Originally Posted by Navarre2011

Sign up ending should be Sunday night if she stays with the two week sign up time frame:)

Originally Posted by moonrise

Tip for first-time Boomerangers:

If you're using a multiple-yard piece of fabric, leave it folded in half like it came off the bolt, and pin the selvage edges together with safety pins before you wash and dry it. It's MUCH easier to fold and cut afterwards, and doesn't get all wonky! :)

(Credit for the tip goes to someone in B3 or B4 - I forget who! :oops: But it's a life-saver! :thumbup: )

Originally Posted by shaysmema

Here's a sneak peak of my fabric, it's in the envelopes ready to go.

Originally Posted by craft phanatic

I have definitely decided on one fabric and am considering another. I'm not sure if the green fabric with just black and white will give people a hard time because of the limited number of colors.

Originally Posted by LovingIzabella

If we outlaw blocks it would be like telling beginners they cannot swap and this swap is open to all skill levels. Yes even snowballs and 9 patches can help build skills. They can teach us proper seams and how to work with HSTs comfortably before we venture in to more complex blocks. We encourage people to try new blocks in this swap but do not discourage them from doing any particular one.

As far as the amount of fabric one uses is truly up to the maker of the block. Some people will look at a block and think oh the 4" middle is perfect for their fabric and then i'll frame it with complimentary fabrics and others will use almost all of the F8. Sometimes there is too much and sometimes there is too little of someone's F8 used but that is ultimately up to who makes the blocks.

What works best for who becomes the issue. What might be right or best for one may not be for another. I could list a wide range of great blocks that I would consider great beginner blocks but others may think they are too complex or not complex enough... Whole in the Barn Door, Shoo-Fly, Churn Dash, Friendship Star.....

As far as buying "normal" colors again this is a personal preference thing. A normal color for me is orange, I know this is not the case for most people though. And buying base colors like blue, green, brown while not a bad idea who knows if they will be used or not. Everyone's color palette is so different which is one of the things that makes this swap so much fun. It encourages us all to step out of the comfort of those "safe" colors and try something maybe we normally wouldn't buy.

I have no issue with a once a week update but that day could be different for everyone. So you would still need to move through postings to see items. I could start a page just for pictures of blocks for the Boom swap but as we know people comment and that pushes threads out too so...it is hard to "trim" down the number of pages.

I appreciate any and all input but I want and need everyone to remember that this swap is truly meant for ALL skill levels and aims to try and help people grow. Grow in both block skill and color selection.

Hugs
April

Originally Posted by bookworm

Yup I'm here and want the two :)

I already have most of the fabric picked out and working on cutting it.

Anyone have an idea of something that goes with Elvis?