Lavada and LAB55 you should pm Missi to get in on the swap! It goes much easier that way!

thanks for your quick response please sign me up or tell me what i need to do i am new at this

karen please help me i am new at this swapping and i need info

please sign me up for the 1.5square swap

I did PM Missi after I posted. Thank you !

please explain how to pm missi

Click on her name on the left of these posts and it will come up with her profile. You can also click on user list and put her name in the field that comes up. Click on pm and send her a message! Glad you've joined us! It's a blast!

missi PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO PM YOU

please explain pm to me i would like in on the 1.5 inch square exchange

Hi Lavada,

Welcome to the Board and to this swap! Missi is the coordinator for this swap. You can PM her one of two ways:

1. Go back to page 1 of this thread. Missi is the first posting. Click on her name, located right above her avatar picture. This will take you to Missi's profile. One of the options given to you there will be to PM her.

2. At the top of your screen there are all the sections in blue lettering. You can click on "Private Messages". When prompted, type in Missi's name.

IMPORTANT: A few postings back, you listed your full name and address. Please PM "PatriceJ" (use option #2) to ask her to remove that information. This is a public forum and you may not want your personal information on display.

Thanks Jen for sending her details as well. I sent her a pm and I think things are going good now!

49 swappers and I have half of my sets done !!!!!

Where or where am I gonna lay out all these envelopes. I have dining room furniture now :)

Think of your dining room as having levels, now! Envelopes on the table and buffet, then down to the chairs, and finally to the floor--should be able to double your sorting space! If you can crawl under the table :lol:

I'm working on mine and will have them in the mail soon. Had a load dumped on me lately...

WHAT??? Half of your sets done????

I have dropped of the radar for a while and haven't even been thinking of cutting my little stamps...

HOWEVER, I HAVE been buying fabric sewwwww I will have plenty of new fabric to cut the 1.5" stamps from. :thumbup:

linda i would love to swap 22222222221.5 inch squares pm me so you can tell me your address thanks lavada

LINDA SORRY ABOUT ALL THE 2'S LAVADA

missi please send me the rules for the 1.5 swap as i have never done this before lavada

Hi everyone!
I am a newbie quilter, I would love to join tis swap, but before I do I am wondering what you all do with 1.5" squares. I'd love to see a pic or 2 of what you have done
TYIA
Daid

hey Davidwent... just search it in the top of the page... you will find them. This is my 3rd swap.. and I finaly have an IDEA!!!

Or search poastage stamp quilts

Thanks Dawn I keep forgetting about that search button
David

OMG! That is crazy stuff!! LOL
I think I will start with a pot holder!
David

Lavada, check page one. All the rules are there!

And a very good place to start--and then it leads you down a very crazy road!!

I'm saving my squares for a "big one"! Don't know the specifics yet, that will come at some point. I've been saving boxes that my DH gets computer parts in. They are the perfect depth to turn the pieces on their side and to file in. I will then sort and put them in embroidery thread boxes to store until the big put together! That might be a while since I have so many other WIP's going!

Recently, I saw a postage stamp quilt made with over 180,000 stamps! It was awesome! But, not something I'd want to do...I'm one of those instant gratification type of persons, that's why I don't have any UFOs in my quilt room.

I'm thinking on this one...... :roll:

Have a question if someone can answer me.
I'd love to make a postage stamp quilt, but how on earth can you possibly match the seams on all those tiny little squares?

Is there a secret?? :shock: :lol: If so, please share the info. :-D

Very carefully! :):)

This would be my answer. However, Ms Grace, if you do a search on postage stamp quilts on this board, you could PM some of the creators of large postage stamp quilts. I am impressed with them! :-D

I think the first order on the small stuff is to have accurate cuts, then sew an accurate, consistent seam.
One thing one has to watch is how you start and end the seam. I call it the l-r swing. We as sewers tend to start to far to the left, curve into the 1/4" seam allowance and then end up too far from the right making a slight "S" shape in the seam. Try sewing 2 1.5" squares together with highly contrasting thread and see if that's a problem for you. If it is true for you, simply try to start and end straight. I catch myself doing the l-r swing everyonce in while and usually go back and resew the seam correctly.
I don't press open, I get a better match by pressing to the side and butting the two seams together or "locking them in place" as Eleanor Burns would tell you.
I think it's also helpful to sew in units. Make a bunch of 4 patches, then sew 4-4 patches to make a bigger square. Then progress to sewing 16 patches together until you get the size you want.
Okay that's my 2 cents worth.

I have been cutting and saving 11/2" squares for a while now and I have a box by my couch and I hand sew several pieces together at night while watching TV. I believe with hand sewing it's so much easier to keep seems straight and exact. I would rather use my hands as my sewing machine, but with these swaps there just isn't enough time for that. My quilt will be all scrappy of course just a randam draw from my box to which pieces are sewn together!

Forgot to mention that I already have all my squares cut and ready to mail for the swap. Just a question this is my first swap for 1 1/2" squares so I was wanting to know how everyone packs theirs for mailing. I have some small jewelry zip lock bags that are the perfect size to fit all 50 squares in which will be awesome for shipping but my problem is the return postage that's why I wanted to pack mine just like everyone else so I will know what I need to send for return shipping. Thanks everyone I hope this made since! LOL

Good question, I would like to know too.
Rae

Very good info. Thanks so much!
Still thinking on this. Right now I'm signed up for the Feb. DQ swap, (just finished Jan swap) 2011 Siggie block swap, Funky Chicken block swap.

I used a small gold mailing envelope to send in & also to have return, I didn't seal it until I took it to PO and had the same amount of postage put on my return envelpoe as the sending one, put return in , seal & send .
Hope this helped, this was my first time for a swap also. :-)

I wrapped mine in plastic wrap and put them in a yellow padded envelope. Concluded just like Lab55...

This is my 3rd postage stamp swap. The usual ways swappers pack their squares is in snack size ziplock bags, sew a double thread through the center of the whole set of 50 squares, and Moonrise shrink wrapped hers (we all thought she was so clever... cuz she IS!).

If you send 10 sets, you get the same amount back so your weight would be the same. I have never had to pay more postage nor has anyone that I know of. I have not done international so maybe someone else can give their input.

Remember to put your board name (and real name if you wish) on each set, in some form, that won't come loose. We dont' want to create a nightmare for Missi.

Hope this helps. You will love this so much you will want to do the next one too. :-D

Sent my 16 sets out yesterday......... this is my sencond swap of 1 1/2' blocks and is great to see all the dif kinds of fabric everyone is using. Hope to use my squares in either a 9 patch or a double irish chain..... what does everyone else have in mind to use their squares in????

SewExtreme, Thanks for the info sounds like a plan to me! See ya in the swapping lanes! LoL

:-D You are so welcome! :-D