Monday, March 22, 2021

Mini Monday - The Happy Dance


Welcome to another edition of Mini Monday!!  I'm here to share a BIG surprise.  It started innocently enough...

I packed a Happy Birthday bag with a quilt top and backing fabric.  Needleb and I had agreed to do a Quilting Swap.  She was feeling left out, since I've quilted almost every B9P from our quilt group's QAL.  She will be quilting my Birthday Quilt (hence the bag choice) and I will be quilting her third Blooming 9-Patch (technically her 2nd, but it will be the 3rd to be finished).

SEW...

My quilt parts WERE in the bag.  However, that wasn't ALL that was in the bag!  I also included Needleb's birthday present.

Alas...

She drove away without reaching in the bag.  Which was totally fine with me!  I just wanted to make sure she checked the bag when she got home, so I sent her a text, thinking she might be finished with her shopping:

Me: Make sure you check the bag when you get home.

B: Ooh, were you sneaky? I'm still at the store.

Me: Maybe

Needless to say...

She looked in the bag as soon as she got to the car!

Right after she did, I got the the following text:

Squeeze! You are SUCH a sweetie!!! I'm heading back to your house to deliver a hug AND the ruler I forgot to give you. Be there in 5 min(utes.)

A short while later...

Needleb arrived, got out of the car, and reached in the back to retrieve her new quilt.  As she did, she also did a little happy dance in the middle of the street.  :o))

Here she is with my PQ12.5 quilt which now belongs to her.  The squinchy eyes tells you just how excited she is.  Behind that mask is a HUGE smile:


As B mentioned in her text to me, she had also driven away (on her earlier visit) without giving me the HRT Ruler that I requested from her recent trip to Pineapple Fabrics:

Thanks, B!  I'm looking forward to trying out my new ruler.

Happy (Belated) Birthday, B!!  Enjoy your "Joyful Original".

Not long after Needleb got home, I received the following photo via text with the little quilt proudly displayed on her gallery wire:


And...

Judging by that and the happy dance that I witnessed, I'd say she likes it.  :o))

Until next time...
Give a STITCH!!!

10 comments:

  1. I do, I do! I love it SO much! Thank you for making me such a fabulous Joyful original to treasure, and for being such an awesome friend. Love ya!

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  2. Yeah for another fun adventure!

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  3. How fun! Love the gallery wire for displaying quilts.

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  4. I love her quilt and her gallery wire displaying it and other. Glad you got your roller too! ~Jeanne

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  5. Nothing like another quilter to touch our heart! So sweet of you to reach out and delight!

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  6. Awesome gift, from quilter to quilter! I love her gallery!!

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  7. What a nice surprise BD present to give a friend. I'm anxious to see what you plant to do with the HRT ruler. They seem to suddenly be a thing.
    Pat

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  8. Oh how fun! A surprise is always such a nice way to brighten up someone's day and also your own!

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  9. Those squinchy eyes tell the story! What a fun surprise for B :)

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  10. Aw, how sweet! I don't think I've ever seen anyone do a happy dance when they received a gift from em. I', going to have to start requiring it. LOL!

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