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The Sweetest Things

2/4/2014

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A few months ago I received the most lovely gift in the mail.  Do you recognize it?  Last year it was part of the Zakka Along 2.0 - Patchwork Please sew along.  It is the Sweet Trips Embroidery Pouch (week 18) and this one was made by my friend Debbie over at A Quilter's Table.  Isn't it the sweetest!
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Debbie made it for me as a "just because" and boy did she nail it!  It is so perfect, adorable and oh so handy.  You see right at the time I received this lovely gift, I had just started the Autumn Sampler by The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery, and was using a gallon size Ziplock bag.  So sad.  So I threw that sad Ziplock bag away and immediately stuffed my new pouch full of all my cross stitch goodies!
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You can see my pouch filled to the brim below.  It had a space for everything and holds it all so well.  You can see back in the day when I took these photos just how far along I was with that cross stitch project (not very far!)
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On the left side it holds my floss, the actual cross stitch piece (folded) and my chart of colors and symbols.
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On the right side it holds my needles, and the current thread I am using, plus my scissors tucked away in a pocket that keeps my boys from getting their precious hands on them!  I have been using this embroidery pouch every single day, traveling in my purse, car and by hand for months now, it is the perfect size and perfect thoughtful gift for me!
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Below is where I am currently on the sampler.  My background fabric wasn't quite dark enough, so the white kinda disappeared.  To solve this issue, I am adding in a gold thread with the white to make it pop, and hopefully stand out a bit.  If you look hard at block number 13 you can see the gold on her hat.  I have been steadily working on this one, enjoying every minute and enjoying my little gift even more.  Thank you Debbie!
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While we are on the topic of Debbie, I was thrilled to find out yesterday that she won 2nd place in the Tula Pink City Sampler Quilt Along, hosted by Sew Sweetness.  Tula Pink herself picked the winners and I couldn't be more thrilled for Debbie, she completely deserved it and if you want to check out her awesome winning quilt, "Unlocked" then click HERE to see what a beauty this quilt really is!

Ironically, after publishing this post, I was browsing through my old blog posts and discovered that today, exactly four years ago is when I started blogging!  Wow, time flies and it is so hard to believe that it has already been four years   Thanks so much to all of you for joining me on my journey and for all the friendships that I have formed in these years through this little blog!
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Becky M link
2/4/2014 06:08:12 am

Oh my goodness that is the cutest little pouch! So thoughtful of her. It's so wonderful to have friends who think of you for no reason! :) And your sampler is adorable as well. Congrats on the 4 yr anniversary!

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Katy link
2/4/2014 08:15:27 am

It's gorgeous, enjoy!

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Flying Blind
2/4/2014 08:21:32 am

Lovely pouch - you deserve it!
Happy Blogiversary xxx

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shirley tener link
2/4/2014 11:29:20 pm

it is perfect, and I need one, I have the cover made, my stuff is just in Heaps ~~ every drawer and cervice in my sewing room and nothing is pick up and go so I stitch less............I pinned it.

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Jen link
2/6/2014 07:24:30 am

Gorgeous and practical. I'm jealous!

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