The Best Things Come In Small Packages

Guess what came in my mail this week!  Hint--it is not this cute little boy.

Beth, a generous blog reader, asked if she could send me some tractor fabric.  Of course, I said yes, please!

Isn't this cute?

As you may know from previous posts, my Little Buddy LOVES tractors.  His father's family has a farm, now run by some of his cousins, and they have several big green tractors, combines, etc.   I will definitely be making something for my little boy from this awesome fabric.  Thank you, Beth!

The same day the tractor fabric arrived, my friend Debby from Pennsylvania sent me this amazing box of novelty fabric scraps.  Wow!!  It's a scrapapalooza!  I can't wait to use these great pieces in scrap quilts for kids who need them.  Thanks, Debby!

Debby and I met years ago, through the Quilters Newsletter magazine.  There used to be a column where you could post a sort of "personals" ad, mainly to find quilt groups or meet other quilters.  (Needless to say, there was no internet then.  Can you even imagine?)  Debby had posted, and I wrote to her when I was moving to her town.  She was so kind and welcoming, and such fun to be with.  I missed her when we moved away. 

I had to snatch up this scrap and sew it right away!  Here's a puzzle for you.  Can you find this scrap in the second scrap pile photo?

This block is part of this little quilt I'm working on this week.  I wanted every block to be a different fabric, and was running short on yellow.

This quilt is for a special baby.  My Little Buddy is getting a baby brother in March!  We are all very excited around here.
Before Little Buddy was born, we had a baby shower.  I used fabric printed with baby themes for the tablecloths, and later used that fabric to make donation quilts.  More than 3 years later, there are still small pieces left.  The fabric I used for the sashing has teddy bears and the words "baby boy" printed on it.  It was one of those tablecloths.  I barely had enough for this quilt.

The green diaper pin fabric was one of those tablecloths too.

The border fabric has all these cute bunnies.  I fussy cut them for the cornerstones.

Of course dinosaurs had to be included!  Little Buddy can show them to his brother.  I'm sure he'll tell the baby all about them.

Now, on to the quilting!

How was your week?  I'm looking forward to reading about everyone's quilting adventures at the linky parties.  You should come, too!

Linking up with:
Alycia at Finished or Not Finished Friday
Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict
Angela at Soscrappy
Cynthia at Oh Scrap