Monday, June 6, 2011

Partner Progress

While I have become more selective about the Bees and Swaps I join and I have cut back in an effort to reduce my commitments, I am currently participating in the latest rounds of the Pillow Talk Swap and the Spicing Up The Kitchen Swap. Both swaps have July 1st deadlines but I wanted to get a jump start on both projects during my hiatus. I think I have a pretty clear vision of what each of my secret partners would like and I have been making some headway.

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I'm making a table runner for my SUTK partner using linen and the hexies I made on my trip. I'm trying something new and I spray basted the hexies onto the linen once I settled on a layout. So far this seems to be working.

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I thought I had settled on the pillow design for my partner in the PTS but this weekend an idea hit me and I ran with it. I have to say, I was extremely nervous as I was piecing this pillow. I really wasn't sure if my kooky idea was going to work, but I think it does. My plan is to fussy cut a hexie in the middle but I can't show you that yet because I think it will give everything away to my partner. What do you think so far?

12 comments:

  1. I LOVE both of these! great job!!

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  2. I love both projects! and those are great swaps, definitely worthy of continuing!

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  3. Love the hexies and the linen. That's gonna look great!

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  4. Both look great! I'm gonna be obsessed with that hexie table runner...

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  5. Both interesting looking projects so far :o)

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  6. Hollie these both look great - i would totally be stoked if i were your partner!!! I know what you mean about cutting down on on commitments. I too have stopped signing up for things just to give myself a bit of a break for a while. I have so much to sew for our new place it's not funy!!!

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  7. these are both wonderful. lucky partners :)

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  8. Love the layout of the hexies on the linen!

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  9. They both look terrific. Love the variable hexie sizes.

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  10. love those hexies. i'm jealous!!

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  11. Both of these projects look really good (your kooky pillow idea totally works!), but I'm especially loving the table runner. I look forward to seeing the finished project!

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  12. I love those hexies! Both of you partners are so lucky.

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