I thought it would be fun to do a Snowman Door Banner Swap to have something to hang up when the Christmas wreaths come down!

These are the official guidelines:

1. SIGN UP ends Friday, December 10, 2010.

2. DO NOT sign up until your banner is finished and packed for mailing.

3. SEND ME a PM with your real name and mailing address. Please let me know if you live outside the U.S. or if you can ship internationally. I will send you a name and address to which you'll mail the banner. I will provide each swapper a name and address no later than Monday, December 13, 2010.

4. You MUST sign up by PM. I might accidentally overlook attempts to sign up by posting in this topic.

5. MAILING DEADLINE: Wednesday, December 15, 2010.

6. SIZE: The banner should measure at least 12 x 16, but no larger than 16 x 28 inches.

7. MATERIALS: Use 100% cotton fabric for the basic banner. Be as creative as you want. Embellishment is greatly encouraged!! The design can be from a published pattern or an original design. The possibilities are endless and it should contain at least one snowman.

8. LABEL: a label for the back of the banner is optional but some type of permanent identification is encouraged.

Please read the Rules for Swaps and Similar Activities at:
http://quiltingboard.com/t-20154-1.htm

So winter snowmen, with no Christmas theme?

oh man.. I need to get sewing.. I want to be a part of this. Hope I can find time!

don't overstress about that. while it's true that most people associate snowmen and christmas, the fact is that the two are totally unrelated.

we make snowmen from snow. it snows on lots of days other than Dec 25th. it would snow whether or not there were any holidays of any kind or reason on the calendar. ;-)

if the recipient wants to use the banner specifically for christmas, it would be a simple matter of adding something to the banner once they have it.

if it will make the swap more fun, those making banners could include a detachable section that has elements specific to christmas or the generic "happy holidays" theme. if the person who gets it doesn't celebrate anything in particular, she/he simply leaves it off when they hang the banner. i hope the recipient would have enough sense to not be offended. she/he should appreciate the effort and extra thought that went into making the banner multi-purpose. :-)

toooooooo easy. :-)

this sounds like fun!

Sending PM!!!!

check out the snowman i made for my oct pal in the doll quiot section, it was my own design. i used cotton on the background, a velour for the snowman, beads, sequins and buttons and crocheted his hat and and scarf. he's a cutie.

Finally found the snowman Lynnie made: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-66487-9.htm

It is adorable :thumbup:

Lynnie, your snowman is very cute! I hope you'll be joining the swap!

I love snowmen. I want to sign up. I hope I can get one finished or even started before the deadline. LOL :lol:

This sounds like fun. Off to find a pattern or idea.

What are the size requirements and is it for inside or outside?

6. SIZE: The banner should measure at least 12 x 16, but no larger than 16 x 28 inches.


7. MATERIALS: Use 100% cotton fabric for the basic banner. Be as creative as you want. Embellishment is greatly encouraged!! The design can be from a published pattern or an original design. The possibilities are endless and it should contain at least one snowman.

Since it is cotton- I would think inside away from the weather :lol:

Thanks Sharon, :D I missed it somehow. :oops:

Are you doing it sewnsewer2 ? I am going to try and get it done :lol:

oh I'm almost done with one.. I want to sign up but I'm not done yet. :(

I don't know Sharon, if I get time to make it 1st, then I will sign up. Right now I can't seem to get much of anything done! I did finish up a project I was working on for the past 2 weeks tho :)

Do fabrics need to be pre-washed for this swap? I've never done one of these - just wondering. TIA

I would say no!

I'm off today and tomorrow, but I also have my almost 2 year old... so I'm going to try to get as much done as possible today and tomorrow. :)

I found a pattern and working away on it. Hope to get done in time for swap.

Mine is done and sent a PM. Ready to mail!

working on another snowman

<a href="http://www.wishmerrychristmas.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.wishmerrychristmas.com/an...ed_gifs_08.gif" alt="Christmas Animated Gifs"

Ok, I'm in. I am working on it right now and will PM you when finished to sign up.

Hi, I've never done a banner b4 so I have a couple of stupid question, 1) is it quilted? 2) is there batting?

The only ones I've seen are the ones at the store that are just a single decorated piece of fabric

I just finished mine and I did use batting and quilted it like I do my quilts.

kewl thanks for the info, I assume I need to make a pocket or tabs at the top to hang it?

It's quilted with batting just like a wall hanging. And you should put a sleeve or tabs at the top to hang it. I realized I left that out of the swap guidelines. Thanks for asking!

I put a sleeve on the back of mine :)

Were we to post a pic of our banner? Not sure, but here it is before I pack it up for mailing.....

Oh that is cute pattis!

thank you for posting the picture, I've never made one and I am going to start one Monday and try to get it finished in time to join the swap.

thanks

when you finish, dont post pic, we are to wait.

I just finished mine. So I signed up.

Will we get our partner's name on Dec 10th? I have mine all done :)

I'll have everyone's partner sent out by Dec. 13. I can't wait!!

Nancy

It is only 2 weeks......oh so long to wait......but who is counting the minutes, hours, days.....

well I have figured out my background and I have my snowman all cut out (he is sooo cute, even if I do say so myself)now I just have to figure out HOW to put it all together lol. once I finish it I will sign up to join the swap