Can you imagine how many projects are tucked away in cupboards just
waiting to be finished?! I know there are quite a few in just my sewing
room alone. Many of these projects are no longer loved and the initial
enthusiasm to finish them is long gone. We all tell ourselves we will get to it "Someday", but if we are honest with ourselves, we know there are just too many other projects we want to work on.
Well my friends, it is time to get those projects out of our sewing rooms and into the hands of someone that will finish them!
This Quilty Orphan Adoption event helps in getting those projects to
quilters that will finish them and give them some much deserved
attention. And I can say from experience, it feels great to release the burden and move onto something you really want to work on!
Last spring, Libby at
Life on the Hill adopted out a couple of cat panels she no longer wanted and was quickly rewarded with seeing them sewn up into finished quilts that were donated to a kid's charity. You can read more about
it here.
Now it is time for the Fall Quilty Adoption Event!
Orphan Adoption Event
September 16th, 2016 through September 18th, 2016
Here are some more details:
1. I am going to ask that any "orphan" linked up must be given away
for free.
(If you are wanting to destash for money, there are other venues to do
that on.) I think it is fair that if you need to, you can ask that
shipping costs be paid. Just be sure and put that information clearly
in your post. And know that both parties enter into the deal at their
own risk. I hold no responsibility.
2. Have clear pictures and descriptions on what you are putting up for adoption.
3. Define the criteria for how you will decide who will adopt the item.
Is it a random number giveaway, do you only want it to go to charity,
or is there some other criteria that needs to be met?
4. Be sure and identify where you are located and where you are willing to ship to.
5. Define how long you are keeping the adoption open and when you expect to award the adoption.
6. Remember to link back to my blog so your readers can see what else is being offered. And feel free to grab a button!
The ability to link up your blog, Instagram, Flickr, or Facebook post
will be open through Sunday September 18th. You can award your adoption
on any date you choose after the 18th. Feel free to offer as little or
as much as you want. It can be blocks, books/patterns, kits, printed
panels, fabric, quilt tops...anything that you hope someone else will use and you
wish to get rid of the burden.
As a thank you for participating and linking up a project, I will put your name in a hat
for this colorful fat quarter bundle of these fun Riley Blake Designs geometric prints. To those linking up from outside the US, due to
shipping costs, I may not be able to send the fabric but I would be
happy to send you any of my digital patterns.
So go look on those shelves and
those deep dark corners in your sewing room and see what you have to
clean out and move on. I am sure there will be someone who is more than
willing to adopt what you have to offer and get it finished!
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And if you are looking to adopt a project, please read each blog post and be
sure you only offer to adopt those orphans you know you can finish. The
object of this event is to get these things finished, not just stored
on another shelf. Thanks!
