Nina

jd

Kay

And two recipes for dressings. The almond one sounds great, and I know my mom will love it. The sesame one we'll try next week. :)

Thank you SO much, Biwako.

~ Kit

I also went shopping today for my swap partner. :)

When I opened my package, I squeeled, and he looked at the fabrics and said "those aren't very summery, but they're you-ish." You chose very well. :)

~ Kit

Wow.

I'm grinning from ear to ear after (and while) opening the package from you :) I reread your post on the "sent" thread, and your poem goes so perfectly with the package.

Thank you for the obvious thought and effort you put into this swap. The fabrics--folded into a beautiful star--are *perfect* (I didn't have any of them before); each of the tools--in handmade bags!) is something I will use frequently (but never got for myself); and I'll be trying out the recipe this week with friends--YUM.

Many thanks for bringing a bright spot to Monday :)

Cheryl

Marie in Michigan

Holy cow, I just sent that Sat...that was fast!! and clear across country too! lol.

You are most welcome! Glad you liked everything. (pssst, I couldn't resist, I bought myself the same gadgets I got you! lol) I LOVE the template knob, it works great!

I found the directions for the "star" online, and have been dying to try it out..this was the perfect opportunity!

Hope you enjoy the salad recipe.
Lynn

I'd had a rough day with my back and lack of sleep last night and just didn't feel too great so getting your package was such a thrill and lifted my spirits immensely. You were way too generous! Thank you so much for making my day!

Hugs!

Kay

This is sooooo cool!

I got an envelope today in the mail also. Thanks Jen.
Here's a pic:

and another one:

It's 4 fat quarters, 2 packs of unsweetened lemonade, a recipe for southern banana pudding, & a gadget I'm not sure what is used for?

Noocha, is the gadget you're taking about that stained glass quilt looking thingey? Looks like a BEAUTIFUL book marker! Nice FQ too!

Oh, I made the mouse pad. I printed the design out on iron on fabric and ironed it on a blank mouse pad.. I found the picture on the internet. grace

Amy

Oh and my package is not quite ready to go out but will be in a day or two.

I hope you had fun with this swap.

Lynette

Thank you sooooo much for the very special package!! You really made my day!

This was a great swap, wasn't it?

Lynn (woodsy) (PS...I'm a garden junker too!)

Vicky

Vicky4x4

It was so funny: when I was looking for a small box to mail in, I opened up that box and there was blue tissue paper inside - how perfect!

Teresa

Nina

Thank you soooooo much!! I just love my pkg. The fabric is so me...hehehe. I would have co ordinated it the same exact way. I was laughing about that with my mom. I told her I would have picked out a fabric in thhe same blue to match. I wear almost all browns and greens because they are my favorties, but I rarely make anything with fabric those colors.

I am also a pattern buff. I can never have enough patterns.

I love to cook, so recipes are always nice, but sometimes you want something easy and quick that will satisfy. I think the rasberry mix will be great. I haven't decided how I'm going to fix it though. At the present moment I'm thinking cheesecake, but we'll see how I feel later.

The card was also so cute. My kids loved it too. We are all dog lovers.

You have truely inspired me...and boy did I need it!!! LOL

Thank you again so much!

Lynette

jd

Thank you so much! I really love everything! This has been a fun swap and I hope we do it again next summer. Ha!

Teresa

Thanks for the two books too.

In That Dorky Homemade Look book, she talks about "fear of florals" and I had to go look at my stash. I don't have many either!
I'm having so much fun reading in my spare time that I can't wait to read Stash Envy.

The recipe, Marin's Special Salad, looks sooo good.

Thanks again!
doris=^,^=

If "someone" hasn't received it by end of today, I will do that:)

Cheryl

I was kinda unsure about the fabrics.

The coasters were my first time to use the circle attachment on my new embroidary machine Charles got me.
That thing is amazing and fun to use. I'd never used a circle attachment before.

The bag was made from the blocks from our flag swap, I should have quilted it :( sorry.

Hope you have a great 4th of July.

doris=^.^=

I rec'd my swap package today. Thanks so much for everything. I can't wait to use the great spice mixes you made. I also have a herb garden but never thought of making up mixes. The tea smells lovely I love iced tea! Can't wait to try it.
And the fabrics are a perfect addition for my stash. I especially love the green/purple/yellow print.
You must have read my mind because i just put my last needle in my sewing machine last night!
The recipes look perfect for summer entertaining and we do have a large pear tree so I will try the pear bread. I have canned them, made pear butter and eaten them straight off the tree but never heard of pear bread.
Thanks too for the seeds you dried and enclosed. Do you think I could start them now or should I wait until next spring? Almost forgot, the candles smell so nice I don't want to burn them! Maybe I'll tuck them into a drawer or two!

Thanks again

Mary

We got home from our road trip and there was a full box of mail waiting for us at the Post Office. Sitting on the top of the stack was my Squishy! Of course it was the first thing I opened.

I LOVE the half yard of paisley fabric! It is so cute and fun. And the other three FQ’s are really nice too. It’s great that you knew I like daisies because the buttons and the daisy shaped post-its are too perfect! Your handwritten Zucchini Cake recipe looks really good, I will make it soon. Thank you for the cute photo album, I already know what photos I will fill it with. And the bookmarker is pretty too!

Everything was really great and it put a huge smile on my face. Thank you.

Nina

Some of you know that I was in Florida for a week's vacation. During that time, my package must have arrived since I picked it up at the post office when I returned. Upon returning, I went to a new physical therapist for my back/shoulder problem. She did something to my back which triggered a very scarey episode in my life...my body's functions slowed down as my temperature soared and before I knew it, I was being rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Thankfully, I had stabilized by the time the paramedics arrived. It appears I had something happen to a vagal (sp?) nerve which makes one's body go haywire to keep one alive.

I am now feeling stronger and am FINALLY online to thank Noocha for her wonderful gifts. Besides the lovely, cheerful fabric I got my favorite chocolate bars (Hershey's milk chocolate!), an adorable stuffed bear, a tiny teapot knickknack, a candle, and two mystery books. ALL of them have cheered me up as I've been resting on my couch. One of the books has lived with me during waiting in doctors' waiting rooms. So, Noocha, you have been an angel in my life bringing me smiles during a very scarey time. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

Judy in Massachusetts

I've never heard of such a thing.

You're in my thoughts and prayers.

doris=^.^=

I got mine as well, possibly the only package in the swap to be hand delivered :) Unfortunately I wasn't at home at the time, Mary it would have been nice to meet you! I was away for a wedding, but your package was the first thing I opened when I got in the door. The fabrics are beautiful, such beautiful bright butterflies (I love butterflies), and the grape fabric will fit perfectly (colour wise) into my vinyard themed table runner which is an upcoming project! Thank you so much for all 5 fabrics. The tea looks delicious and the recipes are certainly new to me, I've never tried any of them before so it should be a lot of fun, especially the Chocolate Monkey. The Rosemary Lemonade sounds wonderful as well, so simple. I grow Rosemary every year and never even thought about trying anything like that! The pincushion purse is also beautiful and I'm actually not quite sure about the other one -- is it a pincushion as well, that fits on/around your finger?

Also, wanted to say that the book idea is a great one, and I will certainly be reading it and then passing it on again!

Most of those seeds can be sprinkled around the ground in the fall and they will come up in the Spring. Some (like Hibiscus and Tomatoes etc) should wait until Spring to sow!

Anyways, thanks a lot for the wonderful gift! It really brightened up my day :)

Suellen

My Delaware chickens and the view of the Sunflowers, Blue Skies and Mountains.

Cheryl

Marty (Missouri)

I was hoping to meet you as well...we will have to arrange a meeting at a quilt show sometime.
We were going to Vaughan Mills and I knew you weren't too far from there. My brother used to live on Rumble Ave. I love that area of Richmond Hill although I noticed that you have to put up with the Canadian summer pastime...CONSTRUCTION!!!

The little finger pin cushion is something my guild made and gave out at the quilt show last year. I think they are great...you always have pins at your finger tips!

I tried the tea...it is very nice and refreshing. Thanks again.

I am glad you liked your package. This was alot of fun.

Thanks Lisa!!!

Mary

I received your very nice package today. All the items are things that I can use and to answer your question no I don't currently have a magnetic pin holder, that will be a nice addition to my sewing room.

The fabric is great, please tell your sons that I LOVE their choices; usually I go for more tame (boring) prints, I am excited to have the splash of colors to add to my collection and look forward to working them into a project.

The flavored hot chocolates and the recipes look yummy, I like trying new recipes especially with all the potlucks we have at church and work. Thanks.

I have been trying to figure out photobucket so I will practice with a picture of my goodies.

Marty (Missouri)

Wow that was easy....lol

~ Kit

Aren't the fat quarters great?!

Thanks again Sue.

doris=^.^=

Judy, thank you so much! It is sooo wonderful! Everything you sent was so fabulous. And wouldn't you know I had been looking online for Christmas fabric?

Don't worry about being late. I was in the hospital for 8 days with pancreatitus.

This is what I got (which was entirely too much!):

Cooking on the run, cookbook, Hidden Block Quilts, 5 quilt patterns, 7 fat quarters (including 3 Christmas), a plastic template marking pencil, wash a way basting thread, invisible thread, and mettler quilting thread.

-Jen ( who feels like it's Christmas!)