Happy, Squishy Mail

I have been terribly remiss in publicly reporting that a couple of weeks ago, I received a very squishy package in the mail. Mail delivery is especially happy when it's fabric. And it came all the way from Ontario, Canada.

At the end of July, Kathy conducted a sweet little give-away to celebrate 5 years of her weekly feature, Slow Sunday Stitching. Two winners were selected, and yours truly was one of them. Sweet! The prize was her leftovers of a project she did using Deb Strain's Let's Bee Happy collection. Take a look at the goodies.

Kathy included a pretty card with a personal note.

Now, what will I make with this pretty stuff? The panel has 6 different picture designs. Pillows? Wall hangings? Table Toppers? Something small, unless I buy fabric. I would like to use just what is shown here, and that will require some thinking. Fun!

Thank you, Kathy!! I love it!

Happy Quilting, Friends!

The Mother Lode!

Winning things is not something I have a lot of experience with. Way back in 8th grade, I won 2nd or 3rd place in an essay contest, which resulted in little more than a photo op for the newspaper. How boring! Besides that, I can't really recall ever winning anything.

My luck changed when I submitted my Sunday Best Schnibbles to Sherri's blog for the Schnibbles Parade. I learned that I had been selected to win a layer cake from one of my favorite quilt gurus, Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilts. (Yes, she IS one of my favorites; even before this haul came in today's mail!!)

So today, I go to the post office (a whole different story: our mailbox was the casualty of an over-eager snowplow about 3 weeks ago) and I am not surprised to have a box handed to me. But I am surprised at how heavy it is - just how much does a layer cake weigh, anyway???

Well, goodness gracious, look at what all was in the box!

I'm just blown away at Carrie's generosity! According to the PO weight label, I got 8 lbs. of goodies!! Not one layer cake, but 2! Three charm packs, 2 Schnibbles, and a couple of Easter surprises - a bag of jelly beans and a really cool nesting egg; just wait till you see this:

Four eggs in graduated sizes, each fitted into the next larger one, beautifully painted.  Here they are opened up:

Carrie's generosity knows no bounds, I do believe. Look at all the quilting goodies!

And if all that weren't enough, look at this:

A honking-big bag of jelly beans, and the sweetest note from Carrie and Rosie. I am just beyond thrilled! Even the notecard is special. I don't know how Carrie knew that I am absolutely in love with Italy, but she did! Here's the front of her card:

What fun! I must get busy on some more Schnibbles! Maybe I will get Roundabout made for this month's parade!

Special note to Carrie: one of the Schnibbles you sent was Tagalong. Cool coincidence. I made the bed-size version, Tag Sale, about 5 years ago, and hand-quilted it!! It was a delight to make, and one of my favorites of all time! Thank you so, so much for the fun box of goodies!!