Packages going to US addresses will start shipping tomorrow. Packages going to overseas addresses will ship Wednesday.
Thank you to everyone who participated. It was a lot of fun getting to see what everyone sent. I'll admit that it was also a lot of fun being able to choose which ones I wanted to keep. At this point I have eight quilting projects planned for my fat quarters. That should keep me out of trouble for a while!
The next vintage sheet project will be up on July 21 (next Monday). I'm planning to post photos of my projects in the Flickr Pool and encourage everyone else to do the same. I'm anxious to see what all this raw fabric will become!
For those of you keeping score at home, the final tally is: 2,314 fat quarters in 318 prints from 72 swappers.
Wow! You have even taken the time for cute packaging! Thanks so much for all the time you put into this project!
Posted by: jessica | July 13, 2008 at 03:48 PM
Wow!! That's a lot of vintage sheets. That sounds like a fun swap!! Hope all of the participants enjoy!!
Posted by: Leigh Graham | July 13, 2008 at 04:28 PM
Eeeks! I'm so excited! I'm totally going to be rolling around in all those fat quarters once they arrive!
Posted by: EmmyLizzy | July 13, 2008 at 04:56 PM
I cannot wait for my little package to come in the mail!!! All that fabric must have been so inspiring to look at and sort through- I hope you kept some great stuff to play with. I also cannot wait to see what the next tutorial will be!
Posted by: jessica | July 13, 2008 at 05:21 PM
How adorable is that packaging! You defintely went over and beyond. I bet everyone that participated will love to get their fat quarters in the mail. I was very inspired by your basket liner project. Thanks!
Posted by: Hope | July 13, 2008 at 05:25 PM
Holy crap...I bow down to you taking on a task like that!!!! Wow!
Posted by: Muralimanohar | July 13, 2008 at 06:13 PM
Wow! That is some pile of fabric! Bet you'll be glad to have your house back. :0) Thank you so much for all your work on this, and getting to pick and choose which fabrics you get to keep for yourself is the best perk of being hostess.
Posted by: Michelle | July 13, 2008 at 06:55 PM
man alive that is a lot of fat quarters! I wonder if you are still glad you opened this can of worms! Well the rest of us are! So excited, I will start stalking the mailman now!
Posted by: michelle | July 13, 2008 at 08:34 PM
All I can say is: Wow!
And that I'm so excited to see what you picked out for me. Thank you again for organizing this - it has been a great swap so far.
Posted by: Dallas | July 13, 2008 at 09:04 PM
The sheer number of fat quarters and swappers is amazing. The cute packaging is amazing. You are amazing. Thank you, thanks you. I look forward to receiving my package!
Posted by: Beth | July 14, 2008 at 05:31 AM
Oh me goodness. You rock, how wonderful you are!!! Thank you so much for putting this swap together and doing all that you did and are doing. Those fat quarters look yummy.
Posted by: amy (sew~amy) | July 14, 2008 at 07:11 AM
You don't leave any details out! Must be because you never sleep! I will be checking my mailbox everyday and thinking up projects to make with my fq sheets!!
Posted by: Joey | July 14, 2008 at 08:34 AM
wow you're amazing for organizing and sorting through all of that! I can't wait to see what I get :) It's like waiting for Christmas!
Posted by: Katie | July 14, 2008 at 08:50 AM
Oh, I wish I had found out about your sheet swap sooner. I would love to have joined in! I can't wait to see what some of you other projects will be with these beautiful sheets!
Posted by: Teresa | July 14, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Ooooh I wish one was coming my way. I think you might be the swappy organizer queen. Lovely packages and such organization. Makes my heart happy!
Posted by: Jacquie | July 14, 2008 at 12:44 PM
wow, you are amazing!
Posted by: michelle | July 14, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Oh wow!!! This is so exciting I can't stand it!!!! Thanks for all your hard work and for hosting another one too?! Wow!!! Now I'm sorely tempted to run out to the thrift store to see if I can find some more! I found a cool quilt that I want to make!!! Eeeeek!!! Like I need more projects!
Posted by: holly | July 15, 2008 at 09:23 AM
Thank you, everyone! I will be glad to get all these boxes out of my sewing room, but it has been fun.
Holly, I'm not sure who told you that I was doing another one, but I'm definitely NOT. This one was fun, but I think we've all got enough sheets now to last us a while! :)
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 15, 2008 at 09:50 AM
oh my goodness.....how i love them all...and the packaging. well done my friend, well done.
Posted by: becky | July 15, 2008 at 07:40 PM
Elizabeth, that looks truly fantastic - and those statistics! Mine must have finally arrived - once again, my apologies on hubby's behalf for not understanding the difference between air mail and surface! I look forward to seeing what I get. Thanks again and again for your generosity and hard work putting all of this together.
Posted by: Lara | July 16, 2008 at 02:55 AM
Wow! I am so sad that I wasn't able to get mine there. We had some unexpected things come up and something had to go, unfortunately. I can't wait to see what all everyone makes!
Posted by: janice | July 16, 2008 at 05:19 AM
i am excited too
cant wait to see what i got!!
thanks again for doing all this work and oh my what pretty packaging!!!!
Posted by: susan | July 16, 2008 at 03:02 PM
Hi I'm so in love with all you do. All you touch turns to gold. Everything is just so precious. Those fabric are so beautiful. Wish I couls find some where I live. I'v e been looking high and low and I jsut haven't had any luck for finding vintage sheet. Thanks to you though I can at least see some on flickr and your blogs. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Nathalie | July 16, 2008 at 06:16 PM
I got my package today, and holy cow, what a gem! There are some fantastic little bits in there...I plan to (slowly) turn 'em into a quilt. Now the fun of choosing a design begins!
Thanks for all the hard work you put into this, and I hope you kept the best ones for yourself.
Posted by: Lana | July 18, 2008 at 09:49 PM
Thank You
Thank You
Thank You
Elizabeth!
What an awesome swap!
And what awesome packages!
You went above and beyond.
xxoo
jodi
Posted by: Jodi | July 19, 2008 at 07:56 AM