Finally some more Japanese X and + Blocks

 I got busy on some of these last night. I really don't know what happened to this first block. See the unit in the upper right hand corner by the scissors. I had to pick that out and squench it out a bit. The rest all went pretty well. It's funny how so many fabrics can actually look good all meshed together.

 

The more blocks I get together, the better it looks. It will be just a little hard to send them off, 

but I'm so excited to get the swapped blocks. 

Another Fabric and Chocolate Swap

I LOVE SWAPPING!!

 It is so fun to meet new people and to put something together for them with just a little info of what they like. It really comes from the heart and it's so dear. I had the pleasure of doing two swaps this month and can't wait for them to get theirs! I'm waiting to post this, just in case they read the blog. I want it to be a surprise :) 

This was for Yvette over at Crafty Oz Girl

This was for Deb over at Trio Stitch Studio

This is the awesome package I got from Yvette.

 I was needing some additional Christmas fabric for my Christmas quilt that I have yet to even start! :) My whole Christmas plan has kind of fallen to the wayside. Oh well there is always next year.

If you haven't tried this chocolate yet, get in your car and drive to the store and buy it right now! It's really some of the best chocolate I have ever tasted! Can you tell how much I like it?

The other goodies I got were some flower pins (which you can never have enough of) some of my favorite thread and the cutest little snowflake which my boys immediately took and put on the tree.

THANK YOU YVETTE!

This one is from Deb and is equally AWESOME!!

I'm in love with the wild flowers from Heather Ross - Far Far Away 2! I was actually going to buy some of this the other day - glad I waited :) I really needed these colors. I don't have a lot of yellow/orange. In fact I don't have any. I need to broaden my color horizons. I also got some floss and my fav white thread which I can't get enough of.  And last, but not least some delicious Ghirardelli chocolate which I'll break in today. I'm sure most of you who read my blog already swap, but if you don't you should try it. It is so much fun!!

Extreme Close Up!

 Thank you again lovely ladies for being my partner! 

Japanese X and + swap

 I signed up for a swap on Flickr and I am so excited to get going on this block. I was a little unsure how it would look with 7 different fabrics in one block and then multiply that with X amount of blocks. But I have to say it really does look AMAZING! The scrappier the better.  The swap doesn't start until January 7th so there is still time to join in on the madness :) There is a great tutorial for this block on  Badskirt. This is a great scrap buster project, but I have some fabrics that are just screaming to be used here.  

 I'll post some more photos soon.

Got to get busy!!