thanks all for the suggestions. i think the essential theme here is organization and the need for it. i believe in documenting so i will record info on my spreadsheet (including notes received with blocks) instead of trying to keep all of the envelopes and pieces of paper received. posting pics to the spreadsheet is a great idea also. i have a boom swap folder set up for my pics which would contain the before and after pics of each block.
i am a boom swap newbie also so i understand the central idea here is to stay organized.
Originally Posted by montanablu
SewConnie & MsGrace have great systems :thumbup: Any of you newbies would be wise to follow their suggestions - it's way easier to start off with good habits than try to 're-train' yourself later! :-(
I am guilty of working on multiple blocks at once, simply because I'm a creature of (bad :? ) habits & am a fanatic about chain sewing. You would think thread is gas the way I hate cutting a sewn piece away from the machine :roll: :lol: BUT - to counteract that, I take my organizing one step further. In addition to how SC & MG do it, I also write a short description of each F8 as soon as it arrives along w/it's owner's name. Just an extra page behind my spreadsheet. I might jot down the pattern I might use or not - the important thing (for me) is to have a description along with all the other labeling techniques.
When the first F8s arrive, it's easy to keep up & you may wonder why we're all being so fanatical about organizing. But when you start getting 3-4 a day for days at a time...you can imagine the potential for problems :( And when you begin mailing grownup girls OUT...well, you get the picture ;-)
Good luck to all swappers! & newbies, HAVE FUN!!
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