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Thursday, July 02, 2009

another one for my collection


my sweet, sweet friend Linda sent me this quilt for my birthday!!! isn't that so sweet? I LOVE IT!

I'm going to use the upcoming holiday as an excuse to take a little break from the blog. I'm gonna celebrate my birthday with my sis (and the entire country). You know, it sounds fun to have a birthday on a holiday, but in reality most of the time it's kind of a pain. But I'm going to try to make the best of it. :)

Have a great holiday weekend! And THANK YOU so much for all the well wishes for my retreat teaching opportunity. I appreciate it so much!

83 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Amanda!!!! Hope you have a fantastic time celebrating. I will tip my cup for you as well :0)

    And very nice birthday present!

    Ann

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  2. What a lovely gift!

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  3. Happy Birthday! I love the quilt...what a wonderful present!

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  4. What a pretty quilt, what a nice friend you have!
    Happy BIRTHDAY!

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  5. Happy Birthday! I'll light a sparkler for you this weekend.

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  6. Have a great B-day, but I'll sure miss your blog...it's a highlight of my day to read your post and get inspired.

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  7. Clarissa8:26 PM

    Happy Birthday! I love all of your quilts. I have a quilt collection but mostly ones that my great grandmother and great aunt made.

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  8. Happy Birthday and may you have a wonderful day! You do know that the fireworks are for you, right?
    Cheers - Shari
    Linda is so sweet!

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  9. Happy, happy Birthday! That friend is a keeper (and you must be too since she sent you such a fab gift!)

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  10. Have a great Birthday! Lovely present too!

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  11. Hey, let the fireworks begin!! Celebrate big, it is time for a little break for you. May this be just the beginning of a terrific year.

    What a beautiful gift.

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  12. Such a pretty quilt!! Happy birthday :D

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  13. What a gorgeous quilt! Have a great birthday, I ordered some fireworks just for the occasion (yea, I'm sure you've never heard THAT one before) :)
    Seriously, have a great birthday!! See you when you return to blogland!!

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  14. Have a very happy birthday!!! Hope you really enjoy your holiday. We will miss all your lovely quilts, but everyone should have a holiday every so often.

    Lucky you receiving such a pretty quilt too. Love the fabrics.

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  15. Happy birthday!!

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  16. happy birthday...that is a wonderful birthday gift

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  17. Hey AJ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL! Enjoy the holiday and I'll be seeing you soon!

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  18. My birthday is the day after christmas...it sucks, I know.

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! have a nice break!

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  19. Happy birthday and have a wonderful holiday! :)

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  20. Happy Birthday!
    Mine is today and I know what you mean. People were always out of town for my birthday. But we do always get fireworks :)

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  21. Sooooo, all those fireworks were for YOUR birthday!! Have a great one! Love the quilt :-)

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  22. Amandajean...happy birthday! enjoy your break and relax time!

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  23. happy birthday!! enjoy your weekend and your new quilt! ;-)

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  24. Anonymous10:11 PM

    Happy birthday, Amanda Jean! I was supposed to share your birthday, but much to my mother's chagrin, I was a month late, born on 8/3. Or her doctor REALLY messed up her due date...

    Hope it's a great one for you!

    Jamie

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  25. Have a wonderful birthday!!

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  26. Have a fabulous birthday CrazyMom!!!

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  27. Happy Birthday!! Love your new quilt :)

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  28. Happy birthday! What a lovely gift. You need to have your birthday on a non-holiday holiday, like St. Patrick's Day. That's when mine is and it's so fun!

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  29. What a wonderful gift! Happy birthday, hope you have a great day! Know exactly what you mean about sharing your birthday with the rest of the country. My birthday is on Australia Day!

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  30. Happy Birthday! The retreat sounds like it will be fabulous! My sister lives in Ft. Collins and I always enjoy a visit to that very 'Colorado' city!

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  31. Happy Birthday!! I hope you have a great time with your sister!!

    The quilt is beautiful!!

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  32. What a great birthday gift! I hope you have a great birthday! Just pretend the fireworks are all for you!

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  33. Oh! So that's what people celebrate in the US on the 4th July? Well history books in Spain have been explaining for ages someting totally different.... lol
    I wish you a very very happy birthday, give yourself all the treats you can!
    .. and enjoy this beautiful present!!

    Biquiños

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  34. What a lovely quilt you received! Wow!

    Happy birthday, congratulations on the retreat teaching and enjoy your holidays!

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  35. Happy birthday! I just love your new quilt, the blue and pink together are fabulous.

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  36. Are you a 4th baby too? Happy Birthday!

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  37. Happy birthday, have a great break. What a lovely gift the quilt is.

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  38. Feliz cumpleaños Amanda, que pases un dia estupendo.

    Un saludo, Maria

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  39. Glad you like the quilt. I hope that you have a great birthday!

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  40. Have a great weekend Amanda!

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  41. Oh - Happy Happy Birthday Amanda Jean!!!

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  42. Happy Birthday! Enjoy!

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  43. Very nice.:) Hope you have a great birthday!!! Are you spending it with Clair? Happy birthday!:)

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  44. What a pretty quilt! Happy birthday, enjoy!:)

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  45. Pretty quilt! Happy birthday!

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  46. Anonymous9:35 AM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! The quilt is truely a treasure! What a special friend! I was given a quilt for my birthday this year by a friend, it was such a surprise and I just love snuggling up with it..such sweet friends!

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  47. Happy Happy Birthday to you!

    Anna

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  48. That's a pretty special birthday present. Happy Birthday! Enjoy your celebration!

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  49. Anonymous10:35 AM

    have a great birthday and enjoy your blog vacation!

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  50. happy birthday!!!!!!! and have a great weekend!

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  51. Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful weekend.

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  52. Having a holiday birthday isn't all bad, if you get to share it with a sister. Happy Birthday.

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  53. Happy Birthday to you!!! What a beautiful quilt your friend made for you....I love it.

    Congrats on being chosen to teach at a quilt retreat!

    Enjoy your time away from the blog, although we will miss you. Taking a break is good....

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  54. The happiest and quiltiest birthdays to you! I hope you have a terrific birthday and 4th of July. Enjoy your little break, too!

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  55. Hope you have a wonderful Birthday and a great break!

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  56. Nice pretty quilt.

    Happy Birthday...I so hope it is wonderful!!!

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  57. Have wonderful birthday - filled with all sorts of fireworks!

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  58. Happy B-Day! Rest up 'cuz u know what's coming--putting together the 9-patch quilt! Can't wait!

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  59. Happy Birthday Amandajean! I had mine on the 30th! I think I am older than you though!! Have a great day!

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  60. Happy Birthday Amandajean! Have a wonderful blessed day!

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  61. Happy Birthday Amandajean!!!!!!!!!! Hope your day is perfect in every way.

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  62. Happy Birthday, Amanda! Your birthday quilt is very cute.

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  63. Happy happy birthday. I hope you enjoy your day and your break. You deserve it!

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  64. Anonymous4:35 PM

    Hi Amanda! It's Patricia from Brazil! I wanna wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY...keep showing us your talent!

    :)

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  65. Happy Birthday AmandaJean! Love that quilt from your friend Linda, very sweet indeed.

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  66. Happy Birthday! I hope it was a fun filled day!! :)

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  67. Happy Birthday and what a wonderful gift!

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  68. I already commented I think but I just had to come back and tell you something! I noticed you started blogging in 2006 so I went to see your very first quilts and realized you had linked to ME!! You picked out 30's fabrics to make an Aunt Betty 30's quilt. Luckily the picture is still there but my blog post went poof when I lost most of the old blog. But I did start searching from Dec 2006 forward to see if you eventually made the quilt and didn't find one. When I got to August or so in 2007 I knew you had probably never made the quilt because you had discovered your unique way of free piecing scraps and blocks to make such wonderful quilts!
    But it was fun to look back and see my name there! I still love that quilt! Just thought I'd tell you!

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  69. Happy Birthday, and hurray for Colorado! I hope your retreat goes well.

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  70. Happy Birthday. As a fellow American who also shares your birthday. I have to agree that it is a pain to have a birthday on a holiday. I have had more grilled food on my B-day than I care to remember;)

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  71. happy bday girlfriend!!!

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  72. Anonymous10:45 AM

    July 2 birthday here. I feel you on the kinda sucky. I've got it coming from all directions! My sister had her son June 25 and my nephew's girlfriend was due July 1 or so and I told her I hope she wasn't late because it sucks to have your birthday around a holiday. She just gave me a dirty look, she ended up having the baby girl on July 4. So now I have a nephew's birthday exactly one week before mine and a niece 2 days after. Oh well I still love them both!

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  73. Anonymous11:12 AM

    happy birthday amandajean!
    I hope you have a wonderful day, week, and year :) Congrats on your teaching gig. They are extremely lucky to have you :)

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  74. Love the quilt!

    Enter my giveaway!
    http://bzzagentroyalty.blogspot.com/2009/07/giveaway-monday-cupcakes.html

    Thanks,Brandy

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  75. That is so sweet of her to make you a quilt! I'm trying not to be a selfish quilter and keep them all, but it is H.A.R.D. :) Thanks for stopping by and linking -Allison

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  76. What a beautiful birthday gift!
    Have a great break!

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  77. You are so lucky, I swear... either that, or just really nice. I'm thinking its a combination of the two.

    SO, would love to have you join in on the "my first quilt" parade... yes?? :-) Wouldn't be a parade without you!

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  78. happy birthday!


    I hope you have a great day!

    PS I saw your name in my quilting mag!!

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