More Patchwork and Embrodiery

Before Christmas I decided to do some more patchwork for some gifts.  I love the book by Gail Pan called Patchwork Loves Embroidery.  

It's a book that I've had for a while but I love to transfer the patterns to embroider.  She also has several nice projects to make in her book.  Each time that I take it out, I want to make more of her items.  

After I made the bag which has a nice enclosure at the top, I stitched up some more birds to match the bag.  I made some bitsy yo-yo's for embellishments along with some buttons.

Then I decided that I wanted to put another piece with embroidery on it with this gift, I stitched up the sweet little heart and made it into a pin cushion.  You can also use it for decorating, putting on a shelf or in a basket.  

I had fun putting this all together.  I gave it to my friend for her gift but now I want to make more of these!  The fabrics come together and coordinate so nicely.  How can I even stop?

 

Patchwork Loves Embroidery

Last weekend I sprained my ankle and couldn't do any walking or fun things.  So I looked through my project books and decided to work on some embroidery while resting my foot.

I wanted to make a little bag that I can bring with me to work on small projects, so I chose this bag from the book, Patchwork Loves Embroidery. I've had the book for a while, but just haven't made anything out of it yet.  It's a sweet design by Gail Pan, and I had fun working on it.

The embroidery portion took me about 3 1/2 hours to finish.  I was watching the new season of Heartland on Netflix and stitched it while watching 4 episodes.  :)

I had purchased some fat quarters at a recent quilt show in Vermont called Winter Wonderland by Anni Downs for Henry Glass fabrics.  Although the images are wintery, I liked the colors and didn't think that it would matter.

I didn't use the snowman or the Santa fabric in this projects, but I did use the little penguins.  I love how the colors of the fabric work so well together.  I can't wait to make more projects with this fabric collection.

I picked through my assortment of DMC floss and pulled out the colors that I thought would match or coordinate with the fabrics.  Then I added some matching buttons to complete the look.

All in all, I think it came out pretty cute!

Now I need to make a needle and scissors holder to match the bag. :)

What about you, have you combined some embroidery with your patchwork lately?