So, my FQ Retreat and blogging friend Di of Willowbeck Designs and I are having our very own "parallel" swap - our own private version of Mouthy Stitches 2. You see, we both missed signing up for the main event (which filled up in a matter of hours!!) so to cheer ourselves up decided we needed to become our own team and swap the same tote bags that the Mouthy Stitches gang will be making and swapping - but we'll just swap with each other. So exciting!!
We've called our little swap 'Paramouthy Stitches' -- get it!!? One could misinterpret it as 'Pair-of-mouthy-stitchers', but I like the reference to the Olympics and Paralympics better! Gold medals to us for sure!
Being a good girl, I followed the rules of the
Click here to see the credits. I am excited to see what sort of mosaic Di makes - will it be colourful? - challenging? - full of paper pieced inspiration? I am super excited and can't wait to sew for her!
Just finishing a Lemsip and about to go to bed to dream about sewing a tote bag! Have a great night!
great idea! I want in on that swapping action!
ReplyDeleteOh I can't wait to see what you two make! I'm (obviously) loving your mosaic ;o)
ReplyDeleteSweet dreams about tote bags! :) I just love looking at colorful mosaics like that.
ReplyDeleteNice colours in your mosaic, hope you have fun with the swap!
ReplyDeleteawww, fab idea! Love the mosaic!
ReplyDeleteHang on Mrs! There are quite a few twirly complicated thingys in that mosaic. I think that you are going for gold here! Di x
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea... I missed it too... will teach me to look at my feed every day.... Like that mosaic... Dill have fun.. Hope you are feeling better too......
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I will follow along with your swap as well as ours. Sorry you missed the sign ups but this will more than make up for it I think.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are loving those swirls. Hope Di doesn't get in a twist making it for you.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea..... enjoy your para swap x
ReplyDeleteHaha, great idea, a gold medal each indeed, just for the idea!
ReplyDeleteA very fun sounding idea! =D
ReplyDeleteSo Amy you want either a snail block or star ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove this idea and the name x
It looks to me as though you and Di are going to have to expand a little, to include a few of the other misser outers.
ReplyDeleteand I think you have a galactic theme going on, either birth on a galaxy with the stars and the helices, or perhaps you feel like going in ever decreasing circles?