Calling all swappers! The next round of Nickel swapping is set for an August 8 deadline.

We will be swapping Neutrals, medium to dark: gray, brown, tan/taupe

The last swap is October 10, 2008 - Background Lights: cream, beige, and light gray NO WHITES

Disclaimer: If you do not follow the guidelines, your fabrics may be returned to you unswapped. Depending on how many swappers are participating, you may get some of your own fabrics back.

Nickel Swap Guidelines

~This swap is limited only to participants on this forum.

~A Nickel Swap is the exchange of 5-inch squares of fabric, know as Nickel Squares or "nickels" that can be used for quilt designs from Nickel Quilts and More Nickel Quilts by Pat Spaeth and Charlene Thode (That Patchwork Place, publisher) OR scrap quilts of any kind.

~We will have three (3) colors swapped each time. Smaller prints are better than large prints for nickels. Tone-on-tone, dots, plaids, stripes, paisley, and batiks are all acceptable. Please no solids, holiday designs or children's prints.

~Fabrics must be pre-washed and ironed smooth with the selvage edges cut off.

~Please exchange fabrics of the quality you would like to receive back.

~For each color purchase 1/2 yard of quilters' 100% cotton and cut your prepared fabric into 5-inch squares using straight cutters or scissors - no pinked edges please. You will get 24 nickels from 1/2 yard.

~Pin the 24 nickels by twos to form 12 pairs of nickels, all one color. Put these 12 pairs in a zip bag.

~Prepare the other two colors in the same manner, purchasing 1/2 yard of fabric for each color, preparing the fabric by washing, ironing, trimming off the selvages, and cutting into 24 5-inch squares. Then pin in pairs and put each color into a zip bag.

***You may mix and match your pairs if have lots of different fabrics in your home stash. Example: you can do in one bag of green 4 pairs from one fabric and 6 from another fabric and 2 from a third fabric to make 12 pairs of greens in one bag.

~Put your zip bags with your nickels into a large mailing envelope along with an 8 1/2" x 11" or larger mailing envelope with your name and mailing address on the front and return postage IN STAMPS to cover the return of your fabrics. DO NOT USE METERED POSTAGE FROM THE POST OFFICE ON YOUR RETURN ENVELOPE! Sorry for yelling that but it is necessary. A little extra postage on your return envelope would be helpful on the off chance that you are short.

There are many great quilts in the two Nickel Square books and these squares are also wonderful for use in scrappy quilts and for applique.

We would love to have new swappers for these last two rounds. Please feel free to email me from My Page if you have questions.

Teresa

Four Patch Plaid

Here is a link that might be useful: web site for Pat Speth, author of the Nickel Quilt books