Lucky, lucky me!

I came home from work on Friday -- my first full day back at work, by the way, and one in which I had to deliver a 2-hour presentation, which I was none too happy about -- and my Doll Quilt Swap package was waiting for me. It sure did turn my day around! Want to see what I got? Prepare to be jealous ...

Look at this beautiful quilt from Marilyn! I LOVE it. It features some of my favorite Flutterby and Blossom fabrics, and (unbeknownst to Marilyn) the browns and teals coordinate perfectly with our living room. My wife is already scoping out places on our living room walls to hang it.

(Marilyn, by the way, is awesome. I just went to her blog to make sure I linked to it correctly, and my favorite Jason Mraz song, "I'm Yours", came on.)

Here's a close-up ... check out that hand-stitching. And wait, it gets even better.

Look at the back! It's gorgeous! And wait 'til you see a close-up of the label ...

Marilyn, teach me how to make labels like this!!

Now, are you ready for the cherry on top? There was another wrapped box in the package. I opened it and it was a box for a photo cube. I thought, "great, I can put some recent beach pics of the kids in here and bring it to work" and, to be honest, I put it aside as I continued ogling the quilt.

Later on, after thanking Marilyn, she gave me a gentle nudge to go back and open that box up. And take a look at this ...

Marilyn took pictures of my children off of my blog and made this spectacular gift for me. Is this not the most thoughtful, special, creative thing ever?? I can't even begin to describe how beautifully this frame is decorated ... like a 3-D scrapbook page!

Thanks so much, Marilyn. You rock.


In other swap news, I sent out my Miniature Booty Swap package on Saturday morning, only to find out later in the day that the address was incomplete. Please say a prayer that the package finds its way to its intended recipient ... or at least back to me, so that I can re-send it! I am so pleased with how that little quilt came out and I would be heartbroken if it went missing.