Wendy, a flannel backed table cloth makes a nice design wall. You can tape it to a wall or large glass door, then roll it up for storage. Angie

RiverOwl wrote:
Barbara...a variety of triangles is fine as long as there's one light and one med/dark in each triangle. ANY type of fabric is OK as long as it's quality fabric. Marbled fabrics are beautiful and you can most definitely use those too.

This is a great opportunity to use up some of the smaller pieces in your stash!!!

Debbie

ritzy wrote:
As long as Alex and Ricky and Edyta send in enough to go around, we'll make sure everyone receives one from each.

Debbie

NancyW wrote:

Nancy, it's not necessary to use the same fabric in all your triangles since not everyone is sending in 600+ HSTs.

I think everyone will agree that what is most important is that you write on your papers where the HST's came from and your name if you'd like.

Debbie

WendyCPA wrote:
Wendy, this product may be something that you are interested in: http://www.vanishingdesignwall.com/

You can also just use a 4' x 8' sheet of insulation foam (from a home improvement store) and cover it with flannel or felt. If you cut it down the middle and create a hinge (I used duct tape!) you can fold it in half and store it under a bed when you don't need it.

Oh, dear - my local quilt shop is having a sale tomorrow. How will i restrain myself?

Seriously though, I'm thinking I will need a design wall to arrange all the lovely HSTs arriving this spring. Any tips for creating a design wall that can be taken down when not in use? (FYI - I also need a larger sewing room - I've spilled out into the guest room!)

Wendy

I am so grateful to the ladies who took on this awesome and time consuming job!! You know that if it wasn't for them, there may not have been a SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING TRIANGLES! So thanks for finally getting me involved in something this big. This small townie won't know how to act when I get all those triangles back! You will be rewarded for all your work and blessed at the same time. Beth

RiverOwl wrote:
It was my understanding that any fabric was fine as long as it is quilt shop quality and that you use a light with a medium to dark. I am planning on using a variety of fabrics.
If I have misinterpreted the guidelines I hope someone will tell me!

Dear NancyW;
I was going to make a variety of triangles. I don’t know what everyone else is doing. I am doing only two sheets of the same fabric, which is 28 HST’s on each sheet - that is what I am getting out of a fat quarter. Some fabrics I have I only have enough for one sheet, which will be 28 HST’s. So mine will be a big mixture. Mine will be batik’s because I had a problem distinguishing between what I thought would be considered a tone on tone and what I would call marbled fabrics; so I thought I would play it safe and go with batik’s because I know for sure what batik’s are. I hope this helps and if I am leading you astray, someone please speak up quickly.. .this is my first exchange so I am not sure I should be advising you at all.

S/ Barbara Bluffton, SC

I have a question please. Since there are over 600 people participating, would it work better to use only two fabrics for all triangles so that everyone gets one the same from me, or is everyone making all kinds of different fabrics. I'll be happy to do whatever everyone else is doing. I originally thought to use different fabrics, but then questioned that thinking because of the number of people who are going to share. A little guidance please.
NancyW in Raleigh, North Carolina

Margo wrote:

Margo, you are soooooooo smart and soooooooooo kind! The instructions you sent for the signature were written just like I need - Simple! As far as the forum...well, that will take me more time to ingest! I'm a slow learner when it comes to computer related lingo. But thanks! I'll get there eventually. Thanks to everyone for being so patient with me!

Shirley35 wrote:
Shirley,

April 1st is more than eight weeks away and I bet you can get yours finished and mailed by the deadline. We're willing to wait a little while for International packages only because of the delays with the various postal services involved as long as I'm notified that they're on there way. All our members are anxious to get their HST's returned to them, so we prefer not to have any unavoidable delays.

We intentionally allowed a sufficient time to allow for any possible issues due to ordering papers, etc., but Edyta's company has worked at breakneck speed to get them mailed, so I am confident that even the International orders have been sent and received by most everyone by now.

Debbie

I say YES to Alex. How great is this?????? I plan on sending extra's for Alex, Ricky, Edyta, and all you wonderful ladies. It seems such a small gift for the amount of work you're doing for us and I want you all to know how very much I appreciate your hard work. This is definitely the most exciting quilty thing I've participated in in 15 years of quilting. My HST's will be in the mail next week for sure.


Roine

FluffBallQuilts wrote:
From the purple bar on the main TQS page hover over QUILT GALLERY and choose SHOW & TELL from the drop-down menu.
Then just click on Friendship Triangles.

[url]see-quilts/show-and-tell-quilts/[/url]

Who will be the first to post a finished quilt???