January birthday girls, candies were mailed today. Have a happy new year everyone!!

Good morning and Happy New Year's Eve! My candy packages for the two January birthday gals are going in today's mail. Be looking for them soon!

Also, a heads up that USPS rates will change on January 27. Using regular stamps, once ounce will increase to $.55 with the second ounce dropping to $.15. My packages are always 2 ounces or less so that's $.70, a tiny decrease. Here's one place to find info: https://blog.stamps.com/2018/10/19/u...nuary-27-2019/

Candies received from:

JENNR8R 12/26
oldcatlady 12/26
givio 12/29
hav4boys 12/31
JuanitaBean 12/31
Patrick'sMom 12/31
onaemtnest 12/31

If you enjoy a good mystery, this one starts tomorrow!

https://merrymayhem.com/index.html

January ladies (Pinkflowers and Aboring) have birthday cards coming in Hot Pink envelopes. Keep a look out! Jane Quilter

Pinkflowers and Aborning be on the lookout for your candies they should be there on Thursday the 3rd.

Happy New Year everyone. I hope that 2019 is a great year for all of you.

Hello 2019! My envelopes are sitting here on the counter. We had unusual snow yesterday - 5" - which is not a lot by some standards, but in AZ where they are not accustomed to lasting snow - its a lot! Ice is 3" solid on roads so laying low and sewing today! - oh and making another pot of soup!

Happy New years Ladies. Many blessings to you all for the new year.

Candies received from:

JENNR8R 12/26
oldcatlady 12/26
givio 12/29
hav4boys 12/31
JuanitaBean 12/31
Patrick'sMom 12/31
onaemtnest 12/31
Gaijin 1/2

Pinkflowers and Aborning, your birthday candies were picked up and they are on their way to you. Happy happy birthday to you both. Hope you both have fantastic birthdays!

Janice, It sounds like a good time to buy some forever first class stamps! Thanks for the heads-up!

Candies received from:

JENNR8R 12/26
oldcatlady 12/26
givio 12/29
hav4boys 12/31
JuanitaBean 12/31
Patrick'sMom 12/31
onaemtnest 12/31
Gaijin 1/2
Armylady2012 1/3
Board Name? from Westland, MI 1/3

I mailed the Birthday candies today. Post Office says Monday ladies.

Happy New Year everyone....the December birthday candies were mailed out today, Wed. 1/3/19.

Thanks,
bjsmith57

I’m on a mission to get my next year’s birthday candies cut before the end of this month. I’ve completed 12 sets and packaged them up this morning and have a start on 7 more sets. Woo hoo!

My thoughts exactly!

Hello ladies. I've been getting fun mail! So far I have received from:

JENNR8R
oldcatlady
Hav4boys
givio
onaemtnest
Patrick'sMom
MizMelly
Gaijin
Jarenie

aborning - mailed your candies yesterday!

Candies received from:

JENNR8R 12/26 mizmelly 1/4
oldcatlady 12/26
givio 12/29
hav4boys 12/31
JuanitaBean 12/31
Patrick'sMom 12/31
onaemtnest 12/31
Gaijin 1/2
Armylady2012 1/3
Board Name? from Westland, MI 1/3

crazyconnie is from Westland, MI

Thank you!

Hi Ladies
Happy to see January birthdays are coming in. I have mine in the mail to you two. They should arrive any day now.

Pinkflowers....(post #2044) have you done a mystery quilt with merrymayhem before?

JaniceMcC.....(post #2042) thanks for posting info on the upcoming price hike at the post office. you can all go back to the post Janice put a link to all the info needed.

JaniceMcC....(post #2056) is so very smart!!!!!!!! She is cutting her squares right now for next years swap! That is a fantastic idea. I have started also and I think there are many others that have. These are the swappers who are never late. (choir of angels singing their praise). So please start your cutting now.

***** if you want to sign up for next year PLEASE let me know now. I plan on having 37 swappers like this year. I have had some people interested in joining us. I have also a few people that will not be asked back. If you have been late for more than 3 birthdays you will not be asked back. A couple of people are right on the cusp so make sure you get the last 5 birthdays on time to the birthday gals.

You can pm me or leave your desire (or not :() to join for next year here on this thread.

thanks ladies
Barb

Yes! I did the Merry Mayhem New Year's quilt mystery 2017 and 2018, and had fun with them. This year my son and his wife were visiting from Florida, so I grabbed the clues and have them saved them for later.

Can you post a photo of what you made in the last mystery swap. I don't have time for it this year but I do like the idea of a mystery quilt.

Barb, if you desire a mystery that is not long or complicated, you can always try the Mystery Train here on the Board. I have done several of them and they take about 4 or 5 weeks, lots of room for scrappiness if desired and the directions come with photos just in case the written directions seem a little difficult.

I want to join the group again. :) It is now a habit or perhaps an addiction, this cutting and gathering more 2.5 in squares during my birthday month.

The January birthday gals envelopes, jumped into the Post Office mailbox this morning on the way to church. Let's see who gets their first.

Here is one of the Mystery Train quilts I made. I think I still have the direction pages or it can be searched on the Board. This on happened to use lots of 2.5 squares and I chose to do one color, greens, with a contrast of yellow to use up some scraps. (Did not make a dent in the scrap bin!)
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Candies received from:

JENNR8R 12/26.......... mizmelly 1/4
oldcatlady 12/26.........sunrise450 1/5
givio 12/29................JaniceMcC 1/5
hav4boys 12/31
JuanitaBean 12/31
Patrick'sMom 12/31
onaemtnest 12/31
Gaijin 1/2
Armylady2012 1/3
crazyconnie 1/3

My candies went out on Saturday.

Hope all is well

I will not be joining next year.

Thanks.
bjsmith57

Barb, I love the swap so I'm in for next year. Way, way in! Am halfway done with cutting, maybe a bit more. What a relaxing year the next one will be for me: Just have mark my calendar for the birthdays so I can remember to celebrate them on their day, write a couple of cards and stamp a few envelopes each month. Easy, peasy! Thanks for doing this yet again.

nice Quilt Wmuteach.....also I know what you mean. I think this might be an addiction for me. I think it is a health addiction. This is the only candy I did not have to give up. As of March 2018 I have given up SUGAR because of migraines. So I count on these little sweeties.

Thanks for rejoining WMUTeach...you make #6

Glad you are joining (I knew you were just waiting to hear from you) so glad you are getting all your cutting done. I am going to a quilt retreat this weekend and besides brings some sewing I am bringing my fabric to cut into those cute candy squares.

So far we have returning:

1) Me!
2) MizMelly
3) Happylab
4) travelinggramma
5) JENNR8R
6) WMUTeach
7) Janice McC


Sorry to see go.....(who I have heard from)
1) bjsmith57

sent Jan. birthday candies out.

My January birthday candies went in the mail on Monday.

Candies received from:

JENNR8R 12/26...........mizmelly 1/4
oldcatlady 12/26..........sunrise450 1/5
givio 12/29.................JaniceMcC 1/5
hav4boys 12/31...........bjsmith57 1/7
JuanitaBean 12/31.......kele 1/7
Patrick'sMom 12/31......jaba 1/7
onaemtnest 12/31........board member from Troutville, VA 1/7
Gaijin 1/2
Armylady2012 1/3
crazyconnie 1/3

Jane Quilter is from Troutville, VA

Hi Barb. Add me to the Birthday Swap 2019-2020 list! I love this swap. Patrick's Mom

January candies went out yesterday. Happy Birthday ladies!

I am looking forward to this swap next year. I have many squares cut already. I,m off to the post office for more forever stamps.
I am also mailing January birthday candies today.