tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post4741126650054654010..comments2024-03-27T06:09:04.368-04:00Comments on Blogging, Near Philadelphia: Purple, Blue and GreenNancy Near Philadelphiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08803134620826322075noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-81759990537834381952014-07-07T14:08:50.199-04:002014-07-07T14:08:50.199-04:00I think this would make me MOOO too. I thin this i...I think this would make me MOOO too. I thin this is why I"m wary of swaps. Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484580635886199686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-51132644708494829012014-07-06T09:57:09.816-04:002014-07-06T09:57:09.816-04:00p.s. I rarely swap UNLESS I know my partner and t...p.s. I rarely swap UNLESS I know my partner and trust him/her. Too many MOO-ing experiences have taught me to resist.Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-51795935466417945262014-07-06T09:56:23.311-04:002014-07-06T09:56:23.311-04:00Late to this party, but if the blocks need a home,...Late to this party, but if the blocks need a home, send them along and I'll find a spot for them . . . Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-12933998262701037192014-07-05T14:55:31.417-04:002014-07-05T14:55:31.417-04:00The Ninety Degrees quilt top finished out just bea...The Ninety Degrees quilt top finished out just beautifully. I love it.<br /><br />I have resisted getting in to any swaps cuz I know my skill level is lower than most of the quilts I see out there and I have read these same concerns since I began perusing quilting blogs.Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-39411679940460280292014-07-05T05:28:15.110-04:002014-07-05T05:28:15.110-04:00I've entered a block swap group once - and lik...I've entered a block swap group once - and like you, I never received all of my blocks. They've been sitting in a drawer for almost 10 years. I'm thinking about just throwing them in the trash. <br /><br />I've always wondered what those who either don't deliver or send off something downright ugly thinks about what they've signed up for.. I strive towards never sending something that I am not completely satisfied with - but rather send something I would be happy to recieve. If I wouldn't want to keep it myself and showcase it to everybody with pride - I don't send it. <br /><br />The question comes up again when I'm clearly outside of my comfort zone.. I'm working on something now that's way off, especially in colours - but at the same time I find it to be fun, and challenging. <br /><br />Love your 90 degrees, by the way. :) Nemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674042018032391445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-34171750900236329222014-07-04T12:13:49.080-04:002014-07-04T12:13:49.080-04:00It is a mystery to me why anyone would disregard p...It is a mystery to me why anyone would disregard preferences or instructions as if they were optional. Huh??? I don't regard myself as anal retentive, but I do try to accommodate the directions given by all recipients in a swap. Seems that should be a no brainer. Moo away!<br /><br />I'm happy for someone else to take these blocks as I am covered up with UFOs, Christmas plans, and a baby quilt - plus all I want to do for me. I am slow, so will plug along with my own projects. Thank you anyway.<br /><br />I like the ideas of pot holders or a charity quilt.<br /><br />Sorry you were disappointed.<br /><br />Hugs!Barbara Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-40402235350106268232014-07-04T10:31:29.968-04:002014-07-04T10:31:29.968-04:00I'd say you are mooing with good reason!!!! W...I'd say you are mooing with good reason!!!! What a disappointment!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-10869221987685264132014-07-03T20:15:01.365-04:002014-07-03T20:15:01.365-04:00As I responded to your post on the KFC group, your...As I responded to your post on the KFC group, your experience is so typical of what I have been through, especially with people I do not know. As much as I would have loved to receive wonderful KFC blocks from that group swap, I just couldn't bring myself to take that risk, especially with the price of those fabrics these days. I'd rather use that money and fabric to make blocks that I know I would use! Even with my own bee that I have been a member of for almost 14 years, I know to expect less than detailed work from several. And I have given blocks back that were unusable and asked for them to be made over. And they did so. I did it person to person, not in front of the group, calling her to gently explain the problem and ask for my block back or a do-over. Worked great. Your experience makes me even more leery and I think for now I will just enjoy the photos I see and look for ideas. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626219983082188994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-48322828244585391422014-07-03T17:42:12.820-04:002014-07-03T17:42:12.820-04:00Nancy I will take the blocks. ThanksNancy I will take the blocks. Thankstriciascott56@aol.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089881876719986289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-64549661238295874712014-07-03T17:12:53.965-04:002014-07-03T17:12:53.965-04:00Well, I am going to give it a try with Barb's ...Well, I am going to give it a try with Barb's repro 9 patches. And I hope my blocks are acceptable because it's important to me that I send what I would like to receive. It is sad that some of the FB swappers did not pay attention. And I would be happy to take the bovine blocks and make them into a charity quilt - a silk purse out of cows' ears.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10544757598004565474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-15443234532036468012014-07-03T16:42:58.836-04:002014-07-03T16:42:58.836-04:00You have just confirmed what others have taught me...You have just confirmed what others have taught me--as LizA said, "Never do swaps with random groups."<br />So I never have. <br />I am sorry that this was such a disappointment. It is frustrating when people don't play by the rules, especially when you have been so careful to meet the requests others made!Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-29902615379820259362014-07-03T16:10:05.878-04:002014-07-03T16:10:05.878-04:00And that is why I NEVER, EVER do swaps with people...And that is why I NEVER, EVER do swaps with people I don't know. I'm often inclined to not do them with people I know just because my standards are very different from other people's.LizA.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13948614733590760591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-55182965564062611512014-07-03T15:41:21.924-04:002014-07-03T15:41:21.924-04:00Potholders?Potholders?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628785099107936923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27429478.post-58356990820254294652014-07-03T15:32:49.619-04:002014-07-03T15:32:49.619-04:00I think sometimes we forget what lessons we learne...I think sometimes we forget what lessons we learned in the past, so we make the same mistakes twice. Now you can call that experience rather than a mistake! LOL!Quiltgrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442794943252912695noreply@blogger.com