June POM
 

This months project ….A Set (2) of embellished dish towels
“Summertime” themed


A set (2) of “Summertime” themed dish towels, embellished any way you choose.
There are no precise directions or criteria. I only ask that your finished project be something that you would be excited to receive.


If you’d like to join, please send a pm to me tlambing and include the following
Real Name
Phone #
Email address
Severe Allergies
Can you swap Internationally?


Sign ups will be open until Tuesday May 31st. Names out soon after. You will have until June 30th to mail your project.


I’d really like to keep this about the project, so I am going to ask that we not send extra goodies. This will help to keep postage down as well as helping us not feel an obligation to shower our partner with gifts. If you feel you must do something extra, how about writing a poem or drawing a picture or sharing a joke or even a recipe? I bet you can think of something!


As soon as names are given, please contact your partner right away.
Please contact me asap if you are having trouble getting in contact.
Please continue to post on the thread throughout the swap. Let everyone know of your progress, post sneak peeks and encourage other swappers. It’s so much fun seeing everyones progress and sharing in our quilting friendship.


I ask that you let me know when you send your project and when you receive from your partner.


Any swapper that does not follow through with their obligation to the swap will be banned from future swaps and will receive negative (swap) feedback.

Oh My I guess I got on here in time to be first to post. Love this next months theme. I haven't made a kitchen towel in awhile. Come on ladies sign up.

WOHOO.....I can handle this project for JUNE... So I AM IN :-)

Ok, had to look up what a dishcloth was, here we call them teatowels. Do we buy the plain ones and decorate them or is there another way to make them?
https://www.google.ie/search?q=teato...HZNsDw8QsAQIIg

Yes LindaC Dish towels and Tea towels are one in the same. Most people buy them and then embellish. But, you can buy the Tea towel yardage and make them yourself. (my LQS sells it by the yard) Any way you see fit to make them is great!


Don't forget to send me a PM to sign up folks. It's just too hard to keep track of people in the thread.

Yep on it. I love to pretty up towels.

Me too!! I have a bin full of towels ready to embellish!!! And I always need more!

This will be a fun project. Sent PM.

ok I've signed up

The boss is going to North Dakota next week. Will bring me back the best flour sack towels to decorate and embellish. Will be fabulous!

I bought some brightly colored dish towels at the LQS last time they were on Sale. Maybe I'll wait to see what my partner might prefer before starting. Not everyone will be into my "BRIGHT" towels I'm sure.

I'm in for this month. Sending you my info

Teresa, I just did the same thing! I bought a set of 12 bright solid colored cotton tea towels from Amazon for a very good price. At least they are all different colors. I'm looking forward to this swap. I just spent some time on YouTube looking at different ideas for embellishing tea towels. I have made plenty in the past, but with just a strip of novelty fabric stitched across the base. I'm branching out now that I have some new ideas. The creative juices are flowing!

We have 10 signed up so far :)

Count me in for this swap. Love the theme. I did PM you.

I'm still looking for all the towels I bought! Can't find them anywhere so went into town today and just the same stuff everywhere in the USA from Shopko.....Digging again tomorrow, in my head, to try and remember where I put them for the "safe" keeping....

Story of my world Jaba, I seem to put things away for safe keeping and then can't find the buggers.

I am in for this! I always love pretty tea towels.... Today I found some white "diaper cloth" that feels GREAT for kitchen towels. Can't wait to embellish them. I know exactly what I am going to do.

I have my towels done and ready to mail. Yep, productive day today.

I just signed up, This is going to be a fun one.

Cant wait to get a name!

I'm holding off until this afternoon to partner. I have one person that wanted to join, but didn't give me her info. Gonna wait on her until tonight, then will post!!

I can't wait to start :)

Oh boy! I can't wait either!! However, I have to take my main sewing machine in for servicing, so I'll have to use my smaller machine for working on this swap. Unless they are real fast and it comes back within a week (not likely).

Anxious to get mine in an envelope before I decide to do something else. LOL

Teresa how many did we end up with?

So sad I did not hear from the newbie...
But, Here is the partner list for June

We have 14 brave Dish Towel embellishing fools!

Bullock2us~LindaC
cuppy~vovoa
dotcomdtcm~QuilterMomma
jaba~lawsonmugs
Jan Rutherford~nhnative
Linny~MizMelly
sewbizgirl~tlambing

Time to pm my partner to see if she wants my bright towels???? I may have to shop for something subdued :(

Bright is great for me!!! :cool:

SO EXCITED!!! Now to pull out the sponge paints! jk ;)

Been in contact with partner. We are checking our preferences, even though I have mine done, I can always keep them and send something else. I have the whole month right? HA HA HA

Jaba and I have PM'd and I had her in other swaps and am glad to have her again. Thanks Teresa

Have PM'd my new partner, Cuppy! Just waiting to hear back. So excited, have a wonderful day everyone!

Linny and I have been in touch. I'm half done already!! It's too hot to make soap this weekend, so I have been having fun with fabric!! I'll be ready to mail next week!

how many of you guys are making a matching set? I've come up with 2 totally different ideas :) Should I be making them match? not exact, same colors? I hate it when I second guess myself!

I'm doing two different ones! Kinda along the same theme but definitely different! And colors sorta match, but I used two different tea towels in the same color family, but definitely different Am I making sense?

I don't see why either way wouldn't work... a set of two or two completely different. I would be happy to receive either.

So far, I think I'm making a coordinating set.

I made them matching, guess when I read "set", I thought it meant 2 of the same. Don't see that it really matters one way or the other. Anyway, it's been a very productive day and they are done and packaged. Will be sending them on their way Monday.

So it seems I should do whatever I'm feeling! I'm liking that idea!

I spent two hours last night fighting my little backup sewing machine. I gave up, part of the second tea towel is going to be done by hand. Oh, I can't wait to get my big machine back from the service center! How annoying!
I have my eye on a new, fancier machine, but I guess it's not going to be an option right now since I'm retiring at the end of the month. Sigh.

Congrats on your retirement, MizMelly. Machine problems are the pits... we depend on our machines so much!

MizMelly, if you're retiring that's why you should get it now! :)

I'm looking for a new embroidery machine and can't make up my mind. I bought a cheap 1 to see if I'd like it and I do but this machine won't do what I want and only can do 4x4" designs. Anyone have a recommend for me to look at? What do you have and why do you like it?