A Pillow Swap

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

Feeding My Stash

I've been ordering some goodies! Oh, what fun!

This is what arrived last week:

beautiful hand-dyed thread perfect for tatting

I ordered this book from Georgia Seitz, and she very kindly included two thread samples!

Sorry for the glare.....it hides some of this gorgeous 3-d crocheted butterfly on the cover of Piecework. I wonder if this design could be tatted.

ribbons, and more ribbons, and vintage sequins

an assorted package of materials, ribbons, lace, thread, and trims all perfect for CQing!









And more lovely 'Wildfowers' thread

 

I'm building my stash for projects that are in the planning stage. 

I've been terribly naughty, and I ordered more wonderful items. I've been waiting for them to arrive, but it's taking soooo long.

Have you been building your stash, too?

Thanks for visiting.

Hugs from Suz

Pieces of the Rainbow!

Linda of Chalky's World was celebrating her 1st Blogiversary, and decided to have a little giveaway based on the colours of the rainbow. I found a delightful package waiting for me in my mailbox.
Having told her I loved fuschia, she sent me this:

Ribbons and raffia and buttons----oh! My!

I love them Linda!

I can see the ribbons and buttons as embellishments on several special Blush to Burgundy CQ's I'm planning.

 Four shades of hand-dyed raffia fill the package, and the 4 buttons attached are heart-shaped.

Thank you so much Linda for brightening my day with these pieces of the rainbow!

Am I lucky, or what?

I hope your day has some bright spots in it.

Thanks for visiting.

Hugs from Suz