As many of you know, I have hosted an annual Halloween fabric swap for 147 years now. At this point, I have a ton of Halloween fabrics (under heavy guard by the gargoyles and WoW toons), so I don't really need more. A temptress whom I will not name has tried to lure me down that path with a new A. Henry print she showed me, but my resolve is firm!
However, a woman from my guild told me about a Halloween *block* swap she participated in, and how great it was, and that sounded like fabulous fun to me! Not to mention a chance to use up some of my fabrics!
Here's what I'm thinking, and you can let me know if you are interested. If enough are interested, I'll finalize rules and post them here.
Any size block would be fine. Any style of block (paper pieced, applique, traditional piecing). Any embellishments should be washable or removeable (I like to *use* my Halloween quilts). If the majority don't care about washability, I could be bribed to change this one.
Each person would send enough blocks so each person in the swap gets one. For example, if 10 people sign up, you send 9 blocks (keep one for yourself). You get back the same number of blocks as you send, one from each other person in the swap. Blocks could be all the same, or not. Some people don't like making 10 blocks all the same, so why torture them (except as a hobby).
Each person would commit to following through on the swap. Stuff happens, but you would be responsible to inform the Swap Hostess (me) if you must drop out. Each person will commit to putting forth their best effort for their blocks. Last minute, slap-it-together blocks are no fun for others. I'm not expecting Expert Blocks, just do your best.
If a zillion people are interested, I may break it down into groups, so no one has to make a zillion blocks. I'm thinking of a deadline of sending in blocks around mid-September.