The sky is falling...

Chicken Little would be so lucky to have this beauty drop on her head!! Look at the amazing quilt that Hazel made for me in the Quilting Bloggers Mini-Fall-Inspired Quilt Swap.

She has done an incredible job...including the perfectly machine appliqued acorn and leaves, gorgeous woven borders, impressive free-motion quilting and topstitching with variegated thread.

Perhaps it was due to my just having read several heart-wrenching newspaper articles about Haitian orphans, or maybe an overwhelming feeling of gratitude for such a lovely gift, but I was most verklempt when I saw the quilt in real life today. Thank you so much Hazel. Your work is greatly appreciated!!!

I have done some sewing on my DQS8 doll quilt today. It is so much fun (now that my design has come to life - before that I was a wee bit stressed about making just the right thing!). It's exciting too, to secretly design something especially for someone you've never met. More peeks soon!