My Needle Book

I had so much fun stitching and finishing this dainty piece. I used the called-for linen and floss. I stained the piece with walnut crytals instead of Tan Rit Dye. I did a buttonhole stitch around the seamline. It took me quite awhile to chose the inside fabric but I think I did okay with my choice. I don't know how to crochet so I improvised and used a piece of my late-grandmother's yarn and attached a flower eyelet for the closure.

ABC Pincushion

This is my first contribution to the Blackbird Design blog. This was the first pincushion pillow I stitched and finished. I was really pleased with how it turned out and I was even more delighted over my finishing fabric choice. I changed the called-for thread to CC Waterlilies Kelp and I changed Sarah Tobias to my own name to personalize it.

I added my own embellishments. The lacey material is a piece I cut from an old tablecloth. I coffee dyed it for age and fastened it with pins and bone buttons.

My next BBD project is going to be one from My Heart Is True. I so fell in love with this the moment I saw it. I just love those little dainty projects where I get to use my finishing fabrics.