I wanted to send Kim at Wisdom with Needle and Thread a small token of appreciation for hosting the 2014 Halloween Exchange. Unfortunately, I did not have time to stitch anything, so I went with the next best idea I could conjure up!
Not knowing what Kim might like, I decided to take a look at some of her work. The ornament Kim created for this exchange was a cute cross-stitch pattern of a witch. (It is the fourth photo in
THIS post on her blog.) So, I found this witch silhouette amongst my fabric stash and decided it would be perfect.
Above is a picture of the back side of the coin purse.
I am happy to note that every time I make one of these little coin purses, following the tutorial on
Sweet Bee Buzzings, I get better at hiding the inside stitches from sewing the frame in. (After following all of the directions on the tutorial, I thread a size 26 tapestry needle with a strand of size 5 perle cotton and work my way across the frame one last time to add a seed bead over each hole in the frame.)
Imagine my delight when Kim mentioned her desire to look up the tutorial to make one of these coin purses in a comment on my blog. She had no idea one was already on its way to greet her. I hope she likes it and was able to use it between the time she received it and Halloween!
Thanks for stopping by!
Renee
6 comments:
It's perfect! Many thanks for your kindness.
Hugs
xxx
This is a FABULOUS little purse Renee!! Well done & I think arrived at a great time to cheer Kim too xox
You are most welcome! It was so sweet of you to set up an exchange so one of your non-blogging friends could participate! And, you were always so sweet about answering question after question. (((Hugs)))
Thank you for the sweet compliment! I was hoping it would bring a smile, and it sounds like receiving it after the swap may have worked better that way. Hugs, Renee
Such a sweet little gift - and useful too. I've never tried making anything like this and might be tempted to have a go.
It took me a long time to work up the courage. I still struggle a bit in the joints where the body of the purse meets with the top, but it gets easier every time I make one. They really are cute and fun to make!
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