Pincushion Organiser

My Mum mentioned that she needed a new pincushion. I'd seen this organiser on sew,mama,sew! and had wanted to try it out for ages. Mother's Day was the perfect motivation for me. Here is the one that I made for my Mum. I had raided Mum's stash years ago and have always loved this vintage fabric.

After making one for my Mum, I decided to make one for myself. I used one of my favourite Sandy Henderson fabrics and it always makes me smile when I see it.

I made the scrap bag slightly different to the pattern but it works just as well. Notice the cute little decorative stitch. I really should make more use out of some of the decorative stitches that my machine can do. There are some really sweet designs on there.

Aren't these the cutest pins you've ever seen??!?

This is a great pattern to try. The instructions are clear and simple and it took me just UNDER an hour to whip one up and that includes cutting out!

It's not only great to use at the sewing machine either. I use it when I'm hand sewing/embroidering so I don't leave pins stuck into the lounge somewhere. It means that my quick unpick and scissors don't fall between the cushions/under the lounge/on the floor or under my butt LOL.

You really should make one of these. Go on. You know you want to. If you do, let me know. I'd love to see it!

Mr Postman...

Tuesday started like any other day. Running errands etc. Got home to find the postman left a pickup slip in the letterbox. When DH got home with it later that afternoon I got a shock when I saw that it was for me (I thought it was for Emily from either her Grandparents or her birthday swap partner). I was half right.

It was from a VERY GENEROUS friend of mine from my online parents group. Emily received a gorgeous 2 piece set made in the delightful 'Sandi Henderson- spring dahlia & spring stripey' fabric.

She also received some cute covered hair elastics and a gorgeous handmade card. I absolutely LOVE this outfit and so did Emily who asked to put it on straight away (she was dancing, again, in the photo).

So, here I am sitting all confused as to why there is so much stuff inside the box (there was no senders name on the box so I couldn't figure out who it had come from and why there was so much in there!). As I went through it all I came across things with my name on it saying happy birthday. I was blessed with some beautiful goodies. There was, a 'Homespun' mag pack, a booklet, some thread, a Portabellopixie- Gracie pattern, denim, a WHOLE HEAP of FARMERS MARKET fabric and a gorgeous glass jar filled with buttons and cotton. (all buttons and cotton in coordinating/matching colours for the fabric).

I just couldn't believe it. I was seriously holding back the tears. It was a total unexpected surprise.

Here is the totally cute little jar. She's even stitched buttons on there, awwwwww! You can see a bit more of my yummy fabrics in the background..
Anyway, after drooling over all my goodies and recovering from the shock of receiving such a thoughtful gift, I did a bit of detective work and figured out that the beautiful Leoni sent this awesome package. Unfortunately Leoni doesn't have a blog but she really should!! You should see some of her craft work! Talented is an understatement. I don't know how she fits all the craftwork in whilst looking after her 4 young children.

Thank you again Leoni. As I've said before, this is one of the most thoughtful and personal gifts anyone has ever given me. Saying thank you just doesn't seem like enough.

So now I am thinking of what I can make with all my lovelies...

Surprise number two will follow in another post.. Stay tuned (again). I'll be back!!!