Sensational Strippers Exchange

[Lenore G.]

Thanks for posting pictures of strips received already!! I'm in the process of cutting strips so hopefully Monday or Tuesday mine will be at the post office and I will be so ahead of time. Yes I can get something done on time.
Thanks for all the work you are putting in on the exchange!
Farmcrafty
Northeast Corner of Iowa!!

[Lotti D.]

found a new passion :lol: :lol: :lol: making small strip squares on-the-go (so not much measurement - lots of crooked lines ops: but will get better in time - i hope :roll: )
been playing with the bits and pieces that have appeared so far - the possibilities truly are endless:



based on these, have decided to now color-coordinate the squares - have enough color-jumbles - need to tie them all together
:wink:

[Lotti D.]

Lottie - I love them. So happy and cheerful. For me, I like it when the strips aren't so straight. I think it give the quilt a more scrappy "old quilt" look. I made a G's Bend quilt and I love it. You just gave me a great idea for a easy to make quilt Thanks.

Roine

[Lotti D.]

Got my strips in the mail yesterday. Sent Barb an e-mail in the PM.

[Lotti D.]

WOW it is so exciting to see how may strips are in so far. I sent my 200 in and I am still cutting strips and I can't wait to start!

[Cherry G.]

I just bought all my fabric, now to cutting... Will try to mail my strips in the next few days.
I can't wait, just bought Edita's book and want to make every quilt in the book!!!

[Sandra S.]

just a quick Hi to all you strippers, can not wait to see our strips, Sandy in NY

[Sandra S.]

Lottie, I love the idea, the quilts will look awesome, good work, sandy

[Barbara P.]

Hi Everyone,

Just an update... Today I opened envelopes from England and Austrailia - what fun!!

I have gotten 119 packages and have 19,287 strips sorted by the main color.

I have 19 emails stored and am waiting for those envelopes to arrive.

April 1st is this Friday which leaves about 30 days to get your strips to me. :!: :!:

[Barbara P.]

Thanks for the update Barb. I love to see those numbers going up!!!! I can't wait for April 30th to come taht way you can start sending out pkgs. shortly after!

[Barbara P.]

Hi Everyone,

Just a Friday update..

I have 125 packages with 20299 strips

I did a bit of fun math -

If we lay the strips end to end, it would extend 6.4 miles (10.3 kilometers)

If we lay the strips side by side, we have 423 yards (387 meters)

Hope my conversions are correct!

Have a great weekend.

[layna k.]

My 100 strips are in the mail. Looking forward to the new return package in May!

[layna k.]

Great news! I found my Edyta Sitar calendar. It was under the fabric leftover from cutting my strips! I was so glad to find it.

Judy
Lovelady, Texas

[layna k.]

Hi Barb, please send me your info so that I can send you my strips.

Thanks,

Adele
mailto:[email protected]

[Roseanne M.]

I've finished cutting my strips but have a question for my fellow strippers. Are you concerned about prewashing batiks? I'm a pre-washer and find that batiks often do bleed.

Starting on page 21 of the Batiks-R-Us exchange there is a discussion about washing batiks:

http://forum/friendship-triangle-exc...abric-exchange

Out of curiosity I soaked some bright yellow batiks. I know it's best to wash in cold water, but used hot
just to see what would happen. Well, lo & behold, check out the color left in the water!