swap

I had some strange experience with the doll quilt swap. My partner sent it and it was returned. This resulted in a long trip Australia-Bulgaria-Australia-Bulgaria and delay. My partner was told it all happened because she sent me chocolate /actually attempted to/.

So here is what you would better not send to Bulgaria using the postal services:

• precious metals and stones,
• guns and similar items,
• things that may stain the package or the other packages /maybe chocolate was considered part of this category/
• things that may be harmful to the postal stuff.

This is the official list of the Bulgarian Post Office. It seems plain and I doubt you would send any of the listed forbidden items.
If you would really like to send me something special, consider fabrics, or something like trims, buttons sewing aids, or knitting ones I am currently into socks, hats and shawls knitting, a craft magazine, etc. It is so much better than chocolate and the post office would not mind. Being in Europe I have to shop fabric in local fabric stores or online, so any nice cotton or flannel fabric will be appreciated and cherished. Local shops offer no quilting fabric at all so you see why I love fabrics best.

Hope this helps my swap partners.

If you are my partner and you find my initial likes & dislikes you received insufficient, here you can find more. I have already posted some of my favourites but could not stand it and I am showing more here. This way when I need an inspiration I can have half of them on these two pictures!

Note: I will try to explain I generally like, but I do not stick to this only. All of following things here are just some vague ideas to help you find a starting point for your creativity.

USE & WASHING:

The quilt will be used for display for now, but I prefer it to be washable if possible /it may find a doll later on/. However, if you thought of something artistic with felts, etc, why not? I want you being happy while making the quilt. This matters and makes difference to the final result. Read the rest of this entry »

First of all, a big “Thank you!” to all of you, who commented on my #100 give away post - you are all so kind! I will reply and show all the cards later today!

Back to the swap now. I was quite vague in my likes & dislikes in the sign up message. I would like a quilt that is made with enthusiasm, care and love. So I thought I will not specify what I like /and I hardly can do this/ but give my partner absolute creative freedom instead.

However it may be difficult to start sometimes, so following a Flickr discussion idea, I am showing you here some of my favourites from the previous rounds.   These are only 36 as this is the maximum I could include. This is the only reason! They are all soo beautiful!

You can click on the button on the side bar to visit the Doll Quilt Swap blog. I modified it a bit.

And here you can check more on each of the beautiful quilts below. Read the rest of this entry »

I just finished a commission quilt and can move on to swaps!

My first swap was amazing! I really enjoyed Doll Quilt Swap 4 and I learned a lot with all these fantastic quilts and talented quilters there - gorgeous quilt, brilliant ideas, interesting techniques.

I signed for the next round too!!! You can hardly imaginе how happy I am - check here to see why.

It will be a fast swap with little time for preparing and sending the quilt, but I am sure it will be a fun one again. Read the rest of this entry »

This is the quilt I received. It is made by dearfii.

I had no chance to make a picture right after opening the envelope in the evening - a nice and colourful envelope…. and was too busy to post the pictures. It was a really hectic week so I sent the “thank you” e-mail only and quick blog entry of excitement - it took it only 5 days to arrive this time.

Fi also sent me some extras - buttons, a fabric piece and a felt apple  and a scotch tape with cars - it was the first car stamped one here. My kid like it a lot! Thank Fi! Read the rest of this entry »

I got it!

I knew it traveled a lot to me and back and I made a rough estimation  -  2 weeks to arrive.

It took it 5 days instead!!! All the way from Australia. For a second time. Remember the estimation? It was here on Friday, but I checked today! I am quite busy now, and did not want to check every day for a second week… Read the rest of this entry »

I have just replied to an e-mail form my kind swap mama - Tanaya. She let me know that my partner sent me the quilt she made for me long ago but it was returned by the customs. Seems very strange, isn’t it?

But it is a chocolate thing actually - my parner sent me some extra goodies, including chocolate. It was the chocolate, that customs /it should be post office, I think/ did not like.

The good thing is she will resend today. That means I will get it soon. And I really want to touch the quilt. She was so kind to ask my great swap mama, let me know. The not so good thing is my partner had some unexpected problems and had to put additional time, energy and money sending me the quilt. And all of this because customs do not want me to eat swap chocolate… Read on if you are to send me something… Read the rest of this entry »