Saturday 6 November 2010

Jeannet's Pincushion Swap

In August I joined up Jeannet's pincushion swap...along with 150 other swappers!...As Jeannet is Dutch and I was relying on Google translate I managed to misunderstand and think it was a secret swap...you know, person A sends to person B and receives from person C...but no, it was a direct swap...which became clear to me when I received a parcel from the person that I was sending to!...challenged, sometimes...seriously challeged *LOL*....

Anyway, my swap partner from the Netherlands was Annelies who sent me this lovely pincushion in the colours of the Dutch flag...

 ...card trick, a traditional block that I've always liked...and nice dutch scene fabric on the back...a reminder always of my Dutch swap partner...and in the parcel a nice pattern too...thank you Annelies...
 
I made this pincushion for Annelies...

...a pattern by one our Aussie designers...Leanne Beasley of Leanne's House fame...I enjoyed stitching this design...I forgot to take a photo of it with the fat quarter of fabric that I wrapped it in...oops!
 
Thank you Jeannet for hosting...

Happy Stitching

15 comments:

Chookyblue...... said...

love the pincushions both sent and received.......it has been a lovely swap.

Unknown said...

Vreemd hoor, om je eigen werk op een ander blog te zien. Heel veel plezier ermee en ook bedankt voor het erge mooie speldenkussen.
Fijn weekend

quilting Jeannet said...

Wow Annette, realy very nice colors from both of you. Thank you for participating the swap!

Greetings, jeannet

Willeke said...

Both pincushions are very beautiful!

Unknown said...

very pretty. Little treasure
Gina

Quiltpassion.blogspot.com said...

What a beautiful pillow you made for Annelies and her pincussion for you is very nice, too.
Greetings, Cisca

Jane in Cumbria said...

Actually, I am Dutch, although I live in Wales, but I did not understand that it was a direct swap until I received from the person I sent to!! So you're not the only one!:)
Both your pincushions are lovely.
Jane

An said...

I really like the one you made! Especially the nice poem! But I like the dutch one to!
Really nice swap!

Anita

Bizzy Martine said...

Two lovely pincushions!!!
Greetings Martine

Maya said...

What a lovely pincushions!

Franny said...

They are great!
greetings Franny

AnitaS said...

I love both pincushions very much.

Chris said...

Hello Jindi. I am a bit late, but I want to thank you for your reaction on my blog! I love the pincushion which Annelies made. So cute and typical Dutch. I also like the one you made, also very special!
I will start with the Gardener's Journal. I saw some of the stitchery's on your blog. Beautiful! Have a nice day and greetings from me from Holland.

Peti said...

Hello Jindi, thank you for you nice comment on my weblog. You are sleeping now, but in Holland it's Saterday evening, time to eat a piece of dutch applepie and have a visit to several nice blogs. You made a lovely pincussion and Annelies wil be verry happy tot use this. In my 'klosjesquilt' I used also the Dutch fabrics Annelies did. Many greetings, Peti www.lepetitbonheur.web-log.nl

Anonymous said...

You made a very nice pincussion, especially the sweet stitchery on it. You also get a riminder of Holland. Tippical Dutch. It was so great joining the Swap.

Greetings from Holland.

Linda