I opened my wonderful Valentine package last night from my secret cupid, Linda from NM! The requirement was to decorate a tea towel with tatting, which Linda did magnificently!


The top part is folded over and snaps so I put it on my stove and realized that I could also make an apron out of this by inserting a ribbon or cord through the top! You can also see the embroidered hearts in the center part here. Wasn't she clever?


I had no idea when I saw this fabric postcard on Linda's blog that I would be lucky recipient! You can't really see the detail too well, but if you click on the image, you might be able to make out the gold outlining of the tiny hearts and "stars" between them in the bigger version. I loved the heart yo-yo and the big red feather!


This is the backside and she has written a nice little saying on it and signed it.


On top of all that, there were tons of other goodies - peppermint chocolate! A combination pick, creaser and thread manipulator for embroidery; a cork teapot magnet which I can put on the fridge, heart beads, a NM state quarter, a heart bendie, a knitted washcloth with a "Route 66" pin and a Route 66 postcard - clearly where Linda is from! and a skein of DMC floss!


And this lovely heart sampler! I have all kinds of embroidery thread to do this with - finding the time will be the challenge.

Thanks so much Linda for all the care and skill you put into this. I really enjoyed it and will continue to enjoy it for a long time to come!