Tuesday, October 20, 2009

auctioned off

Remember this quilt?  It's the one I made for the annual family reunion auction.  I heard from my mom that it sold for $84.   On one hand, that doesn't sound like much for all that work.  But on the other hand, it fetched the second-highest price of all the items (and none of my relatives are very well-off anyway!) so I think it's great.   I'm hoping we'll get to go next year, and I'm already thinking about what to make...  :-)



And speaking of old sheets...  I don't know why I haven't mentioned this before, but I've been hosting a series of vintage sheet swaps over at Swap-bot.  If you haven't heard of Swap-bot, here's the pitch from the home page:  Swap-bot is a online service that organizes group swaps and a community of creative individuals. Swap-bot takes the hassle out of participating in group swaps by organizing all of the participant information and doing all of the partner assignments. On Swap-bot, you can host swaps, join swaps, and chat with other swappers from all over the world. 

I've been a member for about a year now, with mostly good experiences, and have made a few wonderful friends in the process (hi, June!).  I'm not a super-active swapper, but I do enjoy hosting these sheet swaps and spreading the vintage sheet love.  We're about to start round #6, and the deadline for signing up is this Friday, the 23rd.  If you're game, sign up and send me an email or a Swap-bot message to let me know you read about it here.  And if you have any general questions about Swap-bot, ask away!







7 comments:

  1. Beautiful quilt! I've been participating in your vintage sheet swap and loving it! I appreciate you putting the group together. I'm aspiring to create something this beautiful in the future!

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  2. Well done raising all that money with your quilt! An ace result! (and it should, it's lovely !)

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  3. Yeah for a good price for your quilt! It's a great quilt. I love the bedsheet quilt links that you put for your swap.

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  4. I am participating in your vintage sheet swap and am so looking forward to it! I have been gathering sheets to build up to making a quilt so this will be perfect!

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  5. congrats on the money raised. my husband has me making a quilt for a auction at his work...i really hope it makes what yours does, at least, or i am afrais i might be disappointed.

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  6. It's a beautiful quilt! I am going to sign up with your vintage sheet swap. I am a newbie on Swap Bot but I have participated in other swaps.

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  7. I would have bought that quilt for way more!

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