Fat Quarter Swap: March Greens/whites/Creams And a side swap of Ugly Fabrics!
 

FAT QUARTER SWAP : March Swap! Green/White or Cream and an UGLY FABRIC SIDE SWAP!

Good Day to everyone!

Starting the new year we will be doing a slightly different twist to the old Fat Quarter Swap! So pay attention and please read through!

We will be swapping FOUR fat quarters not five. This lowers the shipping costs and should make this reasonable for everyone to do. That should be more than enough fabric to make at least one wall hanging or a table runner as a gift and surely if you add it to something you have in your little stash you will find you can make something even bigger!

This month we are swapping: FOUR GREEN/WHITE/CREAM FAT QUARTERS. a FAT QUARTER MEASURED to be: 18 x 21 with a side swap of UGLY FABRICS! 1 yrd total details below!
Please cut your fabrics to measure exactly (bigger I am sure is ok) so your partner is not upset if they receive an oddly cut piece or short piece.

First off: GREEN WHITE OR CREAM FABRICS. Please pick fabrics from your choices at home of greens! whites! and Creams! this could include St. Patrick's day fabrics but does not have to include this. Make sure your fabrics are all cotton quilt quality fabrics. think leaves! grass! swirls and squiggles lol! something that could be used for other holidays or just used with other colors! Four Fat quarters are required for this swap.

Second: This is my favorite this month: We are swapping one yard of UGLY fabrics with our partners who are willing to just go for it and see what they might get! We are talking fabrics you just don't like at all or something you bought once thinking I could use this and then here you go years later still wondering what the heck you can make with it. This could include the following sizes: 1 yrd of one fabric. or 2 half yards. or four fat quarters. or two fat quarters and one half yard. three 1/3 yrd sizes! DO NOT CUT SMALLER THAN A FAT QUARTER PLEASE. So the bottom line is ugly to you ;) and a one yard total of fabric. I unfortunately don't think this is too hard for anyone. We all have a WHAT was I thinking? fabric why not share it with a friend :) (hey this is what friends are for). I personally have this very large flowered fabric that I now think .. uh.. what could I make with THAT? or the Mexican fabric that looks like a table cloth at your favorite Mexican restaurant. yup.. beautiful stuff that is. super bright stuff that is.. what do you have? are you feeling brave? sign up for this swap and let the cards fall where they may! PS NO TELLING YOUR SWAP PARTNER WHAT YOU WILL BE SENDING! this swap is a secret pal swap :) so its a true mystery what will come your way. you may wonder what to do with it too and you may just say Hey I love this! one mans ugly is another mans treasure. Fabric is like that.

One swap per person. You are free to join both swaps or just one. You are free to include one small item with your swap but this is not an obligation. Think an extra piece of fabric, maybe buttons or sewing pins.. or candy lol but don't go over board.

You must send a PM to sign up including your board name, real name, address and a phone number you can be reached at in case your package is not sent/received. You must send me a confirmation when you send your item. Per board rules if you do not comply with the above you will risk being banned from other swaps. Be responsible and mail in a timely fashion. If you have a delay for any reason please let me and your partner know why. This is important so don't forget it!

Sign ups until Feb 26th at noon. Names will be given to you on Feb 27th if not sooner. Mailing by March 2nd at the latest. If you cant comply please do not sign up.

ANY COMPLAINTS ARE NOT TO BE POSTED ON THE BOARD. You are to write to me and let me know what the problem is/was and I will deal with it. If you do not comply with this you are not welcome to play again the following month. Everyone has feelings. No one will be singled out for a complaint in public here. Remember that. Be creative! be thoughtful! have fun! post pictures when you get your March package. share the different varieties of fabrics that your partner sent. It is amazing the variety you will see.



Linda
Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.

I'm in!!
First to sign up, too??? Woo-hoo!!
Would like to swap under both categories, please and thank you, Ms. Brat.
Kif

I'm in for both swaps… confused by the dates though… we have over a month for sign ups? Maybe I'm just confused.. I've been doing 3 swaps.

I am also in for both swaps-plenty of greens and uglies for anyone that wants to swap!

I'm in for both please.

Count me in for the green FQ swap. Would love to have St Patrick Fabrics.

I'm going to do both, sent PM. I have "ugly" fabric falling out of the closet!!!

ok I messedup! got the dates wrong AGAIN. sigh.

Here it goes with the updated dates for sign ups: Sign ups start Jan 21st and end on Feb. 1st. Names out the 2nd at the latest. Hope that helps thanks for the heads up Vitality. I am so far from perfect.


please send me your name, address, phone number and which swap you would like to be in. Important information as I hate to sign you up for greens when you wanted uglies! you can sign up for both swaps one time each so let me know which ones you like! yahoo! yipppeee! sign away and lets see what pleases you. I saw someone here loved wwf fabric and baseball. See a rear for every chair! I knew it!

Kiffie, once again for all to see: you can send 1 yrd of ugly fabric, 2 half yards of ugly fabric, 1 half yard and 2 fat quarters of ugly fabric just do not send less than a 1/8th yard of any individual fabric. that is just too small. you are free to gift those pieces however lol to your unsuspecting partner. The total for the ugly fabric is 1 yard. anyway you want to put it together. NOW the green cream and white swap is four fat quarters period. You can include more if you like but its required to put 4 fat quarters together for this. Are you confused still? if so please write to me me and I will try once again to explain it. I confuse easily lol so you will not be alone. :)

trish hate to ask you this but how did you end up with so much ugly fabric? I am gifted a lot of my fabrics some are so beyond me.. like tiger prints and oh zebra prints.. and baseball prints. I never say no. And amazingly enough if you go to say a boom swap and watch for the pictures of the blocks made you will discover as I did that an ugly piece of fabric you receive that you think what the heck were they thinking.. well you make a block and suddenly its like what a cool block this is. when I look at fabric now I put a small triangle up of my thumbs and forefingers and look at fabric through that. when you cut the pieces up into small pieces for a block its amazing how different that fabric can turn out to be. Just saying.. most are not as ugly as you think lol. just not your style maybe?

No problem! I thought it seemed off, but then I thought maybe I am just off! lol

Um,
I'm not sure why you put Kiffie and explained again what we're sending??
I know I'm a bit toony loony and all...but I think maybe someone else must've asked about this and is confused?
Ahhh,
I'm betting it's because I wondered aloud over on last month's swap...but then I "got it" a few posts later...
So see, my confusion for today is elsewhere..when I figure out where, I shall let you know...lol

Thanks for clarifying though:thumbup:

Are you confused yet??;)


Kif

I'm signed up for this swap,have to go back and send name and address.

Got everything sent to Linda, I just want to say I'm in for Green/White or Cream,please no St Pats .
Also for the yard of ugly fabric. I have some pieces of that.

Hi,

It's going to be so fun seeing who thinks what is "ugly", eh??.. lol..

You probably already did, but I'd be sure you also pm'd Linda no St. Patrick's please.
She posted that she's trying to write everything down as to who wants what to try and match everyone.
Sometimes she might miss a post on the threads, so I try to pm her to make sure she has it.:thumbup:.
Regards,
Kif

I would like the green, cream ,and St Patrick FQ swap. Please no ugly, for me. I can send you a ugly fabric as a bonus.

now Cuppy that is cheating lol! sneaking in ugly fabrics.. hey you are all welcome to sneak an extra of anything you want in .. worst case your partner flops over on the floor, someone hopefully resuscitate them and well all should be well until... they sneak at your ugly fabric! lol. come on its not all ugly and you guys know it. its just not your cup of tea. LIke last year my mother in law sent me kindly 5 yrds of fabric! all little tiny calico prints from Jo Anns. Oh joy! I thought wow what can I do with this? still nothing has hit me on the head but its probably just because its not me. It is someone else though. I might die however if a whole BOX of fabric like this got here. ugh! really? then I would be obligated to make a quilt with it even if I didn't like it. and probably find.. I liked it mixed up and cut up. so who knows? who knows if I will ever find out or just finally gift it to someone who loves that stuff.

I hope we get lots of sign ups to make this truly a fun swap so tell your friends post it in other swaps your in (once you get the approval of your hostess please) get the word out! THEN how about we share a picture next month with what we did with our gifts? you might just make the original sender snivel a bit. grin.. I wanted that! if you post a pic I will get Tlambing to put them all together for us and we can share it with the world. SEE! it WASNT UGLY AT ALL!

so sign up today! get your fabrics in Green/Cream or white! OR a ugly fabric swap in today! send me your mailing information, phone number and which swap you would like to play with or BOTH if you like. tada! easy as that. send me information and YOUR IN!

we need more players so come one! come all!

I'm in! I'm sure I can find some pitiful excuses..."what was I thinking!" types.

pm sent :)

Ya' all - I am going to be real blunt here. If it's so horrible, then cut 2 1/2 inch wide strips and crochet or make a rug from them. That's where I'm going to start pretty soon, when I come around to feeling better since the hospital thing. Can't wait to get started on that because I need kitchen rugs and porch & bathroom rugs badly. So don't feel too bad about your uglies. You won't see them this way and yet it will be very useful and not a waste of fabric, ugly or not. :)

I'm not in the US, but can I join in??

Yes, ma'am, I'm thinking international "players" are welcome. The hostesses usually just need to make sure there's someone else that is able to ship international to partner you with..
Brat will be along soon to give you the "hostess" reply, as I'm just a fellow swapper... :thumbup:

Ellie,
I'm not sure what you mean about being blunt? I think it's a great idea to use strips and crochet rugs.
And I'm excited to see what we all get. As 1 person's "ugly" might be another's "I love it!!":)
Kif

I am "in" and will PM immediately. St. Pat's OK but not required. Ugly, oh my I have some zingers! So, I'll do the Ugly too the understanding that ugly is in the eye of the beholder.

or in the eye of the beer holder wmuteach lol. Some fabrics are face it.. just ugly. you wonder what where THEY thinking when they made yards and yards and hundreds of yards of THIS fabric. I think animal prints is my worst favorite lol but amazingly had to make something last year for someone who adores zebra. who would have thought? zebra print? really? next there will be monkey textured print I just know it. and it will end up at my house as a gift. oh joy! (don't send me really don't send me any if you have it honest I will find you and hunt you down! lol).

seriously its all in fun and as been stated.. ugly is in the eye of the beholder. sigh. sign up today and find out what the mail man will deliver to you! yippee! surpises! we never get surprises like this in the mail lol. ok I do. I actually order things that arrive and I say to myself... Blind were you? yes you were.

ellie love your idea of making floor rugs. I get it takes strong hands to do that. I watched a tutorial on how to make a rug and thought oh heck no. I do use my fabrics no matter what they are. its fabric. its expensive. yikes its expensive so why throw it away? share it with a pal!

sign up today for the swap and you will be entertained for a month watching what we trade! getting the fun things in the mail and sending something well you don't love too much to a new friend (hey that is what friends are for!). send me your mail to information, board and real name and phone number for me to call you if there is trouble. that will not be shared with anyone else and is deleted once swapping is complete. so its easy! PM me and your in!

I'm in! I'm in! (I said it twice cause I am in for both!) lol Sending a PM now......

Yes, I'm in for both! Love greens, golds, creams...not ALL St. Pats, please, but 1 or 2 is fine.
Ugly - fun!

Brat,
What about a spider print?? :p;).
Love,
Sweet Kif

Keefster, I meant by being blunt that someone might misinterpret it as meaning something I didn't intend to use or didn't want, so cut it up and make a rug. I didn't want to hurt someone/s feelings. Maybe I'm just too full of antibiotics and left over anathesia to know what I'm saying. Sorry, Ellie

Hi Ellie,
I just meant I didn't see your suggestion as blunt or as anything that would hurt someone's feelings...
But maybe that's because I'm too blunt...:p.
I figure since this is named the "ugly fabric swap" that we all know whoever gets what we send is in the same boat (so to speak) as we are... After all, it IS named UGLY fabric swap...lol.
That being said, as some of the others have so rightfully commented, "Beauty (and ugly) is in the eye of the beholder.".
Feel better, my friend!

Kif

Look what I found! I was shopping for greens, but came upon this black/green/gold. It just jumped in my cart. Call me crazy, but I love it! Got extra in case my swap mate likes it.

ETA: the gold is more sparkly than the picture shows.

How is the best way to mail 4 fat quarters?

I like the black and clovers!

mail them in an envelope! lol. I find this the best way. I rarely use priority its too expensive and the way the post office returns your money for lost things is amazingly slow and usually they give you less than you paid so I figure mail them and just hope. It usually runs around 3.00 or less in the US.

We do have one international player this month so if you feel you can mail internationally let me know! I will pair you up as partners and do this early so fabric is sent with time for shipping to arrive when the rest are coming in!

In the eye of the beer holder?! BWAHAHAHA.
Doe the "ugly "fabric have to be 100% Cotton.
P.S. I'm In! Both Swaps!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]507781[/ATTACH]The 80's called-they want their fabric back! Not that I didn't love the 80's cause I did-I was in High School. But this is WAAAAAAYYYY not me and I have ALOT of it!!! Someone will get to be the lucky recipient of a yard or maybe even 2 of this beauty LOL:D

[ATTACH=CONFIG]507781[/ATTACH]The 80's called-they want their fabric back! Not that I didn't love the 80's cause I did-I was in High School. But this is WAAAAAAYYYY not me and I have ALOT of it!!! Someone will get to be the lucky recipient of a yard or maybe even 2 of this beauty LOL:D

I have my uglies all ready to go! The lucky recipient will even get some extra uglies lol

Oh, if you get monkey fabric, I'll trade something gorgeous for it! Baby Willa and I love monkeys!!! :)

Count me in for both swaps please! 😊

um bullock that is not ugly! my mothers rememberance quilt is perfect for that. its all roses and garden stuff. think honestly gulp she had that fabric! omg! lol. such a omg I remember it moment lol. don't think its ugly would make great place mats and a table runner.

see told you ugly is in the eye of the beer holder! knew it!!! More sign ups anyone??? please PM me with your name address, phone number for emergency use only and which swap you would like to play in! you can do both! but you do have to PM me to let me know or when sign ups come I wont have added you. I go by Pm's only not what is posted here so remember! sign up with me!

igivetlcinob its nice to get you over here! you will love this swap especially this goofy swap! its going to be a blast ai Know it!

any ugly fabric in your bin you would love to rehome? any green cream or whites you want to share this month? WELL SIGN UP TODAY AND YOU CAN PlAY TOO!!

You could send me 2 yards of this fabric, I really like the fabric. I think it is very pretty.

Oh yes, I'm so in for this swap. I so want to be in for both swaps. Any of the three colors, prefer no St Patrick's fabric. I'm in for green leafy fabric, or whatever you have. I'm also so in for the "Ugly" fabric swap. I know I have several pieces that qualify in this category. So looking forward to future post. I do have one question; will we be sending out both our swaps to the same person? I just wanting to know about envelopes. Sending PM shortly.

See-it is perfect for some people-just not me-just saying it is one of my "uglies" but someone elses treasure. Happylab if I don't end up getting your name-I would sure trade you a couple yards of this for something even your uglies. I will have to see how much I have-but it is quite a bit. Not even sure where it came from because that has never been my style. Never fear though cause I probably have more. Would be a great tablerunner and placemats Brat-just not for me. We will see when the names come out since there is more to come.