Well, being new around here, I certainly intend to do my best to make a good impression and NOT flake on the B&W Charm swap I just joined by Fabriclvr!

My other passion is scrapbooking and a couple of years ago I was very active on a scrapbooking site where I hosted swaps and started/participated in Circle Journals and I know from experience it can get overwhelming very fast. I was much more experienced with scrapbooking when I got involved online so I was always able to just get it done. Still we had people flake on their responsibilities. If it was a swap, as the host I would always try and make it up to the jilted person, but a journal? That was always heartbreaking if someone didn't follow through. Especially if it had already been half way around the circle! Unless you are physically able to go to the person's address and find out what's going on - there is really nothing you can do about it. Thankfully that didn't happen often.

Since I am not that experienced a quilter - I do not intend to sign up for everything under the sun. I'm doing the B&W charm swap because I really want to do something in those colors (with a dash of purple!) and I have my mat and rotary cutter handy. What I DON'T have handy right now is my sewing machine, so as much as I can't wait for the next mug rug swap - it would definitely be better for me if it didn't start next week.