Swaps

Jillian Sawyer is an Australian who does the most gorgeous
stained glass designs and in more recent years the designs
have become more and more applique friendly. I have most of
her books but 'specially like Teddies, Frog Song and Dragon
Wings.

The red back is on the back cover of More Bush Beauties
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The following picture is Elliott from her Dragon Wings book
redrawn in EQ5


Her books at Amazon
http://tinyurl.com/hy4f2

NAYY - just love her work
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"Don/Gen" wrote in message
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: where did you find the pattern. It sounds great--I just
might like to try
: it one of these days.
: Gen
:

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:54:27 -0400, "Kate G."
wrote:

I hosted a swap for "candy jar" fabrics not too long ago. I want to make (it's still not done...
but on the TO DO list... The problem is ... you need a wide variety of specialized fabrics (candy
type) but only SMALL pieces of each one. Even less than a fat quarter! So by doing a swap -- I got
15 - 20 people who each found ONE candy fabric... cut it up in to squares (I think they were 8
inches by 10 inches) and they all mailed them to me. Then I dealt them out like cards... and we
still all paid only for " 1 yard" -- but that one year was comprised of 15 - 20 different fabrics!

That is a "centralized" swap -- where everybody sends their stuff to one person who shuffles it up
and returns it to the participants. Each person sends a preaddressed - -prepostaged return
envelope. That way the hostess isn't out any additional cost -- only her time. I frequently --
generous swappers include a nice little thank you gift for taking the time and trouble to coordinate
the swap.

Does that make sense? I've never done a swap that wasn't "centralized". And I'm actually thinking
of doing another one soon... this one for "BUG JAR" fabrics.!!! I will if there is at least a dozen
people who would want to participate. Another one I want to do is "bird seed" fabrics -- anything
that looks like it could be bird seed -- that one may be harder to come up with fabrics... I need to
do a little homework to see how many different fabrics like that there are out there.

Anyhow -- that's what a swap is like!

Kate in MI

I've been collecting for a "bug jar" swap for ages. I collect 9" x
11" rectangles - you cut to 9" x 5 1/2" to make a jar quilt - so would
love to be in your swap... and put forth the proposal to make the size
of charm we swap 9" x 11". That way you can cut two 9" x 5 1/2"
charms to make jars out of (you can play "find the other jar of
butterflies" *or* you can collect for two different jar quilts) and
you still get quite a few of this size of charm out of a yard of
fabric.



-- Jo in Scotland

Oh Teri!

Sign me up!!

~NS

Terbear wrote:
Hi & Welcome,
I have hosted numerous swaps here & ALWAYS post them here on the RCTQ before
each swap starts up. I have a dots fabric swap (blocks made with only dots
fabrics) planned for the next one. I am nearing time to host that one very
soon. I had 3 breast cancer quilts I wanted to get done before I commit
myself to hosting a new swap (and a few other projects)....but it looks like
my plate is getting clean!!!!. I also host a YOUR PICK swap, where everyone
makes blocks out of your fabric & sends you the blocks....it is a super fun
swap....I think this current group is ending sometime around January or
so...so, keep an eye out for my posts, would love to have you join in!
Teri

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RCTQ 2006-2007 BOM Gallery~
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Teri's quilts~
http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts


"biz_e_momma" wrote in message
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Hello, all!

I've been lurking for a while and have really enjoyed all that I've
learned from you guys.

My questions are about swaps. I've never participated in one and don't
know how they work or how to find one. What are some of the swaps you
guys participate in? How does the block of the month swap work and how
do I sign up?

Thanks!

Erika in Texas