About three or four years ago I purchased some fabric online to add to my patchwork stash - it was a nice piece of green fabric with starbursts all over it. In managing the purchase, I started to chat to 'Vicki', the seller of the fabric and so began a very interesting friendship.Although we have never met, Vicki and I have daily discussions about our lives, our families and our jobs. I truly believe she is the closest friend I have ever had! We know so much about each other!
It is amazing how similar we are. Both of us are in our 40's, both are married with a single child, she a boy and me a girl. Both LOVE collecting fabric and sewing it into amazing quilt creations. We love the same music, we adore the same fabric colours...the only thing we seem to disagree on is "The Bill. She loves it and I hate it... ha ha ha.
For a little over a year now, we have been challenging each other every month with a fabric swap. We take turns in chosing the theme for the month and build a fabric story based on things like Violet Crumble Bars, a variety of classic poems, Alice (whatever it means to you) and the latest theme, Winter Solstice - a tricky little number which left us both stumped!!!
A small package is popped in the post with a variety of fat quarters (and the occasioanl treat) and we both wait to see (read) each other's reaction! It's so much fun, even if there is pressure to get it just right! In so many months, we have picked something so similar you would think we both use the same brain.
So it's June now kiddo! What's the next theme huh???????????
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