Actually it seems I could be one of the last to know but that's alright. CT sent me a gift, pictured below, and I was very surprised and wonderfully pleased. I know this had to take tons of work and I really was moved by it.

Holy MOSES!!!



I'd seen pics,  but these really show the true scope of this endeavor


Geeza Louisa

     

I just mean,  seeing that chair sitting next to it - WOW


That is hours and hours and tens of thousands of stitches!!!!

It's HUGE !

That's really amazing; very nice, TM.

Absolutely wonderful !  = )

This has been moved to my blog and my blog has been made public.

Cool

It's huge because it's a blanket, not an afghan.   If you wanted smaller, you should have had Tali order a throw.   Of course, the blanket I'm making for Karen will be less than 1/2 the size of yours.    (Since my user name was taken  I'll try this one

This blanket should fit a King sized bed with no problem.   Definitely fits a Queen, hits the floor on a double and can be doubled for a twin. 

Wash it in cold water and add vinegar to the wash to keep the colors from running.   It is machine dryable.

Nothing better than handmade.Very nice.

Now I have to laugh.    I've been reading the reviews  from the blanket on my fb page.  Since I really didnt' know how to describe TM to people, I just said "friend".    Figure it was the easiest way and sounded better than "that guy"  or "the guy who owns the website the blanket represents.

This is the review.

Special blanket for a special friend I would say. I've been eyeing it, looks great on display & I'm sure there is a story behind each patch.

Now, this lady lived the town I worked in.   Not on my route, so I didn't know her and really only started talking to her recently.  I knew who she was and where she lived, but that's not hard to know when you are a mail carrier.   Newtown is a very small, close knit town, compromising of Newtown, Sandy Hook (which was made famous by the Hook shooting), Botsford and Hawleyville.   It' the kind of town where everyone knows everyone.   Guess you could say a family type of place.   Anyway, this lady lives in the hoity toity section of Newtown....you know the kind, with the multimillion dollar homes     Getting her to say something nice really is a big deal.   LOL


Anyway,  this was my answer to her:

Each patch represents a different person that belongs to the group The person I made if for is a very nice guy and would give you the shirt off his back. He is the one that owns this group and I thought it would be a nice surprise and something he would treasure forever..

No,   I didnt' tell her the real story behind it.  Only a very select few will ever know that story,    But I will say that there were a lot of memories tied up in that blanket....some good and some bad.   Yes,  I added in my name only at Tali's insistence, as I did not feel that it should be ont here.   I still don't, but that is another story all together.    

So TM,   enjoy your blanket and know that there are many people that really do care for you and ar in your corner.   Yes,  in the few pictures i did post of this from TM's picture (and I do thank you for that),   many people loved it.    Matter of fact, it brought me back with a friend that you all know.

So,  I do say thanks for allowing me the chance to be in the group and for the memories and the ability to make this blanket.

Yes,  TM,   you aren't a bad guy.  At least not the side of you I've seen lately.    (bet you never expected to hear that from me.)

While I think of it, I do want to credit TNT for his contribution to the logo.    He told a story, which came to mind while I was working on the logo,  So, I did some additions, then showed them to karen for her approval.    From there, I decided to add just a tad more from TNT's story and a couple things of my own which were not on Karen's original logo.   I did run them all by Karen, even though she did give me permission to make whatever changes i wanted and do what I wanted with her logo.   So just wanted to say thanks to both of them and acknowledge them.

What TM failed to mention on this is that it came from "The island" and not from me.   Those that I was able to contact saw it around the time it was mailed, although a few saw parts of it as a WIP.   Not to mention, I believe the return address said The Island and wasn't my address.     LOL   I knew I should have mailed it in Seymour like I was going to.

Yeah that return address threw me off for at least 30 seconds.

And thank you all for the blanket CT made.