Sew Sunday Swap Share

Yesterday I showed you what I made with the scrap fabrics I received in the South Sound Modern Quilt Guild SSMQG swap.  Debbie asked me if Melissa liked what I made.  I think she did.  ;)

Melissa gets her swap items.

The fun didn't stop there because I got my swap item back.  Oh my, Donna outdid herself!  I had no idea who had taken my swap bag.  It was the supercreative, quilter, scrapbooker, cardmaker and inspiring Donna.  Someday I want to go play in her craft room and hope her creativity rubs off on me. 

Yes, I LOVED it!

 When they announced we would be having a swap and needed to bring a bag of scraps that would equal a fat quarter I wasn't sure I would take part in the swap.  Now I don't think I will miss one.  I had to go home and cut up some fabric to have enough scraps to make a fat quarter. 

Look what Donna made me!   It's a Dresden plate pincushion on top with all my new favorite fabrics in it.  I LOVE it!!!!  The pincushion is attatched to the weight with Velcro so I can take it with me from my sewing machine to my cutting table.  How cool is that?!

The weight was made by covering a ceramic tile with some of my swirly gray fabric.   On the bottom the genius, Donna, put some of this non-slip shelf liner stuff to give it even more stability and ensure my basket won't end up on the ground.

What I thought I wanted was a little trash bag to hang off my table next to my sewing machine so that I can throw little threads and scraps into while at the sewing machine, but the bag she made is so cute I (almost) don't want to use it.

You know how I love details, right?  Check out this little detail.  Donna put a little strap for my scissors to go into on the inside of the bag.

The boning around the top rim helps keep the bag open.  I really need to find out where she got that.   I think it would be great to put in a little trashbag to keep in the car. 

Inside my gift bag was also this lovely hand made card.  Didn't I tell you Donna was creative?   Her card blows me away.  She used my favorite color, purple, and my favorite trendy item, banners to make a card perfect for me.

She even decorated the inside.  <3   Donna, if you are reading this blog post I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I am so blessed by your gift and will think of you often when I am in my sewing room using it.  The cute little hanging bag is even more adorable than I could have imagined!

If you would like to see some of the other items in the swap be sure to check out the SSMQG Facebook page.  For the first time I had a quilt to show at our sew-n-share.  Here's another look at Tyler's quilt.  We held it on it's side so that you could see my pattern works in either direction.

Disappearing Youth

This weekend I have been working on a Toddler boy quilt for the November Hopeful Threads
challenge.  The top should be finished today and then I will have to decide how to quilt it.  Something easy, I'm sure, because I want to get it done and sent out by the first week in December.

Creative Blessings,
Heather North