Isn't it incredible how one person can look at something and see nothing, and another person can look at it and see everything? I think that may have happened to both
Christine and I when we did our ugly fat 1/4 swap!
Firstly, I'd like to thank
Jenny and
Fiona for such an unusual and fun blog swap! The idea was to send a fat quarter that you just couldn't seem to use, along with some buttons and trim, to your partner. They then added a fat quarter of their own, and made it all up into something beautiful! Kind of like the Ugly Duckling story!
So
Christine sent this to me -
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirC0qlqOrow16M2L_7-Bzqjj557L-IQ01sWrNQ_Nr7eU6ujfxpTF7-okLINWk5nQEgMeqVOzRvA68fgSEfIOO66xJGyWRLUhZj-4gw2d1mb6x8SLgvToHEoS_hnZehfmHT5m6rz4VhZ0m0/s400/My+ugly+fat+quarter.jpg)
And I sent this to
Christine -
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDCXGcT09GrO2wgBk0g1qGaUN-aoXrtfLIlRjyVURHZypODbnqISMlIWih8kmuCE1oS7eZMW890XqUhmaRxuoRuvfyy4YDovvHyW_xopK8oX-5DIi_WGxE0TV5d0rUYlpBLkufsLcxAQp/s400/Amanda's+ugly+fat+quarter.jpg)
This is what I made for her using her ugly fat 1/4 -
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttXdFoKgpwGPhiCacKoeDvFIN3FyPu2DgqH5aPukvzxS35Prn_axdeOXbTRFuFlHcPJDrfeahjCWObm8PaNo1ZG67u9n3PVptAa4cP3rM35lMzwZe2cGF6b9VwgctYYGjh7NxjAcZdvAV/s400/Christine's+Cushion+Cover+%281%29.JPG)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHWRFkHyMnB9aL8BCl3fgmmkfJ-aEhJ56NWxx6UTo8g8bn_-RXGBAe0ZSVTngQ0ex70Io81PzUoMEv_qUYYtB3d6OUbWYaIHOjrGPfqE-lW35Fxo5Kf4ZyrqNaTU42obrELlM-3pZD6Oq/s400/Christine's+Pincushion+and+pinsb.JPG)
And this is what she made for me using mine!!! -
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2g3NFl4w-RBsqn3c-TLCPnYeRcjJQaUK-FBasukxVLPGXbzK6k63lMZE1YEvPxnzgllsaY5YaMOfZxW5dVxdggcGVQWyx5iYq9AAGuK2l3qMkBbqZCscvzafU5ni3VWDTMj72kL3JQlnA/s400/Ugly+Fat+Quarter+Swap+From+Christine+%282%29.jpg)
A gorgeous thread catcher with pincushion and a drawstring bag, both of which will be used till they're ragged!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDADP0chqdVrtF2sjv-eQmEZfwZvDPPl1FrIyprybwsbW-69nQfcE8tC_K212sSfR-hIF1C8I36Yjdq0aDtJIKK4zbrjAsMNLk4LsA7GmYr1s8a4wXCIjWEqhlcPip8A-sUyLW0CuuLxh/s400/Ugly+Fat+Quarter+Swap+From+Christine.JPG)
The thread catcher is reversible! How cool is that? Oh
Christine, how could you know me so well when we haven't even met?! I love them, thank you a million times!!!