I almost skipped this and meant to post something to my dear pal Kiffie. YOU SEND ME SPIDER FABRIC and your butt is grass. Period. Ugh, nothing freaks me out more than something with those things on it. I am deathly afraid of them the brat that she is and she knows it! even the word gives me the heebies. Egad. blick! Kiffie your on my bad girl list now. for a while. so much for good day it starts thoughts that are no good. I can handle a snake, even rattle snakes. respect them don't like them but oh so what its a snake. Lizards? no big deal, scorpians? nothing I lived in AZ just put your shoes on and step on them. done deal they don't jump. lord help me if they adapted to that! but the other item no way in heck. no way no how. ugh... blick.. shiver shiver. die you gravy sucking pig is usually what I am thinking. just to scared to do it myself. I will ask a neighbor for help even if I haven't met them.. run next door help! quick! lol that is me. wimp. I know.

now onto the swap. I am so glad to have you all back and to have newbies in the group. This is such a fun swap. last year we had a killer ugly fabric swap on the board that I was thinking why not do it again? your ugly is someone elses gorgeous. then again your ugly maybe their ugly and vice versa one never knows. but worse case scenario? you end up with ugly fabric! best case you love it! and can use it! I am praying we see some uses for it once it arrives at its new home. get creative. I swear a whole lot of fabric I have that I think.. um is interesting. when its cut into a quilt block you lose the big picture and you gain something filled with colors and it all changes. I am surprised more often than not when this happens. The smaller a piece is the less of a design it is and more a color option. Now if you hate that color its time to pass it on! someone else might just love it!

Green Creams or Whites for fat quarters? everyone must have some of those! they don't have to be St. Patricks day but some truly want that so keep that in mind if your partner is asking for some. There are a few who do not want that just the colors and if they have stated that I will pass that information on to you! so tada! everyone is happy! I personally only have one St. Patricks day fabric but I have lots and lots of greens. I guess I sure love those greens!

you can swap either or both this month. one fat quarter swap and one ugly fabric swap all rounded up into one big swap! each swap will have its one individual partner or secret pal. You will not be sending to one person unless you cant do the postage to both then let me now. I don't think its much cheaper but it might be not sure. if anyone can tell me this let me know. its 2 yrds of fabric for both swaps is it cheaper to send one yard and one yard or two yards together? the world may never know! lol. I get so confused. I do know I am swapping the ugly fabric. I have fabric that must be shared. grin.. you need it I am sure.

I'm in for both swaps - already have my fabric ready to go. Mine aren't ugly - so much as not my cup of tea in regard to color. They are more muted blues, burgandy and greens - all basic patterns. Each was bought for a specific project and have way too much left over.

For someone who does want to swap St Pats day fabrics - I do ISPY quilts - so it would be okay if I receive some/all St Pats day fabrics. I currently have none.

Kind regards,
Tracy

Oh, my, muted blues, burgandy and green sound so awesome. Could be my kind of swap.
Ellie

ooh goodie Ellie! I tell you someone always loves something! me I am a sucker for bright colors hence when I have a project to do that has muted colors I am in big trouble! I have brights in pretty much each range of colors but solids never and blenders in soft tones are not always on my shelf. rarely on my shelf actually.

This is a fun swap so come on in! join the fun! send a PM to me with all the information requested in the main header and you will be in for a wild time! are you interested in just St. Patricks day themed fabrics or just green/cream or white? we can do that! if you have a fabric you will never use or just plain wonder WHAT WAS I thinking? well swap it maybe you will get something you love in return! one never knows! you might also get a what were they thinking moment so be prepared. I am sure this will be one interesting swap. We haven't done that in the fat quarter swap before and this is up to one yard of any fabric or a combo that equals a yard.. so check your piles twice. surely you have something!

oh yes someone asked does it have to be cotton? yes it does. because you don't love it someone else might and mixing fabrics is iffy at times. I have this grand bag of fabric, its rayon/cotton. I am dying to use it in a quilt but darned if I can find anything else with that combo. its like one of those polished cotton feels? purple lilac plants on white. I love it! what can I do with THAT??? gifts that come to me that I cant toss but think.. how to use this and well its tough.

so send cottons for my fat quarter swaps and for the ugly fabric swap. this way its not a hard to use fabric for anyone here who quilts.

I am surprised at how eager I am to see what other folks think of as "ugly". Can't wait to get my names and ship off my FQ's and Uglies. (I always feel naughty when I write that word. What does that say about me?!) LOL

Only 2 more days to sign up for the pincushion & needlecase swap. Please came and join us. We are a fun group! You can put some of your fat qtrs to good use making a pincushion or needlecase!

I might join the pin cushion/needle case next month… I don't really like red and pink too much…

Vita please do. We would love to have you join!

I'm sure you can, Theresa. hahaha

I was not liking pinks and reds until I started receiving them this month, now I'm hooked on them. They are beautiful, so versatile.

Ellie (aka sewellie)

I like them sometimes, depends on what for. ;)

"oh yes someone asked does it have to be cotton? yes it does."
BOOOOOOOO! I had some black Indian looking PLEATHER I was SURE I could unload onto one of you. ;)

What is pleaather?

Would someone please remind me to "subscribe" to these important threads? I'm in....of course. Though I was nervous about the green/ugly theme. Then I went shopping..... I found some mossy greens I'll be happy to keep if I get no partners. LOL :D (no St Patrick's please) I'll have to check my bins for uglies. I've tended to just buy what I like. So.....it really seems wrong to go BUY ugly fabric.... :D

I'll remind you!!! hee hee haa haaa. You bet your booty, I will. Just wait and see.

<3 <3 <3 :)

ok drum roll please another set of swaps : if I missed you please please let me know!

this is for the fat quarter swap greens/creams and whites! you are to send 4 fat quarters that are either st. patricks day or green/cream and whites or a combo! please ask your partner what they are hoping for or not wanting before you send. hopefully you can find enough of them to make them very happy!

here it goes:
fat quarter swap Mailing in Feb.
Terriam and Bullock2us
Sheri R and Dfelker
Rosemary Attaway and Vitality
Oneteapot and fiestypixy
cuppy and sewellie (no st. patricks day for her)
Happy lab and trish b
wmuteach and tubsfam
elisabrat and quiltingjem
nancyw and jaba (no novelty)
IF I FORGOT YOU ITS ME NOT YOU PLEASE WRITE ASAP

secret pals for ugly swap: mailing those out to you pronto. if you didn't get in on this please let me know! thanks! PM today tomorrow am latest.

note: kiffie our dear friend and constant angel has a serious issue with her husband in the hospital. its not something that will just go away they are hoping to calm things down a bit so he can go home however. Please if you are interested in mailing her a card of support, fabric or a little thing you have made please PM me for details. We are wishing her household well and on the mend in short order but this month she is unable to swap nor be an angel for us which she always is for all the swaps. Its payback time I am thinking :) so please let me know today!

almost forgot two great players. thanks terriamn for writing me and letting me know!

You forgot MEEEEEEE.................(sniff, sniff)

I contacted my partner.... choosing the greens.....just for her.

patchesnposies can you take an international swap? quilting jem sure could use a partner . lovely young lady in Australia... just saying... PM me I have one other partner that I heard from who was missed.

Heading out for a few minutes. sent secret pals. surely I missed people there. PLEASE SEND ME A PM to what swap I missed you for otherwise.. fling might miss you again! oh no!!! brb (one hour not that fast)

I'd love to have Quilting Jem for a swap partner! I can also swap with another "missed" partner, if you need me to, Brat.

Fiestypixie I sent you a PM. Looking forward to "meeting you".
oneteappot/Laurel

ok only one you messed up while I was gone. wishing that will be it but knowing so much better. I am not that good :) but your all so forgiving of me that you allow me to whip up a fix in two seconds flat. or an hour at least. I hope I have things fixed.. for now but will check back later tonight to see if anyone else is missed and once again tomorrow then .. that is it for this month.

I made this amazingly good lunch today . I have these little French bread bites.. you know appetizer size? made home made honey mustard on it. then put a thin slice of brie on it, a slice of smoked ham on to of that. nuked it for 25 seconds and man was it good! the recipe called for a thin layer of apricot jam but well didn't have any of that so went for the next best thing. would do it again. My partner who is the pickiest person on earth literally like a 4 yr old at times (ask Jaba she will tell you I ain't lying!) said it was perfect and hit the spot! what? perfect? hit the spot? wondering fever? lol. not saying anything about it. you should try it however .. broiled would be super. yum twice over. also making a big pot of chili. freezing 1/3 for next time, putting one third up for tomorrow and last but not least using half to mix with cream cheese and cheddar cheese for a side with hot dogs for football joy. tada! used up tons of canned stuff a necessity. and well a cheesy bean dip is always awesome with a hot dog. (who likes those things anyway cover them up any way you can!). busy beaver. tomorrow will roast a chicken so the man can eat on Tues while I am at the hospital and even Wednesday when I get home and sure as heck do NOT want to cook for anyone. after that he is on his own. watch him raid the freezer then. or canned food? looking greater by the second. yup he is not much into cooking!

OK do we also send our ugly fabric to our FQ partner?

Cuppy, I don't believe we send our uglies to the same swap partner. I think that Linda will be sending us our names for the swap tonight or tomorrow.

Me, me, me! Don't forget me!!

Who could forget you Peg? ;)

uh I would. I blew it and did not include Peg because drum roll please.. it was only posted here on the board not in a sent message. She sure would love a partner everyone so if your interested in swapping either fat quarters with her for the regular swap please write her immediately. Peg I have your secret pal will send it to you today when I get home from clinic :) for the ugly swap. tada!

anyone else I forgot? please remember to PM me information because I do not write them down as they come on the board chat rooms. I miss a few chats all the time and often its just simplier to send that darned PM to me with your information. it goes into a folder of saved mail for specific swaps. and do NOT send me sign ups please for all three swaps in one PM. I need a PM for each and every swap your in. I get confused and forget to go back and write the information in all the columns of swappers. one PM for each and every swap. Please! tada! maybe that will help my messing up.

I will be out of here Tues and Wed. I should be able to write on Thursday again but not sure so please PM before then so I can solve any issues there might be. thanks!

PeginCo, I tried to PM you but your inbox is full! If you need a swap partner I'd be glad to swap with you. Just let me know.

Linda, have names for our Ugly swap partners been handed out yet? I am easily confused and am worried that I was missed on that list. Anyone else been assigned a partner for the yard of Ugly fabric swap?

Thanks!

Deb

You are awesome, Linda! Thank you so much and sorry for my blunder!

I cleaned out my folder, patches, so resend your message! Would love to trade with you - let's talk!

Oh Kiffie-
Many blessings and prayers for your husband, you and your and family! Hope things get better for you soon!

I have not received a name for my uglies swap yet either so i don't know that they are out yet! If anyone else needs a partner I am always willing-just contact me!

I did get my name for the Uglies swap. If any of you didn't I think you should PM Linda.. cuz ya know that gal has got a lot goin' on ;)

And hey, this is sad, PnP I saw you posted somewhere that you joined the board in December… well I joined in August… and I'm still a "Junior" … dangit. lol how'd you get to Senior so fast?!?!? :)

I joined the swapping fun in December! I'd never done one before that. I joined the QB in July of 2011. Had a bunch of health problems that precluded my being very active for a YEAR! :shock:

Though I have to tell you that the swaps have helped me go to almost double the number of posts from December until now! lol

Now Lynnie is the one you need to look at as far as number of posts!!! She almost needs a category of her own. LOL

(Like Super Duper Power Poster or something!)

PnP

She sure does the poor dear. I did PM her. I am not worried about it. I'll unload (er....swap) this ugly fabric with someone! :D

Okay. It looks like, perhaps, we were missed. Since Vitality says she got her name.

We can help Linda out and match ourselves if you like! I'll send you PM.