels having to kick in I am going to have a no tolerance UNLESS ITS MEDICAL FAMILY EMERGENCY. No exceptions.

here here!!

MAGGY check the second half of the list part 2. Right there number 3 is your second partner :)

I'm so lucky with one of my partners, she's on a shop hop...so tomorrow she's shopping for me! Yahoo!!! Haven't heard from my other partner yet...where are you?
Have to show you what I just finished tonight, been working on this quilt all week for a very special customer for their new house. Biggest quilt I have ever done 108" x 108" for a king size bed. Now to get it quilted and sew on all the binding...[ATTACH=CONFIG]469872[/ATTACH]

That is a beautiful quilt Jaba:D. You do an amazing job! Love the colors!

I know I want to make that quilt! it looks like it requires some thinking but is fairly easy. I wonder however. I for a fact know that border takes a bit of time but is oh so worth it. Its lovely.

I am still waiting to hear you have all heard from your partners so feel free anytime to notify me here or in PM that you have sent a note and HEARD from your swapper. WHOOOO WHOOO WHO WHO...

Elizabrat, sustraley and I have connected, but I haven't had an answer from tumrub. :D

Still haven't heard from tumrub.....where are you? Can't send with no address

I've heard from both my partners, and they have both left it up to me to pick for them. This will be fun to do. I haven't decided yet if I will shop from my stash or go to buy something new.

I did send her a pm.