I aways add a few xtra ins,for that reason one time i made all the blks the same,and made me one to start with that way i knew how ti cut the fabric,and didnt miss up,

Babrgil
I have you down for the swap and have requested a moderator to remove your personal info from the board.
Hugs
April

I have a silly question...I have my blocks out and want to make a quilt. how do I put them together? If I add a border do I add it to the side of each block or to the top and bottom? what size strips do you put between them. I have been in 2 swaps and haven't made anything yet since I am not sure of what to do. Thanks for all your help

Marcialee, its up to you goofy. Every quilt tells you (grin) how to do it. You can add a sashing between each of the blocks, kind of like framing them? then you can add a border top and bottom and sides if you like and the best part of it all is its all done right. Lay it on the table,floor whatever and see if you like it all together. Its called auditioning your fabrics? then you can try a piece in between, stand back see if you like how that looks, then try adding another fabric to the sides or top and stand back does it work? sometimes what works in our heads maybe is different from reality. Same with picking your fabrics .. squint.. does the color work? you know I am sure. I have quilts with and without sashing I have done. All of mine have borders but probably just to extend the sizing a bit..and to accent the center blocks. I am sure whatever you chose will be the right thing .. Good luck! Go to the pics here of finished quilts and see what others are chosing and if you like it. Personal kind of thing right everyone?

I wonder if we come up with a chorus line dance/song if we could get more to join? I know if I sing they might join just to shut me up. Ok, here goes... Free Fabric yes there is yes there is! Free fabric yes there is! Full mailboxs and lots of chat, we got free fabric here yes there is! I will keep singing to all the lookie loues who have not signed up. This song is for you.. we love you truuuuuly truuuuly, join the gang and have some fun.. we love you... (are they signing up yet?) DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU. Chickens.. (not sure that is the right approach).. um.. please? pretty pleeeeze?

Last ditch effort, FREE KITTENS! I have kittens! Cute little tiny six week old tigers who want you... sign up today for your boom swap and receive one free little bundle of love.

My fabric is cut and in envelopes, waiting for my list. I'm ready to go! :) I'm looking forward to this swap.....Love seeing the completed tops that were made from past swaps. Some lovely blocks were made.....I am always amazed how the appearance of a block becomes so different with different fabrics. Can you tell I'm anxious to begin????

Where do you buy envelopes for the fq's? Does Staples have them? I usually only buy business size envelopes so I was wondering where everyone buys their envelopes.

Yes you can get them at staples. I have mine cut but thats as far as I've gotten so far.

Well Elisabrat you bribe them with free fabric, singing and furbabies and I will offer free chocolate. What quilter can resist chocolate?? I will share with everyone from my super secret stash :)
As of right now I need 7 (possibly 6 waiting on a size confirm) to make one large group AND I have 3 full small groups and need 7 to make a fourth full.
I am going to post the names of all those interested here. If you do not see your name please let me know so we can add you to the list.
Hugs
April
1000projects
Abby's Mom
Anastasia
babeyruth
barbgil
bibliostone
buddy'smom
calquilter
CharlotteMarie
clsurz
ctmhjen
cuppy
dahna42
daisey
DogHouseMom
dotcomdtcm
Elisabrat
girlscouts1
goldendog55
immemother
jaba
Jacquie
jahaper
JEM2012
joanelizbay
Kehoeta
Kensington
Linda58
ljdugas31
Lv2sew2011
lynnquilts
marcialee
marytoddliz
missgigglewings
Missus Fear
mollymunchkin
moonwork42029
Mosher92
Ms Grace
NanaKathy55
Nancia
Nexxus831
nygal
Ok Darla
oldcatlady
oma7
Phannie1
Pink Lady
PinkLotus
quiltingmommy
Roseysue
sapdoggie
saraaev
savannahrandons
scrapper
SheriR
ssnare
stitchingpost
sustraley
Tam…Moo
TheMamaHauser
travelinggramma
tumrub
TwinRiverFarm
urgodschild2
wandalou
wendiq
Wendsy
yayaquilts
Yosamitesa

PS for those who wanted two large I have you in one large and two small groups to be as close as possible to what you wanted.

Sorry that should read:
As of right now I need 6 (possibly 5 waiting on a size confirm) to make one large group AND I have 3 full small groups and need 6 to make a fourth full.

And this is the correct list sorry about that!

1000projects
Abby's Mom
Anastasia
babeyruth
barbgil
bibliostone
buddy'smom
calquilter
CharlotteMarie
clsurz
ctmhjenn
cuppy
dahna42
daisey
DogHouseMom
dotcomdtcm
Elisabrat
girlscouts1
goldendog55
immemother
jaba
Jacquie
jahaper
JEM2012
joanelizbay
Kehoeta
Kensington
Linda58
ljdugas31
LovingIzabella
Lv2sew2011
lynnquilts
marcialee
marytoddliz
missgigglewings
Missus Fear
mollymunchkin
moonwork42029
Mosher92
Ms Grace
NanaKathy55
Nancia
Nexxus831
nygal
Ok Darla
oldcatlady
oma7
Phannie1
Pink Lady
PinkLotus
quiltingmommy
Roseysue
sapdoggie
saraaev
savannahrandons
scrapper
SheriR
ssnare
stitchingpost
sustraley
Tam…Moo
TheMamaHauser
travelinggramma
tumrub
TwinRiverFarm
urgodschild2
wandalou
wendiq
Wendsy
yayaquilts
Yosamitesa

I don't see you on there??

Well I'll be a monkey's aunt-you are right LOLOL I will amend that right now. Thanks mom!
Love you
Hugs
April

Thank goodness I saw the list before SheriR. She would kill me if she didn't see me signed up for 1 large group...please and thank you.

Your most welcome,
Love U 2

Oh good I can stop singing. On another note: Ever iron your elbow? I advise you not to. Sitting at my sewing machine yesterday I turned to iron a piece and apparently had let it turned TOWARDS me not away. news flash: it sucks. Amazing how often we lean on our elbows and never notice til you do something like.. iron it to realize how lovely they are without blisters. sigh.. ah the stupid things we do.

note again: even dumber. going to be 100 today here in my lovely neck of the woods. no humidity. Who needs it? besides I decided at 7 a.m. to put a pork roast in the oven for shredded bbq. It only takes.. 5-6 hours to cook slowly. WHAT THE HECK WAS going on with my thought process. Shoot, not the word I was thinking.. its hotter than heck inside now and only 1-2 more hours. What a good idea NOT that was.

kittens, kittens.. chocolate with the kittens and fabric too.. come on you can chose either or even! but the fabric is manditory. Bummer I know.

I've had good luck using my crock pot for that. I get it all set up the night before (usually the meat is frozen) and then I keep it in the fridge overnight. I start it on the way out the door in the morning on low and by dinner time it's ready to get shredded & eaten.

I've actually sat my crockpot outside on the weekends so it doesn't heat up the kitchen either....set it on a TV tray so the critters don't check it out. If I want really tender meat for shredding, I cook it all night and then put it in frig the next morning so I can shred it whenever I want.

If you squeeze and iron your fabric down tightly, I've received fat eights in the regular size envelopes...regular business size ones work great too. The self stick saran wrap works wonders to help keep it squished tight. Again, I'm so lazy, I use the bigger envelopes so I don't have to work so hard to get them squished.

WOO HOO!!! I made the list...I'm at the bottom, but heck...I made the list!!!! :D

I went with bigger too cause well .. I did. Grocery store sold them here. said and done maybe .16c each? not horrible. also I never use regular sized ones. Greeting cards or manila.

I buy the generic zip lock bags, and then get the mailing envelopes from the $1 store for shipping. I put one of my address labels on each one so they know who sent it, and I hope they can use it again to put my block in to send it back to me.

I won't use a letter envelope, not taking that kind of chance with my fabric or someone's block.

I was wondering though... and of course I don't know anything about hosting any of these things. But, what if you changed the Large to a 30 and keep the small a 15, and then if someone wanted a large... 30 or two smalls, they could be either or. If somone wanted 2 large, they could actually work with four 15's and of course the 15's could be just fifteen or you could switch them around to make them work?? Feel free to dismiss this if it isn't helpful or making sense... ROTFLOL> LOL> LOL> LOL

what kind of mailing envelopes ,like the vnille ones?????????

Yes... I do believe that one. I can get Card envelopes too though.

i got lots of birthday card envelopes i guess that works?????

Someone posted back that they use them.

Just a thought, I use envelopes from Walmart, they are labeled Social Envelopes. They come white, in a box of 50 and they have adhesive so no bad taste on your tongue. They are very reasonably priced and they are perfect.

I rarely shop at Wal Mart, but I may check that out. Thanks

I did the boom with a set of 39 .. First boom !what an experience. I so enjoyed , I will do it again. 4 months turn around is one third of a year, thinking about it everyday for one third of the year. My response to your suggestion of 4 groups of 15 or 2 groups of 30 at one time, maybe you, however I can not imagine having 3 or 4 spreadsheets at one time to work with.. and all the mail to be delivered into my mailbox, mailing out correctly, the postage fees, were about $48.00 and making all those blocks on time and it oh it would drive my postman to change routes. I am in for 15 this time. I am looking forward to it.

Cuppy

I was SHOCKED!!! :D Looking at your swap list you must be one busy sewing/swapping princess!!! Maybe we can get some of these ladies to join that siggie swap. Wouldn't a friendship quilt with reversible siggie blocks be FUN!!!

YOyo!! The list is alphbetical! :D I happen to know you were one of the first to sign up for this swap!! <3 Another of my sewing/swapping princesses!

I just got back from Staples and I got a box of 50 assorted bright colored "greeting card" envelopes in size 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches for under $10.00 I am happy and all ready!!

I agree, they get ripped open all the time. I use the 5 by 7, this way I feel safe in sending them.

Ready everyone? in honor of those who have not jumped super fast and already filled their envelopes with fabric and notes: ARE YOU SURE YOUR READY? ok good,

la la la la.. clear throught.. " stuff stuff stuff your envelopes today! stuff stuff stuff horray! You'll be so much happier if you do, I'll be so much happer with you.. so stuff stuff.." hey HEY let go of my arm .. I said hey, where are you taking me.. HELP>>>>
too much heat sorry. no more singing.

Elisabrat, mine are stuffed and ready to address. Just a suggestion to everyone... label your envelope some way so it says Boom 8 and then then group you're assigned to. So many of us are in the FQ and F8 swaps and 2 of these that it will make it so much easier to be able to go right to the spreadsheet. PLease?????

Mine are in zip lock bags and labeled..just waiting to put them in the mailing envelopes until I get the names.

i'm wondering when we're going to get our names/ addresses...
i'm in the USA from 11th september for a couple of weeks... i could actually post mine while i'm over there!!!
that would be good, wouldn't it!!
:thumbup:

Which part of the US Jacquie? Names will prob go out this week somete or this co
Ing weekend. I had two drop the swap due to unexpected situations so still have to fill some spaces.
Hugs
April

I can't stuff stuff stuff my envelopes yet because I ordered fabric and it hasn't come yet...
Please USPS move a little faster.
Linda58

At least at this point I know what fabric I am going to use. I have been busy quilting on the last. Getting the quilts ready for giving. Maybe I will get the fabric cut tonight and see if any envelops left from last swap. Can't wait!!!!!

i'm heading out to 'maine', but if the names are out soon, i will post them here in the UK...