Please print off a swap information sheet to take along to your next quilt guild meeting or stitchers' gathering. » Download here “I have made some wonderful friends who love to stitch all over the world - now it's your turn!” Fiona Marie Clark   Patchwork quilting and stitching truly has a global following and the Great Global Christmas Swap is about making the acquaintance of a stitcher from another country, in the spirit of friendship, who shares your passion for this craft.

Hear what the participants had to say about the previous Great Global Christmas Swaps in the Swap Experiences Guestbook. Have a look at what participants have made and received on the GGCS Flickr Group.

Images from 2009: The above patterns were part of the 2009 swap.

How do you join 'The Great Global Christmas Swap'?

You will be able to join the next Great Global Christmas Swap when registrations open in August 2010.

What happens next?

You will be matched with a stitcher who has registered from another country, and sent their contact details. (Please allow up to seven days for an appropriate match to be made).

You will be sent the link to a fionamarie.com web page with a number of patterns contributed by some of fionamarie.com's talented designers especially for The Great Global Christmas Swap. You may choose to use one of the patterns to make as your swap gift but you do not have to. There are no rules governing the gift you send. The patterns are a present to you for participating in the swap.

Now it is time to contact your swap partner. Tell them a little about yourself, your stitching, your country, and organise to exchange a swap gift.

You can add your thoughts to the Swap Experience guestbook at any time.

You can add a picture of the gift you have sent and/or received
to the GGCS Flickr Page here.

$1 from every registration fee will be donated to 'Camp Quality, an organization dedicated to bringing fun, hope and happiness to the lives of children aged 5 to 16 living with cancer, through provision of high quality recreational experiences.

"My own daughter enjoyed a fabulous week away on camp with the wonderful people who are part of this amazing organization. During this time my husband and I enjoyed some time to ourselves, knowing Jessica was well taken care of."

Fiona Marie Clark