TIED,QUILTED AND GIFTED

                                                                      VENETZIA
Ready for binding....

                                 A Memory quilt of our Trip to Italy,,,

                                          Here is the back --I just love this fabric...
                                           So evocative.....


And
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          An early birthday present from my DDH (dear darling hubster);)))
A Magnolia tree....

Aren't the flowers just beautiful??  I have always wanted one...and this is a hybrid
that is a late bloomer to avoid the frost--uh...good thing as our Winters
are getting longer and longer it seems....

And while we are on the birthday front....
How lucky am I....
Look what came in the mail...........

these goodies from my 




sweet friend, DAWNIE


One of them is all nice and
"Squishy"....hmmmm



Can I really wait til Saturday to open them....?????

NO WAY JOSE!!

OH LOOK....
                   A sewing machine mat with pockets across the front--how wonderful is that...

And a lovely set of notecards....

Aren't they pretty???

                                                      THANK YOU SO MUCH DAWN--
                                                               you really made my day

And I will leave you with this (disturbing?? maybe--no funny) visual
Her card....

                                                                STILL  GETTIN' DOWN
                                                             AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!
                                                                            ;}}}}}}}
                                                             [GOTTA LOVE THOSE SHOES]

HUGS, Julierose, La blageuse (jiving-euse)