Hers are beautifully made on her new whizz bang embroidery machine. (yep, totally jealous) Cupcakes, butterflies, skulls (they appeal to some..) all embroidered on felt and totally desirable. So I wanted one.
But truth be told I have a few issues participating in the swaps.
1) I do not have a big enough stash of yarns I am happy to swap- "no I need that" is my first thought when trying to come up with a yarn to offer
2) I usually offer the same thing...a bag.
(and though this is a parcel I sent to someone at one stage, the photo is not mine and I use it everywhere cause really, wouldn't you?)
Which is great, but I am concerned that people will get sick of them which leads me to offer other random things that may or may not be desired and thus..
3) I will get stuck holding up the thread offering something no-one wants with nothing to use to bail me out.
And so to stop the anxiety involved, I have created my own.
Without an embroidery machine I decided to use a totally cute fabric appliqué from a fat quater mum had just bought. I backed it with felt and attached a ribbon for the clips to attach to.
I then decided that it needed a bit more structure so I added a layer of "strengthening" and another layer of felt to the back.
And then I added a flower applique from the same fabric to the bottom of the ribbon.
Totally happy with the result and so are the girls.
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