Whose idea was this quilt swap?????

Mine?


Are you sure?



Well I must be a genius then because it is absolutely, fantabulously, incredibly BRILLIANT!!!!

Another mini-quilt landed through my door this morning and rescued me from sewing-stress-induced-fatigue-and-depression (my work list is getting to me - can you tell?) and instantly turned me into a madly, ecstatic, bouncy person!

This time it was from the wonderful Michaela of the Stash Basket and came wrapped in the softest and cutest flannel fabric with a happy spotty ribbon - and a button notecard too!

(but I haven't seen your scissors Michaela, sorry)

I almost don't want to show you the quilt because it is so fantastic that I don't think I can do it justice in a photo on my blog - does that make sense? And I don't know how to "fanfare" it properly - but anyway, here goes

my very own, allotment quilt!

(I wanted to photograph it up at the allotment but I ran out of time as I am preparing for a craft night tomorrow and I was superglued to the bl lovely sewing machine all day - so I attached it to an apple tree in the garden instead!

It is so beautiful that you need to see it in close detail
so you can see the tadpoles and bees, the naughtly little caterpillars munching through a leaf, my much needed cup of tea, the corn on the cob complete with the stringy fibres, and all the other fruit, flowers, veg and beasties to be found in my garden! Even the fabric on the back and the binding has vegetables on it!

My photographs don't do it justice at all.

Michaela also included some lovely goodies

that I can't wait to play with

and then there was an extra envelope addressed to

So I had to wait for them to get back from home (which is very difficult for an impatient girl like me!)

Inside was this gorgeous card
with this inside
So the ladybirds and I will be planting these seeds this evening after supper!

Thank you so much Michaela - I can't put into words how much my quilt means to me and all the little extras are lovely! Here it is on display on my very exciting quilt wall - I wonder whose will be next?

And in honour of my "allotment" quilt I will finish off today with another allotment photo of the first bamboo cane "structure" of 2008!


P.S. (because I never know when to shut up!) I'm feeling very guilty about receiving all these wonderful quilts as I haven't sent any of mine out yet - but don't worry, I am working on them and currently have 9 under construction so hopefully I will be posting some out very soon!)