Flickr: bookwormbethie

I enjoy reading, embroidery, sewing, baking, Scrabble and UpWords, big dogs, cookbooks, doodling, and being silly.

Since I'm a bookworm :) here's a list of my fave authors: Fannie Flagg, Ray Bradbury, Steven Millhauser, Jean M. Auel, and George Orwell. Honorable mentions include Anne Fadiman, Aimee Bender, Elizabeth McCracken, and Ruth Reichl.

One of the first "grown-up" books given to me as a chlid was A tree grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith, it is a favorite of mine.

I'm always open to new suggestions as to what to read next! I like quirky fiction, some-sci (along the lines of Ray Bradbury and time travel), short stories, and foodie books.

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FOR SWAPPING
All my items for swap are from a non-smoking home. I must swap with a flickr member from a non-smoking home as well. **Please note I have fragrance allergies, so please let me know if you store your fabrics with herbal or floral sachets or with any other kind of freshner that would impart a perfume-y scent to the fabric**

I normally ship out swap packages within 48 hours of finalizing details/exchanging addresses and I expect the same. (If something unexpected comes up that would delay me mailing, I will do my best to notify you promptly). I usually use delivery confirmation when shipping custom embroideries and HTF/OOP fabrics and will share that # with you once I mail off so you can track your package.

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL MY ITEMS FOR SWAP

I've had many, many successful swaps! Here is a long list of most of the flickr peeps I have swapped with: theplaidscottie, obsessedccrunner, craftingmomof1, dalkey4, makeaface, Mimi Lee2, lindakl, felicity.quilts, kelbysews, kpeachy, dodgebutterfly, needleanddime, Euphoria..., Jennspen, lesleyandsara, Ms. Knitpicky, sunnyauh, The Swanky Seahorse, knpfuller, colleenamareena, PinkPlease!, splendorfalls, scruffycat1970, cce181, JoJoSmiley, good canary, mama-bear, lisa.littlek, mrsmcporkchop, jenni waterloo, Sew and So Much More, binkwaffle - Holly, Carbonnated Creations, redcleo, tingtongandthings, imagingermonkey, ColourinStitch, VintageAprilDesigns, chickenfoot, dinahstiches, Wyldhare, incywincystitches, NotYetTheDodo, Follow the White Bunny, Quiltlady50, joomoolyn, AaronNikkiForgue, melissajohill, and Girly girl bags.

WHAT I'D LIKE TO RECEIVE

SOME SPECIFICS.....

out-of-print Simplicity patterns: 3751, 3754

Kwik Sew patterns: 3620*, 3632*, 3668, 3555, 3576*
*top choices (must be new and uncut)

Socialite dress pattern by AMH

**boy-ish bear fabric, not teadybears** such as David Walker's 'bears in a line' (on aqua) from his 'get together' fabric collection but with the bears a smaller size

**bicycle fabric**

**winter themed fabrics featuring snows, trees, critters**

Heather Ross
dogs on blue

charm packs

magazines - recent-ish back issues of THREADS magazines, Sew News magazine, Mollie Makes, would also consider other modern sewing/quilting/embroidery project/technique magazines

**new and uncut "Stitcher's Revolution" patterns by the Aunt Martha/Colonial Pattern company**

GENERAL FABRIC LIKES:

I am only interested in receiving 100% cotton only fabrics for all specific fabric ISOs above and for fabric likes below, not interested in flannel or knit

- Heather Ross, Michael Miller, Robert Kaufman, Alexander Henry, Kokka, Lecien, Denyse Schmidt

cute Japanese prints, with small motifs

NOVELTY - gnomes, forest critters, lake critters, elephants, unicorns, teeth/toothpaste, kitchen prints

OR TRY ME! I like quirky fabrics! But I am not fond of fabrics with the following images or themes: butterflies, dragonflies, insects, bugs, snails, devils, skulls/bones, flames, pin-ups, or Halloween. I also am not fond of batik fabrics or fabrics with glitter on them or fabrics with black backgrounds.

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