Well my two swap partners should have their squishys by the end of the week. Sorry to be last minute, again. Just helps build the anticipation . . . right???? Sigh. They would have been out sooner but I kept getting called in to work, not an especially bad thing. Unfortunately by the time I get done with work, making dinner, and getting my walking done I am too whipped to think straight.

Here is the needle case I am sending to a fellow QB member.

So fun seeing everyone's swaps. MaryMazz, the nc you made is super cute and the sewing machine is so cute! Very creative.

Mary, that needlecase is sooooo cute. love the machine

quiltermomma, glad you're doing better. I've got the same scars and ws thinking of putting a threaded needle tattoo on the back of my neck where I have a 4 - 1/2" scar into my hairline, making it looked like im sewed up tight. is that toooo sick to do?????
but glad youre feeling better. take it easy for awhile. i'm great at giving advice, but never follow it.

Got my NC and PC mailed off both are heading to the East Coast.

Quilty-Louise,
Got my pin cushion today. Your husband may have close, but at least it won't get lost under all my fabric like pin cushions usually do! I love it, especially the pocket for the scissors,as I'm always losing those too! Thanks, Kathy

Lynnie,
I KNOW what you mean I have had 2 neck surgeries myself. The first one was
on done on the front of my neck on 9-11-2007 they removed a herniated disc,
implanted a cadaver disc, along with a titanium plate and 4 screws.

Six months after my surgery they discovered that my body did what it was SUPPOSED
to do by absorbing the cadaver disc only problem was the vertibrae did not fuse together
the way it should have (only about 50%), by the 1 year post op they told me I would need
to have a second surgery if I ever wanted to be "safe".

So on 1-7-2009 I had my second surgery on the back of my neck where implanted 2 titanium
rods and 4 screws. THAT surgery gave me the most problems, to this day I still have headaches,
muscle spasms/cramps. Spent the first 2 years going to a pain management Dr trying find a "fix"
but I finally gave up and decided to make myself live with the constant pain in my neck.

My hubs suggested (in a teasing manner) that I should get a tattoo of a "scar" connecting my
two incision scars. I told him that wouldn't work because the one on the back is vertical and the
front in horizontal.

Beside when I go back to get my tattoo finished it is going to be the butterfly on a spool of thread.

Kathy I am glad you got it and liked it. I wanted to make it in the colors you liked
and since my first idea kinda flopped on me I had to think up something else that
would be "dramatic" (guess that isn't the right word either just can't think right now).

If you need me to post pictures just let me know I actually REMEMBERED to take
them before I mailed.

I want to thank JuneBillie (Susan) for the AWESOME needle case she sent to me.

Of course she went all out in my favorite colors of purple and yellow.

I opened my envelope and found this pretty tissue paper inside yellow with pink,
blue, green, and PURPLE stars on it.

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Afterwards I carefully opened the tissue paper to find this very pretty
needle case inside, she even included a pair of PURPLE handled scissors,
Sharps needles (needed more as I keep losing them) and a F8 of the
purple fabric used on the inside of the case.

This is going to be PERFECT for putting into my "to go" yo-yo sewing
box.

Love the hand work done on the cover also.

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Thank you again Susan for the awesome needle case.

Quilty-HUGS to you.

Louise