CrazyQuilt Cooridinated Swap
Coordinator: Phyllis Price
DEADLINES:
Deadine for letting me know you want to participate May 10 .
Deadline for getting them to me in the mail May 26.
Deadline to get to me by June 9,
Packages to be put in return mail around June 16.
CONTENTS OF INDIVIDUAL PACKAGES:
a) 6 pieces of fabric, 8" x 8", coordinated in a way that YOU would want to put them in a project together; AND
b) a package of 3 different kinds of embellishments that would work with the fabric you have selected, and using a modification of the criteria and groupings that Julie had established. In other words choose 3 of the following groups and, to make things fair to everyone, in the quantities outlined.
1. THREAD
Color - solid, blended, shaded
Type - from filament to six-ply
Composition - silk, metallic, cotton, chenille, rayon, wool, blends, also some yarns are very interesting
Size - 1 yard or metre length each
Amount - 5 different choices
2. RIBBON
Color - solid, blended, shaded, ombre
Type - 1/8 inch (2mm) to 1 inch (13mm) width
Composition - silk, cotton, rayon, organdy, blends
Size - 1/2 to 1 yard length for smaller widths, 1/4 to 1/2 yard length for larger widths - your discretion
Amount - 2 different choices
3. CHARMS
Type - any
Composition - brass, bone, wood, stone, etc.
Size - up to the size of a quarter (Canadian or U.S.)
Amount - 1 - 3, depending on size and type
4. BEADS
Type - round, oval, bugle, sequins, etc.
Composition - glass, plastic, bone, wood, clay, stone, crystal, shell, pearl, metal, porcelain, etc.
Size - from mini-seed to about 1/2 inch
Amount - 2 dozen or so for seed size, one for something unique or large; 2 to 12 of any in between, use your discretion
5. BUTTONS - this is the category with the most latitude, so please use your judgement (let's rule out old plastic shirt buttons :-}
Type - any shape, holes, shank if it doesn't stick out too far (they have a tendency to droop), representative (flowers, animals, etc.), round, square, etc.
Composition - glass, wood, stone, mother-of-pearl, shell, etc.
Size - up to a quarter (Canadian or U.S.)
Amount - from 1 to 6 depending on size, quality, etc.
5. MOTIFS
Type - any
Composition - lace, crochet, fabric applique, premade flowers, etc.
Size - up to about 2 inches in diameter
Amount - 1
6. LACE
Type - new or vintage, white, ecru, black, colored, insertion, edging, hankie border, etc.
Composition - most will be cotton
Size - from 1/4 inch to 1 inch width
Amount - 2 (8 inch lengths for the small widths, shorter lengths for large widths)
7. TRIM
Type - here is our catch-all category; ribbon such as tapestry, jacquard, woven, embroidered; tassels; braid; cording; fringe; leaves; stamens; etc.
Amount - you decide - depends on your stash
Re: colour selection (pastels, jeweltones, earth tones, etc.) that's up to you. Just keep them coordinated. And re: kind of fabrics, am I right in assuming that there is a preference on this list for natural materials but that in the interest in variety, and texture, people will also accept some fancy synthetics?
It seems that with this amount of fabric and trims, a person could make a good start at a small project, either using the materials exclusively or adding to it from their own stash and using their own colour and design sense to put their personal stamp on it.
MAILING INSTRUCTIONS:
Here's what you will do, once you've decided what to put in your packages.
Each person would send me 10 PACKAGES as outlined above.
1. Prepare 10 plastic baggies of 'kits' . Note: Not all packages need to be the same.
2. Put a slip of paper with YOUR name on the inside of each bag.(VERY IMPORTANT)
3. Tape MY name and address (Phyllis Price, 18 The Lane, Broad Cove, Nova Scotia, B0J 2H0) on the outside of each bag.
4. Get 2 (two) padded mailers, about 10" x 13".
5. Put YOUR address on one mailer and MY address on the other.
6. Put all 1O goody bags in MY mailer. For Canadians, have the Post Office weigh BOTH my mailer and your mailer together. Put this amount of postage on BOTH mailers. Fold YOUR mailer and put it inside MY mailer with the goody bags.
For folks in other countries (so far there are folks in both the US and Australia, as well as Canada, who want to participate), you will need to send a postal money order to cover the costs of returning the packages to you. I will get figures for this in the next few days, by taking as sample package to post office and getting weights and charges.
Do not use metered postage for swaps, as the delay between host receiving and sending out the envelopes invalidates the date on the metered label.
7. Mail MY mailer. E-mail me at coveside@fox.nstn.ca to let me expect it.
8. The deadline to mail your goodies is MAY 26
9. Wait for goodies to wind their way to YOUR door.
Hope this is clear to everybody. If there are any questions, please let me know.
Cheers!
Phyllis
Broad Cove, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
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