What a great surprise!!  And SUCH a great towel.  That was such a nice gesture, guys -- this is why crafty swaps can't be beat!  Such thoughtfulness and generosity all around -- warms my heart this holiday season!

MONDAY UPDATE:

The project that has been a huge bottleneck in my crafty queue has finally been cleared out (YES!) so I am free to move on to malisha's block, which is my final block of the swap.  I should have it done by the end of the week!

JQ- your badbird buffalo is got to be one of my favorite pieces EVER!

Thanks so much, GLG!  It was a fun piece to make.

I got my completed towel back!  Here it is in all its glory:



And here's a rundown of everyone's stitching.  First up, my initial design:



Here's an adorable Nemo fish from IamSusie:



ritapizza stitched a beautiful mermaid:



This coral made entirely of french knots by Kitten Wrangler feels amazing!:



Another awesome sea plant courtesy of PearliePie:



And SarahJ2001's contribution is this cool seahorse:



Thanks to all of the Sassy Stitchers for making my first tour so enjoyable!

I got my completed towel back, too!  No pics yet, but I hope to post them soon.  Thanks so much to Susie and my fellow Sassy Stitchers!

One more block finished & sent (summertimerolls -- pic to be added to my gallery shortly) and one more to go (malisha).  Still haven't received any except sloth's, though.

I got back from my Thanksgiving travels and my towel was waiting for me!  It's really fantastic -- thanks to all of the Sassy Stitchers for your work.  I will post pics ASAP!

I love that monster, FiberArtsy!  I want a Halloween towel now, too!

Rita, your kitten is perfect.  I love her little demure pose.  I also cannot wait to see Pearliepie's entire towel.

I received Malisha's fabric today, too!  china, I'll PM you separately.

MONDAY UPDATE
Finished another block (linnybelle's) and will post photos tonight.  If I remember correctly, I only have 2 more blocks to make before I'm finished!