Boomerang 9.0 INDIAN O Group Thread
 

Boomerang Friendship Swap 9.0 INDIAN Ocean Group
Mailing deadline is June 1, 2013

Hello and welcome to the INDIAN Ocean group.

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: RULES FOR SWAPS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES - Updated 8 December 2010 )
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 35 blocks per large group (36 swappers in each group) or 15 blocks per small group (16 swappers in each group) (If you wish to do two groups please be aware this means you will have to mail 70 F8s and make 70 blocks or any combination of the possible group size). Please be aware of this before you commit yourself if you do not think you would be comfortable making 35 blocks in 4 months. (70 for 2 groups)
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.



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

Hugs
April

Members in this group are:

argentum
barbgil
catgirl807
girlscouts1
jaba
Kris 2011
ljdugas31
Lv2sew2011
lvbabyboomer
mollymunchkin
OK Darla
pbadder
terriamn
Tracibug
urgodschild2
Yosamitesa

Let the fun begin!!!!! Happy sewing everyone!!!!

WOO HOO!!! I'm gonna get fabric cut this week and packaged up. Gonna be a FUN group!!! :) I see lots of familiar names and a few new ones!!! My address is correct, so y'all are good to go. Here is my fabric!!!

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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. :)

This is sew exciting

Hi all of you. Can't get my mail merge to work, better start writing

Hi all my address is correct, and I'm set to go. Printed up my labels today will start sending out a few blocks at a time. will spread them out within the next couple weeks. will send the ones out to the one that are far away from me than work my way to the closest. I'm new to this and really am looking forward to this Let's have sew much fun doing this. I don't have pictures of my fabric as I already have them packaged to send out.

Hello, thought I'd introduce myself. I've been a member here for awhile, but I've never joined a swap before! My address is correct and I've got my fabric ready to mail out!

Welcome to the new faces :) So glad you decided to join us but be forwarned it can become an addicting swap lol
Hugs
April

Addicting, oh yes! Got mine all written and they are in the mail and on their way to your house. Can't wait to see what you do with my fabric and look forward to getting yours and making you a block for your creation. Nice to see so many new sewers on board for all the groups.

My adress is correct also and very excited to join my first boom swap. I will be leaving Friday for a 11 day warm vacation, will update you on envelopes that arrived as soon as I get home again.

Terri

Have fun on your vacation Terri :)
Seems like this is the quiet bunch...we may have to rock this ocean a lil' bit ;)
Hugs
April

My address is correct also. I have swapped with a few of you before. I have to type my labels and cut fabric. Get ready for orange.

Diane

Oooooooooooooo I LOVE LOVE LOVE Orange!! Will you post a picture of your fabric so I can drool over it??
Hugs
April

I will probably mail mine out next week, so any I get before then...I'll try and send your grown-up block home with it. :)

I did manage to post one picture but can't figure it out now. I get the. URL bit can't get it to go to computer. Anyone have any suggestions

Terri

Mine has a lot of yellow and orange sunflowers

Terri

Mailed all mine today. I am so looking forward to this swap. Everthing went fine at the postoffice paid 66 cents for US, and $1.10 for Canada's. Now am waiting for material to arrive to start doing grown up blocks for all of you. Thank you April for doing this, I know it takes a lot of work to do these swaps. And I want to thank all you older members for the suggestions on organizing material and blocks as they come in. Let's all have sew much fun together. Welcome all.

Mailed out all my fabric today! Happy sewing!!!!

Mine is yellow, too, but has grays and blues.

Oh I love all the new people. You will have fun. This is my third boom and I just love them. I will be sending mine out on Monday. Newbies.....you will love getting squishies in the mail.

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Pretty. What colors do you want with the sunflower

good Morning you all. Well I ran our of paper so off to the store to get some. You all are going to be getting a child's print or a christmasy print. I have to go and get that today too. I will post a picture when I get them. It's nice to see what they are.
I like the flower print. So many choices and what to choose.

jaba!!!! I got your fabric today. Cutting tonight and gonna sew your square. Do you want your scraps back???

Hippee, I get a finished one in nothing flat!! Love that , thank you. If you want the scraps just keep them, I know you use alot of someone's fabric for the focal point. I just ask for it if they only would use like 2 4" squares or something, because there is plenty left to make another block. I would rather everyone use alot of it, if that makes sense. I still have about 1 1/3 yds. left of this, so think I will be fine, even to use some for a border and binding.

I'd be thrilled with any of the colors in the fabric. Don't be afraid of any color being to bright for me :)

Terriamn

jaba your block is done!!!

Alright...if you want to see a sneak peak, look at my albums!!! :)

very pretty block, love the floral fabric! your received album is lonely :( but not for long!!

Thank you!!! The floral fabric is jaba's!!! :) My received album would fill up IF I had already sent my fabric out. LOL! I'm gonna try and cut today and get out on Monday. jaba's grown up block will head home with my fabric as will any I received today and tomorrow. : )

Ok I just returned from walking over to my post office. I am fortunate because it is only 1/2 half a block away. I am in every group so I am going to post this on each group so that I do not have to type it again. Everyone's F8 has been mailed. WHEW!!!!! Being in all 5 groups you can imagine the price I paid. Of course I also had to get 100 forever stamps and 200 20c stamps. One of those 100 20cents is for a member in the Pacific group who can't get to the post office. Ok I will share what I learned. All my envelope cost exactly one forever stamp. So if your end tells you different let me know. Now for the people who are in more then one group.....I put yours in a 5 X 7 envelop. Guess what....that is considered pkg. price and so it cost more then if I just put them in separate office envelops and mailed them. Go figure. So When I return your grown up block...those in several groups will get several envelops. I want you all to know that so that you mail yours just in the office envelop as it will be cheaper. Of course those overseas always will cost more. LOL. I was surprised that my office envelopes were just the forever stamp, but then this is the first time I wrapped them in saran wrap and squished them down as tight as possible.
I am now looking forward to getting F8 to start making blocks. Let the fun begin.

Jaba received your fabric today. Will make your block later today.

Ok I have set up albums and when I finish your block I will take a picture and post it there. Also I will have an album for the ones you make me. To access them you just click on my avatar and then scroll down to the albums.

All of my fabric is cut, press n' sealed and in the envelopes. :) Waiting to see whose I get today and tomorrow to make their blocks and send out with my fabric. All will mail on Monday. :) Y'all have a GREAT weekend!!!

pbadder, rec'd your F8 today, will try to make the block this weekend and send it back when I send my F8's out on Monday. I have also made an album where I will try to post photos of made and rec'd blocks. My tech skills are shakey at best, so we'll see how it works. :)

I look Yosa- perfect! Off to a good start. Haven't got any yet.

terriamn and ljdugas31 I got y'all's today!!!

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Okay jaba finished your block you can take a peek at it when you go to my profile and check out the album for blocks that I made. I hope that you like it, I will mail it on Monday as I have a meeting tomorrow and will be gone most of the day. Please let me know

I like it pbadder, thank you so much. I really liked that purple and chocolate fabric and just had to have it. Beautiful in our bedroom, it's the same colors as in this material. Good thing my hubby likes purple too, not sure about the purple part but he loves about every thing chocolate. Will let you know when it comes live and in person.

I recieved squishies today from Jaba, ljdugas, pbadder and Terriann.