I am SO FREAKIN EXCITED ABOUT THIS!. Yes it is true, BAQS has teamed up with the amazing people from Swatch Buddies to bring you their product with a dash of BadAss appeal!
I have been a fan of Swatch Buddies since I met them last year and when the opportunity presented itself we decided to stir up some BadAss fun for Spring Quilt Market!
Do you know Swatch Buddies?… if not you should! Get rid of bulky binders, and index cards with glued on swatches and step up to a gorgeous way to play with your stash, save some cash and get a handle on your quilting and sewing projects. Not to mention declare your BadAss Allegiance! ( Can I get a ” hell yeah!”)
On my part I use Swatch buddies as a project keeper. When I am collecting for a project I dedicate a ring or a section of one ring to the project. Swatching the fabrics I have and leaving blank cards for those I need or want to fill in. I can even make a little note on the card with a removable sticker to remind me what I am looking for or possibly even need to avoid ( Dear Maddie you DON”T need more dotted fabric..)
Others are dedicated, organized and my heros. They swatch their entire stash and have a stunning array of cards that bear witness to the fact that they are awesome and I am never going to be in their league, but hey we all roll our own way and Swatch Buddies are flexible enough to work with my relaxed method as well as be a fantastic project for those who put their fabric in alphabetic order 🙂
We have been selling Swatch Buddies at SPOOL from the day we opened the door. I have seen swatch rings built by theme, color, and type. I saw one amazing swatch ring that one of my customers did with all her Kaffe Fassett Fabrics – HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL that was amazing! She told me that it had made perfect sense to her since she is a Kaffe COLLECTOR and it was the best way to know what she had and what she was still hunting for. Brilliant huh?? No wondering what you have at home or double buying the wrong fabric and leaving the one you needed on the shelf!
Swatching is easy and the cards are totally reusable!
So.. here is the even better news.. The Swatch Buddies people are making BAQS SWATCH BUDDIES starter packs available to ALL BAQS fans for FREE while at Spring Quilt Market. And if that is not enough for you they will also have an AMAZING deal.. ( for as long as they last) of $10 for a 48 card ring with the BAQS logo .. EEEK!!! I am SO excited!!!
SO… The SWATCH BUDDIES booth #741 is where all the action is going to happen… so be there or be square. And of course I will be hanging around there as well at times, so if you see me make sure ask for a BAQS pin so we can go steady and go to the BadAssBIGDATE together!
For those at home.. don’t be sad! Turn that frown UPSIDE DOWN!!! since I am going to be giving away BAQS Swatch Buddies Rings to 10 lucky readers!!! I will draw for the winners after I get home from Quilt Market. All you need to do is share this post on FB and then leave a message in the comments about how you currently keep up with your stash and how much you think Swatch Buddies might be able to help you.
Are you ready???? Let’s do this!!!!
