I was in a little pillow swap on StitchMap. Here's what I made for my swap partner Sarah.
The theme was summer, and I wanted to use fabrics in the same colors Sarah has in her home.
On side one, a dragonfly, lace sunflowers with a beaded outline, button centers and tatting sewn onto a 'beach' fabric. This side has a beige backing.
side two was created with layers of lilac fabric, two pieces of flowery fabric on top, and covered with a pale blue organza embellished with stitched flowers. I added ribbon, laces, buttons, beads, hand embroidery and a dyed lace heart. It feels light and feminine.
There's a blue 'MOP' button that came from a sweater my mother knit me when I was 10.
This pillow side is backed with a patterned beige fabric.
Sarah's name is stitched onto the pillow in the upper right. I wanted to join the the blue beaded seam treatment to the upper lace row, and the threads seem to softly echo the two shades of blue.
I made a felt pocket for holding a packet of tissues, or a little sachet in the pillow
ribbon straps for hanging
the two sides of the pillow are hand-stitched together.
I sure hope Sarah likes her pillow! I tucked a few little goodies into her pillow package.
Sarah's pillow was caught in the backlog of mail due to the postal strike, so I hope it finds its way to her soon.
My swap partner Amber sent me this pillow:
A cute waterlily on a lily pad!
Isn't the crocheting lovely and lacy?
Thank you, Amber!
I hope your day has smiles in it.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
The theme was summer, and I wanted to use fabrics in the same colors Sarah has in her home.
On side one, a dragonfly, lace sunflowers with a beaded outline, button centers and tatting sewn onto a 'beach' fabric. This side has a beige backing.
There's a blue 'MOP' button that came from a sweater my mother knit me when I was 10.
This pillow side is backed with a patterned beige fabric.
Sarah's name is stitched onto the pillow in the upper right. I wanted to join the the blue beaded seam treatment to the upper lace row, and the threads seem to softly echo the two shades of blue.
ribbon straps for hanging
the two sides of the pillow are hand-stitched together.
I sure hope Sarah likes her pillow! I tucked a few little goodies into her pillow package.
Sarah's pillow was caught in the backlog of mail due to the postal strike, so I hope it finds its way to her soon.
My swap partner Amber sent me this pillow:
A cute waterlily on a lily pad!
Isn't the crocheting lovely and lacy?
Thank you, Amber!
I hope your day has smiles in it.
Thanks for visiting.
Hugs from Suz
