Lovely Ros coordinated the Sweet Pouch Swap (#sweetpouchswap) once again this year, and this time with a Christmas theme. This was a direct swap, with each partner swapping with the other. I was partnered with Nic, who said that she loved (amongst others) Tula Pink, Anna Maria Horner and text prints. Here's what I came up with.
I followed Anna Noodlehead's Open Wide Pouch tutorial for the zipper (but not for any pouch measurements), which results in a very handy open-wide pouch - surprise!
And here are the goodies I popped in, for the "sweet" part of the Sweet Pouch Swap.
I've received a very gorgeous pouch + goodies package from Nic, which I will share once I have also received my swap package from the #carecirclechristmasswap - oh, what an awesome segue!
Our Care Circle of doGoodStitches decided to do a little Christmas swap this year. This time it was anonymous, meaning the person you make for doesn't know you are making for them, and a different person is making for you. My partner-to-make-for was Merran, and after a little stalking, I went with Ayumi's envelope pattern from her Patchwork Please! book - I made a Christmas envelope and a Liberty envelope, and sewed them into a basic zip pouch.
My love for Monica's Holiday Happy gnomas is showing no sign of ending. How sweet does he look with Monica's Winterkist fabric for the envelope!
And I thought Merran would really like this Liberty combo for the other side, I so love that animal print, paired with the gorgeous floral.
And I popped in a few extra goodies - Aurifil thread and chocolate treats.
I made the lining a Christmas/non-Christmas combo too - with Aneela Hoey's Cherry Christmas and Anna Maria Horner hearts.
Both my swap packages have safely arrived now, with Nic and Merran. I'll be back again soon to share what I've received in the swaps. Enjoy your weekend - we've got out Brisbane MQG Christmas lunch tomorrow - there will be fat quarter swapping and lucky door prizes, as well as a lovely lunch and lots of chat, wahoo! xoxo cat
All I can say is lucky swap partners :) think that text fabric is my favourite, do really like both pouches, who doesn't love a sweet santa choccie :)
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous. Love the envelopes and your Christmas tree was just too cool. I love that you included little spools of thread, which are always handy (filing that away for the numerous swaps I have coming up!).
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