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perkl8r

perkl8r
Date Joined: January 29, 2009
Last Online: September 23, 2024
Birthday: August 6, 1952
Country: United States

About Me

CELEBRATING our 50th wedding anniversary Friday, March 25, 2022. The years have gone by so quickly.

Greetings from Missouri, the Show-Me state!

My nick-name is Dottie but one of my most favorite names is my swap-bot name; perkl8r.

As many of you may know, I am a Christian, which means that I have accepted Jesus as my savior by confessing my sins to Him and asking Him to come into my life. I believe that He died for my sins and therefore paid my sin debt. I also believe that the grave could not hold Him! I don't know how I would get thru all the things going on in this world today without Him!

If you should ever have any trouble with any of my packages, PLEASE let me know. I need to know if things go wrong, PM me....because I'm not happy if my partners are not happy!

My husband and I have been married 50 years in March of 2022. We have two grown daughters, 3 grandsons and one great grand daughter. Also, I am still working full time.

I love quilting, and use a lot of batiks and 1930's prints in my projects. I haven't been able to complete large projects due to limited work space so I make (or gather from swap-bot) quilt blocks (I store them in zippy bags for the future) and small projects.

I love to put aqua, purple, and green print combinations in a project.

I have pierced ears and love earrings, with silver my favorite. I love dangle earrings but not longer than 2" because I have "short neck syndrome". (lol)

I taught a quilting bee at our previous church for 6 years. We were more about the fun, creativity and fellowship than perfection.

RATING FOR SWAPS: Hey, I totally believe in spreading around the "hearts" when rating my partners. If you take the time to read my profile, or send me extra's, you can count on getting a heart from me. Oh, and I like to get what I give....I've never turned down a heart!

I allow myself to be sad when I send extra's and special things to swappers and then they rate with a five and say things like they loved the package....but don't give a heart.

I love chocolate, especially chocolate covered raisins, and dark chocolates (not a fan of peanuts or peanut butter, I know I am weird that way.)

--we LOVE estate auctions, estate sales, yard sales and flea markets where I get quilts, sewing supplies, fabric, books, and lots of other sewing/quilting related items

Favorite Books

Authors I like:

Francine Rivers, Janette Oke, Grace Livingston Hill, Phyllis Whitney, Dorothy Eden, Victoria Holt, Daphne Du Maurier, Madeleine Brent also known as Peter O'Donnell,

I like finding new Christian authors, and especially enjoy Christian romances.

Favorite Television

I love to watch BRITBOX.

Favorite Movies

My husband and I love old black and white movies, including Charlie Chan, Topper, and the Thin Man.

We rediscovered the Invisible Man movies, with the Invisible Secret Agent as our favorite.

choices

--please do not send me plaid print fabric, I will just re-gift it I don't use flannel or wool fabric

---if wondering what kind of animal print to send me, I like bird and fish prints.

--I like bug prints too especially dragonflies, butterflies, etc

-----I believe in re-gifting, recycling, and reusing, so please do not be offended if I re-gift an item you might have sent me...but do not worry about me rating you badly. If you happen to send me a version of something that is not my favorite....if it meets the swap requirement, you'll get a 5 from me, and if you send extra item's, you'll also get a heart. I look at items that are not my favorites as opportunities to make someone else happy by re-gifting or as something to send as an extra in one of my swaps. It has worked out really well for me.

...I have decided I will not be joining any more swaps where the requirements to join allow swappers with rates lower than 4.8....too high a risk of flakers

...I've also come to the conclusion that swappers who don't rate and don't respond to e-mails are not fun to swap with and I may decide not to deal with them....on that note, PLEASE contact me if you sent me something that I did not acknowledge receiving....I'm old, forgetful and have a lot on my plate and would hate to be guilty of becoming a non-rater. I really appreciate reminders so don't feel bad about contacting me!

...not a fan of peace signs (BIG fan of peace, just don't care for the commonly used sign)

----not into ATC or stuffies, or matchboxes or Dottee dolls


New Passions & wish list

--over the years I have been collecting unusual pin cushions and have several but would always add more to my stash if gifted to me

--I shop for fabric and sewing supplies at JoAnn's and one or two quilt shops in my area. I rarely buy fabric at Wal-Mart.

WISH LIST: Batiks and 1930's reproduction prints are my two favorites, I would love anything that has hand embroidery on it that I can cut down and use for labels on my quilt projects.(examples: old pillow cases, doilies, dish towels, etc.)

I do not like plaids, plaids and I do NOT get along!

HELPFUL HINTS

Someone posted this link in another thread recently, and I thought it was really well written and easy to follow, so I copied it to my own profile in my "notes to self" section:

Intro to Markdown

By the way, the way I put that link in is to put my desired title in square brackets [Intro to Markdown] and then put the website address in round brackets immediately after that like this:

[Intro to Markdown] (http://www.simpleeditions.com/59001/markdown-an-introduction)

take away the space between [words] (link) and you get Intro to Markdown

TO POST A PICTURE: put ![name of picture](picture here) with NO spaces in between anything 9-2-16

Ratings

developpeople rated for 2023 HSTS black with batik on Mar 16, 2023
5
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junemoon rated for 2023 HSTS black with batik on Mar 3, 2023
5
rating
Comment: :Pretty as usual!
Response: thank you.
Fabriqueen rated for QnT CROSS in STAR block #5 on Dec 31, 2022
5
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Comment: WOW! What a beautiful block! Thank you so much! I love these colors also. Thank you also for the extra fabric! Happy, Happy New Year! Hugs, Diane
Response: Thank you, dear! Thank you for the heart too.
Fabriqueen rated for QnT Polka Dotted Party Hats #11 on Dec 31, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful and the extra "Dots!" Happy, Happy New Year! Hugs, Diane
Response: Hope you are having a great new year as well. Thank you for the heart.
sherheart rated for QNT HSTS black w/batik #14 on Dec 16, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Love the blocks and the extras 😊
Response: thank you for the heart
pbcquiltlover rated for QNT HSTS black w/batik #14 on Dec 5, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Lovely as always! Thank you so much! <3
Response: you are welcome, thank you for the heart
5
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Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful HSTs! I love the colors! Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Diane
Response: Thank you for the heart. I am glad you liked the blocks.
vlhafer54 rated for QnT Fat Quarter Frenzy #13 on Nov 14, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the great swap - sorry to hear you're going into semi-retirement from Swap-bot - but I fully understand - hope to keep in touch in the future - Happy Holidays!
Response: Thank you for the heart. I hate to totally give up swap-bot so I like your words "semi-retirement" from swap-bot. I just won't have the time or the energy to devote to it like I did in the past. Yes, please do keep in touch!
Sagebrushs rated for QNT SCRAPPY HSTS #12 on Nov 14, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Thank you.
Response: you are welcome, thank you for the heart
junemoon rated for QnT Fat Quarter Frenzy #13 on Nov 7, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Thank for your very generaous mailing. I am going to miss swapping with you. I hope some one will continue this swap. And I wish you a wonderful quilting hobby amongst the many other things that take your time. You've done a wonderful job and made many of use happy to swap with others.
Response: Ahhh, your kind words mean a lot to me, and I thank you for them. I have received some very cool items from you over the years too, I especially love your mini art quilts. I will cherish them always. You may receive a surprise package from me if I get a wild hair I need to send a package out! You have been one of my favorite swapping partners...still are!
5
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Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful block and for the baby block! I love the little hearts also! Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Diane
Response: You are very welcome. I love the baby blocks too. thankyou for the heart.
5
rating
Comment: Lovely-- Thanks!!
Response: thank you for rating.
5
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Comment: Perfect fall colors! Thank you so much!!
Response: thank you for the heart, I am glad you liked the fabric.
Sagebrushs rated for QNT Beautiful Fall Mug Rug on Oct 11, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Thank you for the Beautiful Fall Mug Rug.
Response: I hope you liked it. I love to use batiks whenever I can. Thank you for the heart.
sherheart rated for QNT SCRAPPY HSTS #10 on Oct 4, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Love the blocks!
Response: thank you for the heart
Kirkdebb rated for QnT Polka Dotted Party Hats #10 on Sep 27, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Thank you! I love the fabrics you chose!
Response: Oh wow, i was really getting worried this and other swaps had not arrived at your location. Thank you so much for rating and for the heart. I am happy you liked the block. I also hope you and yours are feeling much better after your long bout with COVID.
5
rating
Comment: Thank you!
Response: You are welcome, thank you for the heart.
Kirkdebb rated for QNT FALL sunshine & shadow block #1 on Sep 27, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Thank you! I love it!
Response: I was hoping you would like it....me too. I cut out several blocks worth of color combinations for this block and have a couple ready for future swaps. thank you for the heart.
Kirkdebb rated for QnT CROSS in STAR block #4 on Sep 27, 2022
5
rating
Comment: Beautiful block thank you!
Response: These turn out so pretty, some color combo's work better than others though. Thank you so much for the heart.
5
rating
Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful HSTs! I love the colors! Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Diane
Response: I am happy you liked them. These are so much fun! Thank you for the heart.

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 1677 854 885
Completed Fives Threes Ones
1423 1782 0 0
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
10 37 1348 28
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Comments

Craftlover10101 on Mar 12, 2024:

Oh this is Heather hahaha used to be Heather Shafer but I went back to my maiden name

Craftlover10101 on Mar 12, 2024:

Hi It's been more than 10 years since I've been on here. Do you remember me at all lol.? My twins are 28 now and the youngest 26. One is wanting to join fabric swaps. So I'm hoping to see some of my old friends.

sherheart on Jul 5, 2022:
anrtist on Dec 21, 2021:

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
BLESSINGS, cc

ContraryHousewife on Nov 21, 2021:

Wishing you a happy and safe holiday. thanks

mummsie on Mar 18, 2021:

Wow! Congratulations on 49 years of marriage. How awesome. You are blessed!!

ContraryHousewife on Mar 20, 2018:

OrigamiGrace on Oct 5, 2017:

From Cheap Postage Group!

fall

ChrisAnne on Jun 19, 2017:

Thank you so much for the great purple fabric. I really did not expect a thank you gift for forwarding your swap. I was just doing what I know you would have done if I made the same mistake. I was looking for the perfect purple fabric for a Bible bag for a special little lady and I think you have provided it.

adrianaclara on Jun 4, 2017:

Hello there! After many years I'm back! I still have that cute "I'm the king's child" stamp you sent me! I have a few stickers I created for the peas group, are you interested? I can send you if you message me your add. Big hugs from Brazil! xoxo

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