By the way, THANK YOU! Sandra for letting me play!

Linda February's swap sounds like fun.

Quiltpartner so glad you are participating in this swap. Quiltpartner I don't think your GardenWeb email link is working. You might want to go check it out and make sure it is working / activated. GardenWeb is having some glitches right now - at the beginning of the swap my GardenWeb email was not working either even though it had been working previously. So I think this is just some problems that GardenWeb is having lately.

If anyone needs anything please just let me know. If you can't get in touch with your swap partner via email please post to the swap thread and we'll make sure we get our GardenWeb emails up and working. GardenWeb has been having some problems with their email links lately. And as I mentioned earlier mine was not working at the start of January's swap.

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

whoohoo partners!!!

quilt partner
I need your address I have my book marks done and can mail right away
thanks
michelle

Linda, I e-mailed you, but I fear it might have gotten lost. Please let me know your address so that I can mail out your bookmarkers.

I've got my bookmark for Faye/nottougly out in the mail.
Haven't heard anything from chrizty yet though...

I gave Christy your snail mail address Dan this weekend when I was gabbing with her online. :-)

Best to you,
Sandra

Hi Dan,
I received your bookmark today. Thank you very much.
Faye!

Faye, glad you got your bookmark. I expect more people will start receiving their bookmark later this coming week. Hope everyone can post pics of their bookmarks as they receive them. Hope everyone has a great weekend! :-)

Best to you,
Sandra

Sorry Dan I was busy with the snow, my drive way is too dang long! lol Yours will go out tomarrow :)

ok now I want cookies!! LOL

Sandra, you're right - my QF email is not working. I've contacted QF, so hoping it will be resolved quickly. In the meantime, a direct email can be sent if necessary.
So, I need to check that Michelle rec'd my mailing address?I mailed nan_nc her bookmark awhile ago, hopefully it has been rec'd. And not one of those letters blowing out of the back of the mail truck in St Louis!! or was it Kansas CIty? Either way, it shouldn't have involved anything going from Oh to NC! LOL But sometimes w/the PO you can't be too sure. Sorry Dan, but as you may remember my DH delivers the mail also. We all know that (as a rule) the carriers do an excellent job ---- it's upper management that don't have a clue! :)

~Cindy

Cindy I think already gave your mailing address to Michelle, but I will send her another email today just to make sure she has it.

Can't wait to see pics of everyone's bookmarks. I am busy working on my mom's canning jar applique lap quilt. Am doing the applique all by hand so is taking me a little longer than I anticipated - this is my first applique project.

Best to you and have a great day!,
Sandra

hello
cindy I sent your book marks last week, I hope they get there soon.

and sandra I got your 2nd envie today, thanks a bunch they are great.

huggs
michelle

ps is there any ideas out for next month, I like the idea of a valentines crazy quilt block say 12" unfinished they could be used for the center for a wall hanging or the recipients could make a small pillow or something.

Hey Michelle, glad you got the bookmarks I sent. If you want to post a pic of them that is great or I can look here and see if I have a pic of them I can post. Linda is hosting February's swap and I am not sure if she has posted the thread for it yet.? A little higher up in this thread she posted the idea of what she wants to do for the February swap. Hoping she will jump in here and gab a little more with us about February's swap. Well off to work on mom's quilt.

Best to you,
Sandra

Here is the link for the February Seeds-N-Stitches Swap that Linda will be hosting.

Best to you,
Sandra

Here is a link that might be useful: February 2011 Seeds-N-Stitches Swap Link

Here are the bookmarks I made for Michelle:
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Those are beauitful, love the fabric's! good job Sandra!
Ill have to remember to get battiers for the cam.

I received my bookmark from Jay! I don't know how to load pics so I'll just have to describe it. The bookmark is a varigated green like the dappled colors of a tree in the summer. He put my initial "L" on it in white. It's really neat! How did you get the initial in there anyways??

Thanks so much, it's in the book I'm reading already!

Thanks Christy! :-) LOL Hey Linda, Jessica was assigned to mail to you as your swap partner, LOL :-) so she is a "she". I have mixed people up before too, sometimes you just can't tell if they are a man or a woman by their screen name alone. :-) Glad ya'll are having fun. Hope everyone can post some pics so we can see what all these bookmarks look like. :-)

I wintersowed a couple more containers today of ROS "Helene". Off to get some appliqueing done. It's raining here this afternoon. Hope everyone has a great afternoon! :-)

Best to you,
Sandra

Michelle,

I rec'd your bookmarks! How pretty! & an original idea. BONUS: She sent me 2!! (Double the blessing, Michelle, you're a sweetie:)

Thanks again~Cindy

hello
you are very welcome cindy.
michelle

Glad to hear people are receiving their bookmarks. Hope everyone is having a great afternoon!

Best to you,
Sandra

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman:
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox:
gmom2-6boys:
ilovefarac:
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow:
Nottougly: received
nan_nc:
chrizty:
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive you bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list. I expect everyone should have their bookmarks by end of next week at the latest. If you can please post pics of your bookmark(s).

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Geezzzz I was hoping Dan got them by now ;(
I wintersowed some columbines. I like wintersowing but come on spring!!! lol

How embarrassing! "hiding red face"..the only excuse I can give is lack of sleep...I've had my grandbaby for the last three days..LOL..

JESSICA, thank you for the lovely bookmark..and I still would like to know how you got that L on there...inquiring minds want to know!

Also my bookmark is mailed out..don't know if I mentioned that.."looking for brain that left my head".."L"

I goy my bookmark from Fay. Thank you Fay!! She also sent me 2. They are very colorful and I've already but one in my book. She also sent me seeds. White pampass grass, Mexican Sunflower, and Creeping thyme.
Now I will have to get started with my winter sowing. I have the containers and soil ready but just have to get the seed into them. If it doesn't stop snowing soon I won't be able to get to them.

Chrizty, I have your bookmark ready but I'm waiting to go to town. Maybe Monday. I don't drive so I go when I can.
I need to be ready and organized all the time. Right now I'm behind.

Anyway, it's good to hear and see the bookmarks are coming in.

Everyone have a great day!
gmom

Gmom,
No worrys,Im usally always behind lol.
My jeep died so i know how ya feel, My daughter has to drive me around till I get another jeep,car,truck, sumthing!! lol

I received 2 superb bookmarks from Chrizty today, though they may have arrived within the last three days. I've been coming home so chilled from driving around in the mail truck these past few days I come home, drink some hot coffee while taking a hot shower, and have been letting the mail pile up. I'll post some pics within the next couple of days, just don't be drooling all over your keyboards when I do! Lol, thanks Chrizty!

Sandra, you're doing a great job on this swap!
-Dan

Thanks Dan. :-)

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox:
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac:
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow:
Nottougly: received
nan_nc:
chrizty:
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive you bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list. I expect everyone should have their bookmarks by Jan. 28th at the latest. If you can please post pics of your bookmark(s).

I got another small jar & lid appliqued on my mom's canning jar lap quilt. Yeah!! Only 4 more jars to go. :-)

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Im so glad you got them Dan!

I got 2 books from the library of the Elm Creek novels by Jennifer Chiaverini to read. Im off work tomarrow so first thing Im doing in the morn is making a mad dash for my hot coffee n going right back to bed to curl up with a book! :)

Oh that sounds like a great way to spend your day off Christy! You are going to really enjoy her books. I am still reading her first novel and it is so cool when they start describing quilts and related stuff and I know exactly what they are talking about. I think it helps if you already quilt to get the terminology in the books to be able to really visualize it.

I got another jar appliqued on mom's canning jar quilt. I only have 3 more jars to applique which it is basically 1 block - so yeah am on my last block!! So hoping will be done appliqueing within a week or week-in-half so I can start adding the lace under the lids and then pull out the machine to sew it all together using the wood grain fabric Dan sent me to make it look like jars on shelves. :-)

Hope everyone is having a great week! What quilting/sewing projects are you working on right now?

Best to you,
Sandra

I rec'd my bookmark from Linda! Lovely, has pink flowers on one side and green on the other. She added a string of beads. Looks nice! Definitely will be used! Thanks so much! Mine has been sent earlier. Should be there any day!
Thanks Linda! Melinda

Sandra Im going back to the library after i read these or maybe just the one book n see if they have the first. or ill loook online n buy then in order.

whoohoo your almost done!! Id love to see the wood grain fabric Dan sent ya! that would be cool. I just got brown lol.
Im still working on the canning jar quilt, im on hold till i can get the $ for the backround fabric. I might start cutting out blocks to make a patwork backing for it, using all country print fabrics.

Melinda those sound nice!! awesome idea using beads Linda!

Christy I'll pull out the wood grain fabric later this week and take a pic of it and email ya'. My family bought me some of the Elm Creek Quilts novels for Christmas and then they bought me some for my birthday so I know Books-A-Million and Amazon.com sells them. I haven't collected them all yet, will probably be adding some of them to next Christmas's wishlist.

I got fabric on sale today at Walmart, got 2 yards with baby bears on it for about $5 had been over $7, that I am going to use to make a baby quilt for my cousin's baby that's on the way. That will be a February or a March quilt project. And I bought a dark brown fabric to match the color of the baby bears so the back and 1" border on the top edges will be dark brown. Luckily M-I-L had some dark brown thread when we got home as I forgot to pick that up at the store.

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow:
Nottougly: received
nan_nc:
chrizty:
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive you bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list. I expect everyone should have their bookmarks by Jan. 28th at the latest. If you can please post pics of your bookmark(s).

Best to you,
Sandra

Here is a pic of the beautiful bookmark I received from Nancy.
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Am so happy to add it to my collection of bookmarks! Thanks bunches Nancy!! :-)

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow:
Nottougly: received
nan_nc:
chrizty:
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive you bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list.

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!! Just went and got bobbins and thread for to use in making applique blocks for Linda's February Seeds-N-Stitches Swap. Hope you all will join us for February's Swap. :-)

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow: (Melinda mailed it on 24th. Jessica please let us know when you get it by posting to this thread.)
Nottougly: received
nan_nc: (I emailed Cindy and am waiting to hear back from her.)
chrizty: (Sharon mailed it last week so Christy you will get it some time this coming week.)
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive your bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list.

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Here is a link that might be useful: February 2011 Seeds-N-Stitches Swap Link

Hope everyone is having a great week! :-)

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow: (Melinda mailed it on 24th. Jessica please let us know when you get it by posting to this thread.)
Nottougly: received
nan_nc: (Cindy mailed it 2 weeks ago and still has not gotten there so she will be sending a 2nd bookmark this week. Please let us know when you get it Nancy.)
chrizty: (Sharon mailed it last week so Christy you should get it some time this week.)
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive your bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list.

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Hey All! I got my bookmark just the other day. It is beautiful and worth the wait. Thanks!

Thanks for letting us know Jessica and glad you got a beautiful bookmark! :-)Hope everyone is having a great week! :-)

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow: received
Nottougly: received
nan_nc: (Cindy mailed it 2 weeks ago and still has not gotten there so she will be sending a 2nd bookmark this week. Please let us know when you get it Nancy.)
chrizty: (Sharon mailed it last week so Christy you should get it some time this week.)
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive your bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list.

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Nancy beauitful job!!
Ok Ill let ya know when it gets here, I haven't got battiers for the cam yet anyho LOL. gotta remember to get them friday.

Hope everyone is staying warm and safe this weekend. Schools are closed here tomorrow; we're getting an ice day.

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow: received
Nottougly: received
nan_nc: (Cindy mailed it 2 weeks ago and still has not gotten there so she will be sending a 2nd bookmark this week. Please let us know when you get it Nancy.)
chrizty: received
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive your bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list. Have a great weekend!! :-)

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Yep I got mine n its BEAUITFUL!! so worth the wait!
Ill post a pic tomarrow!

ok heres the pic, Its sooooo Pretty! wonderful job Sharon!

Awe that looks so pretty Christy! Sharon does great work. :-) Thanks for posting a pic. Now once Nancy gets her bookmark we will be able to wrap up January's Swap. Thankfully ice is melting here today - yeah!! :-)

Best to you,
Sandra

Yea If only my pic taking skills were as goodas her bookmark making skills lol

Thank you for the beautiful bookmark Christy! I will try to upload a pic of it later this week. Thank you bunches!! :-)

Working on mom's canning jar quilt. I have 1 jar left to hand applique - yeah!

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s) so far:

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow: received
Nottougly: received
nan_nc: (Cindy mailed a 2nd bookmark last week. And I mailed you one this week. Please let us know when you get them Nancy.)
chrizty: received
quiltpartner: received

Please post when you receive your bookmark(s) and I will update the receiving list. Have a great week!! :-)

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra

Glad you liked it Sandra! :)

Here is an update of who has received their bookmark(s):

Dan_the_mailman: received
Lindaruzicka: received
quiltingfox: received
gmom2-6boys: received
ilovefarac: received
micyrey: received
HoHumHollow: received
Nottougly: received
nan_nc: received
chrizty: received
quiltpartner: received

Thank you everyone for participating. Everyone has received their bookmarks, so this thread is now closed.

Best to you and many thanks,
Sandra