56 Reasons to be Cheerful {13/31}

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My Japanese Import Charm Swap package arrived today! Yay!

AND my stamps were all unfranked so I got back all my postage – which almost makes up for being stung for VAT on the import! Winner. Winner. Chicken Dinner.

There are some terrific fabrics in here … thank you to everyone in the Flickr group, it’s a great selection and I love every single square!

You’ll have to forgive the dark photos – Two hailstorms today! … and vay vay dark …

… and most of all, thank you to Sarah@ NarcolepticInACupboard and Helen@ ArchieTheWonderDog who organised things so beautifully …

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Remember … you still have until the end of the month to enter the Brighton Sewing Centre giveaway for 12 FQs of Blitzen from Basic Grey.

This giveaway will run for the duration of Blogtoberfest – that is, until midnight 31st October UK time - I’ll announce the winner as close to November 1st as I can, to give you plenty of time to make a little something for Christmas.

International entries welcome!

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Japanese Charm Swap - Round Two

I haven’t been doing any swaps or makes this summer, as I really didn’t want to disappoint by being unintentionally flaky, but I have signed up to the 2nd UK & Ireland Japanese charm swap, which this time round is being brilliantly organised by Sarah@ NarcolepticInACupboard. 

After all, how difficult is it to cut up a yard of fabric into charm squares!? (use this fabtastic tute from Elizabeth Hartman@ Oh,Fransson!)  Actually, I say that, but as it is my ruler slipped and about four few squares are about 1/8th" off.  My Bad.

I received such fantastic fabrics first time round when Cindy@ FluffySheepQuilting started this … Yay, both of you!

As soon as I knew I was in, I scooted over to Superbuzzy – home of so many wonderful Japanese fabric delights - and bought this wonderful text fabric …



It arrived last week, and I was sorely tempted to keep it and order something else, but limited purse and strict stitchy moral code prevented me … just …

Isn’t it lovely?  Look how yummy these charm squares look …

There’s a really fantastic set of charms coming to us this round, you can have a little sneaky peek at the flickr group here …

I can’t wait!