International/ USA/Canada Round Robin III Sign Up-- SIGN UPS CLOSED!!!!!! GROUPS BEING E-MAILED, CHECK YOUR E-MAIL!
07-26-2010, 07:38 PM
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Ok Ladies and Gents.
Here's the info you have been waiting for.
We are opening a new IRR for 2010/2011. Following are the "rules" for this one. If you are interested, please let me know. You will need to let me know if you want to play only Internationally or mail only to the US/Canada or if it doesn't matter. We will be running several groups. Send me your name, address, phone and regular email addy via PM.
Just FYI...I mailed internationally on the current IRR..shipping costs started at $12.95 for the earlier smaller rounds and the last one was about $30.00 to ship. Multiple these costs by 6 for the number of rounds to estimate International shipping costs.
Deadline for sign ups is Aug. 15 when we will be assigning groups. If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or you can pm me.
Groups will be assigned and e-mailed within the week of August 15th, I hope. Once the groups are assigned, I will be asking for a Point Person from each group to help out with anything that may arise within the groups. More or less a helper for me.
This will run a bit differently than the last Round Robins. There WILL BE at least one Canada/International person in each group. I will try to make it so that the same people who sent Internationally/Canadian on the past Round Robins, aren't doing it again, but if it happens, well...that's just the way it is.
I thought I would try it this way, so that EVERYONE can claim their tops as being "international". Make sense?
International/USA/Canada Round Robin III
Quiltingboard.com
Overview:
This round robin is meant to be a fun, social and learning experience. There is no skill level requirement, only to do the best work that you can. You should not feel that every round has to be a very complex design…sometimes the quilt will just need something very simple added at that particular point. If you have concerns about what to add at any point, feel free to ask for help from others in your group, the host of the RR, other sewing friends, or even the owner of the center. Remember…this is FUN!
Rules:
1. Fabric should be prewashed and of a quality that you would be happy to receive yourself.
2. Use any techniques in which you feel comfortable, machine/hand piecing, machine/hand appliqué, machine/hand embroidery, paper piecing, broderie perse, etc. This in not particularly the time to experiment with new techniques unless you are confident that you can pull it off. You might want to experiment before attaching the border to the quilt in case you have to rework something.
3. Your round may be made up of one or more borders. Example. If your round is to be 5”, you could have 2-1” borders and 1-3” border.
4. We will be posting pictures with each round, unless you specify that you do not want to see your quilt until it is finished. For most of us…we just can’t wait.
5. Please stay on target for the mailing dates. You will have approximately 2 months between mailings. If something happens that will cause you to be late mailing, please email the person who you will be mailing to and the leader of the group. Specific mailing dates will be sent out with the group assignments.
6. You will need to insure your packages when mailing. More specific shipping information will come out with the group assignments
7. Please, ONLY sign up if you are serious! We understand that life does and can get in the way, but if you KNOW you cannot fulfill your end, PLEASE do not sign up.
8. These rules apply to EVERYONE!
The Quilt:
The center block is the design of your choice. It may be any size between 12 inches and 24 inches finished. (Be sure to add ½” for seam allowance!) The center may be square or rectangular. The size of your center will determine the finished size of your quilt. (The center block, all borders, cornerstones, or whatever should be carefully squared each step of the project.)
Option - in lieu of any one of the first 2 rounds, the block may be turned on point, if appropriate. Triangles are then added to each side of the "diamond" to make it into a square again. Appliqué or embellish the corners.
Borders will start at 3” for the first round and 1” will be added for each successive round. If we have enough people we will have 6 rounds for each group.
Center
Round 1- 3”---finished size of border when you send it would be 3 1/4"
Round 2-5” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 5 1/4"
Round 3-6” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 6 1/4"
Round 4-7” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 7 1/4"
Round 5-8” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 8 1/4"
The extra 1/4 inch would be for seam allowance. So, you would need to make sure your border for let's say Round 1...that border on each side would have to measure 3 1/4 inches.
The extra 1/4 inch would be for seam allowance. So, you would need to make sure your border for let's say Round 1...that border on each side would have to measure 3 1/4 inches.
Example:
If your center is 12” x 12”…your finished quilt will end up being 70” x 70”.
If your center is 24” x 24”…your finished quilt will end up being 82” x 82”.
If you make your center 12” x 24”…your finished quilt will end up being 70” x 82”.
If you need help in determining what size to do your center, please ask. We can find someone to help you do the math.
Add a Label
We suggest that you add some type of label to circulate with your top so that all the members of your group can sign it. Please use a Black Pigma pen or some type of black permanent fabric marker. You might want to leave enough room for everyone to list their name along with their board name, their city, state, country, and the date.
If you don't want to do a label for people to sign because you haven't figured out what you want the label to look like, that is fine too...just add a piece of paper that people can sign.
Graciously accept your finished quilt
Sometimes the final quilt owner will want to add more embellishments or add an additional border, but everyone who worked on your quilt used their best abilities. After the IRR has closed, of course it is your quilt to do whatever you choose. We will all look forward to seeing the quilted final product! Please do not post pictures that show alterations or changes in someone else’s work though. Please be conscious of other feelings. If this isn’t acceptable to you, please DO NOT play.
Tips and Lessons Learned:
1. Print off the rules, mailing dates, round size requirements and your group mailing list.
You will be referring back to it.
2 Don’t panic…hang the top for a few days and let it speak to you. They tend to “tell you what they need next”.
3. If you are trying something new….do it on the separate border, do NOT sew it to the quilt until you are sure it worked.
4. Make sure you understand how to fill out the customs forms BEFORE you send an International package
5. Please DO NOT let tops pile up on you. If you need help, ask…there are others who can and will step in to help you through a time crunch bind. We can work it out.
6. Please handle the quilts carefully. We all drag them around to show them off to friends, guild members, LQS, etc. but when doing so, we can stretch the borders so the finished quilt doesn’t lie flat. Please make sure it does lie flat prior to mailing it on to the next person.
7. Feel free to add information to accompany your quilt such as colors you would prefer or something you definitely don't want., that it may be a gift, etc. Please don’t add fabric to your package as it does cost more to mail it along. You can add a little swatch card with what fabrics you used, the manufacturer’s name, etc. as someone may want to match something. If you do have extra fabric, you might want to let others know, they may ask for some to be mailed to them directly to work on a specific round if they can‘t purchase it.
8. If for ANY reason, you feel the need to resign from doing this at ANY point in the "game", PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know! It's not fair to the others for someone to just pull out, not tell anyone and keep what is not theirs.
CENTERS WILL BE MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH
Once the list of groups go out, the dates for the rest of the mailings will be included in that.
Here's the info you have been waiting for.
We are opening a new IRR for 2010/2011. Following are the "rules" for this one. If you are interested, please let me know. You will need to let me know if you want to play only Internationally or mail only to the US/Canada or if it doesn't matter. We will be running several groups. Send me your name, address, phone and regular email addy via PM.
Just FYI...I mailed internationally on the current IRR..shipping costs started at $12.95 for the earlier smaller rounds and the last one was about $30.00 to ship. Multiple these costs by 6 for the number of rounds to estimate International shipping costs.
Deadline for sign ups is Aug. 15 when we will be assigning groups. If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or you can pm me.
Groups will be assigned and e-mailed within the week of August 15th, I hope. Once the groups are assigned, I will be asking for a Point Person from each group to help out with anything that may arise within the groups. More or less a helper for me.
This will run a bit differently than the last Round Robins. There WILL BE at least one Canada/International person in each group. I will try to make it so that the same people who sent Internationally/Canadian on the past Round Robins, aren't doing it again, but if it happens, well...that's just the way it is.
I thought I would try it this way, so that EVERYONE can claim their tops as being "international". Make sense?
International/USA/Canada Round Robin III
Quiltingboard.com
Overview:
This round robin is meant to be a fun, social and learning experience. There is no skill level requirement, only to do the best work that you can. You should not feel that every round has to be a very complex design…sometimes the quilt will just need something very simple added at that particular point. If you have concerns about what to add at any point, feel free to ask for help from others in your group, the host of the RR, other sewing friends, or even the owner of the center. Remember…this is FUN!
Rules:
1. Fabric should be prewashed and of a quality that you would be happy to receive yourself.
2. Use any techniques in which you feel comfortable, machine/hand piecing, machine/hand appliqué, machine/hand embroidery, paper piecing, broderie perse, etc. This in not particularly the time to experiment with new techniques unless you are confident that you can pull it off. You might want to experiment before attaching the border to the quilt in case you have to rework something.
3. Your round may be made up of one or more borders. Example. If your round is to be 5”, you could have 2-1” borders and 1-3” border.
4. We will be posting pictures with each round, unless you specify that you do not want to see your quilt until it is finished. For most of us…we just can’t wait.
5. Please stay on target for the mailing dates. You will have approximately 2 months between mailings. If something happens that will cause you to be late mailing, please email the person who you will be mailing to and the leader of the group. Specific mailing dates will be sent out with the group assignments.
6. You will need to insure your packages when mailing. More specific shipping information will come out with the group assignments
7. Please, ONLY sign up if you are serious! We understand that life does and can get in the way, but if you KNOW you cannot fulfill your end, PLEASE do not sign up.
8. These rules apply to EVERYONE!
The Quilt:
The center block is the design of your choice. It may be any size between 12 inches and 24 inches finished. (Be sure to add ½” for seam allowance!) The center may be square or rectangular. The size of your center will determine the finished size of your quilt. (The center block, all borders, cornerstones, or whatever should be carefully squared each step of the project.)
Option - in lieu of any one of the first 2 rounds, the block may be turned on point, if appropriate. Triangles are then added to each side of the "diamond" to make it into a square again. Appliqué or embellish the corners.
Borders will start at 3” for the first round and 1” will be added for each successive round. If we have enough people we will have 6 rounds for each group.
Center
Round 1- 3”---finished size of border when you send it would be 3 1/4"
Round 2-5” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 5 1/4"
Round 3-6” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 6 1/4"
Round 4-7” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 7 1/4"
Round 5-8” ---finished size of border when you send it would be 8 1/4"
The extra 1/4 inch would be for seam allowance. So, you would need to make sure your border for let's say Round 1...that border on each side would have to measure 3 1/4 inches.
The extra 1/4 inch would be for seam allowance. So, you would need to make sure your border for let's say Round 1...that border on each side would have to measure 3 1/4 inches.
Example:
If your center is 12” x 12”…your finished quilt will end up being 70” x 70”.
If your center is 24” x 24”…your finished quilt will end up being 82” x 82”.
If you make your center 12” x 24”…your finished quilt will end up being 70” x 82”.
If you need help in determining what size to do your center, please ask. We can find someone to help you do the math.
Add a Label
We suggest that you add some type of label to circulate with your top so that all the members of your group can sign it. Please use a Black Pigma pen or some type of black permanent fabric marker. You might want to leave enough room for everyone to list their name along with their board name, their city, state, country, and the date.
If you don't want to do a label for people to sign because you haven't figured out what you want the label to look like, that is fine too...just add a piece of paper that people can sign.
Graciously accept your finished quilt
Sometimes the final quilt owner will want to add more embellishments or add an additional border, but everyone who worked on your quilt used their best abilities. After the IRR has closed, of course it is your quilt to do whatever you choose. We will all look forward to seeing the quilted final product! Please do not post pictures that show alterations or changes in someone else’s work though. Please be conscious of other feelings. If this isn’t acceptable to you, please DO NOT play.
Tips and Lessons Learned:
1. Print off the rules, mailing dates, round size requirements and your group mailing list.
You will be referring back to it.
2 Don’t panic…hang the top for a few days and let it speak to you. They tend to “tell you what they need next”.
3. If you are trying something new….do it on the separate border, do NOT sew it to the quilt until you are sure it worked.
4. Make sure you understand how to fill out the customs forms BEFORE you send an International package
5. Please DO NOT let tops pile up on you. If you need help, ask…there are others who can and will step in to help you through a time crunch bind. We can work it out.
6. Please handle the quilts carefully. We all drag them around to show them off to friends, guild members, LQS, etc. but when doing so, we can stretch the borders so the finished quilt doesn’t lie flat. Please make sure it does lie flat prior to mailing it on to the next person.
7. Feel free to add information to accompany your quilt such as colors you would prefer or something you definitely don't want., that it may be a gift, etc. Please don’t add fabric to your package as it does cost more to mail it along. You can add a little swatch card with what fabrics you used, the manufacturer’s name, etc. as someone may want to match something. If you do have extra fabric, you might want to let others know, they may ask for some to be mailed to them directly to work on a specific round if they can‘t purchase it.
8. If for ANY reason, you feel the need to resign from doing this at ANY point in the "game", PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know! It's not fair to the others for someone to just pull out, not tell anyone and keep what is not theirs.
CENTERS WILL BE MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 15TH
Once the list of groups go out, the dates for the rest of the mailings will be included in that.
07-26-2010, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Deadline to sign up is Aug 15. . . is that when the center's are going to be mailed or 2 months from then?
I'm sorry, I should have stated that.
I'll go back and put it in.
07-26-2010, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by tlrnhi
Originally Posted by LovinMySoldier
Deadline to sign up is Aug 15. . . is that when the center's are going to be mailed or 2 months from then?
I'm sorry, I should have stated that.
I'll go back and put it in.
07-26-2010, 10:15 PM
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Sending a pm now, just so excited, have never done one before. Finished a centre yesterday, took a pic, but now the camera isn't downloading. Will have to take another photo on a different camera.
07-26-2010, 11:15 PM
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I'm in and will PM you. Here's my center. It's 15" square. As fun and unique as so many centers were in the IRR 2, I found myself particularly admiring the growth of those that began with traditional blocks. So I thought I'd go that direction this time. I've always liked this block and thought it would be a great opportunity to make one.
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