Wednesday 13 October 2010

DISASTER.....

So you remember the sneak peek of the mini quilt I posted yesterday that looked like this.......


Well when I got home from gym club with 'Little Miss H' a few hours later it looked like this....




I had left it on the kitchen table and the dogs had decided they were going to add their input, or output by the state it was in, whilst I was out :(

Mr. G had arrived home before moi and found the kitchen trashed, my mini quilt in and amongst the carnage. Sometimes I hate having dogs. Mostly I like it but yesterday I most definitley hated it.

So, what's a girl to do? Cry? Yes. Yes I blooming well did! Frustration vented now onto the rescue mission......

Luckily today I got some fab goodies via the postman, just what I needed to cheer me up. First up was this::


A beautiful, beautiful fabric bound notebook that I won on a giveaway over at Dutch Sisters. Now you may think me silly as I certainly felt silly when I opened this parcel, but I wasn't expecting the notebook to be fabric bound or so large!! I clearly didn't read the giveaway post correctly and thought that I was just getting a manufactured notebook from Holland, not one that Corry and Heleen had covered. D'OH!! The flower on the front is actual cross stitch and yes, that is a little ceramic clog!!


Thank-you so so much ladies, I love this notebook soooo much.

Second up I received these scrappy {strips} from the lovely Michele::


This swap was done as a sideline to the Quilt-As-You-Go Round 2 so that all the participants could get a bigger variety of scraps for their quilts. I couldn't believe my luck when I saw them all, there's lots of whimsical strips in there which is just what I was after! Michele blogs here, pop over and say Hi and tell her I sent you, she writes a great blog with lots of eye candy!


Next up is this beauty::




The newest addition to the family, Velvet Minuet. How sweet is she? I adopted her from Katy who also popped in the little top she is wearing, it's a gift from BlytheCon which I failed to get a ticket for. Now I need a name for her, I'm thinking 'Betty'. What do you think?


Finally I received some vintage aqua embroidery hoops that I got from Etsy. Oh and the fabric is from Katy too - she didn't have tissue paper to wrap my pressie from BlytheCon in so she used fabric. There's a FQ there I think so she used way more than she needed to, thanks Hun!

PS:: I'll keep you updated on the rescue mission it's coming along grand, good job really deadline for posting for the swap is the 18th. Arrgghhh!

17 comments:

  1. Sorry about your quilting, hope it can be redeemed after all your hard work and plans... I have longed to have a dog for years now (hence the name of my blog), but maybe not so much now!

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  2. Oh no!! I would have cried too. Glad the rescue mission is coming along well! Love all those goodies that came in the post :)

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  3. Oh God I actually had my hands over my eyes reading that first bit, what a shock, you poor, poor thing. Massive fingers crossed for the rescue mission. Thanks goodness you had all those lovely things in the post to keep you upright. xx

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  4. oh no! I hope you'll be able to rescue your mini quilt Justine!
    Some great goodies you've got there. love the aqua hoops they're fab!

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  5. Oh no! That is so freaking awful! Poor you, I hope you can salvage it... Glad you got lots of lovely post to balance out your fortune.

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  6. oh no it was damaged worse than I thought!
    what a nightmare :(
    Hope you can salvage some of it.

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  7. Ouch! That entire quilt scenario would have really taken grace to face! I love animals, but am often thankful that our small apartment doesn't permit more than a fish. I hope you can sort the mess and get that tree finished!

    Love all your goodies too!

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  8. Oh no! You must have been gutted seeing that ;-( I'm sure it's rectifiable and hopefully the goodies you received amde up for it a tad x

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  9. Oh no your poor quilt I would have cried too! At least you will have a tale to tell once it is fixed, and whenever you look at it it will be quickly followed by a scowl at the dogs :) Our old dog once ate an entire chicken off the bench and hid the plate in the downstairs loo ~ I was stood wondering if I had dreamed cooking it and was baffled for a good hour!
    Kandi x

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  10. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

    I can't believe your beautiful quilt got ruined. I would have cried too!! Good job you got some lovely things in the post to cheer you up. x

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  11. Oh you poor thing. I know exactly what you mean about dogs - mostly wonderful but sometimes afr too much trouble. Hope the rescue keeps working well. Juliex

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  12. I would so have cried too. Good luck rescuing it. xx

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  13. Oh dear, It looked lovely, but I'm sure you have sorted it out by now :)
    I love the notebook lucky you..x

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  14. What a nightmare, I would have cried as well. Hope the recovery is going well, and love all your new bits and pieces (Betty is a great name).

    Bethx

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  15. Oh No! I have a 4 year old who loves scissors. I'm terrified he will do this to one of my big quilts someday. Maybe you need a sewing room where you can lock the door.

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  16. Mandy and I are doing Harrogate on Thursday - let me know if you're going the same day! Poor you on the dog-ate-quilt front. Like your new doll!

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  17. oh no! heartbreaking........

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Well hello and thanks so much for commenting! It's lovely to hear from you, Justine xx

 
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