It is amazing to think that the pictures of the HST represent so many of us around the world. Who would have thought in January when we signed up for this exchange that so many quilters would join in the fun! I can hardly wait to see the pictures of the sorting party!!!! Thanks, Debbie for all your efforts.

Deanna

Thanks for posting pictures of the triangles. It helps us realize just how many triangles have been sent to TX. I cant wait to get them back and turn them into a quilt. Lately I have been in the sewing mood but spring is almost here. My husband is trying to figure out what seeds we need to start now as our snow is almost gone but we are back to colder temperatures so the river is down. We do get some flooding but having a house on the hill helps.

So now to wait by the mailbox for triangles!! I know I cant wait to see what I get as I know everyone else is anxious to get theirs back for sewing. Thanks for hosting the exchange.
Happy Sewing everyone!! Continue to post pictures so for us not in TX can continue to watch the exchange.
Farmcrafty
Northeast Corner of Iowa!!

crocus999 wrote:
Because the packages are are all such odd shapes & sizes I decided the best way to transport the HSTs to the sorting location was by putting them in the 13-gallon kitchen Flex Trash Bags. Boxes were pretty much useless because they didn't hold enough and you couldn't put lids on them to stack 'em. My DH doesn't ever put the garbage out, so there's no worries there ! He also doesn't organize stuff for charity, so once again we're safe. I can live with those duties, but what I an trying to do is to get him to learn his way around the kitchen once he retires so he can cook & I can quilt!!!

Cybersue wrote:

Cybersue:
My heart and prayers go out to your family on this tragic loss. With so much devastation going on this year (and we're only at the end of March) the good Lord is very busy collecting all the prayers being sent. May your family find solace and peace.
God bless one and all.

Wow, I love reading all the posts on here, on the weekends after a busy day at work. I love the community that we have become... and agree with all the others we should soo keep the exchanges coming to continue to build on the friendships and the scrap quilt ideal that this is just inspiring.

Hi ---just wondering what the 'infamous trash bags' are about? I thought I've been keeping pretty much up-to-date on this forum, but somehow must have missed the trash bag idea? I DO trust you, Debbie, but hope they don't happen to get mixed up with the real trash. (Like someone I heard of stored her quilt in a trash bag and her DH put it inthe goodwill pile, and it was gone! )- lesson we learned is not to store anything precious in a trash bag.

stichnRN wrote:

Private message has been sent.

lakeville in

i am sorry to report i can't send my triangles, pretty as they are.
i have lost my job and don't have $$$ for the postage. i am so sorry to
not complete the exchange not only because i disappoint you, but that i don't get the traveling triangles.
i will cont. to make triangles to make my own quilt.

joan godfrey

leolady wrote:

Your package did arrive today and I sent you an email letting you know. Please be sure to check my email when you can because I wrote that you'll need more PP postage to return as many as you sent .

Cybersue wrote:

It is a double bed. No floorboard problems because I have a one-story house, so we're on the slab. I'm not going to think about the post office at al right nowl...that will scramble my brains a little too much !

Leolady from Australia
Have posted my HST's - all 560 of them - sent an email but hoping you have received.
I am away from home at present
Can you post to let me know if these have been received.

Wow, is that a bed dwarfed under that big pile? I hope your floor boards aren't sagging Have you considered how you're getting them back to the post office? I'd LOVE to be there when you do that. Please take a picture!
Sue

Anyone interested in seeing what about half of 187,860 HSTs in 471 packages looks like...here's a couple of pics!

Those on the floor are waiting to be sorted into those infamous trash bags, some of which are already being filled on the bed. The other half is in my other bedroom...no guests in this house for a few weeks !!