Finally!

God, the waiting nearly killed me! The swap only finished on Monday, but when you know people have been posting earlier, you kinda start waiting earlier!

So I've been looking at the linky list Vic created, and checking out the goodies, trying to work out which one was mine.....and missed this one not on the list!

And the kid was soooo happy to be included!

Awww, double love! and we both felt the love, thanks Beck! It's perfect on the couch (leaning on it now while I'm posting), great design, so simple and sweet.

a beautiful little card (with such beautiful words, I love it!) and some little treats for the girl and me

Beck, you made our day, and Vic, for this great cushion swap! I had just as much fun making as I did receiving (now the anxious wait to find out if my recipient likes her!)

The Cushion Swap

Another thing I've been occupying my time with is procrastinating and finally making my cushion for Vic's cushion swap. It's an anonymous swap, so we don't know who is making for who, which always adds to the tension excitement.

I so hope she likes it!!

pattern from here; my original attempt here

Running out of imaginative titles....

This week this great giveaway arrived from Vic. I was planning to leave it wrapped until Xmas, but the paper got torn a bit in the post...so I had to tear it more, and I'm so glad I did! It is awesome- the fabric is definately going ot be a bag, the recipe file and clutch looked at lots.

She added some cute badges, and

buttons and a plate! Well, saucer, but it is my first one for my vintage plate feature wall I want to start, very special!

I have been sewing a few gifts, which I can't show yet, but also making a few coin ourses, just to work on my zipper technique (oh, and use a few of the buggers up!). How cute is this pocket one, some old jeans (found VERY cheap at the oppys) and lining fabric. A pocket on the outside of your coin purse. Gosh, I feel clever!

Another finished item is this Xmas tee, and long sleeve one I chopped the sleeves off, and hand appiqued the tree on. It is a pattern from an old Handmade, I can't find out which one if anyone wants to know. She loved wearing it to the Carols in the Park last night.

Have to get a wiggle on, my poor friend will be left short if I don't finish (after i've started) the hats for her. Plus I want to see her on Wednesday, i'll look pretty silly turning up without them, hmm, short conversation that day I think!!