"...for we put the thought of all that we love into all that we make" ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Monday, March 15, 2010

DQS8 And The Pillow Talk Swap

I am officially done sending and recieving for both these swaps!! They were really great swaps- I am glad I was a part of them, even though emergency surgeries and serious illness made actually making things stressful for me ;)

In the DQS8 swap, I was to make a mini for Jeanette. She said that she really likes cherries. And I happened to have a bunch of Sandi Henderson's cherries from the "Farmer's Market" line :)

DQS8 Quilt Top

This is what I sent to her. I forgot to take a picure if it finished, though :( Fortunately she was a lot better than I was and took this great photo of it :)

And I recieved this AMAZING mini from Karen. I absolutely adore it and I am always looking at it! I hung it above my sewing machine table so I can see it all the time :)

DQS8 Rec'd: AMAZING Owl Mini From Karen!!

And in the Pillow Talk swap....

I was to make a pillow for Julie. She gave very good details regarding the colors of her home decor, and I was able to make this for her:
Pillow Talk Swap DONE!!

And then I recieved my Pillow Talk Swap pillow cover from Charlotte!
Pillow Talk Swap: Rec'd!
I simply ADORE it!! It's so springy, and let me tell you, almost all of that applique is done by hand... she must have a LOT more patience than I have or will ever have!! It's beautifully done. I am going out to Joann's tomorrow to get a pillow form for it!

My "swap mama" for both of these swaps was the lovely Natasha! She is a great mama :) All in all, these were two very good swaps!

And now I will be taking a bit of a swapping break- because it's GARDENING TIME!!! I am getting the tomatoes, peppers and broccoli started indoors this week, and will start preparing the garden beds next week! I am so excited about this I can hardly even type :)

9 comments:

  1. WOw, I can actually leave a comment now without worrying about being obvious! I am too forthright to be a good stalker!

    Glad all the swaps worked out so well! I love the pillow you made.

    While I'm happy about the warmer weather, I do wish I would have gotten more done this winter. We started tomatoes & basil this past weekend...spring is finally coming!

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  2. all of them are so cute....I especially love the pillow cover you made.....

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  3. I love the brown flying geese variation...just beautiful!

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  4. Totally love them all...your fabrics are great!!

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  5. Congrats on the Quilt Home win. And they have your fav fabric featured this week, it must be fate.

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  6. Hey, there! Congratulations on the Quilt Home win. I really LOVE your brown and orange flying geese pillow! Two of my very favorite colors. Great job on the design.

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  7. where did you get the instructions for the Irish Net scarf that you are/were knitting?

    Congratulations on the Quilt Home win.

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  8. Love that brown and orange flying geese pillow. The quilting really makes it.

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  9. Love that cherry fabric. I have a crate of fruit and vegetable fabrics and must get to sewing them.
    I think a good book idea would be quilts that use theme fabrics.

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