WOW Chele you got a promotion to "SWAP BOSS" :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Gosh -- I can't wait until after the 31st to find out who my partner is :D This is my first doll quilt swap and it sounds like sew much fun!! :D :D

If we are ready can we mail them as soon as partners are assigned? I am having so much fun trying a new thing with mine.

Oh, that's how it works. I thought you were playing secret santa. :lol:

Exactly right OMak! scraps...scraps..scraps! gotta use them!

Sure, feel free to mail your quilts any time between November 1 and December 31.

We are going to post progress pictures?

You can post progress pictures or "hints" if you like. Since the recipient won't know if that is the quilt they are receiving it will still be a surprise. Or, you can keep everything under wraps until your secret partner receives the quilt.

Well then, beings we can post hints,
on progress, here is a picture of my
Abby cat sitting on a few projects
that I am currently working on!!
There just might be a doll quilt in
there, somewhere!! Hee-Hee-Hee
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

LOL! Looking good SulaBug. Your kitty is precious. I think she's protecting some secrets!

SulaBug, I like what I see !!!! :) :) I'll send you my address and you can send it to me right away. No need to wait until the 1st. :D :D

PS My cat Molly would like to take our cat's place in protedting the quilt.
:D :D

Sorry forgot the Y Your cat's place

Janis,
Oh NO,NO,NO!! :lol: I can't do that because it may not be done & it may not even be in the picture!! You will just have to wait & see!! :D Abby is very possesive of my fabric & might not want to share with your Molly. She's kinda like that, you know. I am so glad that you liked what you saw. I like it all too & might want to just keep all of it, after all!! Hee-Hee-Hee
You get an A+ for trying!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D

Oh SulaBug,
I see some pretties that I would like also.
And please send Abbey along with my surprise! :lol:
She's so pretty.

Yea I only have two more sides of binding to sew on my doll quilt!!! Can't wait for the partners to come out! I tried several new (to me) things on this one it was so much fun!!!

Good for you!! :D It sounds like you have been a busy quilter. I too, am excited for the partners to be posted. This is so fun!!
:D :D :D :D :D

Sulabug you are such a tease!!! :D :D :D but I love what I see 8) 8) 8)

I hope Abby cat is guarding my doll quilt! LOL What a pretty kitty :wink:

OH Oh Oh Me i want the kitty...lol oh wait we aren't swapping kitties...{I couldn't give my lil one up}

If we're swapping pets, I'd like to send Bones somewhere! I'm teasing, kind of!

I think we're ready to wrap up sign-up on this swap! It's a huge swap this time! 65 swappers ready to create! There hasn't been any more interest in the past few days and I know all of you would like to know who your secret partner is, so I will probably get you your names in the next day or so. You might find where we're all from interesting. I know I did!

International:
Canada (3 swappers)
France
Ireland
Japan
United Kingdom

US:
Arizona
California (6 swappers)
Colorado (3)
Florida (2)
Georgia
Guam
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana (2)
Iowa
Louisiana (2)
Maine (2)
Michigan (3)
Minneapolis
Missouri
New York (2)
North Carolina (3)
Ohio (2)
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania (6)
Tennessee (2)
Texas (2)
Utah (2)
Vermont
Washington (4)
West Virginia (2)
Wisconsin (3)

Thanks for another successful sign up. I'm so happy everyone has joined in our fun!

Very interesting list, Chele, and a record number? I think so. BTW, Bones has my sympathies, I have just had an uncomfortable weekend with a middle ear infection. (Now under control with meds, thank goodness) Looking forward to the list coming out, my quilt is ready to post, except it is just waiting for a label.
Thank you for all your efforts on our behalf, I am really enjoying these swaps.

hi chele ,bones is so cute

Thanks Chele for all of your hard work organizing the swaps. They are so much fun, and we all appreciate what you are doing. :) :) :) :) :)

Yes, Chele,
Thanks for all your hard work.
Can't wait to know who I'm sending to. :D

ooooh Chele just look at that face, how do you keep from just kissing it all day...such a sweet baby!
oh boy can't wait to found out who my partner is...I am really enjoying this swap.
dee

My friend Dorothy has a cat that looks very much like yours! I love his name. They named him Icy. It really fits him! Tho he is really friendly! I had never seen this color of a cat before. I think they are so beautiful!

Wow, we are quite a diverse group. Interesting to see how we are distributed.

Oooo I can hardly wait to find out who I am sending a quilt to this time :D 8) :D

A big THANK YOU and ((((HUG))) Chele for organizing another awesome doll quilt swap :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

The puppy and kittys are all so cute!!! :D :D :D

I got my person...I got my person...woo woo woo!!!

I'm so excited because I KNOW my persoon and really, really LIKE my person, and I feel sooooooooooooooo happy because it is a lovely person, and...well, no more hints right now. I've been waiting to start to see who my person is, and, ...now I know, so it's off to work! I have to think of something GOOOOOOOOOd because my person is an OUTSTANDING quilter and I want to make this person feel good!!!

No more hints...stop asking me so many questions about my person! I'm not gonna tell anymore (except that my person is suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper sweet and nice)!!!!!

Esqmommy-how about just one little hint?

I know too! :D
It's ***********************,
sorry, can't tell. 8)

NO HINTS! I'm going to have to paddle a few of you! LOL!

I got my person. I am so excited. I missed the post about getting the names early so this is great lol

Got my name Doing Happy dance.

Im wrapping the box up to go out in Monday's mail! (I have to survive Halloween first... :roll: ) I wonder who will get it? Will my little bird fly south? Or north?

Did I understand Esqmommy to say that she is making every one of us a quilt?
Cool!

Dream on Omak!!!!!!!!!

One more hint.........I got a person who is very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Well you've got to give the girl a point for trying. :D Can I send you my address too? I'm not picky about what I get. :) :) :D :) :)

Actually Craftilady I thought about this when I signed up for the first swap. I have exchanged quilt blocks with a local group and I was disappointed greatly with some of the blocks I received then. Several of them were so badly put together I couldn't use them. At least one of them was an experienced quilter who just threw hers together and the seams were several inches apart instead of connecting. Now I understand my skill level and I understand a beginners skill level and I did some soul searching as to what I could or couldn't tolerate in someone else's work. And I realized I needed to focus on the fun and let the rest take care of itself! The thing that bothered me about the quilt blocks was not the sloppiness but that she didn't put any effort into it. She is married to my DHs cousin and I have known her almost all my life. So I know what she is capable of! She has a long arm quilting business so I found it inexcusable that she was so careless.

I have not been dissappointed in anything I have seen on these swaps by any of our quilters!! They all have heart and they all love their craft! That is what I am receiving is love in fabric form! So don't let anyone intimidate you! I expect to see some wonderful things over the next years from all who are our beginners as you and they all grow in experience and skill!! It's all about fun and the thrill of seeing something gorgeous that you made with your own hands!! The satisfaction that comes with a job well done!! And I always say it is an ego boost to have everyone like what you make!!