Can you feel the love?

It has been a pretty feel-good week here this week.

I was thrilled to hear both my mini-quilts arrived at their destinations (and the recipients liked them).

I also received my quilt from the esteemed Miss locket and it is simply one of the cutest mini quilts ever !!

Lucy really put some thought into this. It just screams Jodie - in fact one of my work colleagues wouldn't believe that I hadn't made it myself. It has selvedges, wee buttons and is my favourite colour ever - greeen. It looks fantastic hanging in my sewing room, even though Annie wanted me to hang it in my office at work. (and bring it home every night)

It is just perfect Miss Lucy thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into it, not to mention those precious selvedges.

Both of my quilts have now been received and I can show you the one I made for Monda but Lucy has yet to unveil the one I sent to her so I won't spoil the surprise.

This is an in-progress shot of the mini quilt that I made for Monda. I seemed to have forgotten to take a finished pic so if you want to see how it ended up you'll need to pop over and visit Monda loves.

This quilt swap has been so much fun and I declare it a huge success (I hope it has been for everyone-I have loved it!) and I would like you all to raise your glasses to Lucy Locket - queen of the swap.

*clap clap clap*

Mini Quilt Swap - I am so lucky!

When I signed up for the Lucy Locket Mini quilt swap, I was a bit apprehensive , as I had never done a real bonafide organised swap before.

After I got my partner, Monda, and read her bio I did have a small panic - she is a graduate in printed and multimedia textiles after all.

So I started emailing her and found a wonderful, and funny woman , very down to earth and incredibly creative.

After Lucy posted our partners I got a few emails from people telling me how lucky I was to get Monda in the swap and you know what.....they were right.

My quilt from Monda arrived and it is breathtaking . It is just so perfectly me, Vanessa included buttons, selvedges and one of her incredible Monda birds. She obviously put a lot of thought into it. To say I love it would be an understatement.

I have taken it to work and even to the local patchwork shop to show it off. Rachel saw it last weekend when she was here. It is going to look perfect hanging on my lime green wall in the sewing room. Thank you Vanessa, I am thrilled and I think you are amazingly talented - your machine embroidery is beyond belief!

My quilt should be arriving at Vanessa's any day now and I hope she likes it half as much I like this one.

I also have both Annie's and Rachel's quilts in my possession ready to be sent to Lucy tomorrow along with mine ................... Better gets yourself some of those grown -up lady diapers Lucy!!!