Thursday, October 3, 2013

Strawberries!!!

The Strawberry Pincushion swap is going great and I am so pleased. I've not hosted a swap before and it has been quite fun. There are some beautiful makes happening in the flickr group. This is what I sent out to my recipient.

I made these and then ...

made this one last night. You can never have enough strawberry pincushions, right?

I used plain ol' felt for the leaves and wool felt for the flower. Then added some french knots. The hanger is a cotton crochet lace.

I was going to originally make a patchwork strawberry but it didn't look like it did in my mind so I scratched that for now although I want to work on one like this sometime. (whoa, run on sentence much?)

This one was just 'cause.. a super duper teeny strawberry!

I just want to say Thank You to all the ladies who joined in!!! 

xo Erin


23 comments:

The Webbers living a life at the beach said...

Seeing your cute strawberries reminds me that my real ones need tidying etc ready for the new season. Raining here today though so what's a girl to do but sew :D (Did you change the yellow font, cos I can see it today, thanks if you did if not perhaps cleaning my glasses helped!) Have a good weekend

Erin @ Why Not Sew? Quilts said...

I did!! Thanks Sue!

Beth said...

Those are so adorable. And that teeny one - seriously too cute!

Jacque. said...

Thanks for organizing the swap...it was fun to work on these strawberry items.

vintage grey said...

Oh, I love all your pretty strawberries and such sweet goodies, too!! Thank you so much for being such a lovely and sweet host!! I had fun! xo Heather

Gina said...

What a fun, lovely package you have put together for your partner!!Thank you for hosting such a fun swap!!!

Amy DeCesare said...

Thanks for holding this swap! You did a fantastic job organizing it! This was my very first official swap, and I had a blast. Haven't even received my package and already I hope to join another one someday. What fun, seeing all of the other makes!

krislovesfabric said...

Thanks so much for hosting, this has been a fun swap to see all the creativity! And I think you should put a top on that patchy berry...it might be my favorite of the ones you made!

Kylie said...

It's been so fun Erin! Such a lovely idea for a swap. Thanks so much for organizing it :) I love your strawbs and your needle book is so cute!

Kylie said...

It's been so fun Erin! Such a lovely idea for a swap. Thanks so much for organizing it :) I love your strawbs and your needle book is so cute!

❁Velma ~Down Our Country Road❁ said...

I just recently started following your blog and, after seeing the beautiful creations in the Flickr photos, I'm lamenting over the fact that I was too late to participate in it!
Aboslutely lovely. If you decide to do another swap, I'll definitely consider throwing my name into the hat!
That itsy bitsy strawberry is a hoot!

Heidi Staples said...

Oh my word, Erin, this is gorgeous!!!

legato1958 said...

The Strawberry pincushion swap has been so much fun! Thanks for hosting and organizing it all!
I love seeing all of the creativity and styles that make each berry unique! Yours are so dear and sweet!
I think you should cap that little patchy guy, too!

Susie

sewyouquilt2 said...

those strawberries are the cutest!

Anonymous said...

Hi! I'm here via Vintage Grey!

What a sweet swap you girls had. Little by little, I'm learning to sew- mainly because I adore these type of cute fabrics! ♥

donna said...

Your strawberries are so cute. Looks like a fun swap.
Hugs
donna

~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...

Such sweet Strawberries!! I just love all the goodies you sent to Heather!! :) Such a fun swap! Hope you have a lovely fall day! xo Holly

Anonymous said...

I have had a great time making my strawberry pincushion. I also had fun with all of the other "littles" that I had made for add on's for the swap. Sooooo, my question is.... are you going to host another swap soon??? :)

Karrie said...

I really liked your patchwork strawberry!! It was really cute! If you ever host one one again (or annually!) I would love to join in ;)

-karrie

Brynwood Needleworks said...

Adorable strawberries, Erin! Thanks for hosting the swap. I LOVE my swap gifts. <3

xo
Donna

Christine M said...

Your strawberries are gorgeous!

Tatkis said...

Lovely sweet strawberries!

Hugs,
Tatyana

Nanette Merrill said...

I wish they were mine. I wish I had a huge bowl of them. Yummie.

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