Received 4 F8's today from:

JudyG
Lillie
Chigger Holler Quilter
Sweetness

Going right now to choose fabrics and blocks.

Hubby is home from the hospital and doing a little bit better.
This is what I have received since Saturday
1-11
Poker Diva, Pattis, Maineland Bug, Obsessed, Quiltin, Oat W 13,Carsey
1-13
Judy G, Sweetness
1-14
Buddys Mom, Chigger Holler Quilter, Lillie
This makes a total of 17 I have received so far, now to go make block and send them home.

ROFL!!! It's Maine Ladybug, Not Maineland Bug! LOL!!

Oh no that ones mine, so happy it made it

So sorry, guess I read it wrong, in to be of a hurry trying to post.

I sent out all of my f8's today to everyone else today. I've just got 3 pieces to go to people that are in both swaps.

I went to the post office today, and found out that it is less expensive to send out a flat large envelope, than putting it into a legal envelope, which is fat or lumpy.

I had been wondering about that myself. So how much does that cost? Do you know if you can buy those envelopes in bulk?

I just got back from the post office. I had purchased 6x9 manila envelopes without the clasp thinking I would get by with .61 postage. They said that since they were "lumpy" (the seams), I had to pay extra for hand canceling because they wouldn't go through the machines. I thought it interesting that they didn't mark them to be "hand canceled."

Hello Besties!

Shaysmema - so glad to hear that your husband is home and doing better!

I received F8s today from Chigger Holler Quilter and OK Darla. Lovely! Ideas are churning...

You can buy those envelopes in bulk. I am going to use the big ones, as it will be cheaper to buy them than to pay for lumpy envelopes. He also told me that the flat rate envelopes have to be flat, too. Otherwise, you have to put them into the box!

Grown-up blocks went home to PokerDiva, twospoiledhuskies, fryguymoore, janecat, Oatw13. You can preview them on my blog. If you want to be surprised, don't! Someday, I'll have all 70 blocks posted there!

Rec'd squishies today from Buddy's Mom and OK Darla. More pretty fabric.

Oh, I am so happy to hear that my squishies made it over the border :)

Just an update on the squishies:
Received F8’s: - Block Completed - Block Mailed Bookworm
Buddy’smom
Chigger Holler Quilter
DonnaDrum - 1/14/11
Fryguymoore - 1/12/11
JaneCat - 1/13/11
Jennifer22206
JudyG
Lillie
Maine Ladybug
Moonrise
Nurse Bonnie
Oatw13
Obsessed
Pattis47
PokerDiva - 1/12/11
Quiltlin
Shaysmema
Sweetness
Twospoiledhuskies


Full Grown Received from: JaneCat 1/14/11


20 Received 4 completed

I only need to iron and seal up the completed blocks to send them out.

Jane Cat: I LOVE MY BLOCK!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I will post a picture when my battery charges.

You guys are scaring me. I have been mailing my completed blocks in legal envelopes with one reg stamp. None have come back and I know a least one has made it to where it was suppose to go but now I am afraid to keep doing that. If anyone gets a block from me with postage due, please let me know and I will send you a stamp or something.

I sent a completed block out today in the legal size envelope. My postmistress said it was just fine! and with regular stamp...:) Hope it makes it home okay!

I found two F8's today in mail box! :) they are from Lillie and buddy's mom!
Lillie I got 2 f8s from you today...I don't know which belongs with which group, but I love them both. Great choices!
Buddy's Mom...I love 30's fabs...it'll be fun working this! :)

I got 2 F8's today, one from OK Darla and the other from Lillie.

I also got a grown up block from JaneCat. Just need to take a picture of that one.

Can I ask what 30's fabrics are? I called my not so LQS and they said "any small print" but that doesn't seem right to me.

Happy to hear he is doing a little better.

I got 4 squishy f8's today from:

Chigger
JudyG
Lillie
Obsessed

Some more beautiful fabrics.

Jennifer
They are fabrics that resemble the 30's era. A great website for refernce is this one:
http://www.thepatchworkco.com/index....ort=20a&page=2
Hugs
April

I received my F8 from you also OK Darla, thanks for the snow that came with it.....lol

Shaysmema
So glad to hear hubby is home!! Continued thoughts and prayers.
Hugs
April

Sorry about the snow....I will make it up to you in your block Pattis47...:)

I think it depends on the person at the post office. I didn't have any stamps so took them in to see what they would cost. Should have just bought stamps and put them on. Bet they wouldn't have come back.

F8's received to date:

8th - moonrise
8th - Oatw13
11th - Obsessed
12th - pattis47
11th - PokerDiva
12th - quiltlin
12th - shaysmema
13th - Sweetness
8th - twospoiledhuskies
11th - carsey
13th - Chigger Holler Quilter
8th - DonnaDrum
8th - fryguymoore
8th - janecat
13th - JudyG
11th - Maine Ladybug

Great, just dont send a blizzard!

Is feedsack the same as 30s? Or is 30's pastel colors?

Sorry to be a pain! I'm excited because I know I don't have any 30's in my stash and that means *shopping*!!

I folded min and put them in the small envelope. as long as it is under 1/4" thick it goes first class for 1 stamp. That is what the lady at the counter told me when I took mine in to be checked, however because the completed block will weigh more than 1 ounce it requires the 64 cent stamp.
and to Canada it cost 75cents for the F8 and the finished block.

Not a pain at all. Feedsacks are usually the same as 30s yes
HUgs
April
Not sure if you saw the link above but those are good examples of 30s

Received the following F8s in the last two days:
Jennifer22206
Nurse Bonnie
Lillie
Sweetness
Judy G
Chigger Holler Quilter
Hugs
April

I received Lillie's squishie today...so pretty!

Hand canceled just means the clerk puts a ink stamp over your stamp.

It has been my experience that whether you pay more or not means NOTHING to the wokers. Most of the squishes I received where the person paid extra so it wouldn't go through the machine went through anyway.

I love all my squishes even if they arrive postage due or in a body bag ;)

I figured it out. :) And I'm about to hit confirm on an order I placed! :D

OK. 28 of my F8’s seem to have gotten to their new home. There seems to be several names that I don’t know if my blocks got to them. The names are: bookworm, Diecy, goldendog55, jaciqltznok, Main Ladybug, MegsAnn, and OK Darla. Could you please post when you receive them so I can mark them off or send you more fabric??? Thanks!!!!!

I received F8's today from buddy'smom, LovingIzabella, and Materialgirl. These are going to be fun ones to work with! April, we have soooo many ideas for you! It will be hard to narrow it down!

I will have completed blocks going home to Lillie and PokerDiva tomorrow. Lillie, you certainly gave me a challenge! lol I hope you like what we made.

I received some incredible blocks, too! Thank you, all. :)

Here are my latest completed blocks from Materialgirl, buddy'smom and Poker Diva (my mom thought your name was PORK Diva! lol)

I'v definately been called worse. LOL

Such beautfiul beautiful blocks!! I can not wait to see what you ladies come up with Misty :-) I am super excited!
For now though I am off to bed with some meds-having some vision issues so I hope the meds and sleep clear them out.
Night all
Hugs
April

She thought maybe you were a pig farmer! lol

April - feel better. Hopefully a good night's sleep will do the trick.

Hope you feel better. Nitenite *hugs*