serin10 wrote:

We have managed to gather 444 hsts for Susan. We only need 48 more. I know several of you have very generously offered to make more but I believe that these triangles had to have gone somewhere. If I have not received offers to help with the last 48 I'll contact those that have offered to make more. You really are a very generous group of quilters.

Now that Susan is almost taken care of, I would like to ask people who are under or over to message me and tell me how much so I can try to match people up. If the people who are under could also include your mailing address I will forward that along to your match. (This information will also be posted on page 1).

Thank-you all very much for your willingness to help.
Kari

DOREEN - I just sent you a personal email. I may be able to help you!

Dawn
In beautiful Northwest Montana

Hi Serin -
I'm happy to tell you that I received many of your HSTs, but you mixed up the fabrics, so I only got a few fabric repeats. I was about 22 short. However, I do have lots of doubles and triples and +++ more. If you need any, just ask. A few members have contacted me personally and we're taking care of that. Thank you for doing this.

Just realized I forgot to post my address:

Mail to:
Kari Grece
39W016 W Hilltop Dr.
St. Charles, IL 60175

This is posted on the first page as well.

Kari

Doreen,
I am so happy that your package arrived. I got a some duplicates from international sisters. If you email me your address, I will be glad to share with you.

Judy Austin (JudithLee)

Mona80 wrote:
Mine only contained HST's from the USA. All 615 of mine. I'm from Canada. I would like to exchange with some of the 'international' members. ....Doreen

I have posted the details for the Duplicate Exchange on page 1

OK Everyone - we are ready for an SOS. Susan (aka snflrz4u2) is 492 hsts short. I have her address and I am asking that anyone who was over (or just willing to help) message me directly with the amount you are willing to send. I will email you her mail address so you can send them to Susan directly.

Judging by past posts through out this exchange I can see that we are such a wonderfully generous group, I am sure we can get Susan her missing triangles.

Thank-you!
Kari

I have several HSTs from the same person, all the same fabrics---I'll go thru them all again tonight and write down all the duplicates. I really have many of them. My definition is more than 1 HST from the same person whether the fabrics are the same or not. I sent 617 HSTs and got back the same number. Mona80

I am defining duplicate as the same two fabrics in one HST. Yes, there are two or three from the same person, but they are not the same fabrics. I also have 'half duplicates' where one of the fabrics is the same but the other fabric is different. I have about 63 duplicates to share and could pull more by keeping just one from a person who I received two or three from and/or the half duplicates. I want everyone to have as many as they sent. I sent 700 and received only one of my own back. Four of my duplicates are from Australia and one is from Switzerland. A few were from the unsigned group. I think the sorting team did a fantastic job and I am quite pleased with the assortment of HSTs I received. Do I need to give a detailed list by state or name of my duplicates? Thanks to everyone who has volunteered for any step in this process from beginning to now.

Regarding the definition....I think both apply !! !0 the same fabric OR 10 from the same participant...whether they are one
and the same... still too many and someone is missing out!

Thanks, Kari, for volunteering to help improve our exchange... first off...I love my HSTs and and am not the least bit unhappy !
. I'm comfortable using colors and "scraps"as it were...I spent the wknd reviewing and find I have the following: of 616 sent, 646
returned and of those 41 are unsigned, leaving 605 from 229 individuals. Here's what else is evident....I have many from the
same persons..some 55 individuals, 4 to 12 HSTs each, many in the 6,7,8 range. Not many are duplicate fabrics..just a few...but
for all those multiples I have ...someone else is without !! And for me, a big part of all this is having as wide a representation of
the Sisterhood as possible. So.....first...I have 30 extras that someone probably needs and I'm happy to send as I'm asked.
And second...I'd like to have a redo with all these multiples...I don't think it could be too much worse and certainly better with
more time and attention to what's happening with the sorting ...less people, less confusion. No criticism here!...Deb and Clara
and the sorters did a terrific job given the massive pile of HSTs. I just think we could do a smaller resort and come out ahead.
The extra cost of postage and return postage will be less and at this point , not significant in relation to completion of the project.
Well, said my piece..and will wait to see how to proceed ! And keep on planin' that quilt !! Marilyn

serin10 wrote:
Kari, I personally am defining "duplicate" to mean "based on the same two HST fabrics from the same quilter" because that's what I received the most.

I do think Marilyn's points about considering both ways is better because of the HST's she received. This would give a fairer distribution to the exchange/trade for everyone interested. Hope this helps.

Over the weekend I sat down to try to log my hst in order to find the multiples and pull out my extras. And I have to say that I am having a difficult time defining what exactly is a duplicate. Originally I defined it as coming from the same person. But once I really started looking at each 'duplicate' I realized that almost all of the hst are from different fabrics. Out of the 400 I made it through last night I ended up with only about 50 exact duplicates, and probably 250 person duplicates.

I want to say thank you to the sorters - again - because they have truly exceeded all my expectations. Wonderful job laddies! Thank-you for all of your hard work.

So, this is my question - how are YOU defining 'duplicate' - based on fabrics or based on labels?