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Paper Quilt Postcard Swap

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Paper Quilt Postcard Swap
Swap Coordinator:goodgollymissmolly (contact)
Swap categories: Paper Goods  Crafts  Postcards 
Number of people in swap:19
Location:Other
Type:None
Last day to signup/drop:March 29, 2008
Date items must be sent by:April 14, 2008
Number of swap partners:3
Description:

3 partners.

1 paper "quilted" postcard sent to each partner---

This is a use what you have swap. In making your paper quilt, you should use only junk mail/old magazines/catalogs/scraps of wrapping paper etc. All paper goods used in making the card should be recycled/repurposed. If you would like to add additional embellishments beyond the paper (stitching, beading etc.), you should not buy anything new for this swap. Everything should be culled from your stash. Brownie points for reusing old postcards as your foundation/underlayment for creating your quilt upon. Quilts may be any style you please. You can do a recognizable classic pattern, or something very crazy/abstract. Anything goes. Just don your creative cloche and get quilting!

****International. Newbies welcome. No minimum rating required. However, having said that, if I do spot a pattern of no sends just before swap start, you may be banned from participating.*****

Important Dates:

Last Day to Sign Up: March 29th

Last Day to Mail: April 14th

Discussion

Blurg 03/29/2008 #

hmmm. looks like fun.quilts. do we glue, weave, sew the paper to some backing thing?

i'm assuming there's no 'stuffing' or puffiness?

i sure do have enough junk mail. i'll have a go.

goodgollymissmolly 03/29/2008 #

No puffiness, unless you desire it to be puffy. You can use any technique to achieve the quilted look...I simply cut & paste then usually embellish with stitching (sometimes by hand, sometimes by machine), but you can weave or sew if you choose. Yes, you want to use some sort of card backing (lightweight cardboard, thick watercolor paper, fairly heavy cardstock etc.) that will support your work and is sturdy enough to be mailed.

Cosima 03/30/2008 #

When do you assign the partners? My three cards are ready to go ...

goodgollymissmolly 03/30/2008 #

Couldn't get on swap-bot until now. Technical issues. :-( Partners assigned. Happy Swapping! :-)

sunnysidey 05/ 8/2008 #

So I got flaked on this one by Aerochik. This was my first group swap :-(

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