Second Swap Package

I have been a Bad and Neglectful Blogger, and not shown you (yet!) what Kristen Mary sent me in the Flibbertygibbet swap package.

The fabrics were all kitchen related:


But look at the extras! A cute little bag (its reversible as well) with sewing themed material. Just right for a set of scissors, tape measure and a few other little bits and pieces. A badge, and a copy of Adorn magazine. It's really interesting to read, especially as it has a crafter's guide to London.
It's far too long since I had a shopping trip to London, I've been there for theatre trips, and for exhibitions, and even to take the children there for the day. But I haven't been shopping properly for a very very long time. I know Covent Garden still exists (we went to the Transport Museum there), but for all I know Oxford Street vanished in a puff of smoke several years ago.

Everything in the package is lovely; Thank you very much Kristen Mary.

I find the swap thing really interesting: we all had the same brief - 3 strips of 4 inch wide fabric, and yet everyone's parcel was so different.

Edited: to change post title

Update

Since I last posted, I have made a camp blanket, written two 900 word essays, and visited both the ILs and my mother.

I haven't taken any photos (now it is too dark to take them) to show either the art meme quilt that Ferret sent me, or the swap package from Kristen Mary. Both of them are really nice, and deserve some good photography.

I haven't taken a photo of the camp blanket either, because the sewing wasn't up to standard. But it is good enough to keep you warm at a camp fire, and to make you think of home when in a tent.

First Swap Package

Here is the contents of the package that Soozs sent me for the Fibbertygibbet swop.

This picture shows everything:


but hides these guys:


which are near the bottom of the panel:



The charms are great. I can recognise an elephant when I see one,


but I'm not sure whether this cheeky chappy is a monkey.


The braids are worth a picture to themselves.


The whole package is great. The blue colour is really rich. I love the flowers on the material with flowers. It would never occur to me to buy a panel, but it opens up huge numbers of creative possibilities.

Thank you very much, Sooz.

Elephants

A quick note to say that I've got my package from Sooz for the fabric swop arranged by Flibbertygibbet. Photos tomorrow.