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! 

Color wheel charm swap

So like I said in a previous post, I have fallen in love with swapping!  

 I am so excited because I was able to get in to the Color Wheel Charm Swap hosted by Kati From The Blue Chair. She said she would only have 20 spaces available and she would open it at 8:00 am. So I set my alarm and got ready. I got on her blog at 7: 40 just to make sure I wouldn't miss it. Well, I didn't factor in that she was in a different time zone. I think I was a couple hours early so I waited. 

Finally 8:00 her time rolled around and yay I got in. 

My color is Orange - Red and we are to have a light and a dark pattern. My fabric just arrived and I will be cutting charms tonight and shipping them off Monday. 

 All the other fabrics look amazing and I can't wait to get them all together. I think I want to do a project similar to this one from Pink Chalk Fabrics. I'm in love with that quilt, I may just have to get that kit as well!! :) 

What you would do with a colorful charm pack?

Swapping!!

Color Color everywhere!

I have been noticing on blog after blog people doing color wheel quilts, rainbow quilts and Kona cotton challenges. I love the subway quilts and the mega pixel quilts as well. I have never really thought about hanging a quilt in my house (I always thought that was a little grandma - no offense), but this is truly art... worthy to be hung on any wall! So I was on From the blue chair and Kati was hosting a color wheel swap. I thought how fun is that, but sadly it filled up in like 20 minutes. She talked about her flikr group (I had never been on flikr before - gasp - I just thought it was to upload pictures) and I was whisked over there and found a whole slew of swaps just waiting for me to join. 

I joined ALFALC and was partnered up with a fun girl with great taste. I had so much fun shopping for her. She needed some Kona Cottons in pink, so I picked up a couple of different shades and a couple of fun small prints. I added some cute flower pins, her thread of choice, some floss,  a little note book and some delicious chocolates. 

A few days after sending my package to her, I received mine. It was like Christmas..., it came all wrapped up in a pretty light blue and white print fabric. My boys gathered around me to see what goodies were inside and my youngest kept saying, "That's for me right?"  I knew I would have to get the chocolate out of there ASAP or there might be an incident :)

I was thrilled with what I got! She helped build my stash of Kona Solids as well. I got a deep purple, blue and this gorgeous green. It is so funny because the day before, I was at the quilt shop and I almost picked up the exact same green for the track suit block.

She also put in some of my favorite thread, floss, binding clips, sticky notes and goodies!! She was so thoughtful the way she put in a treat for my boys as well. They each got two Lollys. There is something special and caring about quilters and crafters that I just love! 

I'm sure this is no surprise to those reading here,

 but I am loving swaps!!

I have also joined the charming Christmas fabric swap and will be getting my fabric soon. I have a few ideas about what to use the fabric for. More on that to come!

Another project I started today is this advent calendar. I tea dyed the fabric today and will begin this week. Stay tuned.