All is quiet and hot hot hot here, Any ideas on the next exchange?

Hi there ladies,

Anyone interested in doing something for fall?  How about doing a pumpkin themed exchange? You can pick the kind of finish you like doing but the design needs to have at least one pumpkin.  I have come to realize I like stitching designs with pumpkins.  And I have a bunch of fall designs with pumpkins, hint.  But maybe something with apples or leaves?  Maybe we could do a poll to see which theme most people are interested in exchanging.   Just throwing some ideas out there.    Also since I have my hot hands on the new JS magazine I have ornaments exchanges in mind too.

It might be nice if those you had things outstanding on the previous exchange post an update to making it easier to wrap things up with it.

Just my 2 cents...
Mare

Proposed Exchange Schedule

I was thinking (always a dangerous pastime- lol!) that we might benefit if we had regularly scheduled exchanges, announced in advance, and posted for all to see. So I devised this little schedule. It provides for six exchanges a year, a two-week period to sign up, a month to stitch, finish and mail, and three weeks before the next exchange sign up ends.

I also thought that, after we get the next exchange underway (you did remember to vote here (sorry, I cannot seem to make the link work!), right?), I would post a poll over on the right and let everyone vote for the items they would like to stitch in the coming year.

As always, you would only sign up for the exchanges you want to, but hopefully, having a posted schedule would let youand let you sign up for the things you really want to do.

Here’s a list of some ideas, with links to pictures for most (thank-you The World’s Largest Collection of Smalls and TWLCOS Too!)

Altoid Tin
Bell Pull
Biscornu * TTE
Bookmark
Bourse
CD Cover

Christmas
Cube
Easter
Fall Theme
Flat Fold
Floss Ring Tag * TTE
Halloween
Humbug

Mail Art
Mattress Pincushion

Measuring Tape

Needlebook

Needleminder
Needleroll
Origami
Ornament

Pendibule
Pincushion
Pinkeep
Post card (this example is not cross stitch, but fun!)

Ruler Pocket

Sachet
Scissor Fob * TTE
Scissor Pocket
Spring Theme

Stitcher's Pocket
Summer Theme
Thimble Pocket or Pouch
Toblerone
Valentine Theme (Stitcher's Choice)
What Not Basket
Winter Theme

So, What do you think? Would you like to have a schedule - or would you prefer to wing it? I’d love to hear if you have some other ideas of items to stitch – and if you would also include a link to an example, that would be fantastic!

BTW, the pics of stitched items are all examples of my work, from exchanges I participated in elsewhere (just in case you were wondering !)