W-O-W

That's right.

Wow.

Waiting for me when I got back home were some lovely surprises. First off was my quilt from the first Brit Quilt Swap. Organised by the indefatible Lynne, I was truly lucky to be the recipient of the quilt Lynne made.

You know when you see something and you think 'oh yes'? Well I had an 'oh yes' moment when I saw this for the first time.

Bit like when you have your first crush on a boy in primary school (or a girl if we're being p.c here) but you don't want to say anything for fear that you have read the signs wrong.

Yes, it's double sided. A sort of BOGOF really

That you daren't say out loud what you are thinking for fear you are reading them wrong and really they are just toying with you and are destined to be with A.nother.

Well my first love came to me.

And my true love was not alone.

A witty pin cushion I loved, two quilty magazines, Liberty fabric

And two gorgeous tea towels

I loved this quilt from the moment I saw it and I am extremely grateful to be the recipient of it. There were some in the beginning who said it looked like a toilet seat...I have no idea what they mean.

No skid marks in our household thank you very much

Thank you Lynne from the bottom of my toilet heart for such a fantabulous quilt.

If that wasn't enough, Lynne also sent back to me my block from my month in the Fresh Modern Bee II. When I first saw this on Flickr I declared it to be as good as a dog's appendages. This is apparently not fully understood over the big stretch of water so I will instead say I felt like the cat who had got the cream when I saw this block.

And last, but by no means least, I received my Spicing Up The Kitchen swap package today from the lovely Kate who blogs here.

Again, I can't believe how lucky I was to receive these as this was the one thing I gushed (using the word 'love' four times is gushy for me) about in the swap.

Kate's photo of these is way better than mine - she got an Explore on them

Thank you ladies. I sincerely appreciate the time and creativity you put into your gifts to me.

xx