All of the charm swap spots are filled!

Thank you to everyone that joined in. I can't wait for the packages to arrive and to see all the fabric goodness.

Kate's newest line
is due to be in stored in February.

If so, tell me in a comment here and when the time comes, I'll be sure to let you know personally.
If there are enough folks wanted to join in, I'll consider making it open to more people.

This is the last call for participants for the Kate Spain Charm Swap.

I have only 7 5 4 spots available for anyone that wants to join in on the charm swap goodness so email me today if you want in. All of the details you need to know are here.

Yes there are still spots available in the Kate Spain Charm Swap.

Yes I haven't been near my studio in way too long and Yes it is driving me crazy.

She needs to wear them on the field trip in the morning to the apple orchard. They need about 10 inches cut off. They are the smallest size the shop had available and they are still huge. Because of the color required I wasn't able to buy them from the places I typically shop for her where they carry normal length pants in her size.
 

Yes unless something major happens this afternoon I AM going to go to my guild meeting tonight. I want to try it and see if I like belonging to a guild. Last month too many events collided that kept me from making the meeting.
 

Yes I am loosing some of my usual Friday me time to chaperone the above mentioned preschool field trip. I'm a seasoned chaperone so I'm pretty used to this plus it is actually fun. But No I won't get to sew once I get home...I have a lot more consignment sale work to do. Bummer!
 

Yes I have a mountain of projects on my To Make list and have made progress the last 6-8 weeks on virtually none of them. Life has just gotten in the way a lot but I'm hoping that things will settle down and I'll start crossing things off that list.
 

 Yes I'm starting to get a bit cranky due to my lack of sewing time, as you can imagine.

That happens when it has been too long since I've stepped foot into my studio. I'm rescheduling my work life so that I can correct that situation. Nobody wants to live with a cranky momma.

Yes I like the beautiful fall weather we are having lately, warm and sunny days....

but all good things usually come to an end and I DO NOT like what comes next.

I guess I'd better get back to work so I'll see you all later!

Kate Spain is one of my very favorite fabric designers. I have just some of her lines but of course I WANT THEM ALL.

When I heard about her newest line Sunnyside a few months back I came up with the idea of hosting a Kate Spain Charm Swap.
I've been waiting and waiting for the yardage to be released so that I could make this big announcement.

From the buzz I've heard since I hinted about this early in the summer, this will certainly fill up fast so you don't want to wait to add your name to the list.

Here are the specifics:

1) This swap will be open to 54 participants plus me for a total of 56 spots. This is for all of Kate's fabric lines except for the Christmas/Holiday ones. The roll call of included lines is below.

2) Each spot is 2 Kate Spain fabrics, 1 yard of each, though you may want to purchase a slight bit more in case of any cutting mistakes you might experience.

3) Fabric must be new and unwashed and from a smoke free environment.

4) Cut your yardage into 5 inch squares (56 per yard) total = 112 charms. Press your fabric and remove the selvages before cutting. You can follow the great tutorial on how to cut your charms from yardage by Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Frannson! found here.

5) Ship them out to me by November 7th. Put them in a Ziploc bag and include your 112 charms, an index card with your name, mailing address and email address. You must also include a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE so that your charms can be mailed back to you. I will not be billing anyone through Paypal. Unfortunately due to the cost and complexity of shipping back internationally, this swap will be for US participants only. If all goes well and there is enough interest, I'll consider doing a round 2 and include international players.

  Once I receive them all I will sort and return a stack of 112 different charms to each participant! You can sign up for more than one spot. They will be in the mail to you by the 3rd week of November or sooner, depending on how quickly I receive them from all the participants.

6) Very important!!! Please choose fabrics that have not been claimed by another swap member. Please join my Flickr group and check before purchasing fabrics to see what has already been chosen; we want to avoid duplicates. Once you have chosen your fabrics please post pictures, the Fabric line and specific print/color information to the Flickr group.

So who wants to join in on the Kate Spain frenzy?

Email me:

Your Name

Mailing Address

Email Address

Phone Number (just in case)

Here is the extra exciting part of this swap....the fabulous Julie of The Intrepid Thread is offering up a 15% discount for all of the participants, not only for the Kate Spain fabrics but for your entire order. How awesome is that? When I email you and confirm that you are in the swap, I will include the secret discount code and my ship to address.

Grab the new blog button and leave a comment so I know who is participating. The code is on my side bar. Feel free to spread the news if you'd like.

Here are all the Kate Spain lines that are included in this swap. Remember, no Christmas/Holiday fabrics. Some of her older lines are a bit scarce but various prints can still be found if you do a little hunting.