Well hello there! Have you all had a good week? Are you ready for the weekend? I’ve had some excitement in my mailbox this week. Looky what’s here:
The Siggy Swap blocks are in the house! I opened them in the car and I had so much fun reading through all of them. They’re all so pretty. I saw old (haha, how old is old in blogland?) imaginary friends in there and a lot of new blogs that I need to check out. I haven’t decided how to set my blocks yet, but I have a few ideas. I’m making myself wait to work on them until I finish a few other projects. (It seems like I’m always saying that. {Sigh}) Thank you Connie for all your hard work on this swap. It’s appreciated much more than you know! And thanks to all the lovely ladies who participated — it’s been a really fun swap.
But Wait! There’s More!!! Look what else the mailman brought me!
OhMyGosh! Can you believe it??? I won Jodi’s Sew Mama Sew giveaway a few days ago. I couldn’t believe it when she e-mailed me to tell me. (There was an audible gasp!) Isn’t it beautiful???
And talk about speedy mail service! When we picked up the mail, I hurried into the house, grabbed some rags to clean the patio table off and ran outside to put this adorable topper on our table. It’s just beautiful outside with all the beautiful greens in our yard. (Those are the very last of my lilacs – boohoo.) I LOVE LOVE LOVE this cute topper Jodi — I really can’t thank you enough. That Darla fabric has been my very favorite fabric this year, so that makes it even MORE exciting! To all of you who didn’t win, you’ll be happy to know that I’m contemplating not entering any giveaways for awhile so that you’ll have a better chance of winning. (I’m embarrassed to say how many giveaways I’ve won in the last month and all from such fabulous women.) And I’m thinking I should run out and buy a lottery ticket — if only the lottery was as easy to win! Anyway, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Jodi — you’re a fabulous imaginary friend!
So…on to the weekend — WooHoo! Hello June and good riddance May. Not sorry to see you gone Miss May — you didn’t give me one free weekend, you old hag! This weekend is MINE. All mine. I’m hoping (no, I WILL) get some sewing in this weekend. I hope you all have a Super weekend too!
XOXO,
Anna
P.S. Thanks for all your thoughts on the pretty egg. Quilty Peep Junie has a nest of Killdeer in her backyard and she thinks our egg looks like hers. And Teresa sent the picture to a biologist and he thinks it’s either an egg from a Red-Tail Hawk or a Red-Winged (Shouldered?) Hawk. It’s definitely not a Cooper’s Hawk’s (which we had nesting in one of our trees last year) egg. Whatever it is, it wasn’t watching it’s egg!
Love the table topper and the blocks can’t wait to see them all together. Have great week end. xoxo
Lucky duck with all those winnings–Jodi’s table topper is so pretty. And the siggie blocks will make a wonderful quilt. Did you happen to photograph yours before you sent them out; it would be cool to see it.
Enjoy your weekend!
Nice mail!! I love the topper, really cute! We have lots of red tailed hawks in the area, but I have not seen any of their eggs.
It was fun going through all of our blocks, wasn’t it!?! I’m not sure how I’m going to set mine yet. Maybe I’ll wait and see what you and some of the others come up with. Some way to make it 6 x 10 blocks, I’m sure. Love your block.
love your siggy blocks!! how fun!
and the quilt from jodi is just darling!!!!
Now, see how fair life is – I can’t grow lilacs here. Too hot. Don’t you feel better?
I can say that I’ve only won a blog giveaway one time and it was from Jodi. She must like us! I thought her quilt was really cute and happy! I’m glad you won!
Oooh, you lucky thing – postie gorgeousness and lilacs too!
I think I might get some sewing done this weekend too. Which is all well and good, but I had planned to plant a LOT of veggies and it looks like solid rain all weekend. Argh.
You have been lucky, the table topper is wonderful and I’ll wait to see how you put those nice siggy blocks together, very fun mail.
I recognize that fabric in the first pic :o) I got my blocks yesterday and I was amazed at how lovely they all were and how beautiful some of the handwriting is! I keep looking at them and thinking how far some of them have travelled…amazing!
Glad that someone more than me have won giveaways… this one is soo so lovely… so Im a bit envy… lol… so enjoy it a lot..it looks gorgeous on the table!!! Have fun with the Siggies!! :o)
Ah shucks! I was holding out for a little hobbit to pop out of that egg! Lovely mail you get! My mailman isn’t half so nice to me…….
Great mail! Love the quilt from Sew Mama Sew – gorgeous!
Love all your goodies! Enyoy your weekend.
Hey there! SEW glad you won the table topper. I think I need to make one of my own – too cute. I hope your weekend is everything you want it to be. The weather here in Indy is nice today. We have grad parties. Oh – and the dinner party turned out fine. Next time you’re invited.
What lovely lovely goodies in the mail! You deserve them! Lucy xxxx
I didn’t see that siggy swap! How fun :) Congrats on your win – I love that topper too!
Looks like the Table topper went to a good home – it looks gorgeous on your outdoor setting. Can’t wait to see what you do with your siggie blocks.
congrats on winning the table topper from Jodi, Anna! I’m glad it went to someone I know at least since I didn’t win!
It must have been great fun looking through all those quilt squares!! I love the table topper – you really did luck out with that one. (kind of like i felt winning mr. stick me! bunny) Hope your having a great weekend- mulch free!!
Wow! Lucky you! That is one awesome giveaway prize! How lovely!
Anna, I am so happy you came to by blog, because I in turn went to yours and yay! I love your blog…your pictures are amazing and beautiful! I am going to have so much fun checking out your blog. pamela
I cant wait to get my blocks. I’m meeting Connie here in St. Louis to get mine personally delivered. I’m just sayin. lolol
Congrats on your win.
That topper is glorious. Makes the picnic blanket I am working on seem so much less desireable.
Can’t wait to see what you do with the blocks!
Congrats on the winning…you are one lucky duck!
The tabletopper is adorable!
love the siggy blocks– i’m gonna have to make some of those! and don’t you just love getting quilty packages… they make my day… twice as much as getting quilty mags do… and that makes me happy as is!
What wonderful mail you received! The siggy blocks are very pretty, but that table topper is to die for gorgeous! Lucky you! There’s nothing better than a quilty mail delivery, is there? Nope!
I hope you’re enjoying YOUR weekend to the fullest! XOXO, Nan
Lovely topper, recieving post is just the best , unless it’s bills of course
That Darla is darl-ing, isn’t it? Lucky, lucky you. You really should try your hand at the lottery. My oldest daughter’s seventh-grade teacher won $1,000,000 in the Montana lottery. Hailey (my daughter) was so intrigued by this that I had to give her a quick “gambling never pays in the real world” lecture. I hope it sunk in. LOL!
Hi Anna, hope you got lots of sewing done this weekend. Your swap blocks look like they will make a beautiful and thoughtful quilt! And your topper is so cute in that pretty Darla fabric, stitched by Jodi, lucky you and you deserve it Anna, so happy you won!
Ooh what gorgeous mail!!
The siggy blocks look great and I love the topper – such pretty fabrics!
Hope you had a lovely weekend full of sewing :-)
xxx
Lucky you! I wish I had signed up in the Siggy Swap. LOVING the table topper. Makes me want to work on my Darla pinwheel quilt. Soon I’ll be working on it.
Did you do a lot of sewing this weekend?
What a great memory quilt. I love it. Can’t wait to see it all put together. Fun. Jodi’s stuff is really cute.
Can I have your mailman?
And hope Miss June has more time off in store for you than her evil sister May. She can be so demanding sometimes.
:)