Next Instalment & FNWF

Ok folks the next lovely instalment in my Birthday celebration.....I can hear you groaning LOL!
Some of you may have seen my dear friend from up the mountain Fiona from Bubz Rugz recently working on a lovely lacy project which was a vintage cutwork doiley and I like all of you was quite smitten with it. Well! Turns out it was for me. I could not believe it when I opened the parcel. It is just so gorgeous....

It is so minutely quilted and hand beaded on beautiful linen. Isn't it something? There was also chocolate but unfortunately the Chocolate Faeries ate it before I could show you....oops! Thank you my lovely friend...you are so very clever and this is such a treasure.
I also received a beautiful gift from my friend Teresa from All Things Vintage which contained all manner of gorgeousness.....

Low-cal chocolate (soap), beautiful wooden tags, very sweet notebook, a funny book to help make turning 60 more bearable and a piece of yummy fabric from the Quilt Show at the Art Gallery....so lovely! I had been very keen to buy some of that fabric but my book won out so I am very excited to have some.Thank you so much Teresa...you can see why I feel so spoiled around here.
My dear friend Melody also made my heart sing with her gorgeous parcel...a simply beautiful bag upon which is an original artwork piece of a dear little birdie by Michele L. Palmer that Melody knows I adore.

The postcard fabric we bought together at Patchwork Teahouse last year. But wait there is more...

Gorgeous fabric, sweet little girl motifs and a ticket in NOTYQ Quilt exhibition raffle for a beautiful quilt....ohh wouldn't that be something.....thanks ever so much you dear girl.
Two pressies from my online friends group also arrived...just when I thought I was done..
From Simone from Quilting is My Down Time look at my lovely piece of fabric and that gorgeous bar of yummy smelling soap with the sweetest card.

Thank you Simone..
Allison from This Old Aunty Quilts gifted me beautiful fabrics, a darling little hat pincusion, the sweetest little scissors in their own case, a lovely chenille face washer and beautiful soap...I am going to smell sooo nice....

Thank you so much to all of my lovely blogging friends...you helped make my Birthday so special.
I have one more thing to show you. My Mum came to stay to celebrate my Birthday with me and also spoilt me rotten...part of my gift from her was some treasured pieces of Family china....so special!

and you all know how much I hate old china NOT!!! Aren't they beautiful pieces. I was so very touched.
I am quite confident now that this will be the last instalment so it will be safe to visit me once more..tee hee!
Finally I must tell you that I don't have anything too exciting to show you from FNWF as I did a bit of sketching and more quilting on "Portobello Friendship".

I have been trying to pop in and visit you all but house guests make it a bit difficult to get there.
I also had a lovely lunch yesterday with all my Yoga Sisters as all of us had something to celebrate...a couple of big birthdays and lots of new Grandbabies. Sore jaw from laughing and talking.
Thank you to Cheryll  our lovely hostess....did you know she has just become a Nanna again. Big congrats to you and your family Nanna Cheryll xxx
Enjoy your Sunday. It is the most glorious sunny Queensland winter's morning here today so I am going to make the most of it....perhaps a little quilting in the sun while my Mum keeps me company.
"Friends are the gift you give yourself"
Blessings Michelle xxx