My Package

Well. It's time to tell all. My package from Jennifer Robin came in the mail already last week, but I wasn't going to post without at least taking a couple pictures first. She did a marvelous job and I love my new Christmas table runner. Can't wait until then. It's nice and long for our long table and it's reversible, so I can use it other times too. She made a supply of lovely napkins in each color, (with napkin rings) and a nice potholder. Our table will look so pretty! And for my country rooster kitchen there was a rooster hot pad too. It was all bundled with red ribbon and just plain fun to open. She included a very sweet note. Thanks so much Jennifer!  Really enjoyed this swap.

Sneek Peek

Finally! Have been so busy that I couldn't seem to find the time to look for fabric for the table runner. But... I was done a little early at school, and zipped over to town for some shopping at our one and only fabric store (besides Wal Mart) This is what I came up with. Might be able to get a little bit done tonight, but planning for sure to work on it tomorrow and Wed. This pattern looks like it should go together easily enough. Now to think about the tuck ins. I picked up a couple other cute, fun patterns that I also can't wait to try. Maybe I'll make one of them for my swap partner also. Love some of these little buttons that they also had.

Ta-Dah!

Here it is! I really love how it turned out. If you read my earlier post I had grand plans of duplicating the flowers and sprinkling them about the layers to give it a 3-D appearance. I tried it, but the flowers made it look too heavy, and I was also afraid it would be impossible to iron. I may try it again in the future -- the flowers came out beautifully, by the way, so I highly recommend those books -- but on a less-grand scale. I also love the Shiva Paintstiks; another tool for future projects.

Everyone has posted such beautiful aprons, and I have to confess that each time one was posted I was hoping that one would wind up on my doorstep. My own swap apron arrived yesterday, though, and I absolutely adore it. It was made by Tiffaney C., and she really should have the pleasure of posting the picture. Shawnee, this was a fabulous swap theme, and the people involved really produced some incredible aprons. Thanks so much for the work you put into running it, and thanks to all my fellow swappers for sharing their creativity. I'll be borrowing your ideas to spice up my aprons in the future!