Novelty FQ Swap: 1FQ Down by the Sea 1FQ Sender's

Tuts are on the bottom!

Time to swap some more fun and/or funky novelty prints!

• This month has a theme so one of your FQs has to fit the theme, which is Down by the Sea . Looking forward to ocean waves, fishes and sandy beach prints.

• The other FQ is sender's choice, but it must be a novelty fabric that is or has been bought off the bolt.

Please read the rest of the swap details.

For this swap, I'm running it like the stash builders: You have 3 partners. You will purchase 1 yard each of two quilting quality cotton novelty fabrics off of the bolt. You will cut each of them into fat quarters. Keep a fat quarter for yourself from each fabric and send one fq of pattern A and one fq of pattern B to each of your 3 partners. When the swap is done you will have 8 FQs of novelty fabric - 4 based on the theme, 4 based on your partner's fun-a-bility ;) You can use these for I Spy quilts, fun gifts, projects to swap, etc.

For themes, I will ask that one of the FQs fit the theme and the other can be sender's choice - but still be a novelty print! I am open to character prints. No holiday prints if it is not the theme of the month, ie no Halloween prints unless it is Sept. Here are future months themes:

• July: Down by the Sea
• August: In the Jungle/pets/forest animals
• September: Halloween
• October: Thanksgiving or Food
• November: Christmas
• December: Winter Wonderland

• January: Hearts and Roses

  Note: The holiday themes are a month before the holiday, so you can make projects for that current holiday.

USA only due to the 2013 shipping rate increase. 4.97 rating, no recent 1s or 3s, and please have at least 5 type 2 or 3 swaps completed and rated. I am allowing newbies with full profiles.... this is a good way to get your type 3 swaps rated as a 5, please put forth your best effort. I will angel but you will need to rate the flaker with a 1. If you have a problem with the fabric you receive, please let me know.

Free Tutorials Using Novelty Fabrics

• I Spy Activity Placemat
• Jumbo Concentration Game
• Novelty Fabric Uses
• iPad Pillow Tutorial
• Hot/Cold Bags Tutorial
• Sew Zipper Pencil Case
• make an sweet purse
• Handmade Aprons
• Lunch Bag
• reusable groceries bag
• cute sleeve for iphone
• TUTORIAL FOR SMALL WALLET
• Slippers/Shoes for Baby/Toddler
• iPod Touch / iPhone Case Stand
• Plastic Bag Dispenser
• Snappy Card Wallet
• Trash bag for the car
• Lined Drawstring Bag Tutorial

Check back as I look for more tuts ;)