my hubby's reactions

my hubby has been laughing at me lately. not for anything particulary funny that i've done. in fact, i find it serious business.

he's laughing at my swaps...quilting...craft-stash-busting...blocks...bees...whatever... so, yes, it seems that's all i do lately, but it's all good! i get to use up some of my stash and i get good things in return. i get to trade out fabrics i don't need/want anymore for new ones and it only costs me postage. how fabulous is that?! i've even traded patterns i no longer have a use for.

snappy asked me last week after i opened up the envelope to a fantastic fabric swap: "how do they know what you're sending them?" and as i was heading to the computer to show him...he exclaims "you take pictures of your fabrics?! when do you do that?!" well, he does work late hours and sometimes on weekends. i do lots of things while he's out. like this blog. he knows i used to blog on myspace, but he doesn't quite know about this one. although, he has seen my nifty new calling card that i had made for my swap groups and this blog is listed on it.

as you've noticed, i have this obsession with making QOVs lately. it's a very healthy and worthy obsession i might add. as part of my swap this month here and here, i'm having my swap partners make 12" blocks in any combo of red/white/blue. the one is anything goes and the other has a theme of stars (we're all making stars in the colors/fabrics requested). this way, i get to make at least one, if not two, QOVs that will be essentially part of a quilting bee. all i have to do is make a few blocks myself, put in a sashing between all the blocks, and find a backing. then, ship it off to the longarmmer and VOILA! another QOV for our wounded.

and what i haven't told the boys in my house is that i've joined a kid's block swap group for my son. he's been begging me to teach him to sew and how to make quilts, so here's a great way to do it. when he piece well enough, i'll let him make a QOV top like he's asked to do too. i guess i have to teach him soon, don't i? if you've got kids who sew or want to, check out the group. we're looking for more kiddos to join.