My mailbox held these surprises for me today from nancyw. Beautiful fabrics ... have projects in mind for each and everyone. Now I'm excited to get busy once more.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]382396[/ATTACH] wonderful card with thoughtful greetings included also. Thank you Nancy!


On another note, I got to the post office today to send off my 2 assigned swaps. They're a little late but first time in a week without high temperature and a continuous hacking cough so it was safer to share my head cold. They should arrive this week to happy quilters. Happy Stitching!
Special Note: All fabrics were pre-washed and ironed with no starch. I hope the hot steam from the iron killed off any attached cold germs.

Here are the great fqs I received from ssnare, the top one has 4 different Victorian house panels, the snowman one has different panels, too...I love them all!!
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Thanks ssnare!
Regards,
K

Wow those are beautiful! lucky lucky you!

Wouldn't you know it ... I mailed off FQs this morning. Then went to an estate sale of a quilter this afternoon; in her stash were several pieces of snow-themed fabric, the prettiest of all was a 2 yard piece of blue with white glistening snowflakes. Now why couldn't I have found that earlier, it would've been to include in this month's swap. I bought it anyway along with some others, I need more fabric in my stash. LOL ;)

I love the mountain, trees etc. in the 4th picture. It is just beautiful!

MaryMo if you get my name next month, you can send some to me. I'll take it, saving these Xmas things for next year so I can get an early start, well at least I do have good intentions. Maybe I'll run out of things to sew this summer and it will be great when it's so hot that I beg for winter. Now it's so cold I'm begging for summer....

So why don't we do an exchange of summer fabrics in January? It would certainly warm me during the cold blah days!

and yes, jaba, I could send you some of the glistening snowflakes mixed in .... if only I could draw your name .....:p

oh you dont have to pull Jabas name glistening snowflakes have my name all over them. Sparkles and all. I think pretty soon we should find out what next months theme is.. its like waiting to open your presents.. anxious but the fun is in the what could it be?? ah to be a big kid.. I love Christmas fabric all year round. I love holiday fabrics all year round. One day I promise I will grow up but .. probably not this lifetime.

But MaryMo I need some FQ's for Valentine's. Either way I'd have to buy some fabric for me or to trade, don't have any left in this house. St. Paddy's Day, May Day, what other little holiday's are coming in the months ahead???

Mardi gras!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're welcome, Jan. Enjoy!

Jane

PS - -

I got the idea of the 'business card' from you. Great idea!

I received some fun FQ's from Jarenie. Now to search for just the right project. . . . .

Thanks!

Jane

I'm So Happy! ! !
 

Looky what I got in the mail from MaryMo. . .
Thank you, thank you, thank you MaryMo.

I'm also showing the other fabrics I have received and the blocks I have made so far.

Glad you liked them Jvan .... and they ran so fast to your mailbox! You make delightfully intricate blocks - I look forward to seeing more of them. Enjoy the snowman soup.

Ohh Igot my first set of fatquarters from Linda the Retired fire Chief today.... beautiful beautiful... and i so love the explanation with them... i can't wait to delve into them and see what i can come up with...Merry Christmas Linda and thank you

I wanted to share something Jaba sent me as a suprise Christmas gift. I was blown away. There is so much love put into the making of this i feel like I stole the big prize! Its wonderful. I think and she will correct me I am sure she used a quarter yard of six fabrics.. not sure if its a f4 or a quarter but isnt this the COOLEST tablerunner you have seen in a while? great use of smaller pieces of fabric or strips. its the greatest. ok Jan, you hung the moon...

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gorgeous runner Elisabrat!

ok, here are my fabrics from this month from tumrub and themamahauser...thanks so much Cathy and Kelly!
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Hey Brenda ... you really got some outstanding fabrics and gifts. I like the complimentary fabrics from Kelly and that sign "Crazy Quilter" is you!

and Elisabrat ... how do you rate with Jaba? That is one fantastic table mat/runner!

Everybody is sending so many beautiful fabrics .... where did you find them all?

Oh my how beautiful. I think you did win the fabric lottery!

Jaba she is my quilting guru. I go to her for all my woe is me what do I do items in quilting. I had to relearn quilting this summer and she was right there with me the whole way .. how lucky is that?

Brenda, love those blues and sparkly thread...just saying, if you need to pass it on or somethin'....:thumbup: "Brat" don't know about the guru, think it's called a sympathetic ear. Glad we share all those highs and lows times. When I'm crying in my soup you always make it better!! Can't thank you enough for that, you're some lady

Zaita
 

I've got to show all of you a pic I received of my youngest great granddaughter. She'll be 1 on Feb. 10th. Thank heavens for Skype. She is a girly girl, don't know if you can see her little red, green and white tutu very well but here she is in all her glory. Can't tell I love her to pieces can you? [ATTACH=CONFIG]382867[/ATTACH]

Whew! I can rest now ... my fabrics have been received! USPS does good!

Jaba~she is absolutely adorable!!!! Kiss that face for all of us!!

Hey, Jaba, I'll send you some special fabrics if you'll make me one of them spiral thingies!!! That is some pretty runner, Brat. You're lucky - and I think we're all lucky to have some great friends on this board.

I received 2 packages for my fqs. Thank you ljdugas31 for the fq and the extra fqs. Thank you swap-bot for the lovely fqs. I love them all. Merry Christmas to all of you.

Jaba,
What a cutie pie!!
K

Here is my 2nd set of fqs I received from WMUTeach, aren't they great??!!
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Thanks so much!!
K

Jaba she is just adorable. Love the little toes.

kiffie, your FQs are fabulous, especially those snowmen. Your swap partner is great!

Thanks for the comments on my little girl...can't help, I'm 1 very proud gr grandma. Nice plus, her personality matches those big brown eyes.

oh she is adorable Jan. love the leggins and tutu! sooo cute. and thanks but for the record you never cry in your milk. nice try. any news on the Christmas light judging?

I wanted to thank Nelco for a lovely suprise that arrived in the mail today. I absolutely LOVE the fabrics. The camera is not showing but the two cranberry colored fabrics have gold thread shot through them as with the green on the end. The green with snowflakes has silver snowflakes and the trees have silver glitter. I LOVE sparkly things so thank you so much and what better time of year than Dec and Jan to bring out the shimmery colors? like the reflections of light on the snow I totally love stuff like that. So home run! She also made me a mini mug rug that is sitting next to the couch as I type. I dont own one. So thank you for making my afternoon. I truly appreciate it.[ATTACH=CONFIG]383011[/ATTACH]

I bet those are beautiful "Brat", I can just see them sparkly. No word yet on our house. I do hope we get an honorable mention anyway, hubby put alot of work into decorating. I know that would make him feel very proud. For those of you that don't know, someone called into the city and asked that they consider and judge our house for the annual Xmas decorating contest.
And yes, you're fibbing to cover up for me, I do cry in my milk.....well maybe not milk, but something!!!

Happy you like it all.

Thank you terhar for the lovely fqs.

ok its officially almost the 20th can we sign up yet for the next swap? lol well almost is pretty good.. and the theme will be???? I love you truly TRULY.. hows about valentines so I can start cutting today!

oh and those blocks made from your received fabrics are so very neat. Are you making a block for each month? I have to say I looked at your stack of halloween and wondered how they would work and well they worked great. and the fall leaf is my favorite of the bunch so pretty framed like that.. great job. Inspiration. if I didnt need the fabrics for projects already they would be going all together in one block too. Today I will be adding the snow and trees to a project that needed one more fabric. Tada! there it is! love this swap.

Jaba your great granddaughter is just too precious.
Some great fat quarters received.

Yes Brat, I am making a block for each month, trying to stay within the theme for that month. This month is a toughy. I'm still creating on this one. Wish me luck. lol I'm open for suggestions.