Everyone behave now. I sent my mother a link to this thread in hopes that I can get her to join the board and do some swaps since she's preparing for retirement in a few months and doesn't know what she'll do with herself. Shh! Don't tell her how much fun we have!!! :D

uh,o! that was my cage for brat. too bad, you'll have to give me all the fabric you bought with the ill-gotten gains. and worse than that--BRAT WILL BE RUNNING AROUND UNRESTRAINED!!! no telling what's going to happen now. o boy, dusty's m, now. you've. done. it!!!!

Here Nancia, nice Nancia, here little Nancia? wanna cookie?made you a 'special' one. here sit on the couch so you dont fall.. I mean so you can take a little rest for a while til that HEAD INJURY gets better.. sheesh a CAGE? doubt they make one for big b.. reared women. and I am like the tazmanian devil you cant cage me girl even if you tried. Le Brat? She does not go down. Not easy not hard she just aint tameable. Lord knows they tried.

and you guys dont listen to her at all. she is just jealous cause everyone makes me cool things. tada that green green girl at least she looks good in it.

I think that Cherrie/fruit fabric is so pretty. That will make a wonderful gift. for me. if I hurry up and make mine and send it maybe we can just forgo this 'real' partner stuff. I think that will work just fine. lets keep this between us however dustys mom is such a stickler for rules.

Tracibug.. no mug rug yet? sigh it wasnt travelling that far at all. sigh big time. wanted to see your response. The Le Brat Pack is doing a side swap of tablerunners while waiting for our tablerunner swap to open. well we will have the month to do it but its so much fun swapping with the ladies. be sure to check out the fabulous photos :) tomorrow I will get my dh to take a picture of the loving russian doll table runner I received. forgot to do that. goofball. its fun, bright and just what the doctor ordered.

Yes, I kinda am a stickler for rules in a way, but then again, not as much as some people would like.

If you decide to ship when you're finished, you do so at your own risk that your partner might not fulfill their end. Just make sure you PM & let me know about it so I don't put you on the naughty list later. I did not pair you up 1 to 1 because of allergies and preferences and it being a kinda small group, so when you say you're ready to ship, you may be waiting on 2-3 other people to finish before you get the green light to ship according to the posted rules.

Le Brat - I won't post my official response until I can post a pic but yes, it's here... and it's awesome.... and just you all wait and see. !!!!!

ok. i'm calm now. the thorazine is kickin' in. i have been busy stressing myself out with a mini quilt for the doll quilt swap for january. i know, i'm running late. due to circumstances beyond my control, etc.etc.etc. have discovered i am not a very accurate sewist. oh, tennis balls! i will improve. meanwhile my head swims with projects i could do. another tablerunner , another dq, and a secret surprise for a secret person. oh, basketballs! when will i learn NOT to sign up? but like brat, i find it so much fun to swap, and play, and a little trash talkin' on the side.:D

I stole this from a post on the Quilting Club group on Facebook..

Fill in the blank! You know you're a quilter when______

............you are never thread bare.

............ you give your poodle a d9p haircut.

..............you grab your sewing machine, fw and current quilt project when fleeing your house fire. and you go back in for the right color thread.;)

Ah hell You know your a quilter when you see a quilt in everything you see. You know your a quilter when a torn piece of clothing or a stained tablecloth is not garbage its fabric.

And you know your on the right track when your 50 percent done with your project :) and its looking great and well your well ahead of schedule especially when your grand leader states you have to wait anyways to ship out. or not :) being one of the dare to be different I dont mind sending and risking my person wont be ready to send to me. I keep the faith in those who signed up. I am a believer :) (ah see told you I dared to be different).

LOL! A d9p haircut, really? :D The fire quote is true though...