January Secret Pal Swap - Sign-ups close December 31 at midnight
 

Please note: there is a delay in items being shipped. Please be understanding. Please ship so your pal gets their package before Christmas.

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 each month, and the person you send to will may be different than the person you receive from. Failure to send your package after signing up will be cause to be banned from all future swaps. Please do not sign up if you cannot fulfill your obligation. Have fun and be creative!

After receiving your Secret Pal’s details, go to work and put together a package with something you think your pal would like. There is a $15.00 limit on this swap that does not include what you have in your stash. (This does not include shipping) Most swappers do not mind like-new stash items. Please send items you would like to receive. Do not send smelly, holey, or stained fabric. You will need to send me (hav4boys) a PM when mailing and receiving. This way I can keep my records straight. Also send a PM to your SP thanking them. This is an important part of participating. It lets your secret pal know you got their package. I cannot stress enough, please let your secret pal know you have received.

Please take pictures and post in group as everyone likes to see what you get.

Packages need to be mailed out by January 18th, this is a Firm deadline. All International mailings must be mailed by January 10th Firm. If you know that you cannot mail by that date, Please Do Not Sign Up.

For international mailing it is very important that you mark your parcel as a 'Gift' on the Customs Declaration (there's a box you can check). Also, the value should be $10 only (even if you send diamond necklace). The person receiving the package is liable for Import Duty, Tax and a Handling fee. This can cost the person receiving as much as $40.

Padded envelopes are much cheaper to send compared to small boxes. These can be ordered free of charge from the USPS website.

You must have a phone # or email to sign up

Please fill out the questionnaire below and Private Message me your info by midnight December 31 to join the swap.

Screen Name:
Real Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Birthday (month and date)
Do you have Allergies/Allergens?
Favorite Color(s):
Least favorite color(s):
The fabric type/color I am looking for?
Brand of sewing machine?
How long have you been sewing/quilting?
Would you like to receive gently used items pertaining to quilting/sewing?
Socks/Slippers/T-Shirts and what sizes?
Body washes/Lotions/Organic bar soap?
Magazine or patterns?
Quilting Notions?
Besides quilting what do you like to do?
Do you like to read and if so what type?
Would you like to receive candy/cookies/snacks/drinks?
Do you have pets, if so what kind?
Do you collect anything, if so what?
What do you want the most and what don’t you want?
Tell your SP something about yourself to make it easier for them to purchase for you.(Please fill this section out, it helps your SP buy for you.)

Can you mail international?
Email address:
Phone number:

Sign Ups will close December 31 at midnight PST and names will be sent out no later than January 2nd.

If your pal does not receive her/his package within a reasonable time I will need tracking information. If there is an exception on the mailing, you will need to inform me ASAP. No one enjoys not getting a package after they have sent one.

Have fun and be creative!

Count me in again. I'll send my information asap.
BrendaK

Thank you for doing this again. I really enjoy it and it breaks up my month.

Glad to have you in for January AnnaQuilts and BrendaK.

I'll get my info in!

Hav4Boys, did you receive my info for this swap?

Hi Kathy,

I'm in! Christmas will be so different this year so it will be good to have something to plan....!!!! I gonna get you gals this year!

Hugs

Caroline

I am in again too!

Okay,

All the names are out for the people I received sign-ups for. RevPam, I sent you your secret pal but forward me your info again and your Secret Pal is waiting for it. I accidently deleted the info but kept the email that asked how to send it. Go figure.

Have fun everyone! Please mail on or before the deadline.

re-sent my info!

January Secret Pal Swap
 

Got a beautiful assortment of items from Quilt Anna. Lots of orange fabric and blocks, cream on cream fabric, a bundle of fat quarters, a jar of buttons, a spool of thread, flashlight, nail file, mini-clipboard, dog toy, 3 house patterns, shears and CHOCOLATES! Better than Christmas! Thank you, Anna! (Turn picture one turn to the right because I have no idea how to fix it!)

My secret pal package is headed out tomorrow. Wonder where it is headed?

so glad it got there Pam. I was a bit worried as I over stuffed it and it might explode especially since the scissor where in there. It was fun gathering stuff for a fellow quilter that loves orange.

I mailed out my package for January today. Just a small hint: my partner lives in he US 😂

I mailed my swap package today. Going fairly far away and to someone I have swapped with before. I’ll try to come up with some fun clues!

Gaijin

-My swap partner may get her package as soon as today.
-I have lived in her state several times in the past.
-My aunt had a goat farm at one time nearby the town my swap partner lives in.
-Your town/city was incorporated about a hundred years after the town I live in was settled.

Yes, Gaijin The package was delivered today. I can not express how much I appreciate all you sent. A bundle of 7 yards of beautiful fabric, a bundle of 3 yards of super batik, a bias tape maker, a beautiful bag that she made, (man I wish I could do pictures). A book , hand cream, a bar of Ghana chocolate and a box of Russell Stover chocolates (which is no longer here), a mask and a book for making bags. Thank you so much Deborah My heart goes out to you in your loss.

Hugs Brenda

I took a picture!
 

To the rescue BrendaK-sometimes I remember to take a picture!

Thank you so much Deborah. I just hope you enjoy your package as much as I am going to enjoy mine.

Hugs
Brenda

Another amazing and fun package by Gaijin. I also love my mask that she made when I was a recipient from one of her packages.

I too love my sunflower mask from Gaijin!

I hope Bullock2us checked her front door yesterday!

I got it!
 

Received my swap package from BrendaK! Wow! Take a look! So many interesting and great things!
Fabric, dog treats and toy, a cute kitchen towel, cedar butterflies, bowl holders, scissors, 4 spools of white thread (which i really need!), a mini olfa cutter, a bias tape maker, and much more...

January Secret Pal Swap
 

Gaijin, What a beautiful assortment! I think you hit the jackpot!

Reminder:

Shipping is taking crazy times for some package. I have two quilts that were for my sons for Christmas and a baby quilt for my niece that are caught in the limbo. In Ohio, the news did an article on Cleveland. I have added the picture below. Covid hit and the office are shut down and package stack up. I got a call from the USPS and was told it could take as much as 6 weeks to get the backlogs resolved. I know it stinks to not have a package, but this is beyond an individual's control.

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I received my package from have4boys. She sent me a truckload of fabric, patterns, a book, pins, pens, caramels, man, i was spoiled. I still cant upload any pictures up here.. I will try on the laptop again tomorrow

I received an amazing package from bullock2us, a book, a kit, fabrics and more. The package was bursting at the seams. She really knew my likes. Thank you bullock2us.

Trying to post a picture from everything I received from bullock2us. Thank you again!

I received a great package from Nene. Full of my favorite: patriotic! Love the Andes mints too. Pictures for you all to drool over!

Included: socks, quilt journal, muscle relief bath crystals, turtle fabric, paper piecing papers, 5x5 patriotic bundle, patriotic panel, patriotic yardage, pins, seam rip, frixion marker, cotton picker (love this), and the local news paper that I read cover to cover.

Great package Kathy. Perect for you with all the Patriotic fabrics and turtle.