+Texas-Jacksons Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 City View Of Burkburnett cache here in Texas has been a huge success in getting the quilt squares out and signed! I've had people travel as far away as Dallas (2+hours) to pick them up. To my knowledge there is only 1 square left... I'll give it a few more weeks and hope it goes home with someone to be mailed in. I personally like the idea of drawing names from a hat to win the GeoQuilt...I'd love a chance at winning it. It would be a real treasure among some of my own quilts and heirloom quilts that I have. Really looking forward to seeing the completed quilt! Quote Link to comment
+Allen_L Posted July 30, 2002 Share Posted July 30, 2002 All the squares in NE Georgia From Sea To Shining Sea Geoquilt cache were signed and I have sent them back. Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted August 10, 2002 Author Share Posted August 10, 2002 Hey! so I have started collecting the blocks......Right now the I have just over 20 signed blocks....one extra pieced block was sent so I will use this on the back of the quilt and put all the details on it ......name of the quilt, purpose (tangible log book), my name, date finished and the town and state I live in .......The Smithstonian has asked quilters to do this so that in years to come no research will need to be done to find out the history of the quilt........Plus it make the quilt more valuable.... So today I am putting 3 names in the hat. These will we combined with the other names of cachers who have placed blocks and retured them One name will be chosen to give the quilt to.... so far The Texas-Jacksons The Lacy family Clay Jar have their squares in!! This is gonna be Great!! thanks again for helping with this project.....pictures to follow once I get some room on my design wall! DX "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
+Team GeoDat Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 Yeah! I finally got them all signed! We had a geocaching event in Massachusetts today and had some geocachers sign to finish up the last few. They look really nice. I'll send them your way on Monday. Can't wait to see a pic. of the finished quilt. Everybody who signed is really interested and thinks its a great idea. Thanks for your work and creativity in making geocaching even more fun. Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted August 16, 2002 Share Posted August 16, 2002 quote: Does anyone have ideas for who to give the quilt to? My idea was to place the names of all the cachers who had blocks sent to them and returned back to me... in a hat. Then draw one name and that cacher would receive the quilt. I think you should just give it to me. My whole house theme is blue/yellow so it would TOTALLY go with the decor. I would CERTAINLY be most appreciative! This NEW quilt would be a nice counterpoint to the OLD quilt we have on the wall (the one my husband's great grandmother made using her hubby's old work shirts - log cabin design) quote: We are to move into the new house around the end of October... OK - so ignore my email from earlier - I will use the address you have on the original envelope I got from you. ----- You must be present to win. Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 I finally have all my squares signed. I'll get those back in the mail to you Monday. If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people?? Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted September 6, 2002 Author Share Posted September 6, 2002 Hi All! Well we are in the midst of house stuff here. Closing on the new one on the 17th and we hope to close on the one that we are in on the 18th of October. Yeap we accepted a bid, I spent 2 months making this place shine and we survived a 3 1/2 hour home inspection. So my quilts have taken a back seat for a while. I also have work committments so I am off to Cleveland latter today with Butterfly girl for a conference.......I thought that I would post before I leave. I have received quilt squares back from 9 out of 28 cachers.....so that means right now there is a 1 in 9 chance of having your name drawn (for those who returned the squares and placed squares in caches) to be given the quilt. Those that returned their squares are: Clatmandu Clayjar Texas Jacksons AllenLacy geocrickets MissJenn Dekanter geostars Neuman I had a number of unsigned blocks left over so I sewed them together and made up a quilt top. I also layed out the blocks that I had recevied back on my design wall. I will send pictures of these to Dekaner & J-Ra and have them post em (I still don't have a web site of my own). Let's make the next dealine be the end of this month. That way I may be able to piece together the blocks before we move and therebye avoid any of them getting lost in the shuffle. I think that this quilt will be great......The blue and yellow is so bright and cheery.....just what you need to have around you when the winter greys hit! DxChallenged "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) [This message was edited by DxChallenged on September 06, 2002 at 08:20 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+Dekaner Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Here are some secret spy photos as to how the quilt is coming along: - Dekaner of Team KKF2A Quote Link to comment
+Wander Lost Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 I'm glad you extended the deadline. I finally got the squares in the mail to you this week. I hope they arrive okay. If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people?? Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Dx wrote quote: I have received quilt squares back from 9 out of 28 cachers.....so that means right now there is a 1 in 9 chance of having your name drawn Those are quite good odds! (although, even I must admit, it would be cooler if more quilt squares were returned to you) ----- You must be present to win. Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted September 10, 2002 Author Share Posted September 10, 2002 Hey.....So my closing date for our new house is looming ever closer...Exactly 1 week away.....I thought that I had all my bases covered then the lawyer says today "This could be a problem" I hate when lawyers say that!! We also are ever so close to having this house sold.....Just have to come to terms on what we will repair and what we won't.....Fun Wow! BTW....My address won't change until after October 1 (our sellers are staying until that date) and even then we will still be in the same small town......... I received 2 more packets.....from Geeba (oh man are those artistic and 2 signed by Japanese people on vacation here) and Wanderlost (I noticed some famous geocacher signatures in this one...but hey, we are all famous in our own right) So I will put these up and see how many more arrive before the next due date.....I also have extra plain squares that can we worked in and signed once the quilt is given out........ So 11 in 14 to go DxChallenged "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted September 16, 2002 Author Share Posted September 16, 2002 Hey! 12 packets in and 13 to go..... Received a packet from Powder Springs GA today. We also closed on our new house today and settled on terms for the sale of the current house. As it stands we will start moving in on October 1...we gave the previous (so cool to say!) owners a 2 week grace period to stay in the house..... So I imagine that the quilt won't be sewn together until the end of October. May address won't change until October 1 but we will own 2 houses until October 18th. Thanks again to all who are participating in this project. Dx "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted September 16, 2002 Share Posted September 16, 2002 Thanks for letting me know DX. Glad you got them. Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted September 21, 2002 Author Share Posted September 21, 2002 Hey!! Two more packets have arrived. One From Sulbury, MA and one from Boscawen, NH Wow! The quilt is getting bigger and Better!! I will give it another week and then start sewing it together.........And who will get it? Still time to send yours in if you have the blocks Dx "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted September 23, 2002 Author Share Posted September 23, 2002 Hey! In the past few days I have heard from 4 more cachers who are returning their squares. I received a packet today from Nashville. Fearless looked at the tags that were included (I really like the one with the quilt project info on it.....that one is going on my cacheing bag) he remarked about the plane that the cacher flies...Fearless works with private pilots at the flight service station here outside of Buffalo.... Ya know I have thought of doing a quilt for the small airport here in town.....They always cut a piece of fabric off the pilot's clothes for the first solo flight or for when a pilot checks out...I thought it would be really interesting to form all those bit into a quilt...... Anyway.......the quilt is really filling in nicely....I plan on taking a picture soon and hope to get the top done befroe we move into the new house.......Next week Thanks again for participating in this project..... DxChallenged "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted September 24, 2002 Share Posted September 24, 2002 quote:Originally posted by DxChallenged:Thanks again for participating in this project..... YOU are the one we have to thank, Dx... Quote Link to comment
+DxChallenged Posted September 26, 2002 Author Share Posted September 26, 2002 hey! Each day another packet of quilt squares arrives. Last night I even had a hand delivered packet come in.......followed up with a great visit by a local cacher....... So now add to the list squares from Tonawanda, NY Hopkinton, MA The quilt is growing and now takes up almost 1/2 of my design wall. I'm planning on piecing the top together before we move from this house but that is only 1 week away so if you still have squares please return them....... Hope to post a picture soon! Dx "Have you no news on your travels?" the Book of fairy & folk tales of Ireland (1888) Quote Link to comment
+The Shorts Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 The Squares are in the mail. The mailady just picked them up and they are on there way. Justin Quote Link to comment
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