Good Friends

I was thrilled today that Ros got the Friends Swap package, and she loved it. That definitely made my day. Some people have asked what I did for that swap, well, I can tell you what I finally decided to buy and make for the swap. As you remember, I had to come up with something for each letter of the word "friends", so here is what I did:

F=favorite items=fat quarters and a pattern.

R=red fabric=red organza...thought that she might use that for fabric postcards or whatever

I=something inspiring= Irish Quilting Magazine...you got to get inspired by that magazine

E=embroidery item...I machine embroidered a bookmark . (You can see it in the pic below)

N= Notions= notions case that I bought her

D=doily...a machine embroidered doily I made( pic included)

S= something special that I made again: this time it was a pincushion and bag that is attached that is for trash like threads, scraps, etc...Oops! I forgot to take a pic of it!

Well, Ros got it all, and she is now reading the magazine, as she emailed me all about it. How nice is that! I can't wait to get her package, and I will post a pic of it when it comes. It is just so nice to know that Ros enjoyed everything!

Then, my friend Maggi, whose blog is just great at http://todreamtostitch.blogspot.com/ told me about some wonderful machine quilting dvds that are all region free, so I can use them also here in Ireland. I have to share it with you as they are wonderful, and I will eventually get them all, as I am really enjoying learning about machine embroidery. Here is the link:

http://patsythompsondesigns.com./ Another friend Mary from Australia recommended the following book and dvd that comes with it. It was not region free, but luckily, I brought a Playstation 2 with me from America , and I can play the dvd on that. It is really wonderful! It is called Mastering the Art of McTavishing, which you can see at http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Art-McTavishing-Karen-McTavish/dp/0974470619. The book and dvd are so informative!

Well, it is nice to have good friends, isn't it?

As for today, I worked a bit on my Carnivale quilt. Joe just took me out for dinner at the An Chistin Restaurant, which in Gaelic means The Kitchen. We had an Irish breakfast for dinner...LOL...very yummy. You can see the pic of the Irish breakfast. We only had a wee breakfast in the morning...no lunch so we would be hungry for it.

This has been a lovely Saturday!