Really Big Zowie
Look what arrived in the post today.
Wow. Zowie. Gosh. Gee.
A long time ago now Blogmom said that some of the forum members were contemplating making individual squares toward putting together a quilt for me and was that all right? Sure, I said, my beady little eyes lighting up with anticipatory glee, not to say greed. (I love the whole quilt thing.)
And then I pretty much forgot about it. As I say, it’s been a while. And today when a Mysteriously Large and Lightweight Box arrived from Writers House I was entirely baffled.* Boxes from WH tend to be heavy.**
Even as I began lifting large heavy folds of fabric out of the box I had no clue. And then the letter from Bonnie Holmes (Holmes44 on the forum) fell out.
So. Anyway. Wow.
Bonnie put it together and backed it and as you can see it is really gorgeous. Skating Librarian wins the Overachiever’s Award: Bonnie says she painted the lovely flowery side panels, and she also made two amazing squares. This one is, well, very amazing: 
And then, not content with her achivements, she produced one of the hellhounds: 
Awwwwwwww.
(And, since I have to assume WordPress is going to cram all my text up at the top again rather than leaving it where I put it next to individual photos, I’m going to save this post and put the rest of the close ups in another one. Of course there are going to be close ups of all the individual squares.)
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* It arrived about five minutes before my handbellers did, while I was trying to hoover the floor. I was looking bemusedly at the Mysterious Box when Colin was early so the box did not get opened nor did the floor get hoovered. But we rang a lot of handbells. Niall has actually discovered a New Approach to being a sneaky, conniving ratbag and has got me ringing stuff that isn’t plain bob minor. He may be a sneaky, conniving ratbag^ but I’m secretly grateful not to be ringing exclusively plain bob minor on handbells for the rest of my life.
^ Who is going ON HOLIDAY FOR TEN DAYS STARTING TOMORROW MORNING leaving me in charge of tower practise TWO FRIDAYS. Not just one, TWO Fridays. +
+ I told him the next time he wants a handbell ringer at the last minute for the cathedral the answer is no. Especially if there’s a rock band tuning up twenty feet away.
** The last box from WH was full of lovely golden SUNSHINEs.
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