Wish I'd Thought of This

Measi is hosting WIPocalypse in 2012.   I'm in on this and you can be too if you go to her blog and sign up by September 30.  It sounds like a lot of a fun and a great way to finish up some of those UFOs.

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  1. MeasiSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:38 AM

    Hi Susan! Thanks for signing up and for the plug. :)

    Just a clarification... sign ups are not ending on 9/30. As of right now, I have no cut off date. Signups will remain open at least through the first couple months of 2012.

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