CHAPTER 2 - SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING TRIANGLES (cont'd)

[Debbie W.]

Hi Friends, an
Some of you may have seen a couple of my posts about the Christchurch earthquake here in New Zealand and how my brother-in-laws' sister Jane has been missing in the rubble of the CTV building since the quake on Feb 22nd. Last week they found her body and she will be buried on Monday. she leaves a husband and 2 children behind, but at last they have closure and can continue to grieve and move on with their lives.
I can't wait to get my triangles back and see what I can do with them! Thanks ladies for doing so much work for this, I hope you choose the prettiest triangles for yourselves!! xx Sue

I'm sure I am only one among many in the sisterhood thinking of your family and sending air hugs and love your way. God bless your brother BIL and his precious children.

Connie

[Debbie W.]

REPEATING YET AGAIN BECAUSE BASED ON SOME OF THE PACKAGES I'VE RECEIVED THE PAST FEW DAYS, SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT READING THIS SO I'LL CONTINUE TO TRY AND HOPE FOR THE BEST!!!!

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT UNTIL THE FRIDAY, APRIL 1 DEADLINE...AND THAT DEADLINE IS NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE :roll: !!!!

THIS BEARS REPEATING AGAIN AND AGAIN EVERY DAY FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T MAILED YOUR PACKAGES YET PLEASE USE THIS CHECKLIST AND IT WILL MAKE RECEIVING AND SORTING THE HST's SO MUCH EASIER ON EVERYONE INVOLVED!!!

AS OF THURSDAY, MARCH 24, WE HAVE 454 PACKAGES CONTAINING 180,572 HSTs AND 43 OF THOSE ARE INTERNATIONAL...THAT MEANS THERE ARE STILL ABOUT 161 PACKAGES STILL OUTSTANDING.

HERE'S A HELPFUL CHECKLIST TO USE BEFORE PACKAGING AND MAILING YOUR HSTs (which DO need to be received by FRIDAY, APRIL 1st (LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY , so hopefully EVERYONE, especially members from outside the U.S. have mailed their packages or will air mail (International) them THIS WEEK!)

____ HST's folded & NOT pressed open and paper has NOT been removed. DO NOT SEND MORE THAN 700 HST'S.

____ HST's have NOT been put into individual baggies, but have been neatly stacked & placed in a larger Ziplock bag (or smaller if
not sending that many)...see photo below. Remember we have to remove HSTs from smaller bags before sort day, so you
do not need to separate them into colors or counts. Only the TOTAL count is what matters!

_____ If including HSTs for Queensland, Hanne or Christchurch, those have been put into individual bags & marked appropriately.

____ Screen Name, Real Name and HST count has been clearly marked on the Ziplock bag.

____ If International, contact Clara Lawrence (SN: ClaraLawrence) to get information on how to charge your return postage on PayPal.
Review the 2nd Post on the 1st Page of this Forum to determine how many & what size boxes are required depending on
how many HST's you will be having returned to you.

____ If International, include your address label or labels, depending on how many return boxes you paid for, along with
a copy of your PayPal receipt. Review the 2nd Post on the 1st Page of this Forum to determine how
many boxes are required depending on how many HST's you will be having returned to you. Do NOT include a
return envelope because it CANNOT be used. We aleady have all the International Flat Rate Boxes required to return them.

____ For Domestic packages: Return envelope has stamps, your OWN address as both 'sender' and 'recipient'. Remember not to use
P.O. Box addess as 'sender' since it will be closed after the Exchange. If your package is returned there for insufficient postage, it
may wind up in an unknown :shock: , unhappy home forever. Also, if you are the 'sender', then it will get returned to YOU for
additional postage.

____ Mailing envelope is sturdy and is clearly marked with your ScreenName & HST count and it has been taped, taped & triple
taped to make sure it won't open on it's way to Katy.

____ Once package is mailed, send Debbie (SN: NaneeWolf) an email to her PROFILE PAGE (not as a PRIVATE MESSAGE
or Forum post) to let her know package is on the way. That way she can let you know by return email when your package arrives.

HURRY, HURRY, HURRY TO GET YOUR PACKAGES IN THE MAIL, ESPECIALLY INTERNATIONAL...APRIL 1ST DEADLINE IS FAST APPROACHING!

[Donna N.]

I, for one, would like to continue the thread to keep up with progress of all the projects that come from this exchange. Could we get a special "Show and Tell" area on TQS for all the photos?

[Donna N.]

Never mind about the Show and Tell area. I see it's already there under "Quilt Gallery". There's so much to see and do on this site, I plum forgot.

[Margo C.]

Good point, Rosemary! Chapter 3 is probably a good idea since there's no telling how many pages :shock: we'll get to when the sorting :roll: and returning is done :lol: ! We'll have to see how many members what to continue this to 'infinity and beyond'...oh, no, did I really just use that term...how un 8) is that! My grandson would be horrified.

Deb, I think you have just coined the title of Chapter 3!! :lol: :lol:

[Margo C.]

Never mind about the Show and Tell area. I see it's already there under "Quilt Gallery". There's so much to see and do on this site, I plum forgot.

Yes mam! Here's the link: see-quilts/show-and-tell-quilts/

However, right now there are several photos that have been placed there that should be on another page.

You can always access this page from the drop-down menu under QUILT GALLERY > SHOW & TELL on the purple bar.

[Debbie W.]

Good point, Rosemary! Chapter 3 is probably a good idea since there's no telling how many pages :shock: we'll get to when the sorting :roll: and returning is done :lol: ! We'll have to see how many members what to continue this to 'infinity and beyond'...oh, no, did I really just use that term...how un 8) is that! My grandson would be horrified.

Deb, I think you have just coined the title of Chapter 3!! :lol: :lol:

Like :roll: ...CHAPTER 3 - THE SISTERHOOD CONTINUES...TO INFINITY AND BEYOND! :lol: :P

[Margo C.]

Works for me!!

[Margo C.]

Good point, Rosemary! Chapter 3 is probably a good idea since there's no telling how many pages we'll get to when the sorting and returning is done ! We'll have to see how many members what to continue this to 'infinity and beyond'...oh, no, did I really just use that term...how un is that! My grandson would be horrified.

Hey if you wait long enough it will become 8) again!

Besides I would imagine that currently in your house it is

'Space, the final frontier - to boldly go where no one has gone before!' :wink: :lol: :lol:



Rosemary

[Debbie W.]

Good point, Rosemary! Chapter 3 is probably a good idea since there's no telling how many pages we'll get to when the sorting and returning is done ! We'll have to see how many members what to continue this to 'infinity and beyond'...oh, no, did I really just use that term...how un is that! My grandson would be horrified.

Hey if you wait long enough it will become 8) again!

Besides I would imagine that currently in your house it is

'Space, the final frontier - to boldly go where no one has gone before!' :wink: :lol: :lol:

Rosemary

SPACE...WHAT IS SPACE??? Has anyone ever slipped on a Ziplock bag that snuck onto the floor along with about 20 others?...certainly not any fun, but at least the HST's aren't breakable! It's actually kind of like being at an ice skating rink and not knowing how to ice skate.

[Debbie W.]

Dont take this wrong, its just my humor on friday....
So I had a visual of the landing... And I sure hope landing on HST's is better then ice. :roll: Please be careful! :!:

Material gal

[Joan D.]

After watching this thread I will be out of town on April 1 and away from my computer, I will be thinking of all the work you get to do I wissh I could be with you. Joan

[Debbie W.]

OMG :shock: :shock: ...I JUST RECEIVED THE MOST INCREDIBLY AWESOME GIFT PACKAGE FROM POSYP (aka ROSEMARY) from the U.K.
THERE IS ALSO A GIFT FOR YOU, CLARA, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SORT DAY TO GET IT BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU WITH ALL OF OUR SORT HELPERS AND TO ACTUALLY TAKE A PICTURE (and VIDEO??) WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT. YES, THERE IS INDEED A LITTLE BIT OF THE DEVIL :evil: IN ME...He, he, he!

Rosemary, you are extremely talented and must have a monumental sense of humor :lol: :lol: !!!

AND THAT MEANS THAT ALL OF OUR OTHER SOTTT's MEMBERS WILL HAVE TO WAIT TO SEE ROSEMARY'S GIFT WHEN WE POST IT ON THE FORUM AFTER SORTING DAY. SO SORRY, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL CLARA'S SURPRISE :twisted: .

AND HUGE THANKS AGAIN TO ALL OF THE SOTTT'S MEMBERS WHO HAVE SO GENEROUSLY SENT EXTRA-SPECIAL GIFTS SUCH AS CHOCOLATES FROM SWITZERLAND & CHOCOLATIERS ON THE NORTHEAST COAST, EXTRA HSTs, BEAUTIFUL FAT QUARTERS AND HAND-DYES, AND THE CASH & CHECKS TO HELP US WITH EXPENSES. YOU ARE ALL VERY, VERY SPECIAL AND WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I ALSO NEED TO GIVE A BIG SHOUTOUT OF THANKS TO FOUR OTHER U.K. MEMBERS WHO COLLABORATED WITH ROSEMARY ON THIS ABSOLUTELY, STUPENDEOUS, INCREDIBLE, WONDERFUL, UNBELIEVABLE SURPRISE: MAUREEN, NAN, AMANDA AND DOROTHY...You are all truly the best kind of 'sisters' to have!

Sorry, Clara :wink: ...still have the lips zipped as do Rosemary, Maureen, Nan, Amanda and Dorothy. TeeHeeHee...it sure is fun to have a secret!!!

[Margo C.]

You ladies are BAD!! :lol:

[Lotti D.]

can't wait till the surprise is sprung and we get to see pics
and am sooooooooo looking forward to: ...CHAPTER 3 - THE SISTERHOOD CONTINUES...TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!
:lol: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: