Friday, August 17, 2012

Happy Birthday to Me :)

Yesterday I turned 33.   It was an absolutely crazy day because it happened to be the first day of school as well.  But, we still managed to squeeze in cake and ice cream about 10 minutes before bed time. (hence the kids all being in their pj's).


I recieved 2 fabulous presents for my birthday. The first is this beautiful sewing machine case.  My new Bernina weighs a ton!!! So this little beauty is going to help me roll from place to place instead of lug :)


And no, my second present was not all the ziploc storage a person could use.  It actually replaced this ziploc storage.  You see, this is what my scraps used to be stored in.


And today I sorted them all into these lovely storage units!!!  I can't tell you how excited I am to have my scraps out of sandwich bags.  They are now neatly sorted, not wrinkled, and so easy to get to and use!!!  They are even on wheels so I can roll them right over to the machine when I am working on a scrap project!!  Yippee Skippee!!!


So ya, I am a pretty lucky girl!!! And now I am off to play with my scraps!!
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52 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday! Isn't it funny what makes us really happy when we are adults and a quilter!! I like that those storage bins roll around very interesting;)

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  2. Happy Birthday Melissa!! Enjoy your new sewing machine case and rolling storage carts! I used to have six of those storage carts for my craft supplies but gave them to my daughter for her bead business. Now that I'm quilting, I wish I had them back for my ever-growing fabric stash..LOL!

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  3. Happy Birthday - oh, I have those rolling carts (various sizes and styles) and love them because you can either take the drawer or roll the whole thing to where you are working. Great gifts.

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  4. Happy Birthday!! What wonderful gifts!!

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  5. Happy Birthday Melissa!
    It seams to be so easy for our relatives when we, quilters have birthday.
    Just give us something that we can keep our machines and fabrics in;-)
    and we are so lucky!!
    Take care of you!

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  6. Happy birthday, and fab pressies, the family done well!

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  7. Happy birthday Melissa. I love the machine case but the storage boxes are an epic present.

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  8. Happy Birthday! Such perfect gifts for a quilter!!

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  9. Feliz Aniversário Melissa,Acho que essas caixas ótimas,serão poucas daqui a pouco...Beijo e Bençãos.

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  10. Happy birthday, Melissa!

    Laurie

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  11. Happy birthday Melissa. Lovely birthday gifts. Just what a girl needs!

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  12. Happy Birthday Melissa, I hope you had a wonderful day x

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  13. Happy Birthday to you yesterday! Looks like it turned out just peachy.

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  14. Happy birthday. Great birthday gifts - ones you will be sure to use too.

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  15. Happy Birthday to you. It is so nice to have your scraps sorted. I need a few more bins and I will have mine sorted by color.

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  16. Happy Birthday!Great gifts looks like you had a very fun birthday. I am amazed at how early some parts of the country start school. Here in our school district they don't start until the day after labor day.

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  17. Happy Birthday Melissa! What an awesome way to spend the day....sorting fabric :0)
    Stefanie

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  18. Happy Birthday!! What great gifts! It's always nice to get practical things =D

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  19. Happy Birthday, Melissa! Glad you had a wonderful day - your gifts are awesome! :)

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  20. Happy Birthday, Melissa! Your scraps look lovely in their organized drawers. =)

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  21. Happy Birthday, Melissa, 2 perfect birthday gifts!! Have a wonderful weekend!!

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  22. Woo Hoo, Happy Birthday to you too. I turned 44 yesterday. Haven't posted my bday post yet. I hope you had a fabulous day yesterday. You scored great on gifts that you can use!

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  23. I have the same case - color and pattern and everything! I love it. Makes traveling soo easy. Also LOVE that scrap storage system. I might have to steal it when I have room (just using a big tub right now).

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  24. Happy belated birthday. Those are some great presents you got.

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  25. Happy Birthday! Looks like you got some great gifts and a sweet family to share the evening with. :)

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  26. ♫ ♪ Happy Birthday! ♪ ♫ What a lucky gal you are--such thoughtful gifts from the people you love!!

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  27. Happy Birthday!! You can tell you have a family that really knows you! We are all envious of your fabulous gifts! Congratulations!

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  28. Happy Birthday! Great gifts from your family, they really know just what a girl needs.

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  29. Hey, Melissa, I noted on the U-Create review that it was your birthday and headed over here to say I hope it was happy--and I can see that it certainly was! What nice gifts. Doesn't it feel great to get organized? And your fabric looks so pretty through the front of the drawers. I predict even more creativity ahead.

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  30. Happy Birthday! What a pretty cake and wonderful birthday presents. Good for you :D

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  31. Happy belated birthday Melissa! Great gifts you got there :)

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  32. Wishing you a Happy Belated Birthday.. what great useful gifts you received... Just love the storage unit...

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  33. Happy Happy to you. What great (and thoughtful) gifts. I was recently looking at those drawers and wondering how I could use them--I think you just provided a good answer. My scraps have migrated from zip lock bags to the plastic tubs that contain spinach or lettuce that were stacked on shelves in the closet. Maybe a set of drawers is my next step.

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  34. Happy Birthday!!!!! Have a nice day!!!!
    Gun, Sweden

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  35. Happy Birthday Melissa! Looks like you had a wonderful day and picked up some sweet gifts!!!

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  36. Happy Birthday! Wow nice gifts!

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  37. Happy birthday. Wonderful gifts. Funny how your birthday fell on the first day of school.
    quilting dash lady at comcast dot net

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  38. Happy Birthday! What a great little celebration with the kids; I'm sure they were super duper happy for you and having cake right before bedtime special! :) I love your carts...I really need to do something for my scraps...I don't like the tubs they are in right now...can't get to what I need...it just fluffs and tangles all the more when I dig in there!

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  39. Happy Birthday Melissa! Great gifts! Have a nice weekend !

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  40. Happy belated birthday! Looks like you had a good time :)

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  41. Happy Birthday, Melissa! Just one year younger than me. Love the presents, especially the storage units. So nice to be organized.

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  42. Happy Birthday! Love your machine cover and I have scrap storage envy now!

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  43. Happy birthday! What lovely gifts you received. Let us know how the storage and machine tote work. I like them both. If they work I'm copy catting

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Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I just love hearing from you!!
Have a Happy Quilting Day :)

Melissa