2013 - A New Year - a Hello and a few Farewells

Happy New Year to you all!

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I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Claire to our swap group ;-)

and to say Farewell to SueB, JennyD & Raelene.

Since our formation in February 2011, we have had 25 people join in with our swaps. We will start 2013 with:

16 - Active swappers
1 - on leave

In April 2012, the Fat Quarter Swap Birthday Club was created.  As at January 2013 we have 15 people participating - imagine all those birthday goodies arriving during the month of your birthday  ;-)  Seeing all the wonderful Birthday FQs has been a genuine highlight for me.  

On a sad note, Since 2011, 6 have left the group, and even sadder, 

2 have been removed (failure to communicate with Swap Co-Ordinator and failure to swap)

Members are not removed or suspended on a whim, but failure to communicate and/or swap is simply NOT ACCEPTABLE. If you feel that it is OK not to communicate with your partner or the Swap Co-Ordinator, or it is OK to have one-sided swaps, then maybe this group is not the group for you.

I am looking forward to another year of swapping Fat Quarters and looking after this blog  - we have such a lovely bunch of people in this Swap Group and I am hoping we will grow in 2013!

December FQ for Leonie

Here is what JanetH sent to Leonie for December

thanks for providing photos JanetH - apologies for the late posting in the blog ;-)

Birthday Love for Carol - UPDATED

This post has been updated with a thank you note from Carol ;-)

From Cathy

From HelenP

Following photos taken from Carol's Blog ;-)

If you have sent Carol a FQ for her birthday, please let the Swap Co-Ordinate know - I need to update my records.

EDITED:  Carol has passed on the following message:

Attached are some photo’s of the fabric that I received from the Girls in the Fat Quarter Birthday Swap.

 

Can you please thank Sharon, Wendy, Narelle, Cathy (you), Vanessa, Heather, Helen, Janet, Sandra, Arlene, and Barb.  I hope I haven't forgotten any one.

 

Once again thank you everyone for the fantastic fabric, looking forward to making lots of things next year.

 

Carol 

Birthday Love for Narelle - UPDATED

Here are some photos sent to me of birthday FQs for Narelle

this post has been updated with photos from Narelle's blog ;-)

Happy Birthday Carol!

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Carol ;-)

Happy Birthday to you!

November FQs - sent & received - UPDATED

Janet from Sandra

Janet to Sandra

From Cathy to Jenny

From Jenny to Cathy

To Carol from HelenP

Happy Birthday Narelle!

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Narelle ;-)

Happy Birthday to you!

FQ Roll Call - 2013

A group email has been sent out to all active Fat Quarter Swappers - please check your emails ;-)

October FQs - sent & received

here are some of the FQs sent and received during October

from Helen to Jeni

from Jeni  to Helen

Sandra from Narelle

Birthday Love for Arlene - UPDATED

Here are some photos of the Birthday Love received by Arlene for her birthday during October.  More photos will be added as I get them.

From Cathy

From Carol

  

from Heather

from Helen

from Narelle

from Sandy

from Sharon

from Vanessa

from Wendy

Arlene says "Thank you, it was so lovely and exciting opening so many little gifts on my birthday (yes I was a good girl)"

Birthday Love for Jessica

Birthday Love for Jessica

From Carol

From Cathy

From Arlene

From Heather

From Narelle

Birthday Love for Cathy - UPDATED

Thank you so much to Arlene, Barb, Carol, Heather, HelenS, Jessica, Narelle, SandraT,  Sharon, WendyB and Vanessa  ........ I absolutely love what you have chosen for me ;-) Cheers, Cathy, xxx