Yes, I want to participate. This is just great fun. I just now ordered the hst paper from Laundry Basket Quilts. I am pretty excited. I will send a minimum of 112.
Jean Etheridge
Huntsville, Alabama
screen name is hsvjean

Wow, that was quick! I first read about this on Friday night and immediately ordered the papers from Laundrybasketquilts.com. And I got them today! After working all day and a 4 hour class this evening, I didn't have time to get started, but I will tomorrow night! The papers feel like a terrific weight for this. When I made the 2009 BOM, I used regular copy paper on a printer to make the HST's. And that's a lot of HST's. It worked, but I think these will be much much easier to work with.

I definitely want into the exchange
Wendy Quilts in Plain City, Ohio

I would love to join in the fun of the Friendship HST exchange. I'll be making at least 280.
Ibby Rollert
Overland Park, Kansas
United States

Count me in.
Fran Anderson
Omaha, NE
Quiltgrandma is screen name
Would love to see at least a first name and state or country on the papers or in the seams so we know where they are from.

Paper used for foundation piecing will also work if you print your own.
Fi

Count me in. I am planning on making 112 HSTs.
Sue Gig Harbor, WA USA

Count me in! I plan on sending 112 HST units.

Holly Casey, Monroe, LA, USA

Those of us who have done Sue Garman's Block of the Month projects that use paper piecing have followed her directions for using regular computer paper, and we have found that it works very well! You just need to be sure that your patterns print out at the right scale and set your machine stitches to about 20 per inch.

TQS star members can download Sue's Introduction to the 2011 TQS BOM called RUFFLED ROSES to read her directions and try her sample paper piecing house design.

[url]learn/all-boms[/url]

HOWEVER...Please be aware that the scaling on that particular PDF file is NOT correct, and the scaling square will NOT measure 1"x1". (The rest of the paper pieced patterns are scaled correctly.)

Try the technique and see if you like the way the paper tears away!

I'm joining in on the exchange. I plan on sending in 140 HST. I have paper. Thanks for doing all the hard work organizing the exchange.

Virlinda
Cincinnati, OH

eyeonquilts wrote:
The problem with downloading the templates is that they may lose size in the downloading and/or printing and that could certainly cause a problem once someone started putting a quilt together with 400-500 HSTs. You would also need to make sure the paper it's printed on is 'tearable'. I've tried using standard printer paper for paper piecing and it was a mess!

Debbie

I have previously posted that I'm "in", so don't count me a second time but I have a question for any who would like to answer. I will probably order the triangle paper from laundry basket quilts if for no other reason than to support that site but I was wondering if any of you have seen/used the free printouts from either of the following 2 websites.

http://www.blockcentral.com or http://www.QuiltingAndWhatnot.com

Margo wrote:
I totally agree Margo. Thanks Debbie and Clara for your willing organization of this event. Thanks also to all your helpers!

Nancy, I would love to join in , and send196.
Cropseyville, New York USA 12052