Hello again. Got back before we thought we were going to, so am trying to catch up on this swap and the June HB's. Great link Nola and Michelle. THanks to you both. I will have to defintely check these out. Appreciate your help.

Betty, I just wacked that lid to fit my jars and adjusted my seams like Nola said. LOL! If it don't fit, make it fit is my philosophy!

I am sure our jars will all be a little different on the lid, and it will be fine.

Dorene -

I sent my 17 blocks to you today, and kept the one of mine as you said to earlier. You should get them early next week.

Got my blocks all finished yesterday - just need to put some labels on yet. Will get them in the mail, probably Monday.

Nola

Hello,

I have my blocks almost finished but I am not going to mail them out until after the sign-up date closes in case we have new people join the swap. I am going to try to make one for every swapper.

I do no have much trouble fitting the lids really ... but I use my own method for sewing on the strips on the outside. Rather than cut the background pieces to size, I just cut a 1 and 1/4 inch by WOF piece, cut it in half. I sew one strip on one side of the jar lid piece, figure the size needed by setting it across the jar top, pin on the other strip, sew the other side seam to the marked line. Then I sew the strip to the jar base and cut the strips down to size after it is pressed. I just keep using these strips until they are too short and then cut another WOF strip. This way it is also easy to square my blocks to size. Does this explanation make sense?

Pat, I really appreciate you waiting until after the sign ups close to mail. Will make things easier for me.But if you have finished them and want to mail them early it is fine too. Linda I will watch for yours. Nola I will watch for yours too if ya mail it on Monday. Thanks to both of you for letting me know.

Just a few more days left to sign up!!! One more week to go, so If you have been thinking about it, don't wait and join in this fun swap!! sign ups are over May 10th. So hurry if ya want to be sign up!

IF anyone else signs up, I will make and send additional block(s). It's hard to believe there is anyone who has missed this thread and hasn't signed up.

Oops! I just remembered! When you first mentioned this swap in the moderator forum Kim N said that if you did a jar swap to sign her up for tomatoes - that she already had the fabric. She hasn't said anything in this thread. Do you need to ask her? If so, I will send additional block(s) as needed after May 10.

Linda, I will email Kim and ask her.

Oknana, if it makes it easier for you, I'll wait to mail mine too. It's no problem - will just go ahead and get them ready, then mail after the sign-up deadline.

Nola

Thanks Nola!!

Hi,
My fabric arrived yesterday so I can now sign up for 10 jar blocks. My jar will have chocolates yum.
I will pm you OKNANA with my personal info.
Rebecca P