Skinny Mini Swap

I started out 2016 with the intention that this year I would not bombard myself with swaps right off the bat but I still wanted to stay in the loop about swaps going on so I Signed up for the skinny Mini swap. I liked the idea of this swap, a mini with a width of 8 inches or less as a peramiter because it makes things a little more challenging and you get to work outside of the big box that some minis have started to become. 

I got my partner's information and there wasn't a lot to work with and turns out it is her first swap so I went on Pinterest and scoured around a bit for inspiration that I gathered from her minimal postings on instagram, but they were enough to tell me a few things about this lady. 

• From her info sheet I knew she liked bright / saturated colors. 

• She also likes being outside 

• From her instagram I learned that she likes flowers and gardening. 

• She is also an apiarist (Bee keeper)

So it was time to pull out some lovelies and see what this loose plan would develop into. 

Several weeks into the swap I got the feeling that my partner was not around and after I contacted the host I felt that she was not around either. So I waited before working on this project any further and eventually was reassigned when my partner did not check in just 2 short weeks before the deadline to ship. 

Once I was reassigned I did some quick research and set to work on something that I hope she will like. While I was busy making she was at Quilt Con so she may have missed my postings but I know that there are a few other people willing to take it off her hands. 

I love those little hedgies and foxes and hope that she does too. All I could really tell from her IG is that she likes bright colors and traveling with her 4 kiddos. So off it went to live with Kelsey in California. She sent me a great note thanking me for her mini and she loves it. 

In return I got this lovely mini from Kelsey in California -- apparently we were assigned to each other after some serious flaking happend with this swap. 

I was admiring this mini in the feed and then when I got assigned to make for her I figured there was no way that it would be coming my way but for a swap that was best described as stressful and rocky the end result was pretty great and I think I have a home planned for it already.