A Little Bit French Swap

Part of the fun of joining in of the Little Bit French SAL was to join in a gift swap.  On Friday afternoon, my poor postman knocked on the door.  He looked half drowned, and was very apologetic about the parcels disintegrating in his hands.

Happily, the contents were all intact, and I opened a parcel from Fiona of BubzRugz.  She had wrapped the items in a tea towel from Australia, probably the only thing to hint of sun we shall see this month!

What made this even more exciting, I have been reading Fiona's blog for some time, so it was a lovely surprise to receive from someone I "knew", even if she didn't know it.

I shall look forward to using everything, and getting to know Fiona better over the coming months.

Rhodes Stitch Butterfly

I signed up for a swap on the TSS Yahoo group for  a scissor pocket and fob.

I found a pattern for a biscornu-

http://kincavelkrosses.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/rhodes-butterfly-biscornu1.jpg - which I thought I could adapt.

I've done this pattern, or part of it three times now.  One for the scissor case, one for a needle case, and just the central design for the fob.  Now I need to have a look to see if I have the fabric to make them up.  Hopefully, it shouldn't take long, and they can be posted very quickly.



De stash page has had some more magazines added, as well as a couple of vintage sewing patterns.  In order to clear some space, the first 10 items will be removed at the end of this week, so if you're interested, please email me.