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Thursday 26 April 2012

The Postman doesn't always knock twice...

...he just leaves stuff under the mat or with those neighbours.

But deliver he has, well it is his job I suppose; I just wish he would deliver my FQ Name Tag to my partner, because otherwise I am going to have to make another one this weekend, grrrr!

Anyway, my absolutely wonderful Aurifil case has arrived from Italy, and the colours are so much more vibrant and amazing than I could have imagined when I was picking from the screen!



Yes, I did put them straight back in the case afterwards!
Thanks again to Lynne, Alex, Katy, Laura and Anna.

I also received the beautiful Stitch at Home book from Mandy...




I have mentioned Mandy Shaw before, she is one of the stitchery masterminds working behind the scenes with Kirstie Allsopp, which makes her great by default, but the fact that she designs and makes amazing things and is fantastic at everything, makes her someone I love knowing even more. 

There's also been this bundle of goodies from the fabulous Sunni, following the recent Farmer's Wife series...

And today I got access to the latest issue of Fat Quarterly.  There are so many excellent quilts and smaller projects in there I am going to have to have a good old think about what to make first.  Those twin baby quilts that I cut a while back may need to be re-thought, as honestly, I have no excuse for not making them a bit more exciting now!  Oh and if you subscribe, you may even spot a little picture of mine in there, thanks John ;)

So basically I am sitting here feeling really rather happy to say the least, even though the prospect of squaring up all the petals for my Precious Retro Flowers is filling me with a little dread for this evening!

25 comments:

  1. Obviously your postman is nice to you. Send him this way please!

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  2. A post full of lovelies! Good luck with the squaring!

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  3. You are definitely on a roll!What fun mail you have received.

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  4. You have received a lot of beautiful things there.

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  5. You get far too much nice mail. I think my Postie has lost my address. I'm not bitter really I'm not :-)

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  6. i haven't gotten anything in the mail for a while now. i am starting to feel a bit left out although when my box from brenda arrives i will be as happy as a clam! i am seriously jealous of that thread. green!

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  7. Quite the goodies!

    We don't get enough Brit tv over here but we do get Location, Location, Location and Relocation, Relocation. I love Kirstie and Phil! Her sister has a show on our airwaves about staging homes for sale. Those Alsopps are a talented pair...

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  8. Heres hoping your luck holds out....

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  9. You mean Kirstie gets 'help'?!! Oh no! Looks like a great book!

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  10. Lots of lovelies there...I had a nice mail day today...boo about your tag though.

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  11. Hehe sorry Hadley, my postie seems to hoard my post on days he cant be bothered to drive down my long old lane, I do live in the sticks! Never fear it is here now- read my blog ;-)

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  12. I want YOUR postman! That Aurifil looks delish!

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  13. Stellar mail! I have to wait so long for stuff to reach me in the Great White North that I often forget I've ordered anything. The bonus of an aging brain is that every visit from the letter carrier is something to celebrate!

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  14. What a wonderful haul! I'm not jealous at all! Jxo

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  15. Wow H I LOVE your postman.... Does he deliver across the pond???

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  16. Your aurifil is drool worthy!!!!

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  17. What a lovely postman you have there Hadley - send him over to me anytime. xx

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  18. one word...congratulations. Another one could be ...envious, but the first sounds nicer. I am happy for you and all your well deserved winnings

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  19. Lovely postie - now you'll have to make another quilt in those yummy colours!!

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  20. I've just followed the FQly link. I don't think I've seen it before, once this issue comes out I'll buy it to have a look. Is it easy to follow on screen rather than as a paper mag?

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  21. Sigh, and I've just added two of Mandy's books to my amazon wish list. Anything to avoid getting out of bed on this rainy yucky Friday!

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  22. Yum! Look at those delicious threads! You're so lucky :)

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  23. what a lot of lovely post! And I see that Emily has got her name tag now so you won't need to do a second one: it looks fantastic

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  24. With the threads and the book you have plenty to keep you busy! Enjoy!!

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