Sunday 27 December 2009

Secret Santa's Delights


These are the lovelt Secret Santa gifts I got from my pals on BQL. We could sign up to make something, to buy something or both!  I did both!  The scissor spot is amazingly strong, it will hold a large pair of scissors in place on the machine.  The gifts were wrapped in the tartan fabric which I've put in my Christmas box ready for next year's festive projects!  I sent some Australian design fabrics as my bought gift and as my made gift a sashiko pincushion.




The made gift that I received (and I do hope to find out who from so that I can thank them properly) was this gorgeous notebook and needlecase, plus a beautiful handmade Christmas card.  The front of the notebook cover has a hearts design

and the back has a cat design


and there is a gorgeous beaded bookmark inside

I shall be using this notebook when I attend workshops and exhibitions and I will (eventually) try to have a go at the technique Secret Santa used on the cover - is it called "faux chenille"? I love it - I  remember seeing a gorgeous bag made with the same technique.  Thank you to my Secret Santas, I hope you had a lovely Christmas.

2 comments:

  1. Those are nice gifts and that Australian fabric is really nice.

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  2. 'Faux chenille' is such a simple but clever technique. I have a friend who made a jacket with it which looks like it's 'designer'! The Austrailian fabrics are different - so Aboriginal.
    Thank you for your comment on my post. I'm still enjoying a break from stitching but my mind is working overtime to make up for it!! :-)

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