Hi for Friday. It has been kind of an up and down week. Some of the family has been sick and the overdue baby hasn't presented herself yet.
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I have some fabulous friends. I say that all the time. They do so much for me and I don't deserve it. This fabric above is from
Sandi. Love the Christmas fabric. I will so enjoy the red dots and the Christmas village is perfect for me. Did I show this fabric before? (Yes, I am losing my mind.) Thanks
Sandi.
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Today when I got home from work I had a little package waiting for me from Washington. It had my friend
Nan's address on it. She's such a thoughtful friend. She brought me some treats from Houston Quilt Market. She found a booth with some vintage and japanese fabric and thought of me. What a great pal!
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This vintage needle book was included. Apparently they were quite worried about rusty needles back then because they tout this as something wonderful. I love the vintage art work. The needles are indeed sharp and rust free!
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These two little fabric gems were in the package. They are perfect and so "me".
Nan has great taste and I mean that literally. She's a quilter and a chef.
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I bought 2 fat quarters recently at my little quilt shop just 4 minutes from my house called
Just Sew. My friend Sandra works there and it was fun to catch up with her and browse the fabric.
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Now for some fabric from stash. I love these pears in a mid century reproduction print. I can think of lots of good uses for this print. Think clutch.
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This red is a thick cotton, not really a quilting weight. I think it would make a really cute tote bag.
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I haven't used this lovely floral yet. It is so sweet but can't seem to cut into it for some reason. The scale has to be "just right" for a project I guess.
I realllly hope we get a baby this weekend. But if not she'll be induced next week. Happy Weekend all.
-nanette