Saturday 3 March 2012

Swap Mama Duties

One of the things about being a swap mama is that if things go wrong you need to make an item for one of the participants if by chance circumstances prevent their partner from doing so. Now I am not sure about whether or not I will be needing to post this out, but just in case I have made another pouch.

Some grey linen (thanks, Hadley)
and a mix of text prints, greens and yellows.

A bit of hand stitching.

My zip ends are improving.

And a split pocket inside.
I made this yesterday and surprised myself with what I could accomplish if I actually just got on with it. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Because if this is what I can do under pressure, just imagine how much I could get made if I just pulled my finger out more often. Scary!

Susan

27 comments:

  1. It's a beauty - and your Mama matching skills are second to none!

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  2. That's a lovely pouch Susan, super colours. I know what you mean about actually doing stuff, sometimes I seem to spend so much time thinking and not doing..............

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  3. Great pouch and always nice to have a back up

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  4. Fantastic job! Great (!) zip end!!

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  5. It's gorgeous Susan, love the sunny yellow against the linen.

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  6. love the grey and the yellows together. If you don't ever need to send it out,I will happily take it off your hands :-) I would never have thought about having to make a 'just in case'.

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  8. I do so hope you dont have to send it xx it is lovely xx

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  9. Very pretty indeed, love the little cross stitches :-) I received zips the other day, just working up the courage to try and use them!

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  10. Good call! DId you just find a tutorial online to make that pouch? I'm sure I could figure it out since it's not boxy... that totally threw me off with my pouch!

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  11. So pretty Susan - I really love it. You do all take your SM responsibilities seriously! Take a big breath...and I hope you get to keep it too. x

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  12. Oooh, so, so so pretty, its so fresh, I love it!

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  13. Love it - all the freshness of Spring in a pouch!

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  14. It's a beautiful pouch wherever it happens to end up :o)

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  15. great zip! and what a sweet little pouch love the hand stitching as always x

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  16. Ah I thought that was what you were up to!! It is gorgeous! The sun shining in a grey sky

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  17. It is a beautiful pouch. I hope you don't have to send it.
    I work better under pressure, unfortunately. If there's no deadline I waste so much time.

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  18. I love yellow and grey together, so elegant! Well done on a fab 'whip up'! Jxo

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  19. gorgeous pouch and zip ends perfect !!

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  20. I love everything about it - the colours, the fabrics, the hand stitching and the perfect zip ends. Whoever gets it will be very happy.

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  21. Beautiful. I love those little squares and the yellow, green and grey works so well - great combo!! How do you put the section bit on the inside?

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  22. Lovely, perfect zip ends and great stitching. Have already got mine (which I love) so sadly won't be needing this!

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  23. That's so adorable I'd probably be wishing my gift didn't turn up just so I could get my hands on it !

    Great job (and congrats on being such a fab swap Mamma)

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  24. I love it! Hope you get to keep it!! Know what you mean about thinking about doing rather than doing - it might be my specialist subject!!

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  25. Noice fabrics used! That's quite a range there... I'd love to see your stash lol
    xx

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  26. Ooo lovely colour combination Susan, and your zip-ends are perfick :) x

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