Valentines At Last

The cost of stamps is going up, and the postal service is in trouble.. right? I guess that's their good excuse for why my Valentines were so late this year. Truthfully I think they were all just enjoying a little too much President's Day Celebrations. ☺ But whatever the case, on Tuesday evening when Mr Attic came home, he announced there were Treasures for me. I was expecting a package.. I had ordered a pattern last week. And that was there. But also two unexpected packages.. the first from my friend Nanette.. one of her adorable potholders and a Valentine card. "I Yarn for You". ☺ She knows how much I like Raggedy Ann and Andy!

Look at that cute little fabric postage stamp on the potholder. You would have thought that would have made it FLY to my house in no time. She is away at a quilting retreat this week.. so I'll shout real loud.. thank you Nanette!

...and then totally unexpected.. this box from my fun friend Belinda at Brown Dirt Cottage.

A darling heart which I know is made of vintage fabric from her Gramma's stash.. she had sent me a little bit of it once before when we did a Cottage Block exchange between ourselves. I think it looks like peppermint candies. I love it! And I will find a place to hang it right here. Also an assortment of chocolates.. yum!..

Gorgeous old buttons.. I am a sucker for these!.. and some fabulous yo-yos..

Oh.. some of you might be wondering about the fabric underneath.. with the cherries and berries and other scrumptious looking fruit. That is a vintage feedsack I put on top of my plant stand by the window here.. it is good lighting for pictures right now. I don't leave it there all the time.. the sun would fade it too much.

But anyways.. more from Belinda. If you haven't read her blog before, it is a real treat. Mr Brown Dirt runs a cotton plantation, and he specially for me went out and picked a cotton bole for Belinda to send. You can kind of read that on the little card in there.. even though it's upside down. I have never seen actual cotton on the plant before.. so this was thrilling for me. Belinda told me it will last forever this way.. so I'll just leave it right in the bag. And then in another bag.. the cotton after it is processed..

We sort of have a private joke about cotton.. Belinda and me. It is very useful for many things.. including sticking it in one's ears when one is cooped up in the house during winter months, and one's spouse is playing some very loud music which might not be to one's taste.

Thank you so much Belinda.. my funny sweet friend!

One more package!.. some fabulous charms from my friend over at Bumble Beans. we did a little swap. How about that vintage red, green and gray birdie fabric there?? I LOVE that!

And finally.. my double four patch is done. This is not very big.. 61"x83".. it fits a twin sized bed. We will sandwich this on Saturday and knot it.. then I will bind it and either donate it for our church auction in the fall, or take it with me the next time I go to Kidron. We have a center out there that runs a thrift shop and gathers supplies and blankets for disaster relief. Next time I go I will try and remember to take pictures and blog about that. It is a fun place.

I really loved how this turned out.
Tomorrow is Hitty club. The last meeting we had was January 10th, when we had that big snowstorm with ten inches of snow.. and I couldn't go. I was SO disappointed. Well it is snowing right now. And we could have up to 6" by morning. But that's ok. I'm still baking my cookies today and AM going. I can make it!