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Now a good book AND chocolate.... :D

Utopia. Nirvana. Add a cat and it's absolute heaven!

You have summed it up nicely, but, much as I love cats, can I do without one in this heat please? I'll settle for the addition of a warm cat on my lap in the winter. All the books are lovely, and I have indulged, and just ordered some fabric on sale at Hancocks with a One Block Wonder Kaleidoscope in mind!

Hasn't anyone else had any firmies recently? If so, what did you order?

:D :D :D I just got Sylvia's Bridal Sampler
From ELM CREEK QUILTS.
It reminds me of a Dear Jane Quilt and plan on starting one by hand this winter!
:D

I just ordered OBWs Encore and Stacknwhackipedia but shhh don't tell DH - I'm 'not spending' this month because we have to pay for our hols!!! LOL

That sounds nice Ninnie, I had the idea of doing a Dear Jane by hand a couple of winters ago, and only got as far as about 4 blocks, so I have a way to go!! Lol. I hope you do better than me.

If you have the OBW, then you will like the Encore, it has all the different cube shapes you can insert with the hexagons (kinda stops it being a ONE block quilt though, doesn't it?) I quite like them being added in though, especially when they blend so that you don't notice them right away. I haven't seen any of the stack and whack books - I have to stop buying, I have been greedy this month, but I hope you enjoy your parcel when it arrives.

I LOVE books! Have almost more books than fabric! Just used my gift certificate from tha last shophop for a book rather than fabric! :lol:

I'm not sure I would always go that far, but I do love my books, at a rough guess, over 1000, and I got rid of a lot before I moved here! I would hasten to add that they aren't all quilting books, a lot are from other crafts I have done along the way, (or still do). But almost all are non fiction, and craft based. I think I could open a library!

Well, let me say I TRIED to use my gift certificate for a book! It wouldn't accept my certificate. I am not amused! That is the main reason I didn't get my heart set on some of the great fabrics I saw. I couldn't decide, so I went with a book I didn't have. :? Will have to wait and see if they honor it or not!