Squishes that came today are from Wendsy and Jem. I am only missing Calquilter and Ok Darla. I will be working on them this weekend. Have a great weekend.

Got f8's from tumrub,wendsy, and jem today, am only missing one fromOk Darla.
tumrub, have I got something special for you!
received blocks from ljdugas andmarytoddliz, LOVE them both, this is really going fast.
ljdugas31, I may be missing you F8???????

Marybeth,

I peeked :) I love my block! Funny thing is, I have over half of those fabrics in my scrap bag. Did you stop by and dip into it? After all, I only live down the hill from you.

Lori

I have received all my f8s except for okdarla...
I received blocks from LJ, Phannie, and Scrapper...love them all! I think it is going to be a really pretty quilt..
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and alltogether
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Difergie- your blocks are great !! Your quilt will be grand :thumbup:

ljdugas31- I LOVE the block you made me. :) :)

maggie BB - Your block is also great :thumbup: :thumbup:

I am in the process of setting up the new computer so will get pictures out later- if I figure it out- LOL

If either of you have taken pictures, please feel free to post them for me.

glad you like it!! I wish i could post pictures ,waiting for my son to come over and show me!

I mailed three blocks home today. Dotty, Lori and Cathy. I hope you all like your blocks. More block making on Monday, I am taking tomorrow off to hang with my hunny.

I am starting on my niece's wedding dress on Monday too. So when I get frustrated or tired working with Satin I will fill in my time with making some blocks. I actually asked her if she wanted a quilted wedding dress, That idea did not go over very well. It is supposed to snow again tomorrow. Dang if it isn't supposed to be spring!

LOL, we must shop in the same stores! Any more I get most of my fabric on line, saves gas Money I actually mailed it today so you should get it soon!

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Beautiful blocks everyone!! Great job.
Huge Hugs
April

Got all my F8 in this week except for Ok Darla. Can't wait to get these blocks out :)

Then you have not gotten mine yet. Our postmaster charged $1.95 each.

calquilter and Ok Darla, your f8s came over the weekend. They were waiting in the box when we got home. So all of them are here. Now to sew!!!

Quilt Mom : I got yours & it is booming back to you! I did not notice $1.95. I hope our business keeps the smaller post offices open, and certainly on Saturdays.

Okay everyone
Just my usual friendly reminder :) I was working on blocks this weekend and even though I measured and squared I had a block come out the wrong size so back to the drawing board I went. It is very important that we check our block size before mailing it home. They should be 12.5". One of the best rulers one can have if they are in the boom swap is the 12.5" square. It is one of my best friends lol.
So again I ask just to please make sure you measure your blocks before sending them home. We want to make sure everyone can use their blocks.
Huge Hugs
April

Received block from Dot today! Loverly....
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OH my! I received the Best block back today! I am going to look for my camera right now! It is so darn cute! Dotty, thank you so much for my "gingham Dog" I truly love it!

Oh good! I loved making it.

My Gingham dog! It is so precious. Thank you so much Dotty, my niece is going to love it!

What is the best way to mail back blocks? This is my first swap and I'm not sure if I should try to put it in a regular envelope or something bigger? Thanks!

I am wondering if when mailing you are asking for tracking or delivery confirmation ? That may be why you have to pay a higher postage rate- you can't get delivery confirmation on a regular letter.

Really it depends on how many seams you have. If you don't have very many than a legal envelope wiill work fine. I use a manila envelope 6X 9 I get them at the dollar store 6 in a package for 99cents. take off the metal clasp as they will charge more for that. I buy cling wrap at the dollar store, not really good for food but good for pushing all the air out of your squishy and protecting it if they get caught in the machine... I also put a piece of packing tape (I also get it at dollar store, the tricky part of the tape you get at Dollar store is to keep the end together with a small piece of paper on the sticky side of the end) I put a 65 cent stamp on the blocks going home and never have a problem...

I let my PO train me into how they like to see my squishy's treated. Makes my life easier, the first year I lived up here we always battled, they usually won, so for me it was just easier. I hope this helps!

Dot..that dog is adorable!

I got a very pretty block in the mail from Ljdugas31. Very Nice. I think it will go great in my Wounded Warrior quilts.

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OK Darla- your fat 8th came today- thank you !

Calquilter- your block is gorgeous !!!- Thank you !

Phannie1- your block makes me smile !!!- Thank you !!!

I received two wonderful starts to Izabella's quilt today!
First was a beautiful blue braid from Dotty. Thank you ever so much this will make a wonderful border on the quilt I bet! Thank you thank you!
Next I received a wonderful under the sea pinwheel block from MaryToddLiz. It is absolutely adorable and I love it. I know Izzy will too so again I thank you so very much!
Huge Hugs
April

Just getting ready to do a little more sewing. I have made 13 blocks, all ready to go to the post office. Hopefully today. I have fabric for 2 more, just deciding what kind of blocks I want to do with sapdoggie and linnaete's. I'm missing fabric from scrapper and Ok Darla. Hopefully itwill be here soon! Its fun trying to decide what kind of block to do with certain fabrics. Hopefully all will be happy with their blocks. Sew happy. Oma7

Received blocks from difergie and
scrapper today, such pretty blocks,
have deen doing my sample blocks in my leftover fabric, will be quilt size soon! This is like christmas every day!!!!
OK darla still missing your f8.

Off to the post office to mail the next four blocks. My goal is four a week and more if I can wrangle the time!

F8 recieved are all in the mail. Still missing 2 F8s. Izabella's block also done in in mail. Can't wait to see all my blocks returned. I feel like a little kid on Christmas, waiting and opening my presents. I hope you all enjoy your blocks. Sew Happy! Oma 7

Got my final F8 in the mail from OK Darla! Now I just have to get into gear, may be waiting after the weekend, family time.

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I received Fabric from OKdarla today, not usre which group, you are in both of mine. I love the cowboy print, it is so cute.

I sent blocks home to:ljdugas31 linnaete, Linda, both blocks are in same envelope. I hope you like them! I have uploaded my pictures in my album. I am working on my forest blocks and my Halloween blocks today! We went shopping for fabric, i got so awesome FQ's that will make great trees!

I finished cutting out my niece's wedding dress this morning. I am a little nervous about it. I haven't worked with heavy Brocade Satin in a long time! I really don't want to make a mistake, it could get expensive. So I am taking baby steps. The wedding is May 11th and I have a fear that my bride is going to gain or lose weight! Any Seamstresses nightmare!

OK back to my Enchanted Forest blocks~

Got my first block back already WOW Dotcom- you have been busy love the block :thumbup: [ATTACH=CONFIG]323262[/ATTACH] and got my last fat 8th in the mail - Dot I didn't need the extra fabric back... But Thanks

Received a wonderful block from dotcomdtcm!

Received f8 from OK Darla this morning,interesting, will have to give this one some thought, nothing pops into my head off hand!

Received block from tumrub, we are of like minds about the D9P's, love this one!

dotcomdrcm, my f8 finally came back, transposed the numbers on street address, sent you aanother f8 on monday, this time with the right numbers, sorry for the wait!
maggiebb

calquilter, your block is on its way, mailed it this morning, went to postoffice as i ran out of stames, when I handed it to the clerk he said one stamp would be enough, guess it really does depend on how many seams you have!

I recieved my F8 from OkDarla today. I'm only missing one form sapdoggie. I have to go through my stash for OkDarlas block. Not sur what to do yet!

Sorry, its scrapper I'm missing fabric from, not sapdoggie. Sorry.

I got my last squishy from OK Darla. I now need to get them blocks growing! Love it, love it, love it. Let's go make blocks.....

up date on missing f8s
calquilter
tumrub
maggiebb