Friday, September 19, 2014

Swapping Fun

I have been quilty friends with Katy (aka Lethargic Lass) for a number of years.  She was one of the first quilty women I connected with online and she does some amazing things with linen and liberty (she just reopened her etsy shop (here) which is filled with lovely goodies).

During an IG chat one day we decided a swap was in order.  I made her a pincushion and thread catcher set and she made me a linen and liberty mini.  Katy said that she liked the cathedral window pincushions and that her favorite colors are yellow and brown.  I first made a cathedral window pincushion using essex linen in flax for the panes of the window.


I then started to work on the thread catcher.  I thought that instead of add the usual squares of fabrics around the thread catcher, why not add a strip of cathedral windows around the thread catcher?  So I made 6 little cathedral windows (finishing at a little under 3" square) out of essex linen and added plenty of buttons.


Now the original pincushion was looking a little plain and because the thread catcher had so much fabric, it was really too heavy for the original pincushion.  I decided to make a new pincushion, making 4 more little cathedral windows into an oversized pincushion.


So in total, the set was 2 pincushions and one thread catcher containing 11 cathedral windows and too many buttons to count.


I learned a lot through this swap trying new techniques.  It was a fun experience and Katy has told me she loved the set!

Now, here is what I received from Katy, isn't it magnificent?  Not only did she send me the most wonderful Liberty and linen mini (with hand quilting!), she also sent matching coasters.



I had such fun swapping with you Katy!






18 comments:

  1. She is one lucky swap partner to get such beautiful goodies!

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  2. You ladies are so creative. I just love both of the items you've posted. Thank you for sharing!

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  3. It all looks great. The large pincushion is my favorite. I have a little question: what did you use to stuff the pincushion: it must be heavy to keep the thread catcher for falling.

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  4. You both did great! I love the colors and the texture in your cathedral windows.

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  5. I love how the cathedral windows on the bag look! I think I'm going to have to try that at some point!

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  6. Wow! You should be my PR person... I think those are some of the nicest words said about me on the Internet :) *HUGS*!!

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  7. Cheryl, that is a terrific set. She is one lucky swapper!

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  8. Swapping with friends is so much fun! Looks to me like you both had a blast with this swap. Beautiful items given and received.

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  9. Your set is so pretty, Cheryl. You and Kate each got lucky! What super gifts!

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  10. I love both of the swaps realy like your thread catcher, will have to make one as I always seem to be picking bits up off the floor, did you put sawdust or cat litter in the pincushion to make it heavy enough to hold th thread catcher? Quilty hugs

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  11. Wonderful eye for color in your brown and yellow swap items! I need to learn how to make those windows some day - very inspiring!

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  12. Lovely swap. This set is gorgeous, Cheryl! I know Katy loves hers, I adore mine :)

    -Soma

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  13. Absolutely gorgeous! I'm usually not a yellow and brown kind of person, especially in that combination, but I would purchase that set in a heartbeat it's so beautifully curated! Thanks for the share!

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  14. Your cathedral windows are amazing! Making them is on my to-do list! I was in a swap and received a thread catcher which was attached to a sewing machine mat. It's so handy :)

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  15. ooh I really like your thread catcher - I haven't seen cathedral windows used like that before- will have to have a go at making them! This is really lovely!

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  16. oh my, what a beautiful thread catcher! all these projects are lovely. what a great swap!

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  17. What a lovely swap.You did an amazing job on your items, and I love the colours in the gifts you received.

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