How many don't join swaps and why
#71
I have only participated in one swap (on-going at present) and everyone has been wonderful.
As Amma said "Everyone is very encouraging, it is fun and exciting chatting about them while making, sending and receiving them."
I couldn't agree more.
As Amma said "Everyone is very encouraging, it is fun and exciting chatting about them while making, sending and receiving them."
I couldn't agree more.
#72
I do swaps on this board. I like a little control...so I joined the one block/month which lists exactly what you want to get, and the boomerang - there we sent out the fabric and people sent back blocks. In boomerang we could also specify if we wanted certain colors, etc. I have loved both these swaps. I have not been disappointed at all. I like trying new blocks also, and this gives me the chance.
I wish the swaps were unwashed fabric, I don't like to prewash at all.
I wish the swaps were unwashed fabric, I don't like to prewash at all.
#73
It's been years since I joined one. I worked really hard on the project I sent and received nothing in return. Worked hard on another one and got one back that looked like it was just done
to get it over with, was not appealing.
to get it over with, was not appealing.
#74
How do you join a swap on this forum? I'm new here, and it sounds like fun, but I don't know where to go to see what is available to join.
Sue
Sue
#75
Originally Posted by tigger5464
I have only been in one so far and an ongoing one now. I don't joing because of insecurities about my work. :( I sometimes don't feel that my best will be good enough. (I want my blocks and work to look like I really cared enough to everyone who looks at it.) Another reason that I don't join many is financial.
#76
I've done a couple of swaps on this board and really enjoyed them. I think, going in, you have to have the mindset that this is a diverse group...economics, experience, and taste...and resolve that you will love whatever you get. It's the friendship that counts. Sure, some won't come through, but most will. What might look thrown together could very well be someone's best effort. I haven't done any lately because I'm not in a position to do much sewing right now. Getting ready to move to a bigger apt. and hope that my sewing set up (or lack thereof) will change. I miss my sewing room!!!!!
#77
Originally Posted by suesews
How do you join a swap on this forum? I'm new here, and it sounds like fun, but I don't know where to go to see what is available to join.
Sue
Sue
#78
Originally Posted by lacikat
Originally Posted by tigger5464
I have only been in one so far and an ongoing one now. I don't joing because of insecurities about my work. :( I sometimes don't feel that my best will be good enough. (I want my blocks and work to look like I really cared enough to everyone who looks at it.) Another reason that I don't join many is financial.
But nearly every woman in the world will at some point in her life have this horrible feeling that she just doesn't measure up. Not to her mom, her teacher, her husband, her kids, her employer, and mostly the expectations she has of herself. Maybe some one out there in cyber-land has an explanation?
YTQ
#79
Due to health issues & having both knees totally replaced last July, I haven't felt the best. I did join the Doll Quilt Swap in Oct 09 & it was great. Eddie from AR was my partner & he made the cutest 1930s retro fabrics with small blocks/pieces & it is adorable. If you look on the Oct 09 Doll Quilt Swap site, you'll see the one he sent me & the one I sent him, with Sunbonnet Sue & Sam. If you look at his tutorials on this site & his over 25 quilts since last May, you know this doll quilt is gorgeous. Also, he sent me a Autumn pumpkin hot pad that I use for a large coaster beside my recliner. After Thanksgiving, I turned it over to the dark green side & continue to use it. Everyone who comes my apt sees it & comments on how much they like it. I tell them it was made by a man & their eyes get wide as I explain how we swap doll quilts.
I couldn't get to Post Office, so my son came to mail it for me. I did do my little shopping tonight without my cane. That is such a liberating feeling to be able to walk independently again. I will be joining another DQS, probably by Spring. I'm looking forward to doing it again.
I couldn't get to Post Office, so my son came to mail it for me. I did do my little shopping tonight without my cane. That is such a liberating feeling to be able to walk independently again. I will be joining another DQS, probably by Spring. I'm looking forward to doing it again.
#80
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Missouri
Posts: 959
I do not join swaps. Two years ago I joined my first swap.
The triple 4-patch was the block, they were 6 1/2 inch blocks. Some blocks I received were smaller, I couldn't use them in the quilt. I can't imagine that the persons sending them didn't square them up after piecing and realize they were too small. Some blocks had fabric so thin you could see through it. And I couldn't use them in my quilt. And one set of blocks didn't follow the color requirements. Which was a light/dark 4-patch necessary for the design pattern. So they could not be used in the quilt. Out of 14 blocks I received I could only use 6.
So I threw away more blocks than I was able to use.
I had hoped for a positive experience. Instead I was burned.
I haven't tried a swap since.
The triple 4-patch was the block, they were 6 1/2 inch blocks. Some blocks I received were smaller, I couldn't use them in the quilt. I can't imagine that the persons sending them didn't square them up after piecing and realize they were too small. Some blocks had fabric so thin you could see through it. And I couldn't use them in my quilt. And one set of blocks didn't follow the color requirements. Which was a light/dark 4-patch necessary for the design pattern. So they could not be used in the quilt. Out of 14 blocks I received I could only use 6.
So I threw away more blocks than I was able to use.
I had hoped for a positive experience. Instead I was burned.
I haven't tried a swap since.
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