Dear SoTTT’s ( & Brother’s is implied too);

I rec’d my package yesterday afternoon! The package was left lying up against my back red door as if a shy young boy had snuck up & left some flowers for my long gone teenage girl & couldn’t even bring himself to ring the door bell.

You guys don’t understand our mail doesn’t get delivered to our door!! USPS doesn’t even deliver our mail! They contract it out to be delivered privately & USPS made us put our mailboxes down the street & around the corner on a state rd.

I didn’t know the package was there for hours! When I finally saw it through my window; I wasn’t sure what it was as the UPS & Fed Ex always rings our doorbell when they leave something & I knew my doorbell hadn’t been rung that day. I slowly went to the door, opened it while my three longhaired Chihuahuas & one Papi-Chi work themselves into an excited state thinking we have a guest. I finally recognized the packaged and grabbed it! I did my version of a Happy Dance; which resulted in stepping on one of our dog’s tail. Which of course I didn’t even know until I heard the squeal. I looked at them to see which one may be injured & they looked at each other while I’m yelling “Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, my HST’s are here, my HST’s are here! They all looked at me like I was nuts, & then preceded running around the house like they did when I stepped on the tail of a squirrel. They, I guess thought the squirrel needed my assistance & unbeknownst had brought it in the house via their doggie door. It ended up they were correct, the squirrel was just un-conscious. When I backed up in the kitchen while cooking & felt the fur under my bare foot & didn’t hear a yelp, I knew something was wrong! As I slowly turned around to what it was I had stepped on; the first thing I saw was all four of them sitting together in a row patiently looking at me in their alert mode! When I looked down & saw this squirrel laying on its back all stretched out. . . but that is a whole other story.

Anyway, my HST’s arrived in beautiful shape! I haven’t looked at the fabric yet as I am documenting where they came from, sorting them into States, taking photos, etc. I am a history buff so I am going very slowly. Here is a photo of what I have done so far. I can tell you, for those who haven’t gotten their package yet it is definitely worth waiting for! This has been an incredible journey & I don’t know about you guys but I have a long way to go to design & make a quilt! Is there anyone out there that didn’t label their HST’s that might want to ID their HST’s now? If so, let me know & I will post some photos of the HST’s. If I don’t get any responses I don’t want to take up the space & that is okay. They could have just been accidentally unlabeled too as I know at the last minute I caught a few of mine unlabeled. But if you want to remain anonymous that is okay too; they will still be loved & included in my quilt!! Sorry I am such a wordy, talkative person. Happy Easter all, I have been surely Blessed –DH is working as it is Heritage Golf Weekend; full crew of Firemen on board!! Now we will both be busy this weekend!! Thank you Thank you Thank you especially to Debbie, Clare, TQS & Sorters & all participating SoTTT’s your HST’s are truly loved!!
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Bluffton, SC

Dear SoTTT’s ( & Brother’s is implied too);

I rec’d my package yesterday afternoon! The package was left lying up against my back red door as if a shy young boy had snuck up & left some flowers for my long gone teenage girl & couldn’t even bring himself to ring the door bell.

You guys don’t understand our mail doesn’t get delivered to our door!! USPS doesn’t even deliver our mail! They contract it out to be delivered privately & USPS made us put our mailboxes down the street & around the corner on a state rd.

I didn’t know the package was there for hours! When I finally saw it through my window; I wasn’t sure what it was as the UPS & Fed Ex always rings our doorbell when they leave something & I knew my doorbell hadn’t been rung that day. I slowly went to the door, opened it while my three longhaired Chihuahuas & one Papi-Chi work themselves into an excited state thinking we have a guest. I finally recognized the packaged and grabbed it! I did my version of a Happy Dance; which resulted in stepping on one of our dog’s tail. Which of course I didn’t even know until I heard the squeal. I looked at them to see which one may be injured & they looked at each other while I’m yelling “Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, my HST’s are here, my HST’s are here! They all looked at me like I was nuts, & then preceded running around the house like they did when I stepped on the tail of a squirrel. They, I guess thought the squirrel needed my assistance & unbeknownst to be brought it in the house via their doggie door. It ended up they were correct, the squirrel was just un-conscious. When I backed up in the kitchen while cooking & felt the fur under my bare foot & didn’t hear a yelp, I knew something was wrong! As I slowly turned around to what it was I had stepped on; the first thing I saw was all four of them sitting together in a row patiently looking at me in their alert mode! When I looked down & saw this squirrel laying on its back all stretched out. . . but that is a whole other story.

Anyway, my HST’s arrived in beautiful shape! I haven’t looked at the fabric yet as I am documenting where they came from, sorting them into States, taking photos, etc. I am a history buff so I am going very slowly. Here is a photo of what I have done so far. I can tell you, for those who haven’t gotten their package yet it is definitely worth waiting for! This has been an incredible journey & I don’t know about you guys but I have a long way to go to design & make a quilt! Is there anyone out there that didn’t label their HST’s that might want to ID their HST’s now? If so, let me know & I will post some photos of the HST’s. If I don’t get any responses I don’t want to take up the space & that is okay. They could have just been accidentally unlabeled too as I know at the last minute I caught a few of mine unlabeled. But if you want to remain anonymous that is okay too; they will still be loved & included in my quilt!! Sorry I am such a wordy, talkative person. Happy Easter all, I have been surely Blessed –DH is working as it is Heritage Golf Weekend; full crew of Firemen on board!! Now we will both be busy this weekend!! Thank you Thank you Thank you especially to Debbie, Clare, TQS & Sorters & all participating SoTTT’s your HST’s are truly loved!!
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Bluffton, SC

Okay!!! Happy dance here in Northern California! My HSTs arrived (thanks to my DH for making a special trip to the PO to check...) and I spent 1-1/2 hours petting and looking at them. And that still wasn't enough time to do anything. I only opened about half of them to look at the beautiful fabrics, and I pulled aside a few of our international sisters (Yay for Lotti and ScottishQuilter!). About the only other things that I can report is that the first one I pulled from the bag was from Shirley in Gresham OR (thanks!!!), and I don't think I received any of my own back(!) Good thing I kept one of each to add to my quilt. After I count, etc, I will post more. In the meantime, it is almost 7:30 pm here in California, and I still haven't started dinner My husband may regret going to the PO today!