4th Annual Shades of Halloween Swap

Boo!

Now that I have your attention, it is time to sign up for the 4th Annual
Halloween swap, Shades of Halloween. You must e-mail me privately to sign
up - posting here to the newsgroup is not good enough because of all the
goblins in the servers. After you e-mail me at MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot
com , I will send you a confirmation e-mail with my mailing address. If
you think you are signed up, but have not had a cheery, personal email from
me, you are *not* signed up!!

Sign up by July 31st, 2004. If you are not signed up by then, it's too late!
Remember, while I will be sending confirmation e-mails back to you as
quickly as possible, I will be raiding Jo in Scotland's stash while I'm in
the UK from July 19-26. (Shh! Don't tell her!) I'll check my mail and get
back to you as soon as I can when I return.

Here are the Official Rules:

1) We are swapping FEs (18"x11" approx - see Note below) of abstract or
geometric fabric in Halloween colors. The fabric must have at least 2
colors - no Tone on Tones (ToTs) or solids. This is NOT a novelty fabric
swap. There should be nothing recognizable in the design of the fabric - no
pumpkins, Fall leaves bats, skeletons, or bunnies. Wild squiggles, squares,
triangles,
lines, blotches, etc. are all acceptable, as long as it has at least 2
colors in a Halloween theme. Halloween colors include orange, black, purple
and bright green. These are not the only colors you can use, but if the
fabric makes you think "Christmas" when you look at it, it's not right for
this swap.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send 2 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 2
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of fabric,
and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) All fabric must be 100% cotton, quilting-weight. I don't care where you
get it, but if it is thin enough to read newspaper through, I'll send it
back to you, unswapped. Please, be reasonable! If you wouldn't make your
favorite aunty a quilt with it, don't send it to the swap, either. Assuming,
of course, your favorite aunty loves Halloween fabrics. :-)

4) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark *each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric, and
I live in a smoke-free home. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free
access to fabric, and I take precautions to ensure no hair gets on swaps.
Your fabric will be fondled, at least by me, and if you are very lucky and
have good taste, Giles and Spike will give it a fondle, too! However, all
fabric will be kept in excellent condition.

5) Send your fabric squares in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see
saran-type wrap a lot or the new Press N Seal), to keep it safe on its
journey, and enclose your name and address in the wrapping, in case of
envelope rippage. Use a separate baggie for each set, please. Send a
self-addressed envelope with return postage (not metered!!!) in with your
swap.

6) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

7) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by August 13 (Friday the
13th - perfect!), and I will mail the swaps back out by August 17th.

8) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address. MamaBoo at
GriffinsFlight dot com

9) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a note to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing Alton
everyday. :-)


NOTE: How big is a FE? Well, a FQ is roughly 18"x22", assuming the fabric
is 44" wide before washing. A FE (Fat Eighth) is half of that, cut so the
18" side stays the same, and the other side is 11". I like to fold a yard in
half, matching selvedges, so it is 36" by 22", then I cut along the fold,
dividing the piece into long half-yards. Then, I measure along the selvedge
edge to 18", and cut through both layers of fabric. You now have 4 FQs. Cut
each of those in half to measure 18"x11".

Yardage needed: for 8 FEs, you need 1 yard of standard width fabric. I like
to buy 1 1/2 yards, so I get to keep the extra. If your LQS cuts yards at 35
1/2", buy extra so everyone gets a properly-sized piece of fabric. If you
prefer to send 8 different FEs, that's fine. Or mix and match. As long as
you send 8 FEs in a Halloween-colored abstract or geometric print. Remember,
if you send more than one set of FEs, you MUST use a different set of
fabrics.

Questions? Email me, the Swap Wraith: MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot com

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Hey, Swap Wraith.......... will plaids/stripes/checks be okay?

Pati, in Phx.

frood wrote:

Boo!

Now that I have your attention, it is time to sign up for the 4th Annual
Halloween swap, Shades of Halloween. You must e-mail me privately to sign
up - posting here to the newsgroup is not good enough because of all the
goblins in the servers. After you e-mail me at MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot
com , I will send you a confirmation e-mail with my mailing address. If
you think you are signed up, but have not had a cheery, personal email from
me, you are *not* signed up!!

Sign up by July 31st, 2004. If you are not signed up by then, it's too late!
Remember, while I will be sending confirmation e-mails back to you as
quickly as possible, I will be raiding Jo in Scotland's stash while I'm in
the UK from July 19-26. (Shh! Don't tell her!) I'll check my mail and get
back to you as soon as I can when I return.

Here are the Official Rules:

1) We are swapping FEs (18"x11" approx - see Note below) of abstract or
geometric fabric in Halloween colors. The fabric must have at least 2
colors - no Tone on Tones (ToTs) or solids. This is NOT a novelty fabric
swap. There should be nothing recognizable in the design of the fabric - no
pumpkins, Fall leaves bats, skeletons, or bunnies. Wild squiggles, squares,
triangles,
lines, blotches, etc. are all acceptable, as long as it has at least 2
colors in a Halloween theme. Halloween colors include orange, black, purple
and bright green. These are not the only colors you can use, but if the
fabric makes you think "Christmas" when you look at it, it's not right for
this swap.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send 2 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 2
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of fabric,
and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) All fabric must be 100% cotton, quilting-weight. I don't care where you
get it, but if it is thin enough to read newspaper through, I'll send it
back to you, unswapped. Please, be reasonable! If you wouldn't make your
favorite aunty a quilt with it, don't send it to the swap, either. Assuming,
of course, your favorite aunty loves Halloween fabrics. :-)

4) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark *each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric, and
I live in a smoke-free home. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free
access to fabric, and I take precautions to ensure no hair gets on swaps.
Your fabric will be fondled, at least by me, and if you are very lucky and
have good taste, Giles and Spike will give it a fondle, too! However, all
fabric will be kept in excellent condition.

5) Send your fabric squares in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see
saran-type wrap a lot or the new Press N Seal), to keep it safe on its
journey, and enclose your name and address in the wrapping, in case of
envelope rippage. Use a separate baggie for each set, please. Send a
self-addressed envelope with return postage (not metered!!!) in with your
swap.

6) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

7) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by August 13 (Friday the
13th - perfect!), and I will mail the swaps back out by August 17th.

8) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address. MamaBoo at
GriffinsFlight dot com

9) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a note to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing Alton
everyday. :-)

NOTE: How big is a FE? Well, a FQ is roughly 18"x22", assuming the fabric
is 44" wide before washing. A FE (Fat Eighth) is half of that, cut so the
18" side stays the same, and the other side is 11". I like to fold a yard in
half, matching selvedges, so it is 36" by 22", then I cut along the fold,
dividing the piece into long half-yards. Then, I measure along the selvedge
edge to 18", and cut through both layers of fabric. You now have 4 FQs. Cut
each of those in half to measure 18"x11".

Yardage needed: for 8 FEs, you need 1 yard of standard width fabric. I like
to buy 1 1/2 yards, so I get to keep the extra. If your LQS cuts yards at 35
1/2", buy extra so everyone gets a properly-sized piece of fabric. If you
prefer to send 8 different FEs, that's fine. Or mix and match. As long as
you send 8 FEs in a Halloween-colored abstract or geometric print. Remember,
if you send more than one set of FEs, you MUST use a different set of
fabrics.

Questions? Email me, the Swap Wraith: MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot com

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Yes, as long as it's not one of those with a little pumpkin (or whatever) in
the design.

--
Wendy, the Swap Wraith
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply


"Pati Cook" wrote in message
...
Hey, Swap Wraith.......... will plaids/stripes/checks be okay?

Pati, in Phx.

frood wrote:

Boo!

Now that I have your attention, it is time to sign up for the 4th Annual
Halloween swap, Shades of Halloween. You must e-mail me privately to
sign
up - posting here to the newsgroup is not good enough because of all the
goblins in the servers. After you e-mail me at MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight
dot
com , I will send you a confirmation e-mail with my mailing address. If
you think you are signed up, but have not had a cheery, personal email
from
me, you are *not* signed up!!

Sign up by July 31st, 2004. If you are not signed up by then, it's too
late!
Remember, while I will be sending confirmation e-mails back to you as
quickly as possible, I will be raiding Jo in Scotland's stash while I'm
in
the UK from July 19-26. (Shh! Don't tell her!) I'll check my mail and
get
back to you as soon as I can when I return.

Here are the Official Rules:

1) We are swapping FEs (18"x11" approx - see Note below) of abstract or
geometric fabric in Halloween colors. The fabric must have at least 2
colors - no Tone on Tones (ToTs) or solids. This is NOT a novelty fabric
swap. There should be nothing recognizable in the design of the fabric -
no
pumpkins, Fall leaves bats, skeletons, or bunnies. Wild squiggles,
squares,
triangles,
lines, blotches, etc. are all acceptable, as long as it has at least 2
colors in a Halloween theme. Halloween colors include orange, black,
purple
and bright green. These are not the only colors you can use, but if the
fabric makes you think "Christmas" when you look at it, it's not right
for
this swap.

2) We are swapping sets of 8 FEs. You may send 2 sets, if you use
DIFFERENT fabrics for each set. I cannot guarantee you will get back 2
completely different sets, but I'll try. So, you send me 8 FEs of
fabric,
and you get back 8 FEs of fabric, all different.

3) All fabric must be 100% cotton, quilting-weight. I don't care where
you
get it, but if it is thin enough to read newspaper through, I'll send it
back to you, unswapped. Please, be reasonable! If you wouldn't make your
favorite aunty a quilt with it, don't send it to the swap, either.
Assuming,
of course, your favorite aunty loves Halloween fabrics. :-)

4) I prefer to swap washed, ironed (but NOT starched) fabric. If for
some
reason, you cannot wash your fabric before you send it, please mark
*each*
FE with a note that says "not washed"!!!!! I will be washing my fabric,
and
I live in a smoke-free home. I do have a dog, but he is not allowed free
access to fabric, and I take precautions to ensure no hair gets on
swaps.
Your fabric will be fondled, at least by me, and if you are very lucky
and
have good taste, Giles and Spike will give it a fondle, too! However,
all
fabric will be kept in excellent condition.

5) Send your fabric squares in a plastic bag, or other wrapping (I see
saran-type wrap a lot or the new Press N Seal), to keep it safe on its
journey, and enclose your name and address in the wrapping, in case of
envelope rippage. Use a separate baggie for each set, please. Send a
self-addressed envelope with return postage (not metered!!!) in with
your
swap.

6) Non-USA participants email me for mailing instructions.

7) Mail your package so it arrives in my hands by August 13 (Friday the
13th - perfect!), and I will mail the swaps back out by August 17th.

8) Email me privately to sign up and get my mailing address. MamaBoo at
GriffinsFlight dot com

9) If you sign up, but find you cannot participate, please send me a
note to
let me know not to expect anything from you. Stuff happens, no big. But
a
note will give me a heads up, so I don't sit by the mailbox, harassing
Alton
everyday. :-)

NOTE: How big is a FE? Well, a FQ is roughly 18"x22", assuming the
fabric
is 44" wide before washing. A FE (Fat Eighth) is half of that, cut so
the
18" side stays the same, and the other side is 11". I like to fold a
yard in
half, matching selvedges, so it is 36" by 22", then I cut along the
fold,
dividing the piece into long half-yards. Then, I measure along the
selvedge
edge to 18", and cut through both layers of fabric. You now have 4 FQs.
Cut
each of those in half to measure 18"x11".

Yardage needed: for 8 FEs, you need 1 yard of standard width fabric. I
like
to buy 1 1/2 yards, so I get to keep the extra. If your LQS cuts yards
at 35
1/2", buy extra so everyone gets a properly-sized piece of fabric. If
you
prefer to send 8 different FEs, that's fine. Or mix and match. As long
as
you send 8 FEs in a Halloween-colored abstract or geometric print.
Remember,
if you send more than one set of FEs, you MUST use a different set of
fabrics.

Questions? Email me, the Swap Wraith: MamaBoo at GriffinsFlight dot
com

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply

Purple is a Halloween color?

Monique, scratching head in TX...

The Swap Wraith has so declared it.

--
Wendy
http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm
de-fang email address to reply


"Monique Reed" wrote in message
...
Purple is a Halloween color?

Monique, scratching head in TX...

I would have said brown is more Halloweeny, but not purple, but if you look
up halloween fabrics online and you'll see that purple is heavily used, but
brown isnt. Go figure, eh?
Diana

"Monique Reed" wrote in message
...
Purple is a Halloween color?

Monique, scratching head in TX...

As is your Wraithly prerogative!

Monique
who once had someone tell her black was a Christmas color because it
was the color of Santa's boots and belt...

frood wrote:

The Swap Wraith has so declared it.


"Monique Reed" wrote in message

Purple is a Halloween color?
..

I mean really! Diana you should know - how many peoples really like
"brown"?

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) (going to quietly hide
her stash of boring beige fq)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html

"Michael Curtis" wrote in message
...
I would have said brown is more Halloweeny, but not purple, but if you
look
up halloween fabrics online and you'll see that purple is heavily used,
but
brown isnt. Go figure, eh?
Diana

"Monique Reed" wrote in message
...
Purple is a Halloween color?

Monique, scratching head in TX...

Mmmmmmm... .chocolate brown. Hazelnut brown, coffee brown...the brown of a
beautiful horse...brown puppies eyes...
who wouldnt love brown?
Diana :-)

"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
I mean really! Diana you should know - how many peoples really like
"brown"?

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) (going to quietly
hide
her stash of boring beige fq)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html

"Michael Curtis" wrote in message
...
I would have said brown is more Halloweeny, but not purple, but if you
look
up halloween fabrics online and you'll see that purple is heavily used,
but
brown isnt. Go figure, eh?
Diana

"Monique Reed" wrote in message
...
Purple is a Halloween color?

Monique, scratching head in TX...

sairey?! - cept for chocolate brown and maybe a brown beer....
--
-- kellie
bergerk at sbcglobal dot net

"Michael Curtis" wrote in message
...
Mmmmmmm... .chocolate brown. Hazelnut brown, coffee brown...the brown of a
beautiful horse...brown puppies eyes...
who wouldnt love brown?
Diana :-)

"Sharon Harper" wrote in message
u...
I mean really! Diana you should know - how many peoples really like
"brown"?

--
Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) (going to quietly
hide
her stash of boring beige fq)
http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html

"Michael Curtis" wrote in message
...
I would have said brown is more Halloweeny, but not purple, but if you
look
up halloween fabrics online and you'll see that purple is heavily
used,
but
brown isnt. Go figure, eh?
Diana

"Monique Reed" wrote in message
...
Purple is a Halloween color?

Monique, scratching head in TX...