swap mate has safely received her package so I feel free to post it here. How fun for me to get the Hostess herself as my partner. It is because of Julie I started making pincushions. This is the first one I ever made, and I have loved making them ever since. For Julie's I started with three different designs before I finally settled on this one, a style using felt, which is most familiar to me. Here's the side view:
Completed pincushion:
Handmade pins:
Beautiful.
Posted by: littlejennywren | December 05, 2006 at 12:16 AM
Gorgeous! What a lovely little piece of art! I'm always in awe of your tiny, even stitches! Impeccable!
Posted by: Julie | December 05, 2006 at 12:23 AM
Pin cushion beautiful as usual but those flower pins, now those are soooooo cute!
Posted by: jen | December 05, 2006 at 12:49 AM
What an incredibly beautiful pin cushion and the pins - it's all SOO gorgeous.
Posted by: carolyn | December 05, 2006 at 04:43 AM
your pincushions are the best things ever.
Posted by: meg | December 05, 2006 at 05:49 AM
It is beautiful! And it looks like you are getting some use out of you new tools? Love the colors!
Posted by: mimik | December 05, 2006 at 06:41 AM
Beautiful! All those lovely felt flowers, goodness. I'm sure your swap partner was thrilled.
Posted by: shirley | December 05, 2006 at 08:28 AM
oh, that is pure lovliness. and the pins are quite something as well. i love it!
tools? you got new tools???
Posted by: stephanie s | December 05, 2006 at 09:22 AM
This is lovely! Looks like a little cake!
Posted by: Stephanie | December 05, 2006 at 09:35 AM
Hi! Thank you so much for stopping by my blog & the compliments! And, I am going to give one right back to you and say that pincushion is sooo cute. It looks like a little cake. I love the color of the flowers, too. Karin aka creative chaos
Posted by: Karin | December 05, 2006 at 10:13 AM
this is too cute - can you share what you use for stuffing?
Posted by: teresa (maggiegracecreates) | December 05, 2006 at 10:47 AM
So wonderful! I love it! Those pins are the cutest things ever! Very lovely (not surprising...).
Posted by: Jackie | December 05, 2006 at 11:32 AM
I'm so lucky to have had you as a partner! The pincushion is sitting on my desk so I can look at it all the time. And my daughter keeps picking it up and hugging it :)
Posted by: Julie | December 05, 2006 at 12:01 PM
Beautiful, you are soooo clever and Julie is a lucky girl.
You have a parcel winging it's way to you as we speak, enjoy :-)
Posted by: donna | December 05, 2006 at 12:38 PM
That is so pretty it hurts. Nicely done.
Posted by: Jessica | December 05, 2006 at 03:12 PM
Beautiful pincushion + pins. Julie is a lucky gal!
Posted by: sally | December 05, 2006 at 08:31 PM
In love with those sweet handmade pins... see you, grache
Posted by: gracia | December 05, 2006 at 10:42 PM
this is really beautiful! I love the colours and the shape too! and those sweet pins! very very nice!
What a very clever gal u are!!
Posted by: Anastasia | December 05, 2006 at 10:45 PM
Your pincushion is absolutely beautiful!
Posted by: raesha | December 05, 2006 at 10:58 PM
Absolutely gorgeous! How do you get those perfect flowers? I've completely bent a hole punch trying to make tiny felt circles (for tiny felt stuffies). Are you cutting those out by hand or have you found a sturdy punch that will do it for you?
Posted by: futuregirl | December 06, 2006 at 09:24 AM
Absolutely stunning!!
And those pins are delicious!
Posted by: Mirre | December 06, 2006 at 11:02 AM
it's just plain gorgeous! I love the tiny little flower pins too.
Posted by: amy | December 06, 2006 at 07:17 PM
What an absolutely beautiful and cool pincushion!!! Wow, I'm so impressed! Custom pins, too?! Amazing!
I love the first one you made too--so pretty :)
Posted by: Tracy's Turret | December 06, 2006 at 09:38 PM
By the way, could you tell me what you stuff your pincushions with? I've used polyfiberfil in mine, but have wondered what others use? Thanks!
Posted by: Tracy's Turret | December 06, 2006 at 09:39 PM
Now that is gorgeous!!!!
Posted by: Dawn | December 07, 2006 at 08:21 PM
I love th4e look of these pincushions, they seem to perfect, almost like icing on a cake.
Posted by: Rebecca (felter in rural Ireland) | December 09, 2006 at 04:53 AM
Gorgeous!!!
Posted by: Zabrina | December 13, 2006 at 07:18 PM
what gorgeus pincushions, I just love them. wouldn't they be lovely to make for xmas present.
Posted by: pauline | October 12, 2009 at 01:34 AM