SSCS 2012

I have lost track of how many years Chooky Blue has been running the international Secret Santa Christmas Swap, but I know that I have participated each and every year. It is fun to be assigned a quilting blogger in another country and to "stalk" her for a few months, learning her tastes and her interests, and then making a gift (or two) for her and sending it off in time to arrive for Christmas morning.

We are under very strict instructions to not open our gifts until Christmas. Some years I do better than others at following those instructions!

This year I received a generous and lovely parcel from Lisa in Australia. 

In addition to the items pictured above and to the right (is that little birdie notebook adorable or what?), Lisa sent me a small red birdie ornament for the tree, which I forgot to photograph.

Thank you, Lisa, for your lovely gifts, and Chooky, for organizing this most wonderful swap!