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Thursday, October 30, 2014

A Thank You Gift for Kim

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
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6 comments:

  1. KimMOctober 31, 2014 at 5:57 AM

    It's perfect! Many thanks for your kindness.
    Hugs
    xxx

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    1. ReneeOctober 31, 2014 at 7:00 AM

      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)))

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  2. Mii StitchOctober 31, 2014 at 6:52 AM

    This is a FABULOUS little purse Renee!! Well done & I think arrived at a great time to cheer Kim too xox

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    1. ReneeOctober 31, 2014 at 7:12 AM

      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

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  3. Magpie's MumblingsOctober 31, 2014 at 3:52 PM

    Such a sweet little gift - and useful too. I've never tried making anything like this and might be tempted to have a go.

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    1. ReneeOctober 31, 2014 at 5:32 PM

      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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