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I`m heading out in a few minutes so decided to open my gift from Lisa ljs317......so i`m posting early and will check on everyone s gift when I get back later tonight. I was spoiled.....I got fabric from both of my fav designers Tula Pink and Kaffe . I am so thankful....lots of other items as well....coffee , chocolat, jewelry for my scissors very cute....as well as a patterns, other pieces of fabric...always love pre-cuts...needles...etc etc etc....thank you so so much Lisa....love that we had each other as SS....enjoy your openings and have a wonderful day!!!! l also thought it was nice of her to send me a maple leaf sucker...made me smile!!!!

Opened my Christmas gift(s) from Cuppy. Carolyn I am so surprised! My husband took pictures with his camera and put them into my computer. I am going to post a photo but if I can't do it [I] will be back and type a list! Cuppy, I can't thank you enough. Thank you,Thank you, Thank you!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]605005[/ATTACH]THank you annaquilts! I love it all. It's like you've known me for years!

Thank you huntannette what a super secret Santa gift box!

I tried to post a photo of all of my terrific gifts but I can’t. So here’s the list.
A notebook, four beautiful pale pink and rose set of fat quarters, a cute tin with clover clips, tiny buttons of snowflakes gingerbread men and poinsettias. A beautiful hand made heart ornament and a cupcake key holder,thread, cocoa, candy, nail file, cute bear book marker, color me cards, the most gorgeous handmade embroidered tea towel, a kit of Canadian polar bear fabrics with polar bear pin. And two yes indeed two charm packs of guest room fabric. Sew many fabulous wonderful gifts!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

Can't post a photo so will make a list
Jelly roll in the 30's fabric
A charm pack of batiks, I already have a pattern for the batiks
some hand dyed fabric
some beach fabrics from Florida
So many things in a gold bag, this really needs a picture to see it all!
An a apron pattern, just cut it out and sew, I love it!
Cuppy if you took a photo of what you sent could you please post it?
This all so wonderful and again I thank you!

You are welcome sunrise450! I am glad you are happy. Merry Christmas my friend. I did take a photo , however I can not post either, maybe you can text someone the pic and they can.!

I’d be happy to help. Pm me if you want me too.

I received a nice Package from Lufkin, Texas. No card or name. Thank you secret Santa! I will post what I received once it is revealed, a wonderful package, thank you very much.

I also received a package without a card. From Pingree, ID. I would like to thank you for the excellent package. I received a HUGH list of super items. I want to thank you but.....I don't know who you are. Help me out please. BrendaK

I too received a package with no name! Keeping Secret Santa to the end. Is there anyone who can tell me how to upload my picture? I took pictures....just don't understand that process.

Awww so happy you like your present....by the way I fell in love with the guest room fabric...you have a wonderful taste in fabric!!! Enjoy everything ....I forgot to take a photo before I mailed it out....you have to resize your photos before posting....it is a process lol just glad you like everything!!! Merry Christmas!!!

I have opened my gift to discover lots of gifts. There is a beautiful 2 yard piece of yard goods (omage to grandma who never used fabric), a very deep aqua piece that is my favorite shade, a nice deep pink ombré, two sets of 5” precuts, 15 (!) fat quarters, a set of diamond cut rulers, a pattern for a charming fairy house, a bright pink, orange, and yellow ombré flannel, a lovely old time Christmas card, two handmade ornaments, a roll of 1/4” tape to keep seams even, and six clips that I am not sure how to use. Quite a haul. Thank you so much pyffer3, it is like you know me. Happy happy happy!

I opened my box early as we are going out to celebrate 32 years of marriage tonight. My box was from Cody, thanks for all the goodies. As I can't post a pic, here is the list of items:

Buttons & Blooms Panel Quilt Kit, Button Scissor holder, Book – Quilts in the Attic, 5 pc Black/Read/White FQ set, 4 pc White/Neutral FQ set, 3 Child Pillow Case Kits, Quilter’s Piece Preview I, Five-Minute Quilt Blocks Book,Two Patterns, small striped cloth shopping bag, small yellow clothes pin, Missouri Star Ruler that goes on a key chain, mini pink letter opener, giant fabric clip,Sew Band-aides, Sewing tissues, Recipe cards, Land of Lakes Hot Cocoa Mixes

Can't wait to see everyone's gifts. Will be checking back often tomorrow. Have fun.

I am not sure what time we start the reveal but I am going to go ahead and post. Thank you so much Secret Santa I miss placed the card with the name on it. I think it was McStargazer. If i am wrong I am sorry. I really love my gifts. First i will start the tea's, these are some i have not had so i will start with one with my breakfast. I got hot tomale candies and lots of fabric. some i was actually going to get, you knew me well, embroidery thread always useful. Quilting magazine and christmas tree panel, another kit with a crab, another kit Jupiter Lighthouse 1860, lots of fat quarters, 2 1/2 inch charms packs, string of beads and a yard of fabric that is her interpretation of sunflowers and yes i see it! and my favorite item is the little Elf!!!! I will sit him on the shelf in front of my sewing machine to see all the time. Thank you so very much. Have a great Christmas. I will post the pic as soon as i figure it out.

I received the most beautiful, thoughtful package from Barbara in Maryland! Here's a picture:

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She made a beautiful pincushion from batiks, each side with a vintage button at its center. A gorgeous winter theme mug rug -- its peaking out beneath all the goodies! Buttons, rickrack, lace trims, charms -- love the sewing theme and vintage items so much!! Perle cotton, FQs in shades of purple, a pattern to make the microwave bowl hot pads (been wanting to make some of those), a cozy mystery with a quilt theme, goodies galore -- Goldfish crackers, Payday and Godiva candy bars! The pins with the heads that don't melt under your iron -- been wanting those! Santa tissues, a huge bottle for water -- handy to keep in the craft room since it won't spill out. And... everything was wrapped and packed in the prettiest storage box. Thank you, Barbara, I couldn't have wished for a nicer Secret Santa package!

I got a real nice box of goodies from snownannie. Thank you very much for everything. I really like the wall hanging you made for me.[ATTACH=CONFIG]605028[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]605029[/ATTACH] She has sent fat qtrs of my favorite colors. candy in a cute tin, good in plentyS AND PENCILS AND XMAS PAPER, chaulk pen and zipper bag. Also a cute snowman greeting card. I love every think you sent me and Thanks so very much.

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Opened SS Package NO Name inside or out . here is picture. Thank so much for all my goods, will PM you when I find out who you are.

Sorry top one is the wrong it was from other SP

TEXAS TAM...I hope you enjoy opening your package as much as I did. I love absolutely everything. Thank you for the microwave bowl (1st thing out) and I have a bowl to fit it! Fabric, love it all, my favourite colours and batiks too , then the templates! I've not made a tumbler or a drunkards path before, so new challengers for me and the fabric to make them! Next came the tea towel and embroidery designs to put on it and sew.When finished that will be hung and used in my camper and at the bottom of the package, a clutch bag full of sewing bits & bobs....and a collapsible scrap holder, funnily enough, from the "Gypsy Quilter". In my street, I have the nickname "the Gypsy" because I'm never home!...a weekend camper, so Tammy I just love everything and thank you so much. Have a wonderful Christmas, and God bless you. I took a photo on my I pad, so will post that next.

Aaahhh you are welcome! I am so glad you like everything. I had fun putting your package together. Enjoy!

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YIPPEEEE!!!!! I get to open my pressiiieee!!!!! I almost forgtoeted :D ... (little kid voice here ) :D e

Thank you RB Wiese! OHMY GOODNESS SUCH PRETTIES! I can't get the picture to download but trust me these are such FUN ..... Thank you Thank you Thank you!

Leota

Doing the Happy Dance! Thank you Terry! I love everything. Hard to see but the patriotic fabric is 20 ten in. squares. Also a special thank you for your card and kind note. I really appreciate it. Merry Christmas!

OH I forgot (because I hung it up in my kitchen immediately) A wonderful Snowman kitchen towel!

Glad you liked sewingsuz. Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!!!!!

CookyIN - I'm so glad you liked your package! I had so much fun putting it together for you. I forgot to sign my board name, but it's me, ScrubJay. Enjoy!

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Opened my package from bonniekeller81. Got an awesome package. Love it all. Sorry this is so long but couldn't get it into one picture had to do sections. What a wonderful GIFT! Thank You so very much. I was truly blessed.

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Wow - this day finally arrived.. Was it as hard for you as me... lol
So a really BIG Thank you to my S.S. Dharen7 for spoiling me & my dog.
so many treasures.. hugs and best wishes ..

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Thank you so much to Marcialee for a lovely Secret Santa package full of goodies! Everything was wrapped, there were so many packages to open – fun!! Beautiful sea turtle/marine themed fabric with coordinating fat quarters – you must have done some sleuthing to pick that out! Also received a beautiful snowflake applique mug rug, chocolate covered raisins (will try not to eat in one sitting), a poppy flower quilt pattern, lovely quilt sisterhood pin, threads, binding tool, a journal for recording info on quilts made, lovely wildlife fabric, an audiobook to keep me company while sewing, and catnip treats for my sweethearts. So kind and thoughtful, I love it all, thank you SEW much!!!!!

For those of you who don’t know how to upload pictures here I thought I’d give you a quick tutorial on how so we could hopefully see more of these lovely packages everyone is opening. First off, I use a image hosting site to post my pictures.
-Go to tinypic.com & open a free account by hitting the Join Now! Up at the top right corner. Your photos will be available to anyone online to look at after you upload them through the site so be careful what you post.
-After you sign in there will be an upload videos & images page & a button for you to push that says “Choose file.” After hitting this navigate to your photo saved on your computer, cell phone, iPad or other device that you’re on & choose the image you want.
-If you want, you can type in “tags” for other people or you to be able to search for your picture later like “quiltingboard, quilting, Christmas presents, gifts” or any other thing you can think of. Make sure you separate each with a comma.
-Obvious keep the option on image instead of video or URL.
-The next most important step is that you must resize your picture for the forum site. This is a mandatory step & you can choose the message board size (normal), or the smaller website/email size.
-Now you hit “Upload Now!” & a new screen will load with your image and a list of several possible offerings to choose from.
-You want to copy the code line under “IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards” that starts with a squared paranthesis & IMG (I cant type the squared parathesis or the quilting board with think I’m trying to write code on here which is what you are doing when posting a picture).
-This whole line you’re going to come back onto the quilting board and paste into your reply, usually below what you type. You can do at least 2 images in one reply so you just go back & repeat the steps to get a second image code after you’ve done your first one (If you open a second window with the quiltingboard you can just paste your first code to the bottom of the reply box, go back & get your second code after that, then type up what you want to say after the codes are saved). I’ve had an error happen if trying to post a third image. And that’s it!!! TaDaaaaa! I hope this helps someone.

Good luck everyone & Happy Holidays!
Julz

Wow Kelly, you made out like a bandit. I’m really jealous specifically so because you got that double diamonds ruler. I’ve had my eye on that for a long time after seeing how pretty the effect could be on the side of a table runner I saw made back in around 2010. There’s a small book or booklet out there too that shows you how to use it with patterns for it I believe. Anyway, lucky you!

This was me- realized I forgot the card and then forgot to send the card separately. Hope you enjoyed it.

Here is my haul from what I believe is my secondary Secret Santa, & our hostess, tlrnhi, aka Terri. Something happened with my original SS so our lovely hostess stepped in & sent me these:

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This included a tiny butterfly notepad, a Christmas coaster, red fingertip grips for quilting, a tiny Ty beanie sausage dog, 10 red Cover clips, a flower with a center that has those filaments that glow different colors (my 2 yr old Granddaughter will want that), a clear vinyl zipper pouch, Clover flower frill templates, a Sew WANDerful magnet, & a pack of Jelly Bellies.

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This picture is for the fabrics of which she sent 4 separate yards of colorful batiks.

Thank you so much Terri. You were so generous especially with having to do this as extra! Merry Christmas!

I opened my awesome package from kwyltaholic earlier today, since I don't have camera capability, I will try to do justice to my package. There were several lovely handmade ornaments, four FQ's of orange fabric for a future project I am planning, a wall hanging pattern that makes me smile. A bag of my favorite Ghirardelli dark chocolate sea salt caramel squares. A small double mirror which can be used as a magic mirror. There was also a package of Jack Link's Peppered, seasoned and smoked beef steak strips -- notice, I said was -- I snacked on them already. A magnetic calendar and notepad. Several travel packs of Republic of Tea (my favorite that will go with me to UFO days.) Thank you kwyltaholic for a wonderful Secret Santa package. Aurora

So many wonderful items sent, I am making a list of ideas for next year's SS. When the time comes to assemble the package, I am always at a loss for ideas. There are so many wonderful packages full of ideas. I will save my list in my Secret Santa file so I will no lose it before next year.

From Bullock2us

I received 2 candy bars (Rocky Road & a Idaho Spud). Pair of socks,2 thread B/W,2 sissors (1 Large and 1 small). 2 Large Project Bags, Snowman Scraper,Hanger towel. Note Pad, Hexagon Template, Wall Hanging, Tissues, 2 packs Needles (Hand and Machine).Command Hook,5 patterns,Hot Pad,3 fabrics on backing boards, bag of clips for backing boards. 5 packs of 5" squares, 7 fat quarters. A jar of John's Steasoning Spice. Index cards, Pen. A beautiful Christmas Stocking. A box of Color Grabbers.
Again thank you so much. If I forgot anything please forgive me.

BrendaK

So much fun seeing everyone's goodies! In case anyone needs it here's how I post a photo:

I open the photo in a photo edit program -- my computer has "Paint" on it. I crop it and then re-size for the QB. I made a note a long time ago that says this is a max of 640 pixels wide x 440 pixels deep. Then I save the edited photo to my desktop.

I start typing a quick reply here as usual. In the bar right above this typing box you'll see a yellow smiley face. To the right of that is a box with other icons -- the third one over is a picture of a tree. Click on that and you'll be able to upload your picture. Click on "browse", select the photo you've saved to your desktop, then click "Upload".

Your photo will look smaller, but right below this typing box, you'll see the blue "Go Advanced". Click it to see your message with photo as it will really look. From that page you can either edit or post your message.

Hope this helps!

I forgot about opening day, I put my package away and forgot all about opening day. I got busy with the holidays.

But I have to say, I think my SS is a mind reader. I had a package fill with lots of my favorite goodies. I LOVE everything in my gift. Thank you Kathy Mausehund. Wonderful surprises.
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sorry my pictures sre sideways, I tried my best to fix them.