Friday, March 18, 2011

My first I-Spy Swap

 ****Closed****
This Swap is now closed! If you want to still sign up and if by chance anyone drops out, I will let you know. This means that you will less notice to get your blocks out. 

Don't worry I am planning on having more i spy swaps in the future....and possible one in May or June.



After thinking about it for SOOOO long, I have finally decided that I will host my very own I-SPY Swap. I have participated in several over the last year and have LOVED them! So now I am going to host one! 

I want to thank Care from Obsessively Stitching for her wonderful advice and inspiration!! These are her instructions (edited a tiny bit) and I wanted to stay as close to them as possible since hers are always a success!

THE BASICS:

Mail 200 I-Spy squares to me by April 15th.
Get 200 I-Spy squares back, all different, by April 29th.
I have heard that having a tight schedule on these swaps help! But this gives you at least 3 weeks to get the fabric and mail it to me! And you receive your fabric back within 2 weeks!
PLEASE be sure you can meet the deadlines BEFORE you sign up!

THE DETAILS:
(Thanks Care from Obsessively Stitching)

1. The first 38 people to comment are in. [If you live outside the U.S., no problem -- but please mail your fabrics a little earlier so there's plenty of time to meet the deadline!]

2. Cut 20 4" squares out of each of 10 different novelty print fabrics. A 1/4-yard cut or fat quarter will get you 20 4" squares, so you will be purchasing a total of about 2 1/2 yards of fabric. This is NOTHING when you think about all the different squares you will be getting back!

3. In order to avoid duplicates, everyone will need to search out unusual or obscure prints. Look for things that aren't available at chain stores. But, please, pick FUN ones! If you love it, the other swappers will love it too!

4. Remember that we are looking for fabric with objects on it, not printy-prints. (A fabric with FLOWERS on it is very different from a FLORAL PRINT.)

5. No "licensed" prints: No Disney, Dora, L.A. Lakers, etc.

6. Remember seam allowances! Be sure you can tell what you are looking at within a 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" square. Nobody wants only half of an object in their square -- cut them well! (Depending on your fabric choice, you may need to buy more than 1/4 yard in order to get an object into each cut square.)
If you want to join me in this obsession, leave a comment here that
includes your email address
!!

Remember: The FIRST 38 who comment are IN!
*IF by chance we don't make it to the full double swap,
we'll do a single swap with the first 19 and save the rest
of the swappers for the next swap.

SERIOUS SWAPPERS ONLY...
Please read the guidelines before signing up!

If you are wondering what you could do with these i-spy squares, check out Obsessively Stitching, there are TONS of wonderful crafts and quilts that Care has created! 

I am so excited for this!!! It will be so much fun!  

41 comments:

Manda said...

I'd be happy to join your first swap. You might have a hard time getting takers because two JUST filled this week at http://greenappleorchard.blogspot.com/

stayathomelibrarian @ gmail dot com

Patrizzia said...

I would love to join. Always wanted to make my own quilt. Thanks for the link Manda.

Patrizzia

Patrizziag @ comcast . net

Lynn said...

I would love to join too please!
Lynn

LCM0008@tigermail.auburn.edu

NCquilter said...

I'd love to join your first I-spy swap. They are so much fun! I just joined one on greenappleorchard, but I'll join yours as well. I'm planning on doing 3 I-spy quilts and need to collect a ton of squares.

My email is: knbaker128@hotmail.com

Kelly

Mike and Wendy said...

I'm doing the one with Green Apple Orchard as well, but I can't resist a swap! Count me in, too!
huffalupagus at aol dot com

Becki said...

I'd like to join in.
becsunshine at hotmail dot com

Chiska said...

I've wanted to do this forever. Thanks for hosting!

Chiskag (at) gmail dot com

Brandy@YDK said...

ok i'm in. EVEN THOUGH I just signed up for green apple orchards. lol. brandyatydk@gmail.com

Mariette said...

Hi there. Yes I would love to join! I follow the obsessively stitching blog and missed out on the last swap so I'm really really excited about this!

Mariette

mariettern@gmail.com

Anonymous said...

I've been waiting to join one!

jane.run @ gmail . com

Laura said...

I will join in. Just let me know what info you need.

Bree said...

Count me in! I'm still figuring out what I'm going to do with my squares from the first swap, but you can never have too many!

Lisa said...

I've been wanting to join one of these!

jlthayne{at}gmail{dot}com

Michelle Evans said...

i just started sewing 2 huge quilts for my kids, but i'm kindof adicted to these squares... i'd love to join.

michellecoleman24 at hotmail dot com

Sarah said...

yes, finally made it to one in time!

starfish7328 at hotmail dot com

Alice said...

I want to join.

kirkandalice (at) gmail (dot) com

Mandy Beyeler said...

this sounds so fun - I'd love to be a part of it!
mandybeez at gmail

Lora said...

I want to join in!! I haven't done a swap like this before and really, really want to do some cute projects for my kids! Thanks for the opportunity!!!

lorajarvis (at) gmail (dot) com

Riel Nason said...

Yay! I'm so glad I stopped by. This sounds like a lot of fun. I LOVE novelty fabrics and have some fun ones to share. It will be great to get an envelope of 200 I-Spy blocks. My kids will be thrilled!! Thanks so much for doing this. Riel

Kristy said...

Ok, I've not made a quilt yet, but this is the perfect place to start I suppose! :) If you're still looking for participants, count me in!
(email linked to profile)
btw, what is that super cute "lab/beaker/test tube/chemistry" print in your montage? Love that!

martilindsey said...

I linked to you from Obsessively stitching and would like to join your swap!

martilindsey (at) hotmail

Cheers~
Marti in San DIego, CA

Connie said...

What the heck! I'm IN! Can't resist a swap :)

Connie
green apple orchard at gmail dot com

Janay said...

I would love to join in!
nay417(at)earthlink(dot)net

amanda @ Rambling of an Empty Mind said...

I'd so love to be part of the swap...my first one! I'm even willing to pay full price for fabric here in Canada (too bad I didn't know about it last week when I went US shopping).

amanda_gray @ myteacherscorner . ca

ccorey said...

Ok...count me in. I think I'm obsessed, too. I'll head to the "other" fabric store this time so I don't repeat fabrics that I did for the greenorchard one.
patches77@cfl.rr.com

Jenny said...

I'm in! THanks
selahmama4 at yahoo dot com

Elisa said...

Count me in! Thanks!
elittlefield@charter.net

Amy said...

I'm totally in! I'm kind of obsessed with I-Spy quilts at the moment and I NEED more I-Spy fabrics! :)

amyurena at hotmail dot com

Kalli said...

I would love to be a part of your swap!

kallikoetsier@gmail.com

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Giggles and Girlfriends Retreats said...

OH YES...I've been wanting to do one of these FOREVER...thanks so much.....I am totally in from up here in the Snowy Canadian still snowing land of the ice!

cheers
Rhonda

girlfriendsandgiggles@shaw.ca

thanks for organizing

Tara said...

I've never done one before and have been dying to try it! Thanks for organizing it!
taraross (at) sbcglobal (dot) net

Monica said...
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Crafty Maine Mom said...

I would love to be in this Swap. Thanks for hosting this.

craftymainemom(at)yahoo.com

Monica said...

I'm in!

quiltmaven@earthlink.net

Jess said...

I'm in - I love i-spy squares! sewinawe at gmail dot com.

Giggles and Girlfriends Retreats said...

Just a note, if you are short by 1 person, I will go in as a second one...sending you double the items....I need to make quilts for twins anyway!
Rhonda

kimland said...

Looks like I might have missed out. Should you need someone please give me consideration to fill the spot. Thanks for the chance!

Jenny said...

Crystal, may I make a suggestion? You may want to make note in your info email to us all that A LOT of us are also participating in the green orchard swap and to get best results and avoid 2 swaps full of many duplicates, it would be best for us all to get ALL different fabric than we contributed to the green orchard swap. Just a thought to make this a huge success. Thanks for hosting!!!

Amy said...

This is my first swap and I'm so excited! I'm itching to start cutting fabric but I'm wondering if the fabrics are usually laundered or not before cutting. Thanks!

badlandsquilts said...

Add me to the back up list if someone can't make it! I'll probably get fabric and have on hand and try for the next round!