My Lonely Mailbox

Canada post has been on strike this week - the whole country!  Can you imagine?  As a result, my big announcement pretty much flopped.  I decided to tell you anyhow, and then I'll do a more detailed post when the mail comes.  Here goes!  Remember this quilt?

It's the one I made in January for A Needle Pulling Thread magazine.  I wrote up the pattern and mailed it all off to Toronto.  That seems like a LONG LONG time ago.

Good News: The summer issue if finally out!

Bad news:  Due to the mail strike, it's still in Toronto with the quilt.

Shocking News:  as I poked around on their website, I noticed that they put MY quilt on the COVER!  I kid you not.  Take a look!  (Sorry - it's as big as it gets.)

all HOT 'Coppertone Summer' colors picked by the editor

I can barely wait to get my hands on this issue!!  My quilt is called "Snips n Snail".  It's a simple 16-patch kid's quilt in 70's solid colors.  It features embroidered/stitched mushrooms, snails, and dragon flies on the large white alternating patches.  The pattern is in the magazine, along with a large selections of some very beautiful needle arts projects.

detail of embroidered snails o the quilt patches

The cover!  Unreal.  Aren't the colors great?  Carla, the editor, hand picked them based on the original Coppertone suntan bottles.  I chose to swap the pink for the color "tomato" instead.  I also added those 1970's greens as well to keep it authentic.  You know, the green my daughter refers to as 'ugly green'.  I really love this color combo.

simple 16  patch, hot solid 70's summer colors

So... when it finally arrives on my doorstep, you will be the first second to know.  I'm definitely and absolutely celebrating with a magazine give-away!!  Carla was kind enough to send extra copies for a blog draw.  (Thank you Carla!!)

See you all tomorrow!
~Monika