Well, I have lists in from everyone, and I have made a tentative pairing up of quilts with new owners. However, I am going to (not tonight!) check and double check it to make sure that a)I haven't given the same quilt to two different people, b) everyone has a quilt and c)the quilt they are scheduled to receive does actually appear on their request list (which means going back through the emails just to double check everything was enterred into the spreadsheet correctly). If all that works, I'll be ready to send info to people about where to send their little quilts. But expect it to take a few more days!
If you think I may not have your address, feel free to email it to me now. I know I have a lot of them from previous swaps and some of you have sent it when you sent your lists, but of course, I can't ask your new quilt's maker to send the quilt to you if I don't have your address...
When I do send the mailing info, I will also ask if you want to know in advance what quilt you'll be getting - that way, those who want a surprise will get one, and those who don't, won't.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Friday, 4 February 2011
Preference Lists
Hi all - I've received lots of lists now (and have quite a few waiting in my inbox for me which I haven't had time to log yet) - it would be great to get your lists in by the end of the weekend, if you can - I probably won't chase anyone up until after the weekend, though, as I have a very busy weekend, between my son's 8th birthday on Saturday, with all that entails, and meeting up with a friend in London from the US on Sunday (actually - that friend has made a quilt for this swap, but I'm not saying which one!)
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
More on picking your faves
Thanks so much to all who have got back to me so far - I will confirm later tonight that I have indeed got your list of preferences.
For those who haven't yet sent in theirs, what a number of people have done is sent a list of quilts they like in a kind of two tier system (i.e. 5 or 6 absolute favourites with 5 or 6 more ones they like and would be happy to give a home to) - either sending them as faves/second faves or "here are the 15 I like best, within those, these 5 are my absolute faves" - this system will work brilliantly for me and make juggling much less complicated.
Thanks!
For those who haven't yet sent in theirs, what a number of people have done is sent a list of quilts they like in a kind of two tier system (i.e. 5 or 6 absolute favourites with 5 or 6 more ones they like and would be happy to give a home to) - either sending them as faves/second faves or "here are the 15 I like best, within those, these 5 are my absolute faves" - this system will work brilliantly for me and make juggling much less complicated.
Thanks!
That's it! Now what?
OK, so that's all the quilts up. If you haven't had a chance to send one, I'm sorry, but I don't want to extend the deadline as I have a complicated & busy month coming up.
So, now what? Well, now you get to tell me which quilts you like, and I get to try to pair them up with new owners.
What would make this task and therefore my life really easy is for those of you who like a bunch of them, but don't have strong preferences, to simply send me a list of 10-12 quilts in no particular order of preference. This makes the distribution MUCH easier. Or if you would be happy to take any of the quilts, that's fine too - I had a few people say that last time, and it's also really helpful logistically. If you do have strong preferences, that's fine, you are welcome to send an ordered list, but I know a lot of times we think - ooh, I really like that one and that one and that one and that one - that really works for me...
Please try to send me a list of a decent length - 10 to 15 is best. If you really don't like 10 quilts, you can list fewer, but I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't like at least 10.
If you have made more than one quilt for this swap, you don't have to send two lists, one is fine.
Once I have all the lists, I will try to pair up quilts.
In the event that no one puts your quilt on their list, I'm afraid you get to keep it. That's the way it goes. All the quilts in this swap are nice pieces of work, but sometimes one may not quite fit the mood of those making selections, so I wouldn't worry too much if yours doesn't get picked. I've not had this happen before, but you never know.
Any questions, just ask.
Oh, and I'd like to have all the lists back by Sunday evening (my time) next week (that's the 6th of Feb). I won't have time on the weekend to work on them anyway. That gives you a week to decide which ones you'd be happy to rehome.
In case you wonder how I will assign quilts to new owners, well, it's complicated! If there are particular quilts which are widely popular, the preference on those tends to go to the folks whose own quilts were also popular. But honestly, it's complicated and takes several days of switching, swapping and balancing!
So, now what? Well, now you get to tell me which quilts you like, and I get to try to pair them up with new owners.
What would make this task and therefore my life really easy is for those of you who like a bunch of them, but don't have strong preferences, to simply send me a list of 10-12 quilts in no particular order of preference. This makes the distribution MUCH easier. Or if you would be happy to take any of the quilts, that's fine too - I had a few people say that last time, and it's also really helpful logistically. If you do have strong preferences, that's fine, you are welcome to send an ordered list, but I know a lot of times we think - ooh, I really like that one and that one and that one and that one - that really works for me...
Please try to send me a list of a decent length - 10 to 15 is best. If you really don't like 10 quilts, you can list fewer, but I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't like at least 10.
If you have made more than one quilt for this swap, you don't have to send two lists, one is fine.
Once I have all the lists, I will try to pair up quilts.
In the event that no one puts your quilt on their list, I'm afraid you get to keep it. That's the way it goes. All the quilts in this swap are nice pieces of work, but sometimes one may not quite fit the mood of those making selections, so I wouldn't worry too much if yours doesn't get picked. I've not had this happen before, but you never know.
Any questions, just ask.
Oh, and I'd like to have all the lists back by Sunday evening (my time) next week (that's the 6th of Feb). I won't have time on the weekend to work on them anyway. That gives you a week to decide which ones you'd be happy to rehome.
In case you wonder how I will assign quilts to new owners, well, it's complicated! If there are particular quilts which are widely popular, the preference on those tends to go to the folks whose own quilts were also popular. But honestly, it's complicated and takes several days of switching, swapping and balancing!
Quilt no 45
The quilt is made from cotton fabrics, a few of them hand dyed. Batting is cotton. I've also used some beads and pieces of ribbon.
The quilt is made from cotton fabrics, a few of them hand dyed. Batting is cotton. I've also used some beads and pieces of ribbon.
Quilt no 44
A center medallion with pieced frame, and a little machine piecing.
This one doesn't show very well in the photos, but if you click here to go to an online album, I think you get a better idea of what the quilt looks like.
Quilt no 43
Sashiko Still Life
It is fused applique on an improsivationally pieced background. Some of the fabrics in the background are covered in gold chiffon for some extra gold. Every single piece of fabric, from both the front and the back, is from my Asian scrap stash. It's hand quilted in a traditional Japanese Sashiko pattern.
Quilt no 42
Twirling Tree
It's reverse applique of an original design, using some batik fat quarters from my stash. It's quilted along the tree and in diagonal lines across the quilt.
Quilt no 41
It is hand appliqued with freezer paper on top and then machine appliqued with complimentary colours on the motifs and freehand in cream to flatten the background - all in batiks.
Quilt no 40
Doodle
I'm calling this 'Doodle' as that's what it started as! I traced the design onto smooth cotton sheeting pressed onto freezer paper for support. I coloured using wax crayons and pressed to set the colour. I've only recently discovered this technique and love the mottled and shaded effects you can get by layering 2 or more colours. It is backed with one of my hand dyed fabrics and is free motion quilted with cotton and machine embroidery threads. I added some beads for extra interest.
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