bee inspired.

okay yall.
it’s officially official.

yall are looking at the proud creator of bee inspired.
{that virtual quilting bee i was talking about.}

this post will be an outline and contain my hopes and requirements for bee inspired.

bee inspired will consist of 15-18 quilters.
i realize that way more than 18 people were interested, but 18 is my limit.
anyone not included in this round of bee inspired will go onto a waiting list.
{or i can direct yall to sarah who is starting the same kind of bee.}

everyone in the swap will be assigned a month.
when it's your month, you will send out a packet of fabrics to each of the other quilters.
enough to make one 12.5 x 12.5 block.
these packets should be from a set of fabrics that you want a quilt made out of.
you can state any preferences {likes/dislikes} that you want for your block.
i will clarify that we are not all quilting geniuses.
so please don’t expect super intricate designs.

but i also want to clarify that experience is required.

during your month, everyone else will make you a block and send it back to you.
then you will have enough blocks to make a quilt.

for all other months of the swap:
you will receive one person's fabric and make a single block.
then you will send it back to that person.
one block per month is a pretty small time commitment.
{we will be making 2 blocks a month for some months.}
i will be alternating this so that you are only making 3 blocks in a 2 month period.

monthly deadline:
during your month, fabrics should be mailed out by the 5th of the month.
all other quilters will have until the 5th of the following month to mail back the block.

we will be using flickr as our means of communication.
to show pictures of fabrics.
to say ‘hey i got my fabric’
or ‘hey i’m done with your block, it’s in the mail.’
once the roster is decided, i’ll send you a link to our page so we can get this party started.

{if you don't have a flickr account, it's free and easy.}

this is VERY important:
everyone is responsible for their own postage!!!
so without confusion i’ll say this…
YOU are responsible for mailing out YOUR fabric on YOUR month.
those other 14-17 people will pay to mail your block back to you.
it’s a small price to pay to have your quilt top made for you.

this is a year long quilting bee.
please keep that in mind as you make the commitment.
{yall should know now that december will be an ‘off’ month due to christmas.}

and i am allowing international quilters.

so with that being said…let the sign ups begin!!!
know that just because you say ‘hey i wanna join’ that doesn’t mean you are in.
and because i believe in fairness, this is not a ‘first come first served’ sign up.
this will be more like a lottery.

{with the exception of john. he's already in for helping me do this!!!}
all the other quilters will be picked from the comments on this sign up post.

{even if you left a comment on previous post, you'll need to leave it on this one.}

to sign up:

leave your comment on this post saying you are ready to commit.

{and i MUST have a way to get a hold of you if you are picked.}
i’ll leave it open for a few days.