This morning's mailbox...and every morning's mailbox...
.My shutters in the laundry room have "relaxed" and so I use this Valentine's mailbox from Noah's 3rd grade year to prop it open...I like the idea of it being empty and wondering what the day will fill with it as the sun rises each morning...
Lynn at http://alamosaquilter.blogspot.com/ created this Matisse block for my cat quilt I am creating for a school in Indiana...they don't know it yet so will be a fun surprise.....The background periwinkle fabric is gorgous and such a dramatic interp... Thank you, Lynn, so much! I appreciate that you and Stephanie used my quilt as your project for last month's challenge and means a lot! I hope that you are getting your LOOT IN THE BOOT prize anyday!!!!
And today Caroll's lovely package arrived in the mail...OOH OOH OOH!....
It's KEVIN!!!!!! Ok, just looks like him! Caroll at http://westmighquilter.blogspot.com/ , I am CONFIRMING i received the love and am smiling big!...Please look closely at this block because it has 2 separate blues and it is so subtle that it reminds me
why seeing a quilt in person is so amazing! Touching, smelling, LOVING!!!!!! it.
Because of Caroll sharing my quilt project, Lynn and Stephanie jumped on the wagon...Stephanie's will be arriving anyday and i CANNOT wait!!!! And so Caroll and Lynn, your kitties are now together side by side!
This is a block for the cat kids quilt also. This the litter so far and I can't help but love that Kevin is CELEBRATING the quilt....I would normally not welcome cat hair on a project but in this case, seems apropo...KINDA like a PAT THE BUNNY book....
Seven weeks ago when Izzy had her kittens, One was born and then she waited for about 2 hours before birthing 4 more.....And to think Sean thanked God for blessing him with only one.....He should have knocked on wood as an AMEN!....
So it is with the cat blocks from dear friends....I started with one KITTEN and now they continue to arrive at my home and the litter increases!!!!!! I have about 3 more coming and then...YEP!!!!!!!!!!!!! Piecing begins...Stay posted...
My brain is on fire as I opened and photographed the quilt blocks today.... Yep, just like the birthing process...there is a lot more then just a kitten in this package from Caroll.....
(notice that on the zippie bag I added the date she mailed it and the contents..)
Fortunately, no after birth... a "JUST DUCKY" card and MUG RUG..
The Ducky card is a cartoon of a TEACHER just chillin'....a sort of, "Hell, I don't care" attitude...or IT'S a FREE FOR ALL as the Year comes to a close or...."I'm flying by the seat of my pants for today's classes..."
Have you ever found that when you let go of the reigns and GO FOR IT...how fun it can be and the surprises that can come from JUST WINGING IT?!.......
The mug rug is fabulous because it is "SOMETHING FROM NOTHING...." I love how one side is a blank white canvas for my coffee and the other side is a drawn/ sewn in mug by her hand and a HEART!!!!!! She could have put anything and this is what she chose..LOVE IT!!!!
Blank Canvases....
Well, then I think of Victoria's project of making a block...SOMETHING FROM NOTHING....
or Julie and her White Coat Project...All the different interps of the creative processs!!!!
And Caroll...This is me in the same bag as the gifts, dated today with a smile of gratitude and joy and THANK YOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the part of the post where you should not try this at home....
Stonehenge....Are you familiar with the word and what it means? If not please Wikipedia....The famous painting that Caroll interped in her Van Gogh Cat blockabove seems to mirror the stony miracle of Stonehenge..HMMMMM...Caroll, did you notice the selvage?
And now I am off to jump rope with Noah and Sean....
Jump for joy....Jumpy....Jumping through hoops..
TOO fun on TOOSday..
Love, Em
6 comments:
Oh, Em, I'm glad you got the package and that you like everything. It is a real joy to know you and I can't thank you enough for getting me involved in this wonderful project. No, I didn't notice what was on the selvage. Thanks for pointing that out. There are no accidents! I can't wait to see all the blocks together. This is going to be a fantastic quilt! You're the greatest!
I agree ... I love serendipity and how it interjects itself (especially when we are open to noticing).
Open doors, open windows, open mailboxes ... so many possibilities!
Your posts almost always make me smile, usually my brain is not keeping up, but it makes me smile anyway :). And since Rodger looks like he's not coming back, I appreciated all the kitties.
Your "relaxed" blinds and the mailbox made my day-sometimes we need to be reminded to stay open to life's possibilites.
Oh so much fun-ness in mail!
The art-kitty quilt is looking faboo, I do agree with Kevin. I've always had the title for a quilt in my mind, but haven't yet figured out the actual quilt...."Dang! There's Cat Hair On My Quilt!" I even have a bag of clean cat hair from the lint trap of my dryer, just waiting for me to get going!! lol
And what a beautiful mug rug. I almost feel like the right side is a white board that you could write on & wipe off any message you like!
Thanks for the smiles, Em!
They both turned out great, didn't they?! Wow! It's going to be so awesome when it is all together. I got to the post office by Tuesday, so you should have it Th, F, or S!!! I hope you like it! It may need some pressing by the time you get it!
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