Do Dilly Dally in the Darkside ... Swaps, Sewalongs and more in 2021

[Iminei]

This year The Darkside will be hosting 

A 6 weekly Mystery Stargazing Quiltalongathon

which will run from
January 30th to October 9th

after which you will have
A Glorious Starry Quilt to wrap yourself up in or gift for Christmas!

I am also asking Fellow Darksiders to submit a tutorial of their favourite block for

TSP's Guest BOM 2021

Please pm me if you would like to take part.

In addition we are reprising both the popular
TSP Equinox Mug Rug Swaps and TSP Accessories Swap

All these sewalongs and swaps are open to both Darksiders and Lightsiders alike ...

So please
Do Join in the Fun!!

I hope to announce each event at least a week or two before
so you know what to expect and can gather your supplies.

So Here it is ....

The Darkside's 2021 Chain of Events

JANUARY - Lockdown Arrivals 
Make something for those Lockdown Babies arriving this year !

WINNERS!!  Sandra and Toileandtrouble


FEBRUARY - Valentines Special 
Sew, Quilt, Craft or Embroider for the ones you love !

Entrants ... Stitchintime and Bec!!!


MARCH - Spring Equinox Mug Rug Swap
Start 20/2 - Post after 5/3 ... The Big Reveal on 20th March.

EVERYONES A WINNER !!!


APRIL - Our Popular Accessories Swap returns !
Make or Buy a sewing room accessory or two for one of our TSP family.


MAY - Mini Marvels
Make a Miniature Quilt for a Dolls house, Doll, Bear or not so mini quilt for your Furbaby !
WINNER ... Sandra, Excellent Runner Up, Stitchintime


JUNE - Project Linus Quiltalongathon
This years theme is ANIMAL - to be donated at Festival of Quilts on 29th July.


JULY - Festival Finds Re-found
Unearth those show kits bought and forgotten, complete them and make space for new buys!


AUGUST - Bash Your Stash
Rootle through your stash and make something wonderful !


SEPTEMBER - Autumnal Equinox Mug Rug Swap
start 23/8 - post 15/9. The Big Reveal on 22nd September.


OCTOBER - Raise those Orphans
Dig through your Orphan blocks  and make them into something wonderful !


NOVEMBER - The Festive Season is on its way
Crafting for Christmas gifts or yourself !


DECEMBER - TSP's Fourth Secret Santa Swap !!!
Start 27/11 - post 18/12. The Big Reveal from 24th December onward.

[Renegade Sewist]

  What a delightful and entertaining list of goodies. I can tell 2021 is going to be better already. 

[RJR_38]

Ooh with this and the events in the main group there is so much to think about! Thanks for organising. I will have a think about a block. Not sure I have a favourite as such  :thinking:

[Celia]

Will definitely have to take part in July I am very guilty of buying things at exhibitions that I don’t get around to making.
Nice selection for people like me who aren’t quite up to making a whole quilt.  Well done Imi

[Iminei]

Me too ... I have at least three kits that I havent got on with yet from 2018/19 

Still first I have to find them under Mt Stash !!! 

So isnt anybody interested in any of these ???? 

[Pearl]

So isnt anybody interested in any of these ???? 

I've just been through and made a list of those I'll be joining in, despite having designated 2021 the year of the UFO.   

[Sandra]

So isnt anybody interested in any of these ???? 

Yes Imi...there are several I'm interested in.  :thumbsup:

Sandra.
xxx

[Lowena]

Me too @Iminei

[RJR_38]

@Iminei I would like to join in as many as I can. It will depend hugely on workload as always! For example I thought I had 4 more days of school holidays left. Thanks to the mixed up, nightmare announcements today - they are now all gone!

[Renegade Sewist]

So isnt anybody interested in any of these ???? 

Speaking for myself I'm not making any commitments until after we've finished kicking 2020 to the curb.  Out I say!

Then I want to actually get the sewing machine out of it's rolling case. Everything is a daydream until that happens.

However I am working on a very special, currently super secret project that involves needle and thread. I have a couple of people who know about it. It's neither Darkside or Lightside related. 

Ps: no babies around here so January is off the table anyway.

[bec]

Sounds ace to me. A friend of mine is expecting in spring so I've ordered some fabrics for January baby quilt fun. 

[toileandtrouble]

 :thinking: :thinking: Definitely the baby one for starters.

[Lowena]

Everyone of my age are between grandchildren and great grandchildren
Be careful what you wish for

[WendyW]

I will definitely do January and May. I don't know who the baby quilt will go to, but it never hurts to have one on hand for gifting, and I like doing them. For the mini- last year when I visited the National Quilt Museum I saw some amazing miniatures and have been wanting to give it a try. The Equinox swaps will depend on how busy my life is otherwise. June, July, and August I could come up with projects for, but hopefully we will be hip-deep in house-building and moving during that time period, so I'll just have to wait and see. Doing my new sewing ROOM will definitely take priority over new sewing projects.

[Ploshkin]

I'm confident that I will have a sewing room sometime this year.  I have made a start because I have a completed Project Linus quilt top waiting for space to be able to sandwich and quilt it.