At first, I couldn't imagine who in Australia could possibly be sending me something or why, but then I remembered, the darling girl who started this whole Pay It Forward journey with me, Sandra at Pepperberry & Co.! lives in Australia. Could it be the gift that I had won?
Hurray!
Excitedly, I tore into my package and found these:
A set of lovely linen coasters, made by the equally lovely Sandra!
Thank you so much Sandra, you have given me so much already by introducing me to the Pay It Forward fun, and on top of it all, I get these little pretties! Thank you! They're in use on our nightstands already!
And speaking of pretties, I think that some or all of the turqouise fabrics in this stack of blues are going to be used in my next project
- which is due in ten days. *gulp!*
Crystal at Sonnet Of the Moon Quilts says she can make a lap sized quilt in a week, and I'm going to have to see if I can do the same.
Wish me luck!
ETA: A question: What do you think of the frames on the pictures? Yay or nay?
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the frames on the pictures are a bit hokey to me.
ReplyDeleteOoo, exciting! What pattern are you going to make? I find that the quilt top takes the longest so I'll never attempt a complicated quilt in a week.
ReplyDeleteI like the frames as a once in a while thing...but I think it takes away from the picture itself.
Millie and Crystal,
ReplyDeleteThe Blogging for Bliss book that I was talking about the other day suggests that you put frames on your pictures. Like you, though, I'm not sure I particularly like the look of it. There are lots of other great ideas in the book though, I'm sure!
C, I decided on the pattern and was about to cut when I was inspired by another pattern. Now I'm befuddled! Either way, I start scissoring tommorrow!
:)
YAH-for surprise packages!
ReplyDeleteYou can DO IT! Just plan and set your mind to it and the lap quilt will be done in no time! I started tracking my hours/time for my projects and was amazed really how quickly things do go together.
I LOVE the corners on the pictures, I was just thinking when I first saw them, how unique those were!
QP, thanks for the (much needed) encouragment! I hope what you say is true. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm glad you like the corners. I'm going to have a think on it. :)
I love the corners
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you will make with all those lovely fabrics. It will be gorgeous:-)
ReplyDeleteI think the frame idea could work depending on the context. Clean, modern images might not work so well but for collage, faded, memory type images it would be prefect.
Love the frames.
ReplyDeleteMary and Karen, I think why I like the corners is they remind me of the photo albums I spent hours flipping through as a kid. I think why I don't like them is that they're "cutesy". lol I can't decide whether I want to be cutesy or not!
ReplyDeleteElaine, thank you - I hope the quilt will be lovely!