Tinners is very much like a round robin quilt but with mystery added in! I first must explain the name. "Tinners" is the program name because all of the supplies and finished work will be transported and stored in a large coffee tin.

Below is an overview of the program details.

• Program runs from Sept to June.

• Cost to join the program is $5. This is to cover the cost of the initial fabric purchase required to run the program.

• Tins will be distributed at the Sept meeting and handed back into the coordinator each month at the start of the next meeting. The coordinator has a master list of tins and who has which tin to ensure that you receive a different tin each month. Tins will be redistributed at the end of each meeting.

• At the end of the program (in June) each tin will contain 10 completed blocks of a particular theme. (The theme is the mystery. Each tin contains a different theme that all blocks must follow).

• Participant names will be drawn randomly at the June meeting to receive a group of theme blocks. The goal is to have your 10 blocks sewn together in a quilt for the Sept meeting in 2004 for show and tell.

There are a few rules to the program, in order to keep out of sewing room chaos!

• You MUST complete the block in the month that you have the tin. Incomplete blocks or no block at all will result in a Tinners fine of $10. The $10 is to be placed directly into the tin to compensate the person at the end of the project that will be a block short.

• You are responsible for the tin and returning it ON TIME. If you cannot make a meeting you must get the tin to the coordinator or to the CAC before the meeting. This is important because the other tinners are counting on you, as someone will have to go home without a tin!

• You must follow the theme that is indicated on the instruction sheet within the tin. Blocks can be of any design within that theme. Machine or hand piecing, paper piecing and hand or machine appliqué are all acceptable. Fusible appliqué is allowed but all raw edges must be satin stitched by hand or machine. Embellishments are also acceptable

• Each block MUST include a piece of the supplied fabric in the block. Ten blocks have to contain this theme fabric, so be sure to use it wisely.

• Please use only 100% cotton fabrics for the base of the block.

• Blocks can be of any size or shape that you desire. A plain piece of fabric does not constitute a block.

Conclusion – for a mere $5 and some fun in your sewing studio you receive 10 completed quilt blocks in June!