WASIQ exchanges & programs

• Secret Sisters / Friendship Quilters
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  Time commitment: 6 months
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  Secret Sister Guidelines

• Birthday exchange (fat quarters)
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  Signup info: signups for the birthday exchange are now closed
  

  Guidelines for the Birthday Fat Quarter exchange

• Charm swap
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  Mailing date:15th of each month
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  Charm swap guidelines
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• WASIQ's 10th Year Signature Swap (starting 10/2007, ending 9/2008) http://www.wasiq.org/sigswap.htm

1. Expect to make 75 or more (300?) signature blocks. Know this is a one-for-one exchange, everyone will receive back a signature square from everyone in the exchange.

2. The block pattern is "Indian Hatchet" block and will be 4.5" unfinished. Corner blocks are made using 2.5" squares. Signature section can be white QUALITY muslin or Kona cotton. If you can see sunlight through the threads, or if it could be mistaken for a Kleenix, then it is not quality. Directions for block will be posted at the files section by Kathy Sharman.

3. Quality, washed quilt shop fabric is required.

4. Signature will include: Your Name, City and State
4a. Written with a PERMANENT FABRIC PEN (Sakura Pigma, Pebeo Setaskrib+, EZ Quilting's EZ Permanent Fabric Markers… for example.  NO Sharpies or iron-on transfers).

The swapping of blocks will happen in September 2008, so this means there are 10 months to create at least 75 signature blocks or about 10 blocks made each month--unless we can reach 300 participants (wouldn't that be great?). EASY SIMPLE FUN! Mailing directions to be sent in the springtime.

Drop out deadline/final block count date is February 29, 2008. But we all know that this quilt will be a collector's item because of all the famous people in our group. Think of all the signatures everyone will have, so we know that everyone will want to participate and no one will drop!!
 

• Washington State Block Swap
  Hostesses: Kathy Sharman, Sue Bechtold, Carolyn Nannery, Kathy Nannery, and Barbara Kay Blanchard
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  Information about the Washington State Block Exchange (#9)
  WA State block exchange Question & Answer

• SWAN swap
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  SWAN swap guidelines

• Monthly Lotto Block
  Hostess: Andrea McColeman
  Signup info: in No signup necessary; to participate in the lotto block, send in however many blocks you like. They must be received by the lotto block deadline (generally the 20th of the month).
  

January lotto block: 12" Ribbon Quilt Block
February lotto block: 9" Split Nine Patch block
March lotto block: 12" Polka Dot Pinwheel block
April lotto block: 12" Oh Susannah block
May lotto block: 15" Easy Flower block
June lotto block: 12" Necktie block
Description of the Monthly Block Lotto