Yes Yes Yes I am in again.
tumrub Cathy A

I am back and ready to join in this month, finally! I've had 2 surgeries this month but am on the mend and ready to sew again. I haven't been able to sew for long at a time for months now. Can't wait to get back into the swing of life.

Happy birthday, Darcy!<:)

Hav4boys, stay safe!

quilting dragon, I hope things went well and that the warm thoughts of sewing is helping you mend. Get it? Mend? Sewing?

Okay...I guess I could use some caffeine. I thought that was funny. :D LOL

I am back in this month. I have been really busy this summer and so took a couple of months off.

Sent my information sheet in.

it would be fun to put in one gag gift in the packages. To make your SP laugh.

Sure, just add a line for your birhtday. (ie., July 21) No need for a year.

We are up to 21 participants! Two international! Tomorrow morning will be the big day! I will do my best to have secret pals out in the morning.

Ohhh! I like the idea of a gag gift in there. LOL

Yay on getting the names, soon! I really want to go shopping this weekend, and I always feel less guilty if I have a real "reason".

21 participants...wowza, it's getting big! Love it! Now to get all 21 of us chatting away like mag-pies :D

Chatting away... that will be awesome. Hopefully clues will be flying.

I am hoping to get something homemade for my secret pal this weekend. I have set a goal to mail it on Monday.

12 states represented and 3 countries by our swap!

I'm one of the international's!!

Welcome immemother! Anyone else checking in to see if you received a notification with info on your new swap recipient?

immemother: Welcome! The company I work for has an office branch in your fine country!

And can I also say, I love your 'handle'. I think we all turn into our moms!!

Just checking in to see if anyone has received their partner.

All the partners are out. All by 8:09 on the 1st. Sometimes I surprise myself. Getting much better at sending them out. The minute wait between each (required by the forum) drives me crazy. Have fun and remember to give clues!

Secret Pal... It is illegal to drive with a sheep in the cab of your truck unless you have a chaperone.

ROFL Really? I wonder where these laws come from. One of my daughters works with goats and at times has transported them in her sedan. Nobody volunteered to chaperone her and most of us avoided her sedan from then on.

Secret pal - you live very far away from me, somewhere I have lived before, but on the opposite coast.

Secret pal this sauce made in your town is a staple at my home.

Well... I got them out early... and forgot to send one person her secret pal. Sorry about that Frustratedquilter40. Thank you for letting me know right away!

I got my pal, and Oh Muh Gosh! She is going to be a BREEZE to shop and pack for. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy, folks. She's a chatty Cathy on the boards and I'm finding her comments to people's posts ever so sweet.

My hint to her: You share a pastime with my husband, and if I share that with him, he will most likely ask you to marry him. :D :D

Just to make you green with envy, I already ordered my pal's item and it should be here in less than three days. Now to make something and raid my stash. I might actually be mailing early for a change!!

I went shopping for my SP today and am waiting to find a special gift I have to do some research on her.

Hi all- I'm a former participant and have been lurking. I realize how much I've missed this group. I recently retired and I will start to have time to participate. Your hostess, Hav4boys, was so kind to check in on me. I'll be watching you, smiling, and thinking about next month's swap.

My SP lives in a county with the same name as a county that is a neighbor to mine.

Secret Pal - you live up from me

(that is so mean, everyone is up from me!!)

My SP lives in a state next to mine �� So excited to make something have couple ideas will see how it works out.

My SP lives more then 2451 from me and takes 4hr 38 mins, flying time.

Crispy, Congrats on retiring! What a wonderful milestone you made in your lifetime! I am envious! Hubby wants to hopefully retire early, but we're still looking at a good 8-9 years. YEARS! Think of how much more sewing you'll get done compared to me! LOL

I don't think ArmyLady is my pal because we're not known for potato chips. Nor do we make a special sauce, so I think don't believe Annaquilts is my partner, either.

I don't think it is quilting dragon, because I don't live on a coast....

Juanita "could" be my partner, but not quite. I think we are more than 2400 miles apart from each other.

I know it isn't frustratedquilter because Wisconsin is pretty far from the Pacific Northwest.

It could be Mary Christine, but then, there's probably a "Washington" county in every state, so the jury is out on that one....

Ugh! Fun! Hard, but fun!


My secret pal most likely has shorter nails because of a favorite hobby she has.
(Okay, I'm guessing, but it would be a good hint if it works :D )

You have the funniest hints. Thanks for the chuckle. This will be fun.

Secret pal... your county was established in 1808 along a river that holds the same name as your state. Additionally, there is a 1 percent chance of rain today with a high of 86 degrees (yuck... going to be humid).

Secret Partner you live 1137.1 miles from me and if I was to drive it would take me 17 hours and 25 minutes to get to you.

Secret pal, you and I have the same forum name....pretty much.

Here are some of the old laws from the state my sp lives in:
Anyone with a bad reputation is prohibited from distributing malt beverages.
Dishes must drip dry.
In one town it is against the law for a wedding ceremony to be preformed at a skating rink.
In another town, it is illegal to whisper "dirty" things in a lover's ear during sex. (who is going to tell).

Ministers are forbidden from eating garlic or onions before delivering a sermon.

I forgot to put my birthday on my sheet. August 16, never mind the year (ha,ha).
Hope you all have a good month.
BrendaK

Secret Pal, you have a package on its way to you with more to come. By the way, your city is more than 900 miles from mine.

Hi sp.

Did you know in your state it's unlawful to use canned corn as fishing bait?

BrendaK

Secret pal, you live more than 1000 miles from me. I've flown to cities near you, but never to your state. You share a reading genre with my late mother.

Well I don't think Army Lady or Pamela has me.....but then again, I've been wrong before! LOL

My pal loves the types of quilt patterns I have Never tried before. And looking at my Pinterest quilt board (which took me over an hour I have so many pinned!) I don't think I have any of those patterns on there.

My pal has posted pictures on the picture section of this site :)