I admit, I opened my birthday package over the weekend! It had gifts from two friends. One gift is part of the birthday exchange I am participating in this year. My friend, Jodi, also kindly stitched this lovely faob for me (even though she is in a different exchange group). I am assuming it is a Prairie Schooler design, but I should really check with her to make sure. The back has a "T" with some tulips. Needless to say I love this! I am going to put it on my favorite pair of scissors. Oftentimes I just display fobs, but this is such a great size that I think I will have to use it!
Kathy, who is in my birthday exchange group, was very generous. First she made a gorgeous needlecase. It has a similar stitched design on the back. Inside there is lovely fabric to match and places to keep needles and pins. The finishing on this is stunning! I am just in awe over how perfect her work is! And she included all sorts of nice extras. There is a memo pad (which I can never have enough of as I am a list maker!), a lovely frame, three packages of beads, three skeins of Vikki Clayton silks, and one skein of Minnemurra Australian silk, and two cuts of fabric (Silkweaver-Sand Storm and Sugar Maple-Hyacinth). Now I just need a better space to display my ever growing collection of stitched gifts. Thanks very much Jodi and Kathy!! And thanks to all who left birthday wishes yesterday, too! I have been very, very spoiled!