When I heard about a pin cushion swap on Twitter organised by Charlotte of Sew Far Sew Good and House of Pinheiro I signed up straight away. I love taking part in swaps, you get to make something lovely for someone that you don’t know and in return you receive a surprise in the post! Smiles all around. I made my own pincushion using hand stitched hexagonal patchwork. The design is pretty and functional (a winning combination!) so I set about making one for my swap partner, Fiona from Love Alfie.
I was so chuffed when my pin cushion arrived in the post yesterday. Fiona made me the cutest pin cushion with the neatest stitching…
…and she also made me a beautiful sewing case, filled with all the essentials. She obviously knew that I can’t physically leave the house without sewing tucked in my bag and this is the perfect way to keep everything organised! What a wonderful surprise, thank you so much Fiona it made my day.
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As always a lovely post to read! xx
Thank you Kath!
Awww what a lovely surprise gift – sooooooo perfect for you!
How lucky am I?
Love the blue floral fabric you used in your pin cushion! Is it new or vintage?
Its new, I have it in a dark blue colourway too 🙂
I didn’t get mine from here but I can recommend them : http://www.eternalmaker.com/blue-flower-garden-sevenberry-fabric-from-japan
And I just found it in pink too, haven’t seen this before! http://www.eternalmaker.com/pink-flower-garden-sevenberry-fabric-from-japan
I loved my pin cushion so much – the fabrics are a perfect choice and I love hexagons! It was wrapped so nicely too, and your little ‘hello’ stickers are adorable – Thank you! x
We had a very good swap didn’t we? Big thank you to you too for your very thoughtful choice 🙂
so exciting x
I feel very spoilt! In a good way!
I particularly love your backing fabric. i love hexagons too, and have just started a hexagon bag.
Thank you. It got it from Fabric Rehab and I have it in brown and red too!
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Hi Georgina – I also took part in the pincushion swap and had great fun designing and making the pincushion. I really loved taking part as it was my first time – it’s lovely to share things with fellow crafters. I really love your blog and your products are so cute – I have just recently started blogging myself and I am really enjoying it! Bee 🙂
Hi Bee,
The pin cushion swap was great wasn’t it, swapping a really useful object! That’s great, I love blogging and I’m sure you will too. Thank you for hopping over to take a peek at my work and for your lovely comment.