Thread: 2019/2020 2.5" Birthday Swap

Hello everone.....Just waiting on one more person to fill our swap then I can close us.


The first persons birthday is at the beginning of March so please make sure you are getting their package ready to mail.

I cleared out a lot of PM from my mailbox so if anyone is trying to reach me feel free to send me a message. Stay warm.

Barb

I'm hoping to get some cutting done this weekenf

I figure I need 116 WOF to get them all cut, so I'll just grab 116 different fabrics and cut one width. Once I've got them cut I'll layer them in five's and cut with the stripology ruler, and that goes very fast.

I cleaned up my storage up a bit, tossed out several totes of stuff I'm not going to ever use (a lot was non-fabric stuff) and then moved totes around and got my stash room straightened out a bit more. Now I can get to the shelves without having to step over totes and fabric on the floor. I'm bad about putting fabric away properly, so it ends up in piles on the floor . . .

Irishmom, I love the fussy cut squares. I would love to have all three. Thank you for taking the time to fussy cut for us.

I am so glad it's Friday. This week has been really slow at work. It doesn't help that is has been raining all week, it's keeping people indoors.

That's a fine start! Good for you.

Originally Posted by Queenbarbiej

I am now up to 12 bags of birthday candies. I will get more cut this weekend.

Hello all! I have been way behind the 8 ball with the next swap. First, I have packed and moved south, and I'm trying to finish up getting my "old" home ready to go on the market. So kept thinking I had plenty of time to get organized for the next round of birthdays. Well..... I had the sewing room all unpacked and organized at the new house, or so I thought. Then the next load or two came down and it got piled sky high with fiber and yarn and other crafty things. And I ignored it while trying to sort through everything I was trying to unpack and finding places to put them.
So finally this afternoon I get caught up on all the chatter on the new thread and panicked! Yes, I knew I had plenty of fabrics for this next round and what did I do? I very carefully had packed them in with my flannels and forgot where they were. After 1.5 hours of searching high and low in the sewing room, I finally discovered them! Now I need to clear off my sewing table and start cutting! And as of today I have located the post office so now I know where to buy stamps and mail my cards. I'm going to try using 6.5 X 4.5 cards this year and hope I can keep the envelopes thin enough to not have to pay premium postage. for the past two years I've been able to keep it at the 2 oz rate of $.70, which is a real cost saver.
And I'm ashamed to say I never had time to open all my b-day cards that I received in December. Bad me, at least I know where they are!

After spending time in my sewing room this morning, I've decided I am a horder of scraps. I have started sorting them into strips for a scrappy strip quilt. Then the pieces that are not strip size, I am sorting by color. Daunting task with so many scraps.

I just can't help myself. Our local thrift store always has bags full of scraps, and not small pieces either. At least a yard or more per piece. All for crazy cheap prices.

Irishmom, Sorry you have to go through the surgery.

Beautiful quilts. I have yet to do anything with my 2-years of candies but it is on my to-do list this year.

IrishMom, things will have depth again but before hand you don’t really realize it’s gone away. I couldn’t imagine how much better I could see. I only had one done too. Medicine side effects had accelerated the build up on my lens. It took a while for it to clear up totally but it’s magnificent. At first look what you see is a super giant floater. Well, I did anyway.

WMUTeach, WOW, those are wonderful! So appreciative of the pics and the designs you have created. Thanks for sharing.

WMUTech - love your first one!

I've started cutting out squares for a My Little Pony quilt, so I'm cutting extra to get a jump on the candies. Anyone want 50 different shades of pink? LOL!!

I have pulled fabric for my 2019 candy. I hope all y'all like what I picked. I'll be pressing/cutting/packaging for the next couple of days.

I think i’m Anxious to have a box of 2” stash! Can I join for next year now?

Can I get a hint about what people send? What I mean is, do most people send a scrappy variety or do some people do themes like all one color, 30’s, or Christmas? I’m just curious. I’m working on a 30’s Arkansas crossroads and needed to get more fabric today for it and it got me to thinking. Dangerous I know!