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5 in. Noodle Fabric Strip Swap #3

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Swap Coordinator:imjustaguywhoquilts (contact)
Swap categories: Fabric  Sewing  Quilting 
Number of people in swap:16
Location:Regional - USA ONLY
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:October 9, 2009
Date items must be sent by:October 23, 2009
Number of swap partners:5
Description:

Hello there all you quiltaholics! Are you ready for another great quilting related swap!?! Round #3, rules are the same. Keep swapping those strips!

WE HAD SEVERAL QUESTIONS LAST ROUND ABOUT FABRICS. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SEND DIFFERENT FABRICS TO EACH OF YOUR PARTNERS. I KNOW SOME FOLKS BUY IN 1/2 YARDS. THIS WAY YOU CAN USE YOUR STASH! WOO HOO!

I decided to start a simple monthly fabric strip swap. In my quilting circles we've always called them NOODLES. We love noodles. They are so versatile!

What can you do with a 5" noodle? Cut them in half to make (2) 2.5" noodles. Great for strip quilts! Cut them in half again to make (4) 1.25" noodles. Great for log cabin blocks! Cut them up into 5" charm squares for half square triangles. Great all around!! Need I say more?!?!

Every participant will take one yard of fabric of their choice. After washing and pressing, cut your 5" noodles by WOF (width of fabric). You should end up with 6 noodles and a little left over. Save one noodle for yourself and send the remaining 5 noodles to your 5 partners. That's right, I said you will have 5 partners!

Just think of how happy you will be when you get 5 envelopes containing 5 different fabric noodles in the weeks ahead!

YOU WILL HAVE 2 WEEKS TO CUT YOUR FABRIC AND MAIL IT TO YOUR PARTNERS.

Here are the requirements:

1.All Fabric must be Quilt Shop Quality, 100% cotton. Please wash and iron before cutting. We don't want any surprise bleeds, runs or puckering that can happen when using unwashed fabric.

2.Please try to be very careful when cutting to make sure your strips are straight and 5" wide the entire length of the noodle. After you cut your strips, please open them out to be sure that they are STRAIGHT with no V's or curves in them!

3.PLEASE SEND WHAT YOU WANT TO RECEIVE!!

4.I will allow newbies with a fully filled out profile for this swap. I know I was frustrated when I first started and no one would let me swap because I was new. BUT, if you flake or have a shady profile I will drop you.

HAVE FUN & HAPPY QUILTING!

See you next time!

Discussion

mythomia 09/23/2009 #

This is such a perfect swap -- USA only, washed, quilt shop quality fabric in a convenient size! The only improvement I could make on it is if it specified print fabric. I think people would tend to assume that (the two I've gotten from the last one are prints) but it would make it just perfect to specify print fabric (not solid).

BTW, the best way to make sure your strips are straight is if you line up your ruler on the fold.

jdkcubed 09/25/2009 #

Can't waitfor this one. Will cut these into 5"charm sqaures. Most will go to the church to make "comfort quilts" one of each will go to my current quilting project and the rest may go back out in charm swaps. . .

Cakers 10/ 8/2009 #

I'm currently building my stash so this will be a great opportunity to do that. I hope you continue to do these swaps, awesome idea. :-)

imjustaguywhoquilts 10/ 8/2009 #

Thanks everyone for your encouraging words. I love this swap and have participated in several others like it. I hope to continue it as long as I am able. As far as fabric selection goes, feel free to post preferences here or in your profile. Also, contact your partners once they are chosen to let them know what you are looking for. Doesn't hurt! As I said in the description, you don't need to send the same fabric to all partners. If you are pulling for your stash, feel free to diversify your noodles!

HAPPY SWAPPING! Ryan (imjustaguywhoquilts)

theycallmeWanda 10/ 9/2009 #

I had a great time last month eagerly watching for my treasures in the mail...can't wait to see what I get this time too!!

CarlaTV 10/12/2009 #

This will be my first Swap-bot. I'm interested in joining this one. Is it too late to sign up?

whimzeestitches 10/24/2009 #

This was my first swap and what a fun one too! I'm learning as I go along on how this all works but so far it's been lots of fun to receive packages and send them too!

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