Yay for us! I hope every one in this list is going to be in the next swap! :)

Here's my 'secret' for being on time... 1) Get the packages ready ahead of time and have them waiting in a bin, 2) Mail out as soon as Barb posts the birthday addresses for that month.

It's as simple as that! And nobody feels forgotten on their birthday. Cards that arrive AFTER the birthday just don't have the same "joy factor".

So tomorrow is my birthday and I've received another package this weekend. My thank you to MichelleSews. That one is number 26. I'm hoping the remaining 3 arrive tomorrow so I can open them all! My big "plan" is to wait until the mail runs and then sit with a lovely cup of coffee or hot cocoa and open every single one in a fell swoop. I love having those wonderful envelopes open and all the happy wishes spread before me on the table. It feels wonderful. Cannot wait until tomorrow! I'll post pix for sure!

Is this for the Feb. Birthdays? If so I've sent in all 3 that was PM in my inbox.

I sent all 3 at the same time. Don't know why my name isn't on here too.

Lv2sew2011 it is for the entire 12 months all 30 birthdays!

Sewbizgirl...wonderful words of wisdom...Thanks for sharing your idea...exactly how I do it too!

Barbara

Sorry I did not make myself clear...this is for the entire year!!!! All 30 birthdays!!!

As far as the full year,I also sent in all of my Birthday candies,I know I was late with one.

Just to let everyone know that ALL of your packages must be received by Feb 28th to participate in the next swap.

Barb

Janice McC - Patiently waiting a whole year - you are the best! Wishing you a warm hot toddy as your open all your non-fattening candy, with visions of patterns floating in your head.

Thank you TG but it's more like I'm an expert at delayed gratification. Oooh, this afternoon I open them!

Happy Birthday Janice. Hope you have fun opening the candies.

received 2 more traveling gramma and dottie dodge-waiting on 3 more

on post #1960 you said you received mine which should be correct as Janice had gotten hers at the same time. hmm

Thank you for the kind wishes.

Barb, just an fyi that I received one more package today. Thank you Happylab. Two haven't come but I'm going to open the other 27 in just a little while. :)

Happy Birthday, Janice!! Have a wonderful day and enjoy those candy packages!

Happy Birthday Janice. Hope all your candies are wonderful.

this cracks me up....earlier post from Djmat...this is true dedication!!!



All 35 cut (34 to send + 1 for my collection), ziplocked, packaged & ready to roll for 2015. Looking for the first birthday addresses next weekend. If I fall in a hole my daughter will mail out these packages!
hugs,
dj

Janice,

Happy Birthday to you a day late. So sorry for missing your day, I thought about you many times but I was not near my computer. I do hope it was great and you enjoyed all those sweet candy squares!

BArb

Birthday quiz in honor of Rosemary Attaway's birthday.

Rosemary is from the great state of Indiana and so are the following famous people.

Who are they?

1) King of pop

2) Movie actor who died young in the 1950's, was known for fast cars.

3) The finger lickin' good guy.

4) Night time talk show host that stepped down last summer to Steven Colbert.

5) The 23rd president of the United States.

Okay Pm me your answers by 11:00 pm wednesday February 24.

Barb

Happy Birthday Janice and Rosemary!! Sorry I'm slow. Hope you had/have a great day!!

Thank you to everyone! I've received so many wonderful candies and "extras". This birthday was the first one without my sister and it was a bit harder than I anticipated so you helped make the day more pleasant than it would have been otherwise. Thank you all. :)

Well good grief, I forgot to wish Rosemary a Happy Birthday on the thread! All good wishes for many happy returns of the day to you, Rosemary!!!
sisterly hugs,
dj

I have bowed out for the next year. Have a great year and wishing you each a happy birthday!

We will miss you Karen G! Stick around and quiltalong with us, to use up the birthday charms you've been collecting, if you haven't already.

Last night I made up the rest of my packages, cutting 2.5" strips into charm squares for our swap. Just need to buy another dozen cards to put them in and I'm good to go for the whole year-- 27 swap packages! I can just sit back and quilt, and wait for the birthdays to come.

So, are we ready for our first quiltalong on Friday? We'll be talking about collecting the fabrics and the first steps of construction. Can't wait.

I've been using my candies and can finally close my original drawer of candy... but then I keep finding other places I have stashed them! They are all so pretty... I'm making up 9 patches for a dancing 9 patch, in addition to the Arkansas Crossroads we will be doing in our quiltalong. I need to make a big dent in my candy stash before my birthday comes in April!

sewbizgirl I think we need a photo of that drawer!!!!!!!!!

We have a winner....Congratulations..... MaT your prize will be in the mail soon. :)

Barb

I can't wait to get started. I have all of my candies cut, packaged and now separated by month and day. I am so excited. I am also trying to keep up with a few other swaps. I love this group.

I just got 2 99Ks. I also ordered a Sophia 2. It should be arriving today. Yehaa. Life is so good to me!

Thanks Barb! I will look forward to the mail! I too will not be doing the swap for the next year but look forward to following to following the quilt -a-long with all of you !

Did some minor organizing of my quilting room today. I re-arranged the bins of fabric in my closet and now the doors close! Yeah! I also found all of my treats from 2015 and 2016 and those that I have cut from odd scraps from my own stash. A shoe box full. Had to push down the top hard to make it close. Ready for the quilt along! I am even skipping out on work Friday to join my quilty friends! (I can work online from home too :o!)

Yee-haw! Friday sounds like fun. I have a lunch to attend and visitors staying a few days...but if you guys post what you are doing....I will check it out once everything is back to "normal"...Have fun!

Don't forget to switch the conversation over to the 2016-2017 thread. That's where the quiltalong will be!

Last Contest of the year!!!!!!!!

Hope everyone has enjoyed the contests and maybe learned a few useless facts.

Here goes.....

In honor of Janice McC's birthday

Author Please

Tell me who the author is?

1) Bell Novella Collection

2) Berenstain Bears: Baby makes 5

3) At home in Mitford

4) The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County

5) Bag Pipes and Bullshot

Okay.....they also have something in common....hmmm what could that be????

PM your answers by 1pm on Friday March 4th.

Barb

We have a winner for the last contest for this swap....

Congrats to Janice McC....first time the birthday girl won her own contest. Congrats Janice your prize will be in the mail today.

Congratulations Janice McC....that is pretty darn cool! ! !

Might I have been the only contestant??? Roflol. Will welcome the contest gift. Thank you!

No, Jan, I was in it to win it. Congrats to you!!! Wonderful year, thanks Barb, you ROCK!
hugs,
dj

Yes, it was a wonderful year. Barb is the greatest hostess! She keeps making the swap better and better. Thank you for 2015-2016 Barb!

Thank you Barb for being the hostess for the 2015/16 B-day Swap. You really make the swap a lot of fun with all the contests, prizes, and everything else you do.

Thanks a lot of Anoka Quilter! Looking forward to next year and the QAL's!

Hi there, Barb. Just an fyi that I received the lovely little measuring tool for winning the birthday contest. Thank you. It will definitely come in handy. :)

Glad you received your prize Janice. :)