florence wrote:
Sorry Margo, not me! There are times I'd be stepping up for something like this but just now isn't it.
But I do want to address some of the concerns about duplicates etc. I know I got some, but I wasn't counting as specifically as some of the folks here. I did pull them aside, in case my chosen design can be worked without any dupes, like a charm quilt, who knows? And I haven't worked any wonderful maths as we've seen here before, but here's what I do know:
1) Not all of the 615 folks who signed up actually ended up participating.
2) Not all of the folks who did participate sent in the full 615 HST's which would have covered all participants.
3) Some of the participants used multiple fabrics & combinations to make their HST's, and likely (a guess) some used only 2 fabrics.
4) Not all of the participants paid attention to light & dark, I got several that are medium/medium!
So, using some logic, unless everyone sent in the same amounts, there's no way for all participants to receive one HST from every other participant. I'm sure our marvelous organizers have a list going somewhere, to give to the next person who attempts such a thing, but I'm guessing one item would be to have everyone agree to make the same amount. Maybe that's too open-ended for some, but if that's the case set a limit on participants.
I see that they took on a HUGE challenge, and I think we absolutely can still call it a success. I ended up with more variety than I ever would have come up with on my own (and I really collect scraps!) so I'm happy.
The glass is half-full!!
Piece,
That was well said....I would never have come up with all the variety that I have received. Duplicates are ok with me. I am just soo happy to have this many HTS and I can use them in one project or several...Thanks ladies. I think you did a wonderful job. I was great for a first try at this. In anything we do we learn from it how to do better. That is life.