Good Mail and Good Friends

As you are well aware my life has been kind of a hot mess lately. 

 Well never fear, between some serious retail therapy and some amazingly great friends

 I am feeling better.  

Although my dad did take a tumble today and that is never a call you want to receive, he is alright, thank goodness.

I thought I would share with you some of the great mail I have gotten lately. 

 First up a couple of purchases. 

 Some Nest from an ETSY shop, love those birds.

And a FQ bundle of Fort Firefly.  

I totally love this line!

Then I was a winner of this amazing book.  

If you have not looked at it you should.  

There are some very talented people in this book!

The quilts are super adorable too.

There was even a personal note to me inside from Amy!!  

Thanks Amy!!

My friend Pauline has been knitting up a storm and knitted me this fabulous Halloween scarf.

(sorry the photo is a little dark, it is still dark when I leave for work at 5am)

This is just one of MANY that she has made for me.

Thanks Pauline!

Then I received this big package in the mail on Saturday from my friend Dianne.

We have not met IRL yet, but I will make my way to her eventually!

(You have been warned)

She knows how much I love aqua and blues and greens and cats.

But really?  

Who doesn't know this about me right?

She is also a knitter/crocheter and made me this!

How exquisitely beautiful is this???

Those colors just make me want to do the happy dance!!

She even sent the left over yarn 

(I have no idea how to knit or crochet, LOL)

and just look at those sweet kitty scissors!!!!

She also knew it was my month to be the Queen in my bee.  

I chose aqua/bluegreen/greenblue airplanes.  

The pattern is from Quilter's Cache and it's called Lone Eagle.  

So she paper pieced me up a few or eight!  

AND sent me the left over fabrics to make more from !!!

Dianne, you are the BEST!!!

GOSH you guys!!!

I have no reason to feel sorry for myself.  

 I should feel blessed, and I do!

Thank you for reminding me.

Life is Good

Even if it is not always easy!!

~XOP~

Opinions Please

It is my turn to be the queen in October in my Ima Bee. 

 I get to choose a block for a quilt. I have been fretting and fretting about what to do. 

 There are a lot of really cool blocks out there. 

 I always feel guilty asking people to make some of the more difficult ones though.

  I know I don't have a lot of time. 

 I think this quilt will be for our newly made quest room. 

 My hubby will also have a desk in the room and probably some hobby storage in the closet.

  Because he will be spending time in there I asked his opinion.

  I showed him some of my choices and he had to choose from there.

  I really loved the small improv houses with lots of open space.  

He did not. 

 He is MUCH more traditional than I am. 

 I showed him a few others and finally I thought of one that he might really love.

(Block from the Quilter's Cache)

He is a pilot and I have always wanted to make him an airplane quilt 

so I am thinking that airplanes would be cool. 

 I also love this cross quilt and the cool, calming colors.

(Ben_D's quilt)

So I think I am going to ask for airplanes made in this color palette.  

What do you think??

Now for a CrAzY idea, I think I am going to put the aviation alphabet, 

 improv style around the outside as the border!!! 

 I could ask folks for the words or the airplanes or one of each. 

 If you were in my bee which would you rather make?

  Each person makes 2 blocks so I could have almost the entire alphabet or all the planes. 

 I am kind of leaning toward all the planes but thought I would ask what you guys think. 

 I would give a max for letter size and it could be fun to get all the alphabet too. 

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta...Zulu!

~XOP~