Friday 24 August 2012

Kawaii and Kursing






My Fantabulous FQ giveaway of 9 KOKKA PRINTS and 2 SUMMERSVILLE PRINTS from the incredibly generous, lovely Celtic Fusion Fabrics has a little over 24hrs left if you havent entered already by leaving the word GIVEAWAY as a comment on my previous post. (click to visit)
There are also one or two spots left to fill for the Japanese Charm Swap too!  Each swapper purchases one metre of a print and cuts it into 56 x 5" charms - the charms are sent to me, and in turn I send back a stack of 56 gorgeous different charms.  If you'd like to take part leave a comment on my previous post saying SWAP (click will take you there)!

Just in case you needed any encouragement, have a look at what Helen did with just a fraction of what you could receive in the swap.

Pin cushion
Made by Archie the Wonderdog
Each dinky square is half an inch square!  Isnt it beautiful?
In the meantime my man is home at the moment so I've been busy...


Fortuantely busy with sewing too!  I've got 2 swaps to finish up in the next week....  *help!!*  Its all been hand sewing so far (the thinking was to rest my hip, but holy cow my hands have objected...) and there's been a good bit of this....

Paper piecing the wrong sides together...

but it is paying off as I am progressing now


And for the other swap, NOT FOR CHILDREN  (or mum...)

























I know, its not exactly obvious what its meant to spell out....  Part of that I'm hoping is down to the peelywally photo....  also partly cos I've only started filling in around the letters.....
And if it still proves to be a washout when its all pieced I'll see what a bit of Perle can do to help out....all the while probly shouting it out quite a lot... 



23 comments:

  1. I'm rather in love with everything in this post. Everything.
    And I see the naughty word. It's fabulous. ;)

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  2. I can't see the rude word! I want to see the rude word! Looking mighty fine though, miss Sarah!

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  3. Good luck on the swaps, your stars look lovely.

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  4. You are turning into the epp queen. Loving both projects.

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  5. lovely EPP, and I am glad I'm not alone in doing it backwards!

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  6. In my last comment I said 'both' but I'll say Giveaway now as well to be on the safe side. EPP looks brill and love the dirty blockbusters! If you don't get enough people (which I doubt will happen!) for the swap, I'll gladly buy a 2nd meter ; don't know how I'm going to choose just one as it is!

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  7. Wow. Your BQS is just stunning. You EPP queen you!

    P.s. I see the rudey word now!

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  8. Gosh, I love your first piecing especially - definitely coming round to text fabric! Juliex

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  9. Ohhh I see the naughty word! It was a bit like a magic eye thing, I couldn't see it at first :D

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  10. I can see the rude word now!!! (Must be eleven hours of sleep that did it 'cos there's no way I could see it yesterday!) Thanks for the pin cushion love - I've put pins in it now and it looks even cuter, if I do say so myself! I love your BQS mini - you're giving Mrs Goldsworthy a run for her EPP crown ;o)

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  11. That's one of my favourite words. *g* Love the mini quilt (you clever clogs) and baking, too!

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  12. Love your EPP. x

    What naughty word ? Where ? With that 'oh so sweet' fabric ? SARAH !!!!

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  13. What a funny post! Thanks for the reminder on the giveaway. The pincushion is adorable I love the froggy!
    I know the hassle of backwards paper piecing. Ha I saw the word thanks to the first letter...maybe you should have made the letters darker, but hexies were a fun idea!! =D

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  14. The last one has me stumped! Love what you're doing with your BQS mini! It's going to look amazing. Jxo

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  15. Love your mini - and can't wait to see the final Sailor when it is done ;)

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  16. Loving Helen's wee pinnie, but bugger on the backwards piecing! Heading in the right direction now :o) And don't forget you don't have to post your sweary word til the 8th, so you could bring it with you :o)

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  17. i am seeing a really pretty fuck in the last picture... am i right???

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  18. Hi, Sarah. Beautiful 4-star block, and it took me forever to see the bad word...but I got it! Very funny!
    best, nadia

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  19. Hey is that the snowball blcok we did at the FQ retreat? It looks lovely - so different to mine. I love to see the same block done different ways!

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  20. uh, LOVING the four letter word in disguise there, how brilliant!

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