What is the Great Global Christmas Swap?
Patchwork quilting and stitching has a global following and the Great Global Christmas Swap is about making the acquaintance of a stitcher from another country, who shares your passion for this craft, and exchanging a small gift.
The theme of the 2010 Great Global Christmas Swap is "Bag a Fat Quarter for Christmas". Participants can use one of the free patterns supplied to stitch a gift bag for their partner and then place a fat quarter of fabric inside and post. This year the free patterns have been supplied by Natalie Ross In Stitches, House on the Hill Pattern Co. and Bronwyn Hayes. I have also included a couple of popular patterns from previous swaps that suit the theme.
How do you join in the fun?
Register for the 2010 Great Global Christmas Swap here.
Price: $NZ15 ($US11)
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 the new free patterns supplied by Natalie Ross In Stitches, House on the Hill Pattern Co. and Bronwyn Hayes of Red Brolly Designs. Previous swap patterns designed by Kookaburra Cottage, Leanne's House, and Bronwyn Hayes will also be available to download. You may choose to use one of the patterns to make up your swap gift or use one of your own.
Now it is time to contact your swap partner. Tell them a little about yourself, your stitching, your country, and start putting together your gift. Once your gift bag is completed pop in a fat quarter of your choice, and post to your swap partner for Christmas.
Read some comments from last year's participants. 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