Gifted Gorgeousness - May 2019

Hello my friends,

Today I’m joining up with Jo’s Gifted Gorgeousness ..... I’m a wee bit late actually, tee hee, but I had three little projects I really wanted to finish for this month, and I’ve done it!! Just in time.....


Gifted Gorgeousness is a SAL for showing any gifts we have received or given during the month ..... you can read more over at Jo’s blog - Serendipitous Stitching.(see link at bottom of this post)

Gifted Gorgeousness - The Pincushion you've all been waiting to see .....

Hello Dear Reader,

I'm pleased to be able to join Jo's "Gifted Gorgeousness" today, to show you the gift I sent to my swap partner in Bea's Pincushion Swap.



Some time ago I had seen this lovely doggie pincushion, but I never thought I would actually make one because I wouldn't want to stick pins into him!


When I found that the lady I was sending to was a dog lover, I felt "this was meant to be"!! (Links at end of post)

Truth told, I think I sent a teeny bit of my heart with this little guy, 'cos by the time I finished making him he was hard to send away in the post!!!  So I guess that makes him "made with love".....

And then, so he won't have to have pins stuck in him I had to make another pincushion to go with him! But then I felt he had to have a rug to sleep on (just as every stitcher needs a needle case .... or two). 

Luckily, around this time, my blogging friend - Turid - wrote a tutorial for a needle case which I felt could double as a rug for my little pincushion!

Thank you Turid, for your timely tutorial! (link at foot of post) 

and I just know I will be making more of these!

Oops, nearly forgot! I took this next shot to show some of the stitches on my new sewing machine, but maybe I should have taken more of a close up! Tee hee!

And one last piccy of him with his rug and bone .......

I do hope Debra, will like him! I certainly enjoyed making him!

Now, I'm off to visit everyone over at Jo's place! 

And while writing I'd like to thank Jo for running this lovely party each month! "Thank you Jo!"

Hugs,

Barbara xxxx

Gifted Gorgeousness Link Party at Jo's place (Serendipitous Stitching)

Dog and bone made from a tutorial by Pecks Pieces - HERE.

Needlecase made from Turid's tutorial - HERE

Bea's Pin Cushion Swap (January to March 2019).

Magazine Giveaways

Do you make the gifts that come with the stitching magazines?

The Flashing Scissors

Last year I bought a copy of a new quilting magazine "Love Patchwork and Quilting" which had a needlecase kit with hexagons.  At the time lots of bloggers commented that they throw this sort of gift away because the materials were not very good quality.

The Flashing Scissors

However, I made mine up as I thought the tiny hexagons were really quite sweet.   I made a pincushion and added a pocket on the back for my needlethreader and tiny bobbins of thread and my scissors fitted nicely in the open back of the pocket.

The Flashing Scissors - My extra pockets and pincushion

I have used this almost constantly, despite having many other types of pincushions and needlecases.

Do you take the time to stitch magazine gifts? And if so, do you use them?