There will be a signature square swap at
the Bendigo Retreat, as there has been at previous retreats.
The swap is made up of sets of two x 6 ½”
squares of fabric; the first is a feature fabric which fits the theme of the
retreat and the second is a “signature” square. These two squares are pinned or
stitched together in one corner and you make one set for every person in the
swap. At the retreat you will be given a list of all the swappers and then you have
to try and find them all! (don’t worry – they’ll be looking for you too!) You
then take them home and make a quilt out of them – eventually.
This year the theme is "Christmas in July”,
but we have decided NOT to use Christmas fabrics. Instead we are going with
“Winter” and tying it in with the Retreat colour theme and logo…
SO the first fabric can be any BLUE fabric! It must be blue only or
read blue from arms-length – no blue & something
The “signature” square should be WHITE (we are talking snow-white or
ice-white here, not off-white or nearly-white) quilter’s homespun or possibly a
White-on-white print; decorated in whatever manner you would like, and MUST
have the following on it:
- Your name
- The name of the town and state you come from. You can add further
information if you wish - if you live outside
- The words “Bendigo Retreat 2013”
- DON’T put your email address, they change too often, and won’t be relevant years from now anyway!
You can decorate this signature square any
way you like, but do keep in mind that they will be included in someone else’s
quilt, so steer clear of treatments that can’t be washed or ironed and remember
that three-dimensional embellishments may have to be removed for quilting . In the
past people have used screen printing, stamping, embroidery, appliqué, ink-jet
printed photos etc. The decoration should stay well inside the 6” finished
size, so that it doesn’t get lost into the seam allowance when the blocks are
sewn together.
To register for this swap, you will need to
email me – the swap diva - directly (email address is on Retreat Yahoo Groups page) by Sunday 7th July 2013. Please
put “Retreat Sig. Swap” in the subject line. Please note: ticking the box on
the Retreat registration form does not automatically enter you into this swap!
Good luck!
Bronwyn van’t Hof (Sig Swap Diva)
