Tuesday, December 7, 2010

a christmas swap

Last night at our monthly LAMQG meeting we enjoyed an awesome holiday swap.
My partner was Kelly, who asked for something that was Christmas themed. Now, I have to tell you this kinda stumped me at first, outside of stockings and advent calendars, I haven't sewn something holidayish. So after a bit of hum bugging I finally got to work. Kelly had mentioned that she kept two 20 inch throw pillows on her coach and with all the pillow inspiration I have been getting from Angela's blog, I decided to go for it.



Now I have to admit, this little flea market fancy hexagon christmas tree was not easy to part with.


I mean really, look how cute they looked on my sofa!!


Kelly really seemed to love them as much as I did, so it made it easier to say goodbye to these two babies. Besides.....look what I scored


six amazing placemats made for me by Alissa!! 
I L-O-V-E them!!! 
I am in awe of how she was able to make something for me that truly is "me", they are a perfect reflection of my home and style. She rocks!! The only thing is, no child will ever eat over the babies, oh no, mama will be pulling them off the table before dinner is served. I know this may defeat the purpose, but beauty just can not be comprised by ketchup or spaghetti sauce!


Now....back to all that holiday sewing that I am way behind on.

13 comments:

  1. your pictures are so much better than mine! i love these pillows. my oldest daughter was really excited this morning when she saw them. she said, "mama, that pillow has a chrisam tree on it!"

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  2. You're going to need to make yourself a Christmas tree pillow!! I LOVE the way you quilted it.

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  3. Love love love love! These are a picture of perfection! Fabulous job, Chris!

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  4. Both projects are gorgeous. What a great swap!!

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  5. I just saw your placemats on Alissa's blog - how fabulous for you!!! I can see why you had a hard time parting with those incredible cushions. You did a beautiful job on those! We rarely take the time to repeat our swap loves for ourselves, do we? I keep telling myself: must remember to make 2 at a time....

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  6. Gorgeous cushions Chris!! And Alissa has done a wonderful job on the placemats - lucky you x

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  7. Oh your pillows are so beautiful! That hexie tree and quilting is my favorite. Aren't they so fun and quick? Now you need to go make some to keep! Those placemat are so pretty too.

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  8. First of all, Chris, those two pillows you made for Kelly are FANTABULOUS!! Oh my goodness. I can see how they'd be hard to part with! You are so talented and creative. You say that Alissa pegged you and your style, well, I'm pretty sure you pegged Kelly and her style! Beautiful.
    Second, Angela says those pillows are fun and quick? I can use some of that mojo right about now for a little pillow project of my own. I'm heading over there right now!
    Merry Christmas!

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  9. These are great! The quilting on the tree pillow is perfect! Nice work.

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  10. Inspiring! Just love the idea of using hexagons for a tree design. Off to visit my scraps!

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  11. Oh, my! I LOVE the pillows you made, and the place mats you received! Very inspiring post!

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  12. I love all your stuff :-) I have awarded you a Liebster award today on my blog! Go check it out, then pass it on to other blogs you love. And thanks for the inspiration!
    http://ocd-obsessivecraftingdisorder.blogspot.com/2011/01/leibster-award-and-about-being-stylish.html

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