Wow! Quilter Jen included a Cuppa Joe in with her package!

Well I've never been given a gift card to Starbucks before! But thanks to Quilter Jen, now I have :) Isn't that so very nice!!!? ;) And so are her 15 scrap-oh-lishious sets of blocks!

I guess it sorta qualifies as my first "Christmas card" of the year too! LOL speaking of Christmas, it is only 3 months away for all of you but only 2 months for us as we exchange with family each year when we are home for Thanksgiving. And I'm happy to report I have everyone in KY bought for except my Daddy.... still thinking on that one. ;)

See that cute purple fabric with the skelleton bones!! I'm gonna be sure and snatch that one up for me to keep for sure. He is sooo cute that it almost makes me forget about all the childhood memories of my classmates calling me BONY BONNIE. almost. Sure wish I was deserving of that nick name now. :/

Please know that as a hostess I do not expect hostess gifts. Really, I don't. I do accept them though :) It's always a nice surprise.

I've been in swaps off yahoo groups that required everyone to pitch in to give the organizer a gift certificate from her choice online quilt shop which for her equaled over $100 of shopping. LUCKY her! To me, I think that if the swapper wants to gift or not it is up to them individually. To me I get sucha thrill over all the mail in my mailbox and getting to have first pickings that, that makes it all worth it to host ;)

I only post the photos here on my blog of the gifts that I receive as it is my way to thank my swappers..... I'm getting pretty slack in the one on one email communication these days. Sorry.

Love from Texas!

Do you wannaquilt2? ;)

I just love the name of this next swapper from the HGTV board. Wannaquilt2's package arrived also on Wednesday. She had all of her sets so nicely organized in the gallon ziplock using large plastic paperclips to keep them from shifting around. ;)

and take a look at that Quick Quilts "Quick and Scrappy Quilts" book that she was able to fit inside her envelope too!!! Awesome! I love looking thru books and scrappy makes this one a new treasure. Take a look at a few I spotted inside! ;)

Ooough.... thank you so much Brooxie! You just gave me some new "reading material" for the carpool line next week. :)


Love from Texas!

9/22/10 Texana's package has arrived!

This package didn't have far to travel as it's from texana, who also lives here in Texas. Last time she sent me a lanyard from Stitchin Heaven and b/c she has sucha great memory about Nora liking it so much, she this time wrapped up plastic beaded necklaces for each of my 3 kids! Isn't that so sweet.

See them there wrapped up in red with each of their names on them. I'll wait until Nora is home from school and let them all open up together.... maybe tonight after supper is over ;)

and she also wrapped up her blocks in wax paper like I had done last time when returning the swap blocks. I am only sharing a peak with you of them b/c I didn't want to spoil their freshness. LOL ;)

But I think you will be able to get a good peak and all the pretty fabrics inside each package from my closeups. ;)

and here is the last of the 3 freshly wrapped packages. :) Aren't they all so nice! Thanks again Texana for the necklaces for the kidos.

Oh and OOPSIE! I nearly forgot to share a photo of what she included for ME! Not only a handful of leftover blocks (that I always love) but also she sent a baggie of I-Spy novelty fabrics to add to my g-r-o-w-i-n-g collection that I have for my twins I-Spy quilt projects! THANK YOU SOOOOOO Much! ;) You are too generous Texana!

Love from Texas!

9/20/10 Mail Call

Today's mailbox had a large rectangular box in it. Inside were blocks from quilterpat6226 and also a little baggie with some goodies for me. :) Take a look - the first photo is what she packed on top for me. :) THANKS Pat!

I just love leftover blocks!!! They help my quilts grow faster than anything! :D and that panel of kid prints I think I can fussy cut around to use an ice cream, a turtle and a butterfly and more! ;) You are sooo thoughtful!

So I bet you are like me...anxious to see WHAT's inside the box.... hummm let's see. There were lots of ziplock baggies....

each one neatly labeled. :)

Just take a look at all of them un-bagged! :) Aren't they great!? Someone once asked me if I thought showing so many closeups of the swap packages as they arrive was "SPOILING IT" for the swappers.... I certainly hope I'm not. I'd say that I'm just making them hungry for more-MORE-MMMMOOORRREE!~ ;)

After all - if I don't show you as many closeups as I can along the way, even those of you who are my "Super Swappers" sending in 20 sets of 10... will not even get to see them all! It always fascinates me when I stop to think of how many "new to me" fabrics I've meet up close and personal as they come across my dining room table... thru swaps and also my annual FQ Bingo each year. You'd think after 5 years, every package I'd open I would find fabrics I've seen a dozen times before... but nope! Nearly all of them are new to me. AWESOME isn't it!? :D

Thanks again Quilterpat6226 for the extra leftover blocks! :) It makes me happy to know that I'll for sure get to keep some from you!

Love from Texas!

One package in today's mail

and it's from sewjill.

They’re heeeere! ;) I just opened up your package just now and THANK YOU for the towels. My Olivia loves strawberries and the cow is cute too! I know that they will enjoy these to use for drying their hands on in the bathroom – and I’ll love not having towels fall on the floor ;)

And ooough la la! Your Bricks and Stepping stones is gonna turn out gorgeous if these are just 2 of the leftovers! TY I love leftovers!

Love from Texas!

A package from SewJill

SewJill - They're Heeeeere!

I just opened up your package just now (on my Birthday) and THANK YOU for the towels!! My Olivia loves strawberry juice (V8 Fusion, Strawberry/banana juice) and I know she is gonna like the strawberry towel!


The cow one is cute too :) and what little boy doesn't get excited about farm animals? So I'm sure Paul Thomas will love drying his hands on that one in the bathroom.... and I'll love not having towels fall on the floor! :)

We now have enough that I keep 2 hanging in the down stairs bathroom and also upstairs in the kids bathroom... and of course one on the oven door handle :) Thank you everyone who has read my blog about me liking these for the kids and also about me liking the crocheted or knitted wash cloths! My blogger friends are GREAT!

And ooough la la! Your Bricks and Stepping stones is gonna turn out gorgeous if these are just 2 of the leftovers! TY I love leftovers! Thank you for sharing them with me! :)

Love from Texas!

Wednesday hump day? for us it's go day. ;)

Earlier this week, I mentioned that I had a post card from the PO saying there were 3 packages for me to pick up down town at the Post Office... Well today the kids and I ventured out to do some errands...we've been cooped up in here since Sunday! I had to go by the church and swing by the bank.. along with a few other places, but going to the Post Office was first on our list of things to do. I even dared to go in with all 3 kids and WITHOUT the double stroller! They're 3 now so they need to start learning to "stay together" and "hold hands" and despite Paul Thomas' best effort to escape me, he never got loose :P

Since I knew I'd have two little hands to hold and packages to carry, I took along my newest reusable shopping bag that I received for preregistering for MOPS. Love the color and logo but quite frankly I have to admit that the quality of the bag is disappointing... but I'll try and use it, b/c after all it's great advertisement to invite other moms to join our group ;)

Anyway - the packages... one was for David and the other two shown above were from scrappy 4 patch swappers! :) Take a look at what vickiquilts sent....

Peek-a-Boo! I see a little Red Riding hood looking at you... :)

Isn't this book soooo cute?

Nora sure thought so and took to reading it right away. I'm sure the twins will enjoy it too as we keep a whole backpack full of books with us in the van by her chair and she reads to her "backseat buddy" - which is usually Paul Thomas. She prefers him over Olivia b/c he doesn't try to "tell her what to do" haha and lets her read what ever she chooses - whereas if Olivia doesn't get her way on what book to read, she'll cry and scream all thru the one Nora picked...

although I think before I let this book get put into the backseat of the van... I'm taking it upstairs when I go get the twins from naptime so that we can all enjoy it together at bed time. I love books that have a rhyme verse. ;) and "I" want to be the one to read it :P

I did go all thru vickiquilts package really good b/c it was marked on the outside as damaged... and had a little mishap with one of the machines along the way. Two of the bags popped open..

that is when the "Cards" with my name & addy on one side ... and your info on the back side, along with the number of sets you sent - COME IN SO USEFUL... I was able to take a look and see just how many sets were suppose to be in each baggie... ;)

and after getting them all out - and count and recount... and RECOUNT...

First two times I came up with 199 both times... then 3rd count = 200 and so I had to do it two more times to make sure that there really were 200 and that I had not miss counted the third time.....you know - to make for sure, SURE :P b/c I'm nerdy like that....

and indeed - ALL 200 blocks were there! whew! ;) I love it when it all works out... oh and one more thing... vicki also sent Nora alphabet bands! :) Thank you so much missy for ALWAYS finding a little something to send to my kidos. You are soooo spoiling them! ;) You've been in a number of my swaps over the years and I know you know you don't have to... but I know that you want to. I hope I'm doing a better job of sharing photos with you. I'll try to get some of the twins at bedtime one night this week too ;) but as you know I open and go thur the swap stuff while they are napping! ;)

Thank you Ms. Vicki in FL!

Love from Texas!