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OK, my SS wish list 2012
Fishingwidow – Secret santa stocking

Fav author? - Janet Evanovich and James Patterson, historical mystery.
Favorite quilting magazines? - Quilting arts and The Quilter.
Like sweets?? - Do not want to get much candy as I can’t stop eating chocolate. But my favorite are those hazelnut chocs. Ferrero rocher
What kind of quilt blocks do you make? – Traditional, crazy quilts but not applique
Are you a hand or machine quilter? – Machine quilter
What is your favorite season? - Summer n fall
What is your favorite holiday? - Christmas n Haloween
What color scheme do you use in.. living room, family room, bedrooms, baths? I like blues, apricot and green.
Do you garden? – Love to garden and love house plants
What kind(s) of sewing machine do you have? – Pfaff, baby lock
Do you Crazy Quilt? - Yes
If so, what are some of your Favorite Crazy Quilt embellishments? Laces, buttons and charms
Favorite fabrics? Purples, blues, greens, apricots and pink but not especially fond of brights.
Do you drink flavored coffees or teas? Don’t like flavored coffees just regular decaf but love flavored teas and green tea.
Have no pets or allergies.
No candles please.
Do you wear jewelry? - I like jewelry especially necklaces and earrings for pierced ears.
Are you right or left handed? - right
Favorite places to shop for quilting items on line? Nancy’s Notions, Hancock’s of Paducah, Fat quarter shop, and anyplace I find a sale/good deal.
Do you set up a tree and/or other decorations for the holidays? Do some decorating but no tree anymore as I go to one of my daughter.
What colors do you use for the holiday? – the traditional red and green and golds.
Do you have any "holiday" collections? Snowman.

If you were given a choice for a Gift Certificate, where/what would you like it to be for? JoAnnes.

If you were given a choice for just one gift in the amount of $25 what would you like? I couldn't choose just one thing

Do you prefer store bought or hand made? Either is ok, but I do like a hand made item.

Anything else you can tell us about yourself that will help with gift decisions? I will be happy with

I don't know where this week went.

SSSS Stocking Swap 2012 and Secret Sister Birthday Swap 2013

Favorite quilting magazines? any
What other hobbies do you have? All sewing, quilting and handwork focused.
Do you collect anything? Yes but I don’t need anything extra right now.
Like sweets?? Yes
Favorite Candy? Truffles and Jelly Belly Jelly Beans Tropical or Regular Assortment
Favorite kind of food?
What kind of quilt blocks do you make? Pieced
Are you a hand or machine quilter? machine
What is your favorite season? Spring
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
What color scheme do you use in.. living room, family room, bedrooms, baths?
Green in Kitchen, dining and family rooms. Blue in Sewing Studio, Master Bedroom and Bathrooms
Do you garden? no
What kind(s) of sewing machine do you have? Janome MC6600 with an old Singer back up
Favorite thread? Aurifil Cotton for Machine. I also like polyster for accents and vargiated.
I like Prescencia for floss and #12 perle cotton
Favorite color(s)? Purple, blue and green
Favroite Color combination? Purple with either blue or green
Do you Crazy Quilt? Absolutely !!!!!!!!!!!
If so, what are some of your Favorite Crazy Quilt embellishments? Beads, jacquard trims, lace applique and lace trims
Favorite fabrics? (ie.. orientals, 30's, batiks, etc) batiks, orientals and Kaufman blenders
Specialty fabrics?(like for crazy quilting) silk, satin and brocades
Do you drink flavored coffees or teas? Tea – constant comment, honey lemon, orange
Are you allergic to anything? NO
Do you have pets?Names? Dog is Baxter. Cats are Sarah and Polly
Favorite candle scents? None
Do you wear jewelry? Yes What kind? Barrettes, earrings and necklaces
Are you right or left handed? Right
Favorite places to shop for quilting items? (in your area? Fabric Town USA ,Quilt Ventura, Bead Time and Joann’s
Favorite places to shop for quilting items on line? Fabric Shack, Hancocks of Paducah, Keepsake Quilting, Etsy, Embellishment Buffet, Flights of Fancy
What kind of music do you listen to? Christian Praise and Worship
Do you have any "holiday" collections?(ie. snowmen, santas, nativities, red cardinals etc)
Nativity Scenes
If you were given a choice for a Gift Certificate, where/what would you like it to be for? Flights of fancy boutique or Embellishment Buffet
Do you prefer store bought or hand made? Hand made is nice but store bought is fine.
Anything else you can tell us about yourself that will help with gift decisions?
Scraps bag for cutting table.
I don’t need Crazy Quilt supplies in earth tones.
I would love Christmas Decorations: homemade ornament, wall hanging or pot holders.
Everyday potholders would be nice. Kitchen is Green with ivory and brown accents.
Beads are always welcome. Seed beads in size 6, 8 and 11, No 13’s or 15’s
Other beads are good as well. Crystal, pearl, polished stone, glass in different shapes. No larger than 15mm.
I would like to play more with fibers on my Crazy Quilting

PS Except for Christmas Items I don't need any more little Chotzkies

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What kind of books do you read?? Since I read technical papers at work, I prefer light reading at home - romance novels like Harlequin or others

Favorite quilting magazines? Any

What other hobbies do you have? Needlework (cross stitch, hardanger, embroidery), Crafts

Do you collect anything? chickens, cardinals

Do you cook or bake? Easy recipes, crock pot ideas. Always looking for a good easy salad recipe

Like sweets?? Oh yes - chocolate, caramel, not a choc mint fan

Favorite Candy? nonpareils

Favorite kind of food? All kinds except seafood

What kind of quilt blocks do you make? Pieced

Are you a hand or machine quilter? Machine

What is your favorite season? Spring

What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

What color scheme do you use in.. living room, family room, bedrooms, baths?

Do you garden? My husband does, but I do not (except to tell him what I like!)

What kind(s) of sewing machine do you have? Husqvarna

Favorite thread? Rayon for machine. I LOVE variety of threads/textures for needlework

Favorite color(s)? pink, orange

Favroite Color combination? anything with choc brown

Do you Crazy Quilt? no

Favorite fabrics? (ie.. orientals, 30's, batiks, etc) all, but not fond of civil war

Do you drink flavored coffees or teas? Favorite Coffee? Favorite Tea? Smooth coffees, no flavors except pumpkin or gingerbread. Tea, any except earl grey

Are you allergic to anything? no

Do you have pets?Names? Baxter (he looks like a black golden retriever, and is like a 100lb teddy bear!)

Favorite candle scents? vanilla

Do you wear jewelry? What kind? all kinds

Are you right or left handed? right

Favorite places to shop for quilting items? (in your area? Ruth's Stitchery (my LQS), Joann fabrics, Michaels

Favorite places to shop for quilting items on line? No favorite, will try any place!

Do you set up a tree and/or other decorations for the holidays? yes

What colors do you use for the holiday? all

Do you have any "holiday" collections?(ie. snowmen, santas, nativities, red cardinals etc) - snowmen


If you were given a choice for a Gift Certificate, where/what would you like it to be for? my LQS or Joann fabrics

If you were given a choice for just one gift in the amount of $25 what would you like? can't think of a big item I need

Do you prefer store bought or hand made? some of both


Anything else you can tell us about yourself that will help with gift decisions? My philosophy on decorating crafting is "Less is more but more is BETTER!"

Also, I am a Girl Scout and am always looking for crafts ideas for our fall campouts that can be done by all ages

TTT

why is it so hard to make a favorites list?

books - historical
author - John Jakes, Ayn Rand
magazine - any - don't mind reruns
collect longaberger baskets
love to bake and cook
like sweets - shouldn't but yes
favoriate candy is spice drops or milky ways
food - almost anything
quilt blocks - saars
favorite season - fall
favorite holiday, halloween and Christmas
no special color scheme in home
have Berninas for sewmachines
favorite thread OESD, like multi color threads
favorite colors - anything
like blue and yellow together
crazy quilt but just a learner
like embellishing beads
like 30's and moda marbles fabric
no speciality fabrics
drink flovered coffees - hazelnut
allergic to some medications
Daisey the Dog rules the house
Welcome Home from Yankee Candle, favorite candle scent
do not wear jewelry often
right handed
favorite quilt shop - Needles and Thread in Frederick Md
like Fabric Depot and Embroidery Library on line
like light classical
use burgandy for holidays
no holiday collection
walmart for gift card
no idea for a $25 gift
prefer hand made gifts
easy to please and appreciate the time and effort put into gifts

Sorry it's taken me so long to reply! Basically, I'm a very easy person to please because I love so many things. I love any and everything that has to do with sewing. I especially love sewing gadgets. I can never get enough!

I have a passion for collecting thimbles, especially the black, bent ones that lay forgotten in the back of drawers.

Hobby Lobby is my favorite store and a gift certificate from there would be great.

I love Christmas and collect Christmas trees and angels.

I'm not allergic to anything and I love hot chocolate.

Really, anything you put in my stocking will be adored! This will be a fun swap!

TTT

PLEASE NOTE: This is DJillM's Wish List:

What kind of books do you read??
Fav author?
Favorite quilting magazines? McCall Quilting
What other hobbies do you have? christmas ornamenst.. easy crocheting
Do you collect anything? Siamese cat and shih tzu dog items
Do you cook or bake? Yes both
Like sweets?? yes
Favorite Candy? milk chocolate
Favorite kind of food? chinese
What kind of quilt blocks do you make? All types
Are you a hand or machine quilter? machine
What is your favorite season? Fall
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas
What color scheme do you use in.. living room, family room, bedrooms, baths? Beiges. Blue. Kitchen & Bath plumb and hunter green
Do you garden? flowers
What kind(s) of sewing machine do you have? Bernina
Favorite thread? mettler
Favorite color(s)? Purples Plumb Royal Blue Lime
Favroite Color combination? les. Pinks. BluesPurp
Do you Crazy Quilt? no But String quilting
If so, what are some of your Favorite Crazy Quilt embellishments?
Favorite fabrics? (ie.. orientals, 30's, batiks, etc) Benartex Fossil Ferns Moda Marbles. Neutrals like cream on cream. Black on black
Specialty fabrics?(like for crazy quilting)
Do you drink flavored coffees or teas? Favorite Coffee? Favroite Tea? no
Are you allergic to anything? flowery smells
Do you have pets?Names? Siamese cats TipTapToe. Mr Mistophelees. Piper. Portia and Shih tzu Tyler Phoebe Tabitha
Favorite candle scents? citrus. vanilla. spices
Do you wear jewelry? What kind? Hair sticks wood and acrylic
Are you right or left handed? right
Favorite places to shop for quilting items? (in your area? Joanns
Favorite places to shop for quilting items on line? web fabrics.. cotton loft
What kind of music do you listen to? light rock. 90's
What is your favroite Holiday? christmas
Do you have any "holiday" collections?(ie. snowmen, santas, nativities, red cardinals etc)
no
If you were given a choice for a Gift Certificate, where/what would you like it to be for? Joanns fabric

If you were given a choice for just one gift in the amount of $25 what would you like? rotary blades 45m 60m Fisker scissors

Do you prefer store bought or hand made? I like handmade

Anything else you can tell us about yourself that will help with gift decisions?
I love pin cushions. unusual coffee mugs. 2 1/2 fabric strrips for string quilts.

I am so excited! Can't wait to find out who I have!!

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Yea, so glad before Joann's notions go off sale in case i need any for the swap... Chris

Yay!!!!!!! Received my name, now I can go shopping, which I love to do. This will be fun. Sue

I have my name!!

Let the Fun begin!!!!!!

I have my name and what fun I'm going to have!!! Now to get the stocking made. I'm on Plan B want to make a different one than I've made before.

Woo hoo, ******, I have your name and can't wait to get started on your stocking and filling it with goodies!

Guess what? I'm not telling. . .secrets. Now to finish up on my stocking!

I've got my name!!!!

tttt

Pushing to the top for Ely

HI LADIES
THIS IS MY LIST

LOVE QUILTING BOOKS SPECIALY CRAZY QUILT
LOVE TO GARDEN.
I DO A LOT OF APPLEQUE AND LOVE WHATER COLOR FABRIC FOR THAT.
I COLLECT TIMBLES AND TEA CUP AND SEWING GAGE
I LOVE ANYTHING FOR CRAZY QUILTS BEATS TREATS CHARMS I LIKE IT ALL.
I LOVE TO READ IT IS A WRITER THAT READ QUILTING STORIS FROM PA. I DID READ THE ONE IN HAIWAY MORE SPECIALY I LIKE HAND MADE.
AND I WILL LOVE ANYTHING YOU SENT ME.
LOVE ELY

bumpity bump

Hey ladies...a question...are there any patterns that you would really like? I must admit I love patterns...

I especially love bag patterns and pincushion patterns...and tree skirt patterns...lol...YEP, I love patterns, and did I mention buttons, and vintage handkerchiefs?

Hoping my SSSS will add her input on patterns before I mail, just in case I have something she'd really love!