We did a gift exchange at Quilt Bee on Thursday so now it's safe to show you a pouch I worked on for quite awhile and previously just gave you little peeks of it.
click on the images for close-ups.
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| front of pouch |
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| back of pouch |
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| the inside label made with bits of the fabric used and lace |
It just so happened that the person whose name I picked had picked my name so we were exchanging with each other....and what a beautiful gift I received.
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| a box with a beautiful punch needle embroidery and some beautiful lace squares. it was beautifully wrapped in toile paper with silk ribbons. |
you can see all the gifts here on the table.
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| all the gifts exchanged. that box with the black and white duct tape is how I presented my gift. the pictures on the box are of the pouch in various stages of construction. |
and here we all are....i'm plugged in the corner since I took the picture.
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| Simply Quilters Bee |
I did also complete one of the pillows in Karen's class Pillows and Pages. It is a preparation pillow for my bobbin lace. I stitched 2 pillows together to make a soft pocket to hold all the things needed for the next project and there are soft tufted spots on the top for pins.
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| top of pillow...I stitched in a strip of some bobbin lace I made a while ago |
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| the pillow pocket holding some bobbins |
I've been learning how to do crocheted entrelac. I have done entrelac in knitting before but I think it's much easier doing it in crochet. Just using some left over sock yarn and it might turn into a shawl. If you want to try it, there's a good video
here.
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| crocheted entrelac |
It's been a busy week with some nice weather. Most of the trees have leafed out and it's looking like Spring. Lots of work to do in the garden. Have a good week.
