makesgeese wrote:

Does anyone have the email addressl for J.K. Rowlings?

bodaquilts wrote:

It's not just 66 from the US...that was my typo and I have corrected it in the post.

mistokes wrote:

Mildred, they definitely do not all have to be the same two fabrics as long as each triangle as one light and one medium/dark fabric. If you have smaller pieces in your stash that will work, feel free to use them.

Debbie

Margo wrote:



OMG...THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE GONNA NEED, MARGO! ANY SORCERER OR SORCERESS QUILTERS OUT THERE WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO MAKE ONE FOR US??? CLARA AND I WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATIVE.

ankemagre wrote:

Great to hear that you've already received them. Fast delivery on Edyta's part and good International mail service!

Debbie

Today the triangle papers came in. That was very quick. Thank you Edyta. I will start making them as soon as possible. How many? Don't know yet. Went through my stash looking for fabrics tonight. I don't seem to have many dutch fabrics Greeting to you all from Anke Magré haarlem the Netherlands (joined already)

Good luck with the sorting. You are so great to take this upon yourselves. Thanks to you all who are helping. I am so excited to see what sort of material I will be getting from across the world or even just from other states and locations. Thanks Edyta for inspiring us all. Just ordered my HST's. can't wait to get started.....

Amen to that! (chocolates, FQ's, extra HST's, etc., etc!)
I understand about the "one from each contributor" idea, which would be very great.
But that only works if we all send in 615 HST's.
What about the sisters/brothers who send less?
I hope the math gods are listening & will send a message. lol
It's time for me to lie down now!

romira wrote:

That might be the easiest way to sort through 5 hundred million thousand HSTs, but there are quite a few of us who are planning to send at least 615 HSTs in hopes of getting back one from each contributor. Thinking about how to do all of that makes my head hurt! I think that Debbie and Clara and whoever they can talk into The Sorting Event deserve lots of chocolate, and an adult beverage with fruit and umbrellas!

But only AFTER the sorting is done!

Hi, I'm getting ready to sew my HST. Just one question. Should all the triangles i sew be the same two fabrics? I plan on making over 100 HST's.

Mildred from Manalapan, NJ

I don't live anywhere near Houston, so, regretfully, can't help with The Sort, but have been pondering nevertheless.

Years ago I worked in a fabric store & whenever the owner had a dilemma, she would gather us together & say, "talk this
thru with me" & we would listen to her & after some discussion a solution was found.
So, ladies, talk this thru with me:
I don't think you need to wait until you are innundated with all 5 hundred million thousand (as my 4 yr. old grandson might say) HST's.
It seems to me that you can start sorting after receiving baggies from 28 different participants (aka P). Mark each participant with a number. Lay out the HST's from each group, that is the HST's from P#1 thru P#28 for a total of 28 stacks of 28. Start compiling one from each stack for a collection of 28, put this in a baggy & mark with a post it note 1 - 28. When you receive baggies from P#29, she/he gets a bag of the 1 - 28 collection. When P#30 joins the party, they will get a collection. Until you run out of the first collection, which will be the one given to P#56. Then you can start another layout of HST's from the baggies of P#29 thru P#56. The collection from P#29 thru P#56 will go to each member of group P#1 thru P#28.
Will this work to just keep swapping from groups of 28, one to another?

Upon reading this it sounds ridiculously confusing.
Well, discussion?

Margo wrote:
I believe the size was 12.5" x "15.5" x "3". It was one of those no charge (Free) boxes that you can get at the PO. It cost from Iowa to Texas to mail - $7.90. The clerk give me $7.90 in stamps to but in the box for the return trip. I would say I probably could of stuffed another 100 to 125 traingles in the box. The small problem I had was the air in my Ziploc bags. I had to deflate them to get all the air out. so they would fit. The PO Clerk was curious what was in the bags so I had to explain to her this HST exchange. She knows me. Usually when I bring things to the PO it is something we need to mail to a lab for testing, like serum or tissues. I usually have Bio-hazard labels on the boxes and they are packed in ice..., well I think you get the idea. She was a little relieved knowing what was inside the bags was not animal parts. She then got very excited just hearing about it. She can't wait to see what I plan to make with them. She was amazed at the numbers of quilters that are doing this. It is going to be so much fun. Well I better get back to work. I just had to check to see what was going on and if there were any new developments .

I hope that helps with the box size and cost to mail for those sending around 700 HST. It should be less for those with not quite so many.

'Hogwart's' Station is not too far from me - Goatland station on the North York Moors, but I've never managed to see the school from there. I guess you will have to do it 'handraulicly' after all

Rosemary

Edyta wrote: Edyta, did you see the final number. Well, I just have to tell you anyway. 615 quilters from all over the world. Isn't this great!!!! Boy, can you inspire or what. Have fun on your cruise.

Clara