Monday, June 18, 2007

We are home - and I got mail

We got home fairly late last night. The ferries were very busy yesterday - a Sunday in June, we had a 3 hour wait at the ferry terminal. So I was able to almost finish another Dear Jane block! The little applique bag I made works great - it can hold all the supplies needed plus one or two unfinished blocks and the little piece of felt I lay the pieces out on to keep them in place.

I came home to two packages waiting for me at the post office.

The first is a book that was sent by Angela. Thank you so much Angela. I have already started using it, I will keep my little ideas and patterns that I find in books and in my blog travels :))


Next I got my order of fabric from the Fat Quarter Shop. I bought a selection of Amy Butler fat quarters. Plus I also got a collection of the Folklorique Fig Tree reds and blues. They were on sale. As well as a double charm pack of Aunt Gracie fabric. And -- no, I have no idea what I am going to do with any of the fabric :)) I am getting quite a collection of Amy Butler fat quarters - and I still have the Japanese quilt pattern that Jenni sent me way back when. I think that quilt would be perfect for the fabric. So I guess I do have a bit of a plan.


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It is always so nice to come home to mail :))
The weather is still very "unsummer" like here but I have a very weedy garden that needs some TLC this week.

14 comments:

  1. I was feeling guilty today about my half finished 'quilt' from that pattern I sent you. It is still hanging on the wall looking very sad and droopy. I just pin things over the top of it now!

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  2. nice materials have sewing them up....

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  3. What lovely mail to come home to! Love that craft journal - you'll have fun using it.

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  4. Fun mail waiting for you! A wonderful "welcome home".

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  5. It is always fun to get packages in the mail. Glad you got to come home to some treasures. Now you just need to dream up the quilt for those lovely fabrics

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  6. Welcome back - glad you made it safely. And since you came back to fun mail, you can avoid the back-home back to work blahs.

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  7. Beautiful fabrics,
    I think now you have a great and big collection!!!
    ciao ciao

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  8. Fabrics!! Just the right thing to welcome one home! I wish you lots of fun with them. Take care.

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  9. Great things to come home too....that journal is sooooo cute, ull have great fun keeping ideas and notes in there....cant wait to see what u do with the fabric

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  10. Oh my a lovely package to come home to. They are very cheery fabrics and the journal is special. How do you find the mail delivery? It seems it takes 3 to 4 weeks for me to get anything from the US.

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  11. At least the wait was productive! Lovely mail you received. I've never cared for Amy Butler designs, so now you will make a gorgeous quilt and change my mind, right? Then I'll be forced to go out and buy a collection of fabric!

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  12. I agree with Susan ! I have a few Amy Butler FQ's from a fabric club and don't know what to do with them. Will wait with bated breath to see what you do with them -lol !

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  13. Nice to get away but so nice to come home -- welcome back!

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  14. Welcome home! Such nice goodies!! Oh how I love the fabric! I promised myself I can not possibly buy anymore fabric this summer until I reduce my stash!! I never thought I would be a "reduce my stash" kind of gal, but my sewing room is part of the family room in the public part of the house, so I must keep it semi-respectable!! LOL!
    Have a great day!

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