so many blessings this week - thank you!

It’s been a gooooood week.  I’m finally inching back to being the lily I like being - lily the mum, lily the hausfrau and lily the stitcher.  And I’ve been rewarded so generously -spoiled really - by the lovely readers that stop by this weblog each day!

Crafty Diane of Dixie (you should stop by and see the lovely quilts her Great Aunt Doodle has made - how lovely to have such treasures in the family!) has shared with me her Arte Y Pico award - a celebration of blogs which shine with creativity, design, and interesting material, making an appreciated contribution to the blogging community.  Thanks so much Diane for thinking of me - it inspires me to sew harder!

 

 

Tuesday, I was surprised by the lovely and talented Rachael Rabbit who shared her Brillante Weblog Premio 2008 with me!  Apparently, when one receives this award, one must respond with a thanks to rival those delivered at Academy Awards.  So naturally, I thank the beautiful readers who stop by this little blog each day.  Just knowing you will be dropping in, inspires me to stitch more quilts and keep stretching myself to include new techniques and ideas.  I must also thank my adorable husband Julian.  He keeps me in fat quarters, bandwidth and has an endless tolerance for fabric laden dining room tables, late dinners and chaotic laundry.  He is working on an appreciation for my quilts and travelled far from the young man who liked black sheets and towels!  And of course, my dear Little A - everything I make is “lovely” or “beautiful” and I provide a good excuse for being late for school - “Mum was checking the comments on her blog.” Does that thanks have enough oomph! :-)

And if all this wasn’t enough, on Thursday dear Tine from Sodeste, granted me another Brillante Weblog Premio - 2008.  My goodness, I’m blushing! Thank you Tine - I so enjoy reading your blog every day and your visits to blockaday fill me with a warm happiness that my little weblog can reach around the world to find new friends who share the same interests as me!

And today … today I spent the morning with a lovely friend, Linda, and we sat on her verandah in the sun, sharing tea and stories about our children and quilts and how we spend our days.  Then it was over to New Farm to collect Carolann and we headed to Peppermint Stitches for a wonderful afternoon of hanging colourful bunting across Stacy’s sweet windows and choosing a new basketful of fat quarters for the Colourful Houses Quilt Round 3!  (It’s bright and big and beautiful!)

Do you know, I used to think fat quarters were a bit wasteful - I always bought yardage or fat quarters that matched  - but now, I just love the freedom of pieceing with fat quarters plucked from here, there and everywhere.  Over the last six months, I’ve really worked hard to let go of the matchy-matchy and am loving the energy and whimsy of my drawerful of fat quarters.

And I especially love being here at blockaday to share it all with you.

Now, if I was to follow the rules for each of these awards, I would have to choose 17 blogs to pass the awards onto.  I don’t know that many people!  So I’m combining the three awards and sharing with each of the following talented stitchers (in no order), an Arte Y Pico and Brillante Weblog Premio 2008:

1. Louise at Miffy’s World - you make the most beautiful aprons I have ever seen and I love the energy you have for your family and life.  Now Louise, I have sent you an email with my phone number - we MUST do coffee early next week - Monday? - so that I can collect my beautiful apron!  

2. Anita at Bloomin’ Workshop - you have such a wonderful eye for design - you inspire me to work harder!

3. Patti at Quilting is my Passion - oh Patti!  Your generosity and friendship has made my year and your beautiful quilts are glorious

4. Amy at Mrs. Schmenkman Quilts - oh the fabulous energy and beauty of Amy’s quilts sparkles with every visit to her blog and her writing warms my heart and tickles my fancy! (Hey!  don’t you think it is divinely intriguing that there is another weblog called “The Other Mrs. Schmenkman”!)

5. Jessica at J.M.B.Mommy - this girl makes beautiful, quirky and original quilts and has a wonderful mind, sharp wit and a social conscience that reminds me to stop and think about what I am doing and why.

6. Sarah at Frog Creek Hollow - your tutorials and stories are so beautiful - what a way with words you have and I so admire your lovely sewing.

7. Sweet Nellie - oh my goodness, your work is without parallel - it’s gorgeous, original, quirky and Little A just loves you.

So there you go!  My 7 recipients.  Have a lovely weekend and I wish all 7 of you hours of wonderful creativity.

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