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Tuesday 11 October 2011

Thirties pin cushion

I spent a very enjoyable week with a lovely friend who came up for a visit from Sydney, Australia. As she is a quilter too,  there was of course much talk about quilts, fabric, quilting books, patterns etc. She brought me a lovely little kit to make a "Thirties" pin cushion. We decided to make one each and had a cosy day at home stitching.

This is my pin cushion, all stitched by hand I might add,
and this is the one my friend made!
Here they are together; aren't they just lovely?


I hope you are having a good week too.
Vreni 

27 comments:

Marg said...

They are really cute. It sounds like you had a lovely time together.

Unknown said...

Very sweet! I love them!

Jess @ Scrappy n Happy said...

They are great! I love the hexies and I am really falling for 30's fabric, not that I need more fabric but if I see some you never know what might happen!

blauraute said...

Liebe Vreni,
sehr schön ist Dein Nadelkissen geworden. Es ist doch immer wieder schön, wenn frau mit liebem Besuch zusammen nähen kann.
Dir eine gute Zeit und liebe Grüße
Roswitha

Geckoboxes said...

Isn't it wonderful to be stitching all your stories together and out comes a lovely pincushion, to be handled with love! XH

Silvia said...

Lovely and original pin cushion....
Have a nice week you too...
Huugs

Stray Stitches (Linda G) said...

Darling pincushions!! Sounds like a wonderful weekend. Have a happy week, too!

barcord said...

nothing could be nicer than stitching with a friend. You both made lovely pincushions. What neat handstitching. Well done.

LintLady said...

Hallo Vreni,
sehr "lovlely". Wie groß sind sie denn? Darf ich mir auch eins nähen?
LG Doris

Shirley said...

Adorable pincushions and in my favourite hexagons.

Chookyblue...... said...

love love love the pincushions......who pattern??? little bit of hexagon play which is fun.......

Thimbleanna said...

Those are adorable Vreni -- how fun to make them with a friend!

Anonymous said...

Sooo cute! Lovely to have a nice time with a quilting friend.
x Hilde

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Cute! Cute! Cute!

Janet said...

They look like pretty flowers, I love them.

Unknown said...

one can never have enough pincushions. Especially ones that look like these!

Valentina said...

How cute! I want one! :) soooo sweet, and what a great souvenir of your time together. And one can never have too many pincushions... I am sure I have a hexi-flower lying around... :)

Gesche said...

Hallo Vreni,

wunderschön, Dein Nadelkissen. Zusammen mit netten Menschen macht es einfach Freude von Hand zu nähen, weil es sehr entspannend ist.

Ich wünsche Dir ein schönes Wochenende!

Liebe Grüße
Gesche

Unknown said...

Is there a pattern or instructions?

Oops-Lah said...

Dorothy, can you email me please so I can send you the instructions.

Karen said...

I just love this pincushion, especially the rounded bottom. Did your friend get the pattern in Australia if so can you please let me know where also did you alter instructions to make the rounded bottom
TIA Karen in Oz

Bobbi Smith said...

I l-o-v-e this. Could you tell me where you go the pattern? I am fixing to have surgery and this would be great hand work to sit still and heal and having something to do with my hands.

nirma5 said...

I would love instructions for this! !

nirma5 said...

I would love instructions for this! !

norma said...

I'd love to have the pattern.. so cute!!
normatriley@hotmail.com

norma said...

I'd love to have the pattern.. so cute!!
normatriley@hotmail.com

Yezwee said...

Is this adorable pincushion pattern available? I’d love to make one!!!!!i look forward to hearing from you.