Yay - the postman brought my first mug rug on Monday ......and I LOVE it



Thanks so much Connie! - the colours are so happy and your stitching is exquisite. I don't think I'll be putting a mug on it - it might get dirty!

My DH suggested I should make a mug rug that already has a coffee stain on it......so that it would be used ........but I think he was just being silly

We will wait patiently Terrie.

Two little birdies landed in Montreal! Thanks to Lois for the B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L mug rug. TWO little birdies - how lucky can I get? - I don't think they are Dickie Birds It will go on my wall.

Sorry I can't post a picture right now. I need to do some technical camera stuff, which is not my forte, so it'll come soon.

Thank you for everything, Lorchen--the pictures, daffodils, quilt alliance quilt but especially your words!

Thanks for the photo of the daffodils, Lorchen. They made my day - really!

Glad you had a good holiday Lorchen. What an amazing happy quilt.

Well, Maureen, I got some really funny looks ("What a weird woman!") when the train stopped at Helensburgh and I waved enthusiastically. I wasn't quite sure which direction to wave, so I did it on the way back again, but in the other direction.

The view of the mountains around Loch Lomond from the train was spectacular, especially because of the contrast between the snowy tops and the bottom that's starting to get green. I love Scotland at this time of the year, and was delighted to see that the yellow gorse was in full bloom in some places. Such an amazing colour seen against greens, greys and browns.

I even spotted some daffodils, struggling against a very fierce and cold wind.

Lorchen your quilt made me smile the minute I saw it so I can see why you bought it. How nice for you to have a lovely holiday in Scotland - it really is spectacularly beautiful isn't it? Susan I hope all those feckin' threads are buried by now!

Lorcan, nobody believes me when I say where I live in the West Coast of Scotland we get hardly any snow, and have better weather than most of the East Coast. We also had more sunshine through the winter than the South of England. Mind you in the summer it is much warmer down South We live in the Gulf Stream here and Helensburgh gets more of less the same as Oban except for the snow

I am glad you had a good time on holiday. Did you wave to me as the train went by Helensburgh : : I waved to you

That surely is a very cheering quilt to look at.

Well, Maureen, I was very lucky. Brilliant weather during my 'wee' trip to Oban. Experienced Mull and Iona in the sunshine, and went to town every day on the excellent seafood. As my train was leaving at the end of my little holiday, it started to rain.

Lorchen, the quilt is wonderful and so full of happiness. No wonder it make you feel great. I can see why you would bid for it. It is full of sunshine and laughter, something we in the UK have not seen for a while.

Lorchen it's because she used you as a model! See that lovely smile, you're looking in a mirror

Such a happy bright quilt... Reminds us that the sun will shine again, no matter what!