2.5" Strip Swap?

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07-23-2010, 03:58 AM

#71

ProudGranny5

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I also would be interested in the swap. AFTER you get the approval & details posted. Having 5 grands at my home at one time...I have learned that "patience is a virtue" & I applaude you for attempting this swap.
I, like a few, have never participated, so being a 'newbie' at this, hopefully can participate. I will be watching & lurking like I usually do....LOL

07-23-2010, 07:04 AM

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sunrise450

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I am very interested in swapping 2 1/2" strips. I don't wash before cutting usually. When in doubt I do test for color fastness.
Phyllis

07-23-2010, 07:07 AM

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cbridges22

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Any chance we could get relish with those strips?

07-23-2010, 07:34 AM

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Quilting Nana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by quiltergirl80

Quote:

Originally Posted by justwannaquilt

I think what the hostess of this possible future swap is talking about is actually "cut your own" 2.5" strips instead of buying a jelly roll and putting it in an envelope, buy yardage, wash it, dry it, cut it into strips THEN send it off. At least this would be the ONLY way I would wash 2.5 inch strips! lol I lose color catchers in the washer, much less 2.5" strips. lol It wouldn't be different than washing fabric for any other swap.

I too am a non-washer, but many people can't handle unwashed fabrics and I am sure that is the reason for prewashing.

Salad spinners seem to be the best way to prewash small pieces, especially for those of us who do not wash our yardage.

Salad spinners???
What a great idea.
Thanks

07-23-2010, 08:57 AM

#75

Love to stitch

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I have never participated in a swap before, at least not online. Would love to join once all the details are final. Thank you for taking on such a project, it sounds like fun.

07-23-2010, 09:48 AM

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JenniePenny

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I was a partial participant in the earlier swap. By "partial" I mean that I donated strips because I wanted to reduce my stash and I wanted to surprise a few others who were swapping by allowing them to get more than they were planning on getting. Don't know how that part ever panned out, but I was happy to cut up fabric into strips, especially if I had used the fabric in other projects already and I was looking to pass it along.

Here is the link to how that swap was run. In a nutshell, you could specify that your strips be washed or unwashed. You would get the same category that you sent in.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-37912-1.htm

This is just an idea that the host of any potential new swap could incorporate.