A pincushion and a stitched pouch.

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A few days ago, I received a big enveloppe full of lovely presents : an amazing pocket, a wonderful pouch, linens, buttons, scissors, threads and a magazine and also a beautiful card. Inside the card was a stitched block made with civil war fabrics.

I will treasure all these presents and wanted to make something useful with this block so I can have it on my desk.

After a long walk this afternoon, the idea came to me immediately!

And as I needed a break from stitching -I had stitched all day long yesterday and this morning- I immediately started working on a new pincushion!


I like it a lot and I am now ready to stitch again tonight!

But you may wonder what I am stitching!!!

A delicate pouch and it's almost finished. I hope to be able to show it to you next weekend... But here's a photo of my WIP...


And to finish this post, I want to tell my Japanese friends and readers that my prayers are still with you on this sad anniversary day.

Until later,

Comments

  1. Laurie in IowaMarch 11, 2012 at 8:31 PM

    Love your pincushion and it's a perfect way to enjoy the quilt block.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 11, 2012 at 9:09 PM

    Your pincushion is lovely David, that is something I need to earn to make. What a wonderful package of kind gifts you received! My thoughts and prayers are also centred on the sadness of the Japanese earthquake.

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  3. GiovannaMarch 11, 2012 at 9:26 PM

    Very pretty pincushion, and you're using some really lovely fabrics for the pouch - looking forward to seeing more of it.

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  4. Raymond HomesteadMarch 11, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Love your pincushion!

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  5. merumoMarch 11, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    Wow!! How creative you are!! You don't know how my eyes got wide opened now!! I'll have to copy that idea to make my own ;) And your stitching is always gorgeous. Can't wait to see more of the progress soon!

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  6. IsabelleMarch 12, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    Ton pique-aiguilles est très joli David, voilà encore une de tes très belles réalisations...j'aime beaucoup :-)
    Quant à la photo de ton wip : hum!! je crois bien que c'est la jolie pochette créee par Nataliejo, non ??
    Très belle semaine à toi,
    Isabelle

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  7. BertieMarch 12, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    Oh yes I like it a lot too, the fabrics are lovely. I have found that when you do a lot of patchwork you can make things quite fast, even by hand!
    Your Wip looks good so far!

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  8. AnnemiekeMarch 12, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    Very nice pincushion, I like the colours and the shape too.
    Groetjes
    Annemieke

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  9. nataliejoMarch 12, 2012 at 4:59 PM

    Waouh, le pincushion !! Trop chouette, faudrait que je m'en fasse un de ce genre, j'aime vraiment beaucoup. Quant au WIP, j'ai beau me gratter la tête, je ne vois vraiment pas !! ;-)))

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  10. Petites xxx et CieMarch 12, 2012 at 6:13 PM

    Trop sympa ton pincushion ! on n'en a jamais trop... et au moins nos épingles/aiguilles sont bien rangées !!!
    Je me tâte encore pour le quilt me club de Nataliejo, je ne sais pas patcher. Pffffft c'est dur de résister (je suis faible, très faible), d'autant que Nathalie dit que c'est accessible même aux débutantes comme moi ! argh !
    Bisxxx et bonne soirée.

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  11. ElinMarch 13, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    What a wonderful pincushion! I found your blog some minutes ago via Merumo's blog, and I can see that you make a lot of wonderful things.

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  12. MichelleMarch 13, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    Oh the pincushion is perfect! Love it. And I can't wait to see your completed pouch - it looks gorgeous!

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  13. Rêve de filMarch 13, 2012 at 7:20 PM

    J'adore ton pique-aiguille, tes tissus sont très beaux, quant au reste, je ne maitrise pas assez l'anglais pour comprendre et les traducteurs...!!!

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  14. zaza passionMarch 14, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    Ton pique aiguilles est trop sympa et ton WIP ....Hmmmmm!!!!! encore un modèle de l'atelier perdu qui se termine dis moi....
    Amicalement.

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  15. clobMarch 16, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    Bonjour David ,
    Tu as été très gaté , cette pochette brodée est superbe !
    Et quelle belle idée de monter ce ravissant petit patch (dont j'aime les tissus dans les tons du drapeau US) en pique aiguilles . Tu l'as ainsi à porter de vue lors de tes travaux d'aiguilles !

    J'ai vu le projet proposé par *l'atelier perdu" .. mais je ne maîtrise pas assez l'art du patch pour me lancer . Je serai donc observatrice admirative . C'est aussi un plaisir que de voir de belles réalisations !
    Je te souhaite un très bon WE

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    1. DavidMarch 16, 2012 at 12:54 PM

      Merci Clob,
      Je n'ai pas photographié ce que j'ai reçu.
      La pochette que tu vois n'est pas fini et c'est un projet de l'Atelier Perdu que j'espère finir très vite ;-)

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  16. LucyMarch 16, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    Adorable pin cushion David!

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  17. murielleMarch 21, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    Le pique aiguilles est ravissant, dans les tons que j'aime.
    J'aime beaucoup l'assortiment de tissus
    Bonne journée

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  18. MichelleApril 2, 2012 at 1:59 AM

    That is such a neat pincushion! I just followed a couple of links from other quilters who had made similar ones and linked back to yours. Is there a pattern for what you did? (The pincushion, not the sawtooth block)

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  19. Gisele BourdonApril 3, 2012 at 12:37 AM

    Bonjour,
    J'aime beaucoup votre coussin a épingle, j'aimerais cela si vous désirez avoir le patron. Une amie du Canada

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  20. DaniëlleMay 11, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    This is a great way of giving good use to spare blocks!! Am I allowed to follow into your needlesteps?? Have a great weekend!

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