I sent my package yesterday. It was sent to a far away place. I think I never sent to somewhere else actually. Most places are far away anyway in swaps. I think swap mamas might have tried to make distant partners to make the package even more special. Holding something from the other side of the Earth feels special enough even without being a marvelous quilt. I felt quite intimidated this round. My prather is  a talented prson, whicjh was more than expectad in the swap participants company. However I have alway liked her creations a lot. Anxious to see if it will be liked. HOping it will be! And anxious to receive the quilt made for me...

I finished this bright stripy square on March 1st, not able to mail it the same day because of some very urgent and lovely things to do and attend. Than I was busy with the national holiday. March the 3rd is the National Holiday of Bulgaria, but we had a celebration that kept me busy on March 2nd... And I was in bed on March 3rd with a virus. Did I wrote DQSs tend to coincident with extremely busy periods?... yes, it is true! And it is not just the end of the mailing period... busy, busy, busy for a month... Making this one was great pleasure. I machine pieced and quilted this time. Only one totally handmade thing - the labeling. Hope my partner will like it. It will be in the mail on Monday. When I am back to normal. More pictures on my Flickr.

I finally managed to start it! It is almost finished actually. But I see a prominent Doll Quilt Swap routine here... every time I sign up, an extremely busy period starts... So far I have always been able to send in time or almost in time. Hopefully I will send precisely on the deadline this time. As always I started with a long ideas, deciding and un-deciding... period. It is not easy to make something you would like to do and seems your partner will like too. I started with some ideas and had to leave them. The official quilt is in my latest quilting trend - solids, so it felt great and hopefully my partner will feel it too. It is almost quilted now.

I am always unsure at the beginning of each round. It is not easy to pick up the initial stile or idea. So if you are wondering same loads of questions about my liking.... here is some help: First of all, I missed a "not" in my sign in info - I do prefer fabric and crafting notions much more than chocolate. Plus I can buy chocolate here but fabrics.. it is a different story... I have written similar post for every round here. I never read the previous before writing a new, so they might be all the same or totally different. Never mind, here are the crucial things: Enjoy making it. Use or come up with an idea you like or wanted to try. Use a technique you like, or what to try. Use your colours. Just make sure there are colours in there - it is likely I am not in in love with completely black and white quilt. But who knows... Other detail. I will hang it and enjoy it, wash it from time to time. So make sure it is washable. Hanging aid is an optional as I will find a way to hang it without any too. By machine, by hand, with or without embellishments - all your choice. What really matters most is the fact you made it for me, if enjoyed making it and created something you like, than it is a treasure. Happy Quilting!

This becomes usual for Mondays. LOL Second Monday with no school. Temperatures are around -10C these days. If it is not really windy like the day before...... it is nice.. and we played a lot in the snow today. Hopefully same following tomorrow. It was sunny today! I will delay the Doll quilt swap partners hits as it was obvious today I have to knit something urgent for the most enthusiastic snow player here... to keep the warmth in the snow!

I was excited to get signed in, to receive the partner info, to see what they like... The hardest part is about to begin now... What to make, how to make it - by hand, by mashine, both; with or without appliques... my colours, partners, colours.. or both... wondering if I will get the right clue on the photostream or blog... trying to be not too specific here so I could keep the partner's surprise safe... PS If you are wondering similar questions and readying my blog secretly to get same clues... /you are making a quilt for me/, I will write something especially for you here this weekend.