LofS pincushion swap update

My package from Latha arrived last night. I feel totally spoiled. She made 2 pincushions for me and embroidered an Easter wall hanging as well. I think she also added the flower petals onto the pins. The little pincushion is magnetic and is currently being used to hang the little wall hanging on my freezer door in the kitchen.

Pincushion swap update

So I have the basic pincushion put together. Now I just have to work out how to tuft it. Probably non-traditional. If it does not work out I have enough of the fabric to make something else.

Pincushion design

I'm participating in a pincushion swap at the LofS hand embroidery group. I finished up a design yesterday. Now I have to work out how to tuft it. Hubbie thinks I should turn it into a regular cushion :)

Just call me the village idiot :)

A mystery package from Malaysia showed up at my house a while ago and for the life of me I could not work out what it was for. An adorable baby penguin that had obviously been hand made, along with some ribbon, buttons and a little note book. I think I looked through every group I belong to and checked almost every swap I am participating in to no avail.

Today it dawned on me try looking in the pincushion swap site and lo and behold there was Diah's blog - and there was the penguin (which I might add I had read about previously) - so needless to say I feel like the village idiot.

So thanks Diah it all got here safely :)

Pincushion Summer Swap 09

Martine in the Netherlands has received the package I sent her and is happy.

Her blog address is http://www.martinejannaas.web-log.nl if you want to visit her site to learn more about her. If you scroll down a bit you can see the blocks she is making for the Civil War Dairy Quilt. They look lovely.

Pincushion Summer Swap 09

My pincushion pillow is finished. Woohoo :)

It measures 71/2"x51/2" and can be used as a pincushion or a decorative pillow. I adapted the May 2006/2007 freebie pattern from Ink Circles for the Celtic knot.

The background for the first picture is a major hint to what time period the recipient is interested in !!!!!

So 1 swap finished 3 to go but for now dear people I am off to do something else. All this 28 count stitching can make a girl's eyes cross waaaay too much :)