Anything you want to do will be sincerely appreciated. Color and pattern are your choice. I think they will appreciate anything that will help keep them warm.

I got two more in the mail today. Can't wait to start on them, but have to go out of town to visit the in-laws so they will have to wait. Darn it!

didn't want to take the chance I wouldn't have enough money to shop for possible needed fabric and pay the bill, if I don't know how much it is, I will worry about it next week.....things need priorities.....lol :lol: :lol: :lol:

Received fabrics from...Donna D,Laurie G,JaneCat, fryguymoore and oatw13. Can't wait to really study them and decide what to do with them.

All of mine went out in the mail today.

Isn't it great to just sit and look, touch, feel the fabric and how amazingly it lets you know just what you need to do?

YES! I am fryguymoore. My Mom is vivnme. We are spliting this swap. Mom isn't very chatty, she is much to busy being retired :)

Received an F8 from JaneCat today! Oatw13's froggies are all grown up and ready to hop hop hop home on Monday! I hope she likes it. I'm a little nervous - this is the first block I've ever swapped!

Buddy'mom - Sorry to hear you have tennis elbow. Mom and I both have the same thing. The pain in my elbow is the reason I split this swap with Mom.

MaineLadyBug - I am delighted you posted by block before the gentle reminder from April : ) I was admiring the block, wondering if I should ask for one like it when I realized it was MY block :) :) :) I love it!!!!!!

I received squishes from:
Main LadyBug
DonnaDrum
Oat13
TwoSpoiled Huskies
PokerDiva
Obsessed

I am so happy I got the sparkly maroon one. These fabrics are all so pretty. It will be hard to share with my Mom.

Hi everyone! My mailbox did the happy dance today-- I got f8's from:
fryguymoore
oatw13
moonrise
twospoiledhuskies
my f8's will go out Monday if I dont get snowed in.I loved the comment about the bill because I handed the bills to my DH and took what I call the fun mail!!

Ok just didnt want to send to wrong person, kept looking for vivnme on my list and couldn't find her.....working on her block now.....off to the machine again.....

I didn't send a note this time with my F8's. Have fun with them! Go ahead and try something new. I don't mind a bit. I am just happy that you would take the time to swap with me. :)

I received F8's from donnadrum, obsessed, and pattis! Yay!

I can't wait to see my first block coming home already!

I glad you aren't upset at seeing it. I really didn't know I shouldn't post as this is my first time doing this swap.
Glad you like the fabric I sent too. Can't wait to see what you do with it.

PLEASE PLEASE do not fret about posting the picture-it is not a problem at all-we have all done it at some point :-)
Hugs
April

As long as everyone else doesn't mind, I would love it if you posted a picture of the blocks you complete w/the fabric I mailed. If any of you know me, you know I am impatient. Just show me the money....I mean BLOCK....post away, it takes toooooo long for the letter carrier to get it to me....please dont make me wait, p.s. I just love sharing your work with everyone else.

Happy Dance, Happy Dance, Happy Dance, Happy Dance -
One for each squishy I found in my mail box. They were from:
moonrise
Sewwhat85
JaneCat and (these didn't give their board name)
Emile and Ann

Since this is my first time, I did not know how they would be packaged. I was surprised to find them in a simple #10 envelope then wrapped in plastic.
I was going to reinforce mine considerably more, but if that way is satisfactory, then I will be fine with me.
I'd like some feedback from all of you.

I anxiously await my fabric...........Due on Monday. I will be gone all day until 4:30, but plan to stay up till the fabric is washed, ironed , cut and packaged, so it is ready for mailing Tuesday morning.
That USPS better not let us down!

please hurry and stuff the envelopes, you know us early birds just can't stand to wait..........fabric, need more fabric !

Just wait till you see it! You know how much I love flowers

LOL you are too funny!! One can never have enough fabric-even if it isn't ours :-)

There is no rule against posting pictures if they are requested by the recipient-so for anyone who wants to see their block before they get it that is fine :-)

Mine will be out Monday as well.

Hugs
April

You are absolutely correct about fabric, however, if I plan right, I might have a little 1 1/2" X 1 1/2" sq left over after I complete the block to add to my postage stamp quilt so I will always remember this swap!

Let's go ladies, I've been at my machine all afternoon, not that I got a whole lot done, battling a cold and sinus infection as well, but back to the sewing room and to pull out another F8 from one of you lucky gals!!!!!

That is what I am trying to do too!! I just recently started saving to do a postage stamp quilt and think it would be fabulous to have one from here :-)
Hugs
April

Hope you feel better soon mom I know you have been battling this for awhile now :-(
Am I one of the lucky gals?? lol
Hugs
April

fryguymoore is my daughter. She got me hooked up on this. :D

At Last....I received some F8's today from vivnme(fryguymoore), twospoiled huskies, donnadrum, and oatw13. Thanks girls. I will get on these first thing in the morning.

Happy Dance, Happy Dance, Happy Dance. Got 8 squishies in the mail this afternoon. Chose 2 spoiled huskies as my first fabric to work on since I love, love, love blue and that little floral is gorgeous. Can't wait to get started on the next one. This is addictive.

LOL Told you it was...ready to sign up for 5.0 yet? :mrgreen:
Hugs
April

uhhhh, oohhhh, uuhhhh, pick me, pick me, I want one too..... :D :D :D :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Here is Mom's (vivnme) lastest quilt. It is stunning...

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-88703-1.htm

And the best thing about today? Coming home from working the 2nd job and realizing there was nothing in my mail except for bestie fabric :)

I was hoping to get mine to the PO tomorrow but it looks like I might have to go in again. Can't complain, extra $ never hurts, just means I won't get mine out until Monday.

Today's mail contained my first incoming which were:
-twospoiled huskies
-fryguymoore
-oatw13
-donnadrum

Lovely choices ladies...can't wait to play with them!

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<------------------ This is my son and what he made today :)

How is this related to this swap, you ask? Well......because he did this I got nothing done :)

I got 4 squishies today! :mrgreen:

Patti S.
fryguymoore/vivnme
twospoiledhuskies
oatw13

It'll be at least Monday before I can start on them (DH is off this weekend and I can't seem to get any sewing done while he's here! LOL!), but I can't wait to dig in! :thumbup:

Boomerang 3.0 was my first Boomerang swap, and I thought the same thing ... that I really needed to package the fabric extra super duper well. So I bought some heavy duty gallon freezer bags, cut off the zippers, and taped the poor little F8's with 2" packing tape within an inch of their life. :lol: They all made it just fine, but after seeing everyone else's and the great condition in which they arrived, I saw that all the tape and heavy plastic weren't really necessary.

So this time I just used cheap zipperless baggies (cut in half) and went easy on the tape. :mrgreen:

My mailbox held more squishies today! From:
Fryguymoore
Oatw13
Poker Diva
Nice fabs! This is going to be a fun swap...my brain is swimming already!

Woo-hoo!! I got 6 squishies today!! I'm in both groups so I can tell already that this is going to requires some organization. I do have one that gave no screen name so could everyone please look and let me know if it is yours and tell me your screen name.
It is: Donna from MO

Could it be DonnaDrum <- screen name

duh...yeah...that was so simple I missed it! LOL :D
Thanks SO much!!

OOOPPPPPPPSSSSS Qbee, I'm sleepy and addressed my reply to Donna....it's really for you!!! (post is in reply mode like this on the other group page.) Be sure you look at the 'tip' I think it'll help with organizing this crazy swap! Take care! Chigger

Oops, I just saw this!

No, it doesn't matter to me which swap each fabric goes with. I've got 3 groups of F8's that I sent out randomly to both the Besties and the Buddies. :)

(I keep wanting to type Beasties - LOL! :lol: )

He is adorable and I love what he made-tell him he did a FABULOUS job!!! (and it's okay to not get something done when we spend time with the wee ones lol)

Hugs
April

Perhaps it would be easier if we were Beasties lol I did not think about how close the group names were....better planning for next go round lol
Hugs
April
PS Chigger love the new avatar!! Is that a deer you are petting??