Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Sunflowers EVERYWHERE....

AAaaaaaagghhhhh.....this SUNFLOWER panel REALLY speaks to me!!! This piece is the right size to make a BEAUTIFUL table runner. A little while back I received another surprise package from my friend GAIL (no blog....lives in Michigan). If you have followed my blog in the past you have seen other wonderful boxes of fabric goodness she has sent my way. THANK YOU GAIL!!!

GAIL also included this generous pile of various FAB sunflower fabrics!

These are SUNFLOWERS I have INSIDE......now let's go OUTSIDE and look at a few real ones....afterall.....it's HARVEST TIME!!

Looks more like Aliens rather than Sunflowers! I think I see different personalities too...don't you? HA!

SMILE Mr. Sunflower..................this is about the size of an EXTRA LARGE dinner plate.

Look at them bowing...looks like they are giving homage to the great GREEN gathering machine. toooooooo funny!



Hey Mr. Brown Dirt...REALLY!!! PLEASE let me go dig out that yellow can of spray paint!!!

WOW...WOW........LOOK VICTORIA......I have one too! GAIL also created this w-a-y too cute table topper for me. What can I say? I LOVE IT!!

Here is the flip side to the topper. Yeee-ow....this is where the work is! Just millions of fabulous fabrics. I especially like the little hot pinks and reds GAIL slipped in here and there. There are some sparkle-ee ones too.....And what about that JUMBO RIC RAC!!!!!! This circle measures about 40 inches. GAIL sent one to VICTORIA too and gave a 'HOW TO' on this topper over on VICTORIA'S blog HERE.

MORE goody fabric piles sent by Gail......just can not wait to cut into some of it.

I LOVE...LOVE this panel.......THANKS AGAIN GAIL!!

And last but not least.......LOOK at this GREAT array of inspiration GAIL included in my package!! GAIL is always so generous with me and soooo encouraging to me in our email exchanges. I LOVE EVERYTHING GAIL....THANK YOU...THANK YOU....THANK YOU!!!

26 comments:

  1. Sunflowers just make me smile!! and gail, that is one very kind friend!!!

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  2. What a dear friend Gail is - and no one better to receive her wonderful gifts than you.

    Love the sunflower harvest. My birds will be very happy.

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  3. Gail is very generous!! Quilters are wonderful people!!
    I especially love the table topper- it's just perfect!!

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  4. Sunflowers brought you a lot of sunshine happiness. Great table topper, I can not even imagine piecing that.

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  5. Gail did it again! She's like the Quilt fairy! GORGEOUS!!! ENJOY!!! hehe! what fun!!!

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  6. I love the sunflower harvest. One year we purchased a load of sunflower seeds to feed to the chickens; it was so fun watching them pick up a seed and hit it against the ground until the shell opened up.

    The Halloween panel is so amazing!

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  7. Wow...I'd love to see an entire field of sunflowers that big!!

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  8. Wow! Lucky you! That is quite a haul of fabulous fabrics and goodies. I love the table topper...it makes me dizzy just lloking at it and imagining it's construction. I enjoyed seeing the pictures of your actual sunflowers. I was imagining running through your field in the dark and seeing those "heads" - shiver! (seems like something for a Stephen King movie - or Stephen Hawkings!)

    In stitches,
    Teresa :o)

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  9. Gosh, Gail is very generous and what a wonderful parcel she sent. I love the topper. I love sunflowers but the coakatoos would have a feast here if I grew some.

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  10. Those are some big mama sunflowers!
    Sunflowers are such happy looking plants and now you have so much fabric wow!
    NO! spray paint on that machine...you could make such great rusted fabric with it!

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  11. Who needs to shop with friends like her. Love the circular table topper, it's fun. Plus the one block wonder book is fabulous, the sunflower print would be great for that!

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  12. Love those sunflower fabrics. Perfect combo with the sunflower harvest. Table topper... wonderful! And Goober's photo... what a ham. Our Cairn Terrier Jesse used to do that as a young man.. down in the front and up in the back meant playtime. He's slowing down though at age 12.

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  13. Fabulous fabrics and friend. :) I've never seen so many sunflowers (outside) or such big ones. Really impressive.

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  14. I love sunflowers, and that panel you show has such realistic ones! I didn't know you were agrowin' sunflowers--I hope the harvest is grand--just like all that wonderful fabric and handmade gift you got!

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  15. Guess what I got yesterday! The biggest box of fabric I've ever seen.

    Gail is definitely the Fabric Fairy.

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  16. Wowee!! how generous Gail is. She sent you fabulous stuff.
    Lots of real sunflowers too. Do you grow them for bird seed or for people to eat?

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  17. That table topper is great! That is some jumbo rick rack wow!! I want to be Gail's friend....talk about generous!!!

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  18. What a wonderful package you received from Gail..you must have been so thrilled!
    Micki

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  19. I want a Gail! Or better yet, can I give Gail my address?

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  20. Those are large "Sun flowers"!!! Very nice and beautiful pictures. Lucky you for being the recipient of the wonderful fabric---Quilty Hugs, Carolyn

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  21. My goodness what a great friend you have in Gail. You recieved some wonderful items. Love all the cloth she sent you. And I absolutely love your circle mat! Gorgeous! Enjoy your blessing you lucky girl.

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  22. Fun stuff, catching up with you. Love the topper.

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  23. Wow, that table topper is amazing! Looks like it took hours to make, what a wonderful friend to send you all that!

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  24. I wish I had a friend like this.
    You are so lucky.

    Maria

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