Swap Sent and Revealed - Need a Little Needle Book

At long last, it's time to share

what I made for my partner in the 

Need a Little Needle Book swap!

{Visit our Flickr page here to see more needle books from the swap!}

As the Swap Mama for our exchange,

I had the luxury of selecting the person

who would create a needle book for me,

and also the one who would receive my creation.

I chose to send my needle book to

the lovely and talented Gail.

Having just met Gail,

all I knew about her was 

that she enjoys happy bright colors.

That led me to pull these fabrics,

and I named my project the

Bright Idea Needle Book.

{I hope it will inspire happiness and creativity for Gail!}

I could not resist using the tutorial by Nana Company

to create this little needle book.

I see more of these in my future,

because they are pure FUN to create!

I used my mini design boards

to lay out the squares for the back,

plus a strip of squares for the front panel.

I added a ric rac edging, and I really think

it adds sweetness and fun to the finished needle keep.

Want to see the back?
I love it as much as the front...

yep, I need to make another one,

with the patchwork on the FRONT.

And now let's look inside...

this time I chose some turquoise wool felt

for the interior pages.

I used more ric rac - in golden yellow.

I found some lovely lace,

and I added a bit of butterfly...

always a bright idea!

So once that little needle book

was finished,

I decided to create a matching pincushion!

I used a favorite pattern

that I posted about here,

purchased from Details by Des on Etsy.

Can you just imagine how squeezy this pinnie is?

One of the reasons I chose to make 

this style of pinnie was that I got to use...

more ric rac!!!

See those covered buttons, too?

They are another favorite design detail of mine.

I made a couple of extra covered buttons

to send along...

So that's what I made for my swap partner...

stop by again soon to find out

what I received!