January Secret Pal Swap closes Jan 1 4pm
 

Description:
This is a monthly secret pal swap. There is a sign up every month, and you can choose whether or not to participate each month. You will get a different partner every month, and the person you send to will be different than the person you receive from.




1) YOU NEED TO SEND THE HOSTESS A PRIVATE MESSAGE WHEN YOU MAIL YOUR PACKAGE TO YOUR SECRETPAL.

2)ONCE YOU GET YOUR PACKAGE FROM YOUR SECRET PAL, YOU WILL NEED TO SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE TO THE PERSON WHO SENT THE PACKAGE TO YOU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU DID RECEIVE IT AND TO THANK THE SENDER.

3) AFTER YOU HAVE THANKED YOUR SECRET PAL, YOU WILL NEED TO SEND ME A PRIVATE MESSAGE TELLING ME THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PACKAGE SO THAT I CAN KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS.

FAILURE TO SEND THESE PRIVATE MESSAGES IS REASON ENOUGH TO BE BANNED FROM THE NEXT MONTHS SWAP.


PACKAGES NEED TO BE SENT OUT BY January 15th this is a FIRM deadline (NOT A SUGGESTION). IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU CANNOT MAIL BY THAT DATE, PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP. You can send your package as early as you'd like!


If you are sending an international package it will need to be mailed by the 10th of January. Due to mail processing, our mail dates for international mailing has to be as early as possible! No later than the 10th of January. It can take many weeks to reach your SP so any delays in mailing can delay the start of the next month’s sign-up sheet being posted.


Once you have decided to join the swap, please send me a PM with the completed information sheet.



Our International board members are welcome to join the swap.

You must have a phone # or email to sign up

Screen Name:
Real Name:
Address:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Favorite Colors:
Favorite Candy:
Your favorite notion/fabric line, etc:
Your least favorite color(s)
Least favorite candy
Least favorite notion/fabric line
Brand of sewing machine:
Do you have an embroidery machine:
Is there anything you like to collect?
Besides quilting, what do you like to do?
Do you have Allergies (smoke, cats, dogs etc)
Do you have Allergens (you smoke, have cats, dogs etc)
Do you hand embroidery?
The ONE thing I want the most is_______
What holidays do you celebrate?:
Anything you would NOT like to receive:
How long have you been sewing/quilting?
What are you currently working on:
What types of books do you like to read?
Would you like to receive gently used items such as templates, patterns or appliqué books etc?
Do you have a pet? What kind?
The fabric color I am looking for is___
What is your favorite beverage? Additional info (the more info you provide, the better):
Can you mail international?
email address:
phone number:



There is a 10 dollar budget for this swap. Items from your stash or homemade items are not included in the $10 limit. Postage isn't included in the ten dollars. The most important thing to remember with the budget is to have fun, but please do NOT SPEND MORE THAN $10.



Sign ups will close the 1st of January, and names will be paired on the 1st of January and sent out no later than the 2nd of January. (I will try to have all names out on the 1st.)


2. If your pal does not receive her/his package within a reasonable time (7 days max from mailing deadline for within the same country. Then I will need tracking information, 15 days for between countries. There are exceptions, but I MUST be notified of any delays in sending on your end). Failure to comply may result in the following:


This is why it is imperative that you keep the hostess informed on ANY mailing issues. Along with negative feedback, you will not be allowed to participate in future secret pal swaps. It is also possible that other coordinators will not allow you to participate in their swaps.

It's all about fun, so please have fun with it.

If you have questions, please PM me and I will try to answer as quickly as possible.
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I sent my PM.

I plan to be in. Will sent pm here directly.

I'm in again. Sending a PM. Thanks, Lori, for doing this in spite of your illnesses.

O I'm in again!!!!!!!

Im joining this time. :) Thanks Lori for hosting again. I just now sent Lori my information.

I too am in again!

I'm in! Sending my pm now.

I'm in will send new list. Thanks for doing this I hope you are felling better.

Glade to see you joined in!!!!!!! Where's r other partner in crime? Lol

I am in again as well and I a have already sent my info sheet to Lori. Thanks Lori and hope the New Years sees good health for you.
Pat

I'm in too, already send my info to you Lori. Thank you for oganizing this swap again.

I am in again also-sent my info already. Hope everyone has a healthy and Happy New Year!

Count me in this time.

I'm in again too, but I just wanted to say a huge 'Thank You' to all of you who are willing to send International - I really do appreciate your kindness.
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(Some of you may recognise the tartan from your parcels. It's clan Campbell, which was my late mother's maiden name).

Love the tartan Knitette, most of all I love that families have their own pattern.
I agree, it's fantastic girls want to send 'across the big pond' because that has become very expensive.
So a big thanks from me too.
Not that I'm curious, but I always like to be well-informed ROFL: what doe 'lang may yer lum reek'? I think it's something like : may your luck last a long time??? Or are you rolling on the floor laughing now? :-))

You were close. The literal translation is, 'Long may your chimney smoke'. In other words - 'Have a long life'.

(I've been to Amsterdam a couple of times and DH works for a Dutch oil company).

Knitette,

How are you? You are an awesome swap partner!

Gaijin

I love going to Amstgerdam Knitette, almost as much as I love leaving it again LOL. It is a beautifull and special city, but I'm always glad to return to the peace and quiet of my part of the country (about 100 km east of Amsterdam).

Your husband is a wise man for picking a Dutch company to work for , or may be I'm just biased ;-)

Why thank you Deborah! :o I'm very well. I'm finally in my new quilt room - hooray! The lovely decoupage card I got from you (time before last, I think) sits on my windowsill and the calendar is on the wall by my computer.

It's funny - I was thinking about you just last night! I was watching a programme on TV about Scottish Country Dancing which is apparently quite popular in Tokyo, of all places. This chap comes over to summer school in St Andrews every year and teaches classes back in Tokyo. Apparently it's popularity is due to not only the discipline of the dances and the teamwork, but also the patterns of the sets, which form squares, circles and triangles which seemingly the Japanese like. :shock:

(Scottish Country Dancing is different to Highland Dancing which is often performed solo - although I think we'll seeing quite a bit of the latter on Hogmany/New Year's Eve, lol.)

Hae a Guid New Year ma freen.

Lol! I'll have to agree for the time being. He only started with them a few months ago - they sent a beautiful bunch of flowers on commencement and we got a wonderful hamper sent at Christmas. He did his induction in Middleburg. :)

(Everyone in the US is still asleep - they're going to think I've taken possession of the thread for myself, lol.)

Let's just say it's 'europian' time LOL.
I never got flowers when I started a job anywhere. Did get flowers when I quit though. Hmmmm, I better not think too much about that one ROFL.

Are there a lot of quilters (and quiltshops) in Scotland? I suppose fabrics are about as expensive as in England? That's about the same price we have to pay. I 'm always surprised by the US prices , too bad postage has gotten so expensive :-(
Over here quilting was rather unknown till about 15 yrs ago, now it is rather wide spread, although there are still a lot of people who either never heard of it or think it's a silly hobby. LOL and we should just buy a fleece blanket or something like that to cuddle up under .

I want in on this swap!
thanks for setting it up

I think there's less than 20 shops in the whole of Scotland - only one in my town. At the current exchange rate, fabric is around $22 a metre and FQs are about $5-6 each. Notions are about double too. I think Australia has similar prices with Europe. My LQS has a sale on 6th January, so fabric should be reduced to $13-15. I'll be stocking up on a few things for the swap then :)

Knitette I lived in Germany for six yrs and do understand the cost of fabric. I went to one store and it blew my mind how much they wanted for a metre! Bless your heart and all our international friends that mail out to the US!

Sending in mine today

I'm in this month, info already sent.

I just sent you a PM.

Just sent my info to Lori. Happy new year!!!!

I am back and in. Thanks for the note Grandma Peg. Much appreciated.

Just sent my info into Lori, ready to get started

Glad your back hav4boys!

Wishing all my quilty friends health and happiness in the coming year. I hope 2014 brings you everything you need and some of what you want.

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My best wishes for the new year for everyone as well.

That's a lovely image and wish Knitette, thank you.

I'm off tomorrow to the next town(about 18 km) to my favorite quiltshop. Their annual sale is very good, starting with prices from $6.88 per meter (1,1 yard). There won't be a lot, but it's very worth while to go. Then there are several down to $13,00 and some for $20.60 per meter . FQ's are $2,75.
I'm happy but I think some of our Am. friend will almost faint at those prices LOL.
Mind you, it really is a end-of-year sale, so it's just about a (small) part of the fabrics. The rest wll be the usual price, $6,50 for a FQ / 26 us$ per meter.
Ah well, that's a price we hve to pay for not living in the US LOL.
If you're interested, here's the link to the shop.
http://www.petraprinspatchwork.com/c-1048965/webshop/
Have you been in quiltshops while you were in Amsterdam?

OK, it's almost 5 pm here, so only 5 more hours to go till it's 4 pm est and we get our names , right??
Hope the hours go fast, or I'l start biting my nails :-)

Just sent my PM, nothing liking squeaking in at the last minute! I have really enjoyed swapping over the pond, it is so much fun to see what is available in other countries.

No - I haven't. The last time I was in Amsterdam I couldn't thread a sewing machine, lol.

I knit (hence board name :D), so I always went to shops that sold yarn. I've been knitting some of those frilly scarves and if my SP lives in a cold state I might send her one.

Happy New Year to everyone! Hope the new year brings us all good health and prosperity!

I'm in this time, haven't been in for a while. Has anybody got their names yet?