Batiks

[Susan T.]

This sounds like a great idea! This is the first time I have posted anything so that says a lot! I will order my own papers however, I have not seen how they are done. I'm thinking it is easy so am not worried. Beth in Iowa

[Susan T.]

can i join in ,i live in australia toni in south australia:lol:

[Margo C.]

Of course, Toni! Glad to have you! Watch this space for details!

[Margo C.]

cant wait just ordered the papers i am very excited
toni

[Margo C.]

Me too! I've never done any type of exchange before. Kinda cool.

[Debbie W.]

Hi, Toni. So glad you're going to join us. We really want this to be an International event and now you'll be one of the furthest. We'll be posting more information here in the next day or two on how the exchange will be handled. My daughter and her family were living in Perth a couple of years ago and we had a chance to visit them for six weeks during Christmas. We enjoyed it so much...except for the very long plane trip...yuk! How long have you found it takes to get mail from the States? We want to provide enough time so that everyone, no matter where, can participate. Are you going to order papers or did you want to have me send some to you? Let me know what I can do to expedite things for you.

Debbie

[Debbie W.]

i live in south australia. it takes about 3 weeks to get things from the states.i havjust ordered the papers and as soon as i have the info i will get started to get them mailed out. cant wait to get started

[Robyn B.]

I live in South Australia too - Toni has just convinced me to join in ;0) - I will order the papers today so I'll be ready when it starts - I always wanted to do some kind of exchange so I can't wait to get started!
Robyn

[Robyn B.]

I would like to join too, I live in the UK . I watched the show and have ordered the 2" sq papers . Dorothy Suffolk England

[Robyn B.]

Hi Debbie,
Count me in.. I live in Victoria in Australia.
I have papers to make 2" HST. Just tell us how many you want. Mail from the Sates takes about 10 days to get here.
Love the Batiks
Liesje.

[Nancy M.]

I love how this is turning into an international event! Since we'll be sending our HST in with the papers still attached, would it be too laborious for each of us to write the country/state where we are submitting from on the paper, so we'll be able to see just where our swapped collection comes from? Just a thought....Nancy

[Margo C.]

Nancy, I love that idea! Maybe just sticking a return address label on each one would be an easier way than writing it out? You could strike out the street info if you are uncomfortable sharing that much info.....just leave your name and city/state/country?

[Paula D.]

I will participate, sounds very interesting. I would encourage everyone to dig deep into your stashes - send something you bought ten years ago! Looking forward to the official posting of the rules, including what fabric to pair with the batik - maybe a neutral beige? Tell me what to do!

[Paula D.]

I would love to participate. I ordered the papers 2 days ago, so I will be ready - just waiting for details. It will be such fun to see all the contributions from around the world.
June in Maryland.

[Debbie W.]

If anyone is anxious to get a head start, you could go ahead and start gathering, cutting and pressing your fabrics strips. Remember to have light teamed with a medium or dark. And, yes, it's perfectly fine to use batiks and prints together. According to the demo on the show, the strips are to be cut 6-1/2" x 21". If you have some lengths shorter than 21", it's fine to mix it up so you can use up some of that stash. It would be a good idea to keep the same/similar colors together so when we go to distribute them, we can try to give everyone at least one of each. But if you don't, that's OK too.

Since there are so many thoughts about washing fabrics vs. not washing, you be the judge. As long as you are using a quilt shop quality fabric, it shouldn't make a huge difference. However, since some darker batiks and prints may have tendency to run, prewashing may be the best approach. There woundn't be anything worse than having a beautiful dark red batik run onto its neighboring light partner. I've seen really intense batiks run even after they been washed...ouch!

Hopefully Edyta will have enough papers in stock to meet our demands! I sent her an email yesterday to let her know what we're doing and asked her if she wanted to join us. Her schedule may be a little too full, but she probably does have a lot of triangles already sewn just for this purpose. I'll let you know what she says.

Debbie