Monday 24 January 2011

Craft Book Challenge - January


I finally came around to making this patchwork pincushion that I liked so much from the book Tout en patch'..., which I have mentionned numerous times on this blog.  It is, by far, my favorite craft book from my small collection, and I return to it quite often for easy small projects.


The pieces for this patchwork were really small, some less than half an inch wide, so I decided to try paper-piecing them, and it worked like a charm.  There is something about hand sewing that I find very relaxing and I have enjoyed making this little piece.  I think the hardest part was selecting the fabrics, which I chose from my vintage scraps collection.

You can still join in the challenge here, and see what other participants have been making.  For February, I will try something red to be in the spirit of Valentine's Day, crossing my fingers that I can get an earlier start than I did in January.

Happy crafting everyone!
Sylvie

4 comments:

  1. that's such a cute pin cushion! thanks for sharing.

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  2. How beautiful! I love it so much! And I love that you paper pieced it. It is so special with your vintage fabrics!

    Genevieve

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  3. This is gorgeous! What a cute project, I love patchwork!

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  4. So cute! Your fabric selection looks so nice.

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