Monday, October 1, 2012

Some more swapsies

My friend Geraldine and I decided back in August to do a little private swap, for a little fun. She made a doll quilt for my little lady, and I made some placemats for her kitchen table.


Geraldine went for a pink theme for my pink-mad little girl. When this arrived in the post, E was utterly thrilled. She never let it go all day and went to bed with it that evening. It gets used the whole time in her games and is never far from her. While she loves its colours and the fact that it has her name on it, I love the clean lines, bright colours and the beautiful stitching - the pebble quilting is fab and its just gorgeous as a mini quilt. It really appeals to my taste in design and colour! So thank you Geraldine, it really was and is a big hit!

In return, I made some placemats for Geraldine. I mused over what to go with design wise - I knew brights would be a hit, and I wanted 2 pieces that were complimentary but not the same. I found some linen/cotton mix in my stash and decided to piece it in alternate strips with some colourful prints, one warm colours and the other cool. I used paper to piece the linen in a similar manner to piecing a string block as I was afraid it would distort too much with all the pressing and it worked great.


In addition to light machine quilting in the linen, I did a row of hand quilting in matching perle cotton in it too and felt that it really lifted the whole thing.


I backed them in some complimentary prints and used Kona solids for the binding. I love the backs as well to be honest, I think they could be used this side up too!


These have gone off to their new home where I think they are very happy :-)

16 comments:

Sophie Belle Designs said...

They definitely have gone to a good home Sarah!

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

Perfect swapping x

Becky (My Fabric Obsession) said...

Oh, everything is so beautiful. The hand stitching on the place-mats is just the right touch.

Canadian Abroad said...

Looks like you both won in that swap. Gorgeous makes!

patchworkdelights said...

Like the place mats S, good use of colours! Fi

Cindy said...

Yippee for Irish swapsies! You guys both made gorgeous mini quilts!

quilary said...

Lovely swaps - you're both very clever!

Leanne said...

They are both lovely!

Helen said...

Wow! I love them both! They are stunning!

I want you girls to redecorate my home!

Di said...

Swapping loveliness. Di x

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

Little private swaps sure are fun!

Katy Cameron said...

Fun swap, always handy to receive things you actually need!

Nicky said...

I loved my swap with Helen last year! lucky swappers both - or should I say all 3!

Nat at Made in Home said...

Love the placemats you made for Geraldine - a great swap!

Toohey said...

I love the placemats. I would love to "favorite" this from m Flickr account. Have you posted this anywhere? Thank you so much for your lovely quilting projects.

Lynne said...

What lovely swaps!