Dee....so glad to see you join!

Yippee! Such great response so far! If you haven't sent me your address, please do so. This is going to be so much fun! Well, it always is, but you know what I mean! :D

If you have our info from the Oct swap...do you want us to send you another pm with the info again? (I know sometimes it makes it easier for you)...so????

I'm in, and international is fine with me.

I'm in again on this one! Will PM you.

I am just going to sit and watch this one for now, I have to get some stuff cleared up but interested in watching.

I'm in

c,mon. you have to join us.
what will we do without the pink monkey?

Well, if I get caught up at all I will join in at the last min, but for the moment, I am trying hard to not over book and over stress myself.

Please sign me up for this swap. I have my October quilt almost finished and will be ready to start something wintery and new. Gwyn

I'm in and obviously I'll ship internationally! :D

So great to see some new ppl joining too. :D

Count me in. Chele.

Japanda

I think I'll give this a try. International will be fine.

Please sign me up!! This is gonna be sew much fun!!! :D

I'm in, this is great.
Mrs. I :thumbup:

I so enjoy seeing what you all do with the doll quilts - they all turn out so beautiful. Maybe after the first of the year I'll join one.

I sure hope so Ducky!!! :D :D :D

I am in,too for Nov. Dec..... make it just US ...I just so enjoy the little quilts, may end having to hang them from the ceiling as I collect them from all these inspired quilters on this list.

I would love to participate in the secret doll quilt swap. What is PM? I would be happy to send it, I just don't know what it means.

Thanks, Pat

Pat- "pm" is a "private message."

:)

Pat...click on kwhite's name on the top of page 1...it will take you to her profile page where you can click on a button that says PM (private message). Thats where you would send anything personal...it doesn't go to anyone but who you are sending to. Welcome to the board and glad you are joining up!

primitivequilter: I sent you a PM with the information you'll need. We're happy to have you join us!

Chele

I really loved the partner and fun I had for the October swap so count me in on the Nov/Dec one too! Moosegirl

Glad you decide to do it again MG! I love love what you did for me! Can't wait to see what you do next time.

Oh maybe I SHOULDN"T have peeked at the past doll quilt pics....they are all so nice/pretty and so professional looking...now I am biting my nails... :lol: afraid I won't be able to compare to the talent I am seeing.

Crafti, If I can do it, you can do it. You'll do great!!!

I'm in :D sounds like alot of fun!

Chele, pm me if you need my address again.

Please sign me up!! How fun. I made one very small quilt with 4th of July theme, so an anxious to try something else in small format. Loved the experience the first time! Thanks for the opportunity.

CL it isn't about your skill level it is about friends having fun and giving a piece of yourself to your partner. Relax and just have fun. Remember too those of us who have been quilting awhile have been through our own share of learning and making mistakes. I could point out every last mistake in the one I just sent to Ninnie but that is not the point of this swap.

It is just fun to think of what we can send to our partner to brighten their day!! So enjoy and let the anticipation begin!! We don't care whether you are a beginner or a seasoned quilter. Your quilt will be valued just the same!!!!!

Thank-you so much Rhonda for that bit of reassurance, its very appreciated.
dee

Rhonda, you said it perfectly!

Dee, the very first thing I learned about this board is that there are NO quilt police here! And there are quilters with all stages of expertise from beginners to blue-ribbon professionals. We ALL appreciate the work of one another!! Everyone is a beginner sometime, and it is from the mentoring and example of others that we learn. You won't find a more loving group than the people here. :P :P :P

Well said, Rhonda! And you are very right about no quilt police, gaigai. No worries for these swaps craftiladi! We have all levels of quilters and every quilt is well loved. The only requirement is to have fun!

Wow! There has been tremendous response for this swap! Thank you to everyone who signed up, offered encouragement to new participants, and to those who have swapped in the past. I started this swap in May with 12 brave swappers and it has grown to 52+ participants as of today. You can't imagine how thrilled this makes me!

A special thanks to our veterans BlueChicken, collettakay, Darlene, KGoodhand, kwhite, Ninnie, PamH, quiltwoman, tulip43, and youme. Thank you for trusting my wild idea of swapping doll quilts. To date, we've swapped approximately 263 quilts including a fun Japanese twist with quilters in Japan. And there's more fun to come!

Here's the list so far for the November/December Doll Quilt Swap. If I've left you off or have you on the list in error, please let me know. I'm going to need an assistant if this swap gets much bigger! If you have an asterisk by your name, I need your address for this secret swap.

Sign up deadline is October 31, so let me know if you want to join in the fun!

3incollege
amma
auntshamaine
barbsbus
beckyw
Bettia
blueribbontoes
CHAHEL
Chele
collettakay
craftiladi
Darlene
Esqmommy
FAYE
gaigai
Gwyn
imjustme
Janis
jljack
k3n
KGoodhand
KnotSew
kwhite
Lacelady
LindaR
moosegirl
Mountainquilter
Mrs. I
nellie*
NiceNCLady
Ninnie
NorBanaquilts
omak
PamH
peaceandjoy
primitivequilter
pvquilter
Quilts4u
quiltease
quilter1962*
quiltwoman
sandpat
sewjoyce
Shelanie
STAR
SulaBug
teacup*
tlrnhi
tulip43
Up North
Ybridgegal
youme

Me too, please.

I have a question though: I noticed that some of the swappers make regular event packages with goodies and other "stuff" - what are the rules/expectations? I would feel awful if I got "goodies" and didn't send any. (Even if the partner is a secret to the end.)

You're in MadQuilter? Yippee! Send me your addy. You've asked a very valid question. It is entirely up to the sender if they want to include a little gift or something. It's definitely not a requirement. The only thing that should be expected is a doll quilt. I don't want anyone to feel bad if they didn't include any goodies yet received some. The main focus is swapping doll quilts. I just can't stop "giving quilters," it's in their blood as you can see all over this board.

Mad, I can't speak for anyone else, of course, but as far as I'm concerned, the only expectation is to get a doll quilt.

There are (obviously) lots of us who enjoy sticking little unexpected things in the box with it, especially for the recipient's kids, but there is no obligation. A beautiful doll quilt and perhaps a card is all that any of us expect.

The rest is, as they say in Louisiana, lagnaippe! (That means something extra).

i would like to be in this swap.

I, for one, would never expect anything but the quilt. Of course, goodies are fun, and really appreciated when they arrive, but I must say that I wouldn't think twice if I did not get goodies with the quilt. That is the main event for me and what I look forward to - the love and work of my quilting board friends!! I also know that many people these days do not have extra money for extra goodies - it's enough financially to make these quilts, which are not cheap, for sure! So, MQ, do what you can, what you want, but realize that it's your quilt that is what is expected and loved!!

I'd like to sign up...I'll PM you my info Chele...

Thank you for hosting this..

Rhonda & Gaigai I am going to cut n paste n print your responses and include w/ my doll quilt when it goes postal...lol
seriously I thank-you I do feel much better.
dee