Pincushion swap! (Really fun!)

 Heather at the Sewing Loft put together a fun swap for all of us who signed up!

I made a new friend "down the road a-piece" in Georgia, and received a cool package of goodies! 

First, though, let's look at what happened at my end of the swap! (Grin)

I heard that pinks and a little teal were her "sweet spot" for colors, so I dug out some of my "Sophie" scraps.

I constructed a tiny scrappy block for the front, and a strip (foundation pieced) block for the back and sewed them into a pincushion "envelope," then stuffed it with some weight and a piece of 0000 (you say that "four ought," according to Mr. Snoodles) steel wool and then batting on top of that. All those inside -- the steel wool is to sharpen pins and needles as they go into the pincushion.

A feather stitch along the outside just to "pretty it up" a bit . . .

And some other goodies to go in her package: she said she liked herbal teas, and I love 'em, too, so I sent some of my favorite dandelion tea blends....a pack of Halloween fabric charm cuts, and a pack of bright mini charms, too.....a ruler to square up blocks (one of my favorites because it is versatile. We are all about "multi tasking" here!).....

Then what fun I had, opening my package from Lois! Just look at the cute pincushion she made! I love it!

I was already obsessing over the adorable label - more on this later! 

Ummmmmm, peach tea! 

And this wonderful bag (love that sentiment) with goodies inside! 

Just look at what was in that bag . . . A coaster for this Southern gal's iced tea . . . 

And see? A pack of super cute buttons, scissors, pins, and some of those labels I was lusting after! Wow!

A planner with just the right themed cover . . . 

A WONDERFUL SMELLING candle! So peachy!

And a ruler, and a pin bowl, and even a soccer club coozy!!

I sure was happy dancing!!

It was like having a surprise Christmas party in August! Thanks so much Lois, for being such a great pincushion swap partner! I hope we can stay in touch! And thank you to Heather at The Sewing Loft for organizing such a great swap!

More merriment and mayhem coming soon - and a recipe!

Love,

Modern scrap swap

I was honored to be included in the invitations for Leona's (Leona's Quilting Adventures blog) modern fabric scrap swap, and thought I would show you what is winging it's way to my swap partner. 

She asked for a zippered pouch for her little boy to carry his projects in --- how could I resist? Anybody that is already brainwashing, er, indoctrinating, er encouraging the creative process with fabrics and threads in their little ones is OK in my book! After all, that's what I did, too! (Grin)

Here is his new pouch:

Lots of bright fabrics --- animals and vehicles.  I don't think she follows my blog, so it is safe to show it!

Here are the scraps . . . five inch charms of lots of modern fabrics, in a rainbow of colors!

Sure hope they like 'em!

See you again soon - there's always something goin' on here at the Lilypad!

Love,