Christmas in November!

So - I still send letters and packages via snail mail, guess I'm old fashioned.  But I LOVE getting packages in the mail! And look what just arrived from Barb (from Fun with Barb) - wonderful, yummy scraps!

And when I say "scraps", let me just say, that Barb was very generous!  In addition to actual (little) scraps, Barb included several fat eighths and fat quarters, too!  See all those fun fabric designs? And the AMOUNT of fabric? Yay!

I had fun going through everything (my friend calls it "petting" the fabric).  Check out those great lime green prints (my favorite color!), fun novelty fabrics, gorgeous modern prints, and a nice selection of reproduction fabrics, Civil War, I think. 

I sorted them, made piles, thinking...what SHALL I do with these? !!! I don't know yet, but I know it will be fun!  

I saw this Churn Dash on a Barb's blog - I love the old-fashioned simplicity of the block, and the fan quilting is so lovely.  Maybe these fabrics will become a churn dash quilt one of these days?
Regardless - thank you Barb, for bringing some of your "fun" into my house!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 

Sew Play Date!

Saturday was Sew Play Date day! My friend, Sue (left) brought her sister, Kathleen, and we just sewed and visited - it was so fun!
We worked on flags for the To Boston with Love project ( read about it here). Oh - and Sue brought still-warm coffee cake, yum!

First finished banner section.  We're both going to keep working on them and send them in next week.  They say the banners will be used in a Memorial Day ceremony at a prestigious Boston institution.  

Gorgeous spring color at my church.  Spring is finally here!