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Friday, May 25, 2012

Embroidered Washi Pincushion

I'm swapping again...I know, I cannot seem to help it...this time it's the Fab Little Pincushion Swap {FLiP}. My secret partner had this pincushion in her favorites. It also reminds me of this quilt, so I thought I'd try my hand at it...in embroidery!


I used a variety of Finca Perle Cotton size 8 {the numbers are: 1889, 1742, 1166, 7636, 1232, 1062, 4812, 3810, 3400, 2615, 2606} and some Moda Crossweave {is this really being discontinued?!}.


It actually reminds me of little strips of washi tape, and I love it!  In retrospect, it is probably a good thing I didn't have time to make my partner a new pincushion, because otherwise I'd have been too tempted to keep this one.


I cut into some Henna Garden for the back {or, actually, cut up my two yards of Henna Garden and am making something else too!}, and it complimented the front well.  I'll admit, I'm kind of sad it's done already.

And, even though I sent this on Wednesday...I've saved the post for today so I join Katie's Hand Made Parade.  You can find it here:

There and Back

What are you hand stitching these days?


P.S. I posted at my other blog today about blogger, Flickr, and picture size limits, check it out if you're blogging on blogger!
By Jennie {Clover and Violet} at 10:34 AM
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18 comments:

  1. BeckyMay 25, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    This is the cutest! It reminds me of a shelf full of colorful books. Great stitching!

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  2. CourtneyMay 25, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    This is incredibly beautiful! I saw it on the handstitched parade linky.

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  3. DeborahMay 25, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    This is so charming! I love it!

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  4. JenelleMay 25, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    This is very cute! I like how each stitch is highlighted and the rainbow effect you made. :)

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  5. LindaMay 25, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    What a sweet litte pincushion! Anyone would be proud to own it!

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  6. Cindy SharpMay 25, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Sweeeeet!

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  7. Jill Dorsey || Made with MoxieMay 25, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    Super cute!

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  8. Katie BMay 25, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    I adore this pincushion! How sweet.

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  9. Abby and StephanieMay 25, 2012 at 4:12 PM

    I love the bright colors against the grey cross weave. I love the texture. Your stitching is so precise and pretty.

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  10. trishMay 25, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    So cute!! :0)

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  11. CindyMay 25, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    I love this...simple and elegant. Great way to try out different stitches.

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  12. BethMay 25, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    This is great - I love all the colors you use in your embroidery projects - I am so happy you share the numbers!

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  13. BarbMay 25, 2012 at 8:00 PM

    Reminds me of cake...HA!! Looks wonderful!

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  14. pasqueflowerMay 25, 2012 at 9:02 PM

    Adorable! Too pretty to poke.

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  15. KatieMay 25, 2012 at 10:08 PM

    Oh how I LOVE this pincushion! I think I need to make one, actually I KNOW I need to make one!
    Thank you for linking up to The Handmade Parade :-)

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  16. Danny HeyenMay 26, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    I saw this on Pinterest and thought "I bet Jennie made that". :)

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  17. ErzebatMay 26, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    Adorable! (mauh) Liz

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  18. sweet diesel designsMay 29, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    I absolutely love this pincushion!!! My goal this summer is to practice embroidery and any hand stitching...this might be the perfect project to try! Love, love, love...

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