Christmas in July!

An EQ internet group I belong to had a Christmas in July swap and these are the wonderful goodies I received in the mail from my secret sister. There are some wonderful things I can use in my crazy quilting: two doilies, two crochet flowers, a lovely pink metallic thread, some rattail, ribbons, lace, pearl cotton, lots of beads and sequins, and some very pretty white flowers for embellishing! There are also some great "sane" quilting goodies. That pink tin is full of squares of Moda fabric all coordinating and with instructions on making a mini-quilt with them. The fat quarters also coordinate with the fabric in the tin. That cute little tin that says "Friend" on it is full of safety pins. There is a darling package of needles, some embroidery hoops and even a angel shaped soap. The soap is not in the picture. What can I say? Camping is dirty work and a girl needs to pamper herself - lol! I will have lots of fun with all these goodies. Thank you, Secret Sis!

Comments

Susan said…

What a great stash building baggie! That must have been lots of fun, to give and to receive.

July 29, 2008 at 11:02 AM

Wendy said…

My My, what a haul, that is a nice little addition to your stash.

On another note could you please email me your addy again, I don't know what happened to it and I will be mailing out your prize on Friday. Thanks again

July 30, 2008 at 1:11 PM

Rose Anne B said…

WOW Katie, I LOVE your Christmas in July goodies!!! You lucky lady!

And thank you so very much for visiting and commenting on my blog. Thank you!!!

August 1, 2008 at 10:27 AM

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