Additional Gifts from Near and Far

I am a lucky girl! I have such nice friends who give me presents sometimes. 😉

First, I got a gift certificate for some fabric. Above is what I bought. Dots, of course, but also some of Mark Lipinski’s Califon line. I like the delicate designs. Not sure how I will use it, but something will come up. Now I can rest assured that the FOTY 2009 quilt will have some fabric in it. Thgift certificate came from TFQ for Christmas and the fabric just arrived today. I still owe her a thank you note.


How do you like this gift bag? The bottom has something slightly stiff in it, so it stands nicely up to attention. It is made out of felt, so I may be able to make lovely designs with embroidery (using my machine’s embroidery function) on the front instead of the applique’. The blanket stitch can be done on the machine as well. I’ll have to try it. One thing I like about it is the cute size.


This little teapot pincushion was in the gift bag. My friend, Leah, gave both to me. We hadn’t seen each other for a long time and when we got together, she produced this little package for me. It is a very sweet treat, and unexpected.

I have been transferring my pincushion between sewing machine and ironing board, so this came at the right time and, perhaps, I can start thinking about just keeping one near each workstation? I am definitely going to have to buy more pins!

Author: Jaye

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

2 thoughts on “Additional Gifts from Near and Far”

  1. love the colours in your new teapot pincushion — that light blue is so calming… and the swirls– well they’re a favorite of mine 🙂

    Was thinking about your entry re a stash that seems ot change size depending on what you’re looking for… mine does that too — there’s lots of possibilities in the collection if I’m open to them, but when I have my heart set on a specific, it’s seldom there and I simply can’t see the possiblities for the picutre in my mind. Sigh.

  2. I am not that fond of getting sewing notions as gifts, because I only want what I can use. I am not really a collector. I really like this pincushion, though, and as I mentioned, I needed another one.

    I am glad you understood my comment about the stash getting larger and smaller.

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