New Swap: Pillow Covers

Our first swap of 2018 was announced at our January guild meeting: We'll be swapping pillow covers!

It will be a secret swap; you'll be assigned a swap partner and given the answers they provided to the pillow cover swap sign-up.  The person you are assigned will more than likely NOT making a pillow cover for you, this won't be a partner/partner swap.

The two size options for the pillow covers are 12 or 14 inches square, and you will NOT be responsible for providing the pillow insert to your partner--just the pillow cover.

Pillow covers will be due at our April guild meeting.

A sign-up email was sent out to members who are current on their dues, so if you didn't get one, chances are that you haven't paid your dues for 2018!  A PayPal link can be found in the right sidebar of the blog.

The sign-up survey will ask you what your favorite colors are, what particular patterns are catching your eye, and your answers will help us assign you your partner.

The sign-up deadline is February 3rd (this Saturday), so don't procrastinate filling it out!

Rainbow Fat Eighth Swap

Hello again everyone!

I'm so excited about the response we got for our rainbow mini swap! In case you weren't able to make it to the meeting, we are exchanging fat eighths NEXT MONTH, so if you want to participate I need to know by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26.

The swap will go like this: you pick a color (they will be listed at the bottom of the page), and buy ONE yard high-quality quilting cotton of that color, then cut it into fat eighths, as described in the attachment (which also has this info -- sorry!); each fat eighth will be approx. 9" x 21". At the time of the swap, we will exchange fabrics within each group of 8, so everyone will go home with one fat eighth of each color.

PLEASE DO NOT BUY OR CUT INTO ANY FABRIC UNLESS YOU HEAR FROM ME! I would hate for someone to cut into their fabric, only to find that the group they signed up for isn't going to actually have enough people to complete the group!  (If you've signed up at the Guild meeting, those groups will all happen except possibly not Group #8 -- depending on the response we get to this email.)  I will send out all Group assignments on Friday next week, and then you will know which group you are approved for. :)

If you still want to participate, I will make these groups on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you want to sign up for more than one group (e.g., to join 2 groups for 16 different cuts of fabric), you may at this point, but please join DIFFERENT groups and sign up for DIFFERENT colors. We may not have enough interest in all 10 groups, so if that's the case I'll work it out next Friday.

And one more thing... I'm sorry, but you MUST be a member of the guild, with dues paid, to participate in the swap. Our esteemed secretary will be checking, so please get your dues in if you want to join in the fun!!

The colors that are available are:

Group #7 -- yellow

Group #7 -- blue

Group #7 -- purple

Group #8 -- red

Group #8 -- pink

Group #9 (if there's interest)

all colors -- red, pink, orange, yellow, blue, aqua, green, purple

Group #10 (if there's interest)

all colors -- red, pink, orange, yellow, blue, aqua, green, purple

I'm so excited -- I already cut into some hoarded B&C aqua for my slot in Group #5!

Natalie Smith, Swaps

The Nebo Modern Quilt Guild

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Meetings:  The third Saturday of each month, 10:00 am at The Corn Wagon Quilt Co. in Springville, Utah

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Pouch Swap

Nebo Modern Quilt Guild

Open Wide Zippered Pouch Swap

Saturday, December 12

v Use the free tutorial called "OPEN WIDE ZIPPERED POUCH" found on www.noodle-head.com (google "noodle head open wide zipper pouch" and it will pop right up)

v Make the MEDIUM size

v Include some kind of PATCHWORK

v Remember that this is a MODERN quilt guild and select appropriate fabrics (ie. no civil war prints or batiks)

v Stuff the pouch with a little GIFT for your quilty friend. Gift/gifts must total LESS THAN $10. (Some ideas include your favorite tool or notion, a fat quarter or two, a mini-charm pack, or a bag of scraps, your favorite treat, your favorite pampering product for after a long day of sewing)

v Exchange will be at the end of guild on Saturday, December 12. No assigned partners; we'll exchange with a passing game.