Summer Brights Fabric Swap
Coordinator: Sally Chrisman
Hi everyone: Building upon the very successful Pastel swap, where we had 43 swappers and about 1300 pieces of fabric, I decided it was time for a Summer Brights. Since there has been a good number of people who are interested in participating, I am posting this to the CQ List, plus asking Dawn to put it on her web site, and mailing to everyone who particpated in the pastels swap.If you are ready to start down this road again, here we go!
Colors US June 16 Canada June 4
Summer Brights see below
E-mail me at schrisma@ix.netcom.com that you are joining the swap. After I receive your e-mail I will send you a message with my snail address so that you may send the swap package to me.
Summer brights — I see this as yellows, turquoise, hot pink, fushia, green from lime to bright, periwinkle blues, purples, anything that brings to mind sunny skys and summer. I suppose we could even have a "bright" white! Fabric can be plain or patterned, flat woven or jacard, whatever strikes your fancy.
About Fabrics: You may exchange any "Fancy" fabric in this exchange. You are not limited to only one fabric or type of fabric because many of us are working from extensive scrap bags. The preference is for natural fibers. However all- natural fabrics are sometimes difficult to find--for instance I haven't found a taffeta that is not 100% Acetate. And some wonderful fabrics have metallic threads and other "unnatural" parts.
In my mind a "fancy" fabric might include velvet, velveteen, silk of all weaves, satin, lace, brocade, very fine cotton lawn (a la Liberty), linen, fine wools, some 100% cotton upholstery / drapery, taffeta, lame, etc. NO QUILTING CALICOES PLEASE! If you have information about the content of the fabric, please include it! If it is recycled from clothing please mark appropriately.
For this swap you are limited to 20 9x12 rectangles. You put one 9x12 rectangle in each baggie, for a total of 20 baggies to be sent to me!
You may cut yardage or cut recycled fabrics in 9x12 rectangles. This size is large enough to use at least twice in a project, but not so large that you couldn't cut it from a piece of clothing if you were recycling. If you are buying yardage you should get 15 pieces of this size from 3/4 yard of 60" wide fabric.
I will leave it to you to determine if the fabric you are exchanging can be washed. Some of the 100% wools might not take kindly to washing for instance. However, if the fabric is dirty or used YOU MUST WASH.
Tag or otherwise mark the fabric or its baggie with:
1). content (if known),
2). whether recycled,
3). washed or not washed.
Put the piece you have cut in a plastic baggie or wrap in plastic wrap. My name and full address must be in the inside of the baggie but showing to the outside just in case the post office rips open the envelope and the baggies get separated. This way they can still find me! You may want to use one of those indelible markers to put this address on.
Mark your name and e-mail address on the inside of the baggie too, but tucked inside the fabric if possible.
Mailing the fabric: Put your fabric baggies in a large mailing envelope.
If you are mailing from the US, the Post Office has very strong Priority Mail envelopes that are free. Please use them! Up to 2 pounds of fabric may be mailed for $3.00 using Priority Mail. This is very important. You may weigh your bag and say "well its only $2.50, why should I spend the extra fifty cents for a priority envelope". Because the weight of the fabric you send can be considerably less than the weight of the fabric you will receive back. The priority mail system allows up to 2 pounds, so we should be covered by the variations in weight.
Include in your envelope a return envelope that is self-addressed and has a priority mail stamp or other stamps totaling $3. Mail your package by the mailing date detailed above. If you are mailing from Canada, please include a unstamped return envelope and $5.00 Canadian (even though they tell you not too send cash in the mail, I've always got it with no problem!). Be sure your envelope is marked for customs as "used fabric" with a value less than $15.00.
I learned a lot from the pastel swap. Most envelopes cost about $3.00 to $3.80 US, or approximately $5.00 Canadian, to mail back. I am planning a trip to Muskoka this summer, so I will take your Canadian cash and then mail the fabrics to you.
Email Me AGAIN! At schrisma@ix.netcom.com to let me know the day that you send a package. Tell me how many baggies you have included in your package.
Return to You: I will email you to let you know your package arrived. When all the fabrics arrive I will swap them. Within ten days to two weeks of the US mailing date I will be mailing the package back to you with the fabrics swapped around. I will e-mail you when the package is mailed.
Good luck and LADIES START YOUR ENGINES!!!!!
Sally Chrisman schrisma@ix.netcom.com
CIncinnati, Ohio
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