June 24, 2009

A Patched-Together Pincushion

Over the years I've managed to collect oh, let's just say "quite a few" scraps of fabric. Since I can't bring myself to part with them (and you never know when they might come in handy...right?), once in a while I dig through them and try to prove to myself (and to my husband, understanding though he is) that I can actually put them to use.

That was the case with this little lavender-filled pincushion made of vintage fabric and linen. And I hope there will be many more projects like this to come!

Au fil des ans j'ai accumulé pas mal de bouts de tissu. Comme je n'arrive pas à m'en séparer facilement (et on ne sait jamais quand on en aura besoin...n'est-ce pas ?), de temps à autre je fouille dedans pour essayer de me convaincre (ainsi que mon mari, même s'il est compréhensif) que je peux en faire quelque chose.

Tel était le cas avec ce pique-épingle fait à partir de tissus anciens et rempli de lavande. J'espère qu'il y aura plein d'autres projets comme celui-ci à venir !
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24 comments:

  1. Wow- even things you 'patch together' look like they belong in a high-end boutique on Fifth Ave in Manhattan. Crazy!
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  2. Just beautiful! And your photograph is lovely as well. :)
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  3. Everything you make is so appealing. Makes me want to reach into your blog and touch it.
    Lovely
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  4. I want to smell it! I love the scent of lavendar.
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  5. My thoughts exactly! I´ve been making bags from fabric scraps and still the piles are... well largish :)

    Your pincushion is beautiful!
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  6. I love those scissors. I just planted some lavender seeds b/c we are having a mild summer so far (fingers crossed), but after seeding, I read it is easier to start lavender from cuttings. You pincusion is lovely. ~Page
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  7. Oui, c'est dur de se séparer même des petits morceaux de tissus. Et ton mari devrait être bien content de voir les merveilles que tu fais avec eux!
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  8. What a lovely way to use scraps. It's beautiful!
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  9. Tout simple mais tellement raffiné...et violet...j'adore ;-)
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  10. Ce serait un sacrilège de se débarasser de tels trésors quand on voit les jolies choses que tu en fait...
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  11. Fabulous little pincushion! Very lovely and cosy :)
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  12. che meraviglie i tuoi lavori!!! complimenti
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  13. C'est vraiment très joli. Je suis comme vous et beaucoup d'autres. Maman m'a offert un grand panier en osier où je mets toutes mes chutes de tissu. Qui sait ? un bouton à recouvrir, une bordure, un tout petit appliqué... Votre pique épingle est une merveille qui doit avoir un parfum très agréable.
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  14. Non, non, nous ne nous lassons pas de voir ces merveilles! Envie de s'y mettre tout de suite! Ici non plus , les chutes de tissu ne manquent pas!!!
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  15. Hi I just wandered by via The Fabric Shopper - your blog is very beautiful. G
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  16. oh comme c'est ravissant
    je suis exactement comme toi , j'ai du mal à utiliser mes tissus ..la même phrase ...et si plus tard j'en avais besoin!!
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  17. Occasionally I come across a blog that is so beautiful and inspiring that it just makes me so happy. Such is the case with yours. I'm so in awe of your lovely work and beautiful photography. I'm so happy to have stumbled across your blog.

    Thank you also for posting links to the books from which you find your cross stitch patterns. I think I'll be ordering from Amazon France in the near future.
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  18. I have made lavender filled (used my own!) scissor fobs that I use for cross stiching (a place to hold extra needles). Lavender grows almost like a weed! BTW Love the scissors!
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  19. J'aime ce pique-épingle et espère aussi qu'il y aura de nouveaux projets similaires à venir. Bravo !
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  20. Everything you made is so beautiful...
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  21. Les petits bouts de tissus ont souvent été l'objet de grands et beaux projets!
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  22. I am enjoying your blog! I love the french cross stitch patterns you show and I think I need to get them. Your work is lovely, I want to read through your entire blog! I just love cross stitching but I have realized the french patterns are so much more beautiful than the ones here. I will visit again soon!
    Blessings,
    Debbie
    In fact I am going to add you to my favorites so I remember where to find you....Paris!
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  23. What a lovely use of a few scraps of fabrics.
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  24. Your pincushion is delightfully lovely and very pleasing to the eye. One DOES feel like you could reach out and touch it.

    I thrilled to have found your blog and will be visiting often. I love your taste and will be happily following you. Thanks for sharing your gift with us. ~C~
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