Y2KQ Motivation
Hi, Stripey Bear,
I remember you from the old BB days. Glad to hear you are working on your second Y2KQ. Perhaps your post will nudge me to get my second set out of the closet and do something with them.
My first Y2KQ was soooo large. My DD wants my first to hang on a wall and she'll never own a house with a wall large enough to display it. LOL. So I'm thinking of duplicating the quilt in a smaller size.
For those quilters who don't remember Y2K quilts...when this WWQP BB was in its early days, members swapped packets of 25 different 2.5 inch squares of fabric. The packets were labeled "squishies" and included a signature square as well as a short bio of the quilter. It was so much fun to open the mailbox and find more squishies with wonderful fabrics from all over the United States and from other countries as well.
Quilters were exceptionally creative in designing their Y2K quilts. The idea was to have 2000 different fabrics in commemoration of the Year 2000. The idea was to make it a true charm quilt, that is, to have no two fabrics alike. It was truly an international internet event. Many of the swappers still post here or over on the Chat Page.
Anyone else out there still working on their Y2KQs? Or is your stash of 2.5 inch squares sitting in a Rubbermaid container in the closet, waiting for some future quilter??
JudyPete
I remember you from the old BB days. Glad to hear you are working on your second Y2KQ. Perhaps your post will nudge me to get my second set out of the closet and do something with them.
My first Y2KQ was soooo large. My DD wants my first to hang on a wall and she'll never own a house with a wall large enough to display it. LOL. So I'm thinking of duplicating the quilt in a smaller size.
For those quilters who don't remember Y2K quilts...when this WWQP BB was in its early days, members swapped packets of 25 different 2.5 inch squares of fabric. The packets were labeled "squishies" and included a signature square as well as a short bio of the quilter. It was so much fun to open the mailbox and find more squishies with wonderful fabrics from all over the United States and from other countries as well.
Quilters were exceptionally creative in designing their Y2K quilts. The idea was to have 2000 different fabrics in commemoration of the Year 2000. The idea was to make it a true charm quilt, that is, to have no two fabrics alike. It was truly an international internet event. Many of the swappers still post here or over on the Chat Page.
Anyone else out there still working on their Y2KQs? Or is your stash of 2.5 inch squares sitting in a Rubbermaid container in the closet, waiting for some future quilter??
JudyPete
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