Friday 6 November 2015

Best Swap Ever!

Have you ever had a parcel arrive in the post that sent you squeeling like a crazy person?  There may have been hopping up and down and giggling and lots of Thank you, thank you, thank yous when I opened the envelope and found this mini quilt from Lara @ BuzzinBumble.

Isn't it perfect!
There is so much about this that captures the spirit of Wilbur and Charly.  Charly the boss driving the cart and Wilbur's ears flapping behind him.  I love the little scarf! I can't believe how lucky I am to have received something so perfectly personal to me and amazingly made too!

The little stitches defining the shapes give them the most lovely expressions.  Even Charly's little tail looks like its wagging!

Lara even captured Wilbur's brown coloured fur on his neck.  He has allergies and in the summer months his fur changes from white to a red brown.  He also has really dark patches by his ears which are brilliantly done!
During the summer when I was doing up the kitchen Lara and I had an email exchange about how nice it would be to have people in for a cuppa and from there we decided on a mug rug swap.  My holidays to the states meant we held off on shipping to only a few weeks ago. 

I'll share my mug rug in a separate post as there is no way I can follow this up!  I knew Lara was brilliant at applique and was so looking forward to receiving the swap parcel.  Even with that expectation I am blown away!  So, so happy and grateful.  Thanks a million, Lara!

Lara has a book coming out in December called Crafted Applique - New possibilities.  Seriously if you want to see more of this fab work check out the book, you can pre-order already. 

Lara also sent me some fussy cut squares to start me off on my Polaroid quilt and some lovely feather fabric too!

I have my new mug rug up on the wall already, looking down on me, where I sew at the kitchen table.

Happy Friday everyone - hope all have a great weekend and big thank you to Lara.  Cheers!

25 comments:

  1. That is soooo cool! Don't you dare put a mug on that lol :)

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  2. That is perfectly done, Lara! And those polaroid block centers are fabulous, too.

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  3. THat is adorable. I can see why you were squealing xx

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  4. Too precious to use as a mug rug ... That's very cute!!

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  5. Absolutely adorable! Lara is so amazingly talented. What a very special gift!

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  6. that's brilliant, and way too nice to every use as a mug rug

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  7. Hi Ruth! This is amazing! She has really made Wilbur and Charly look alive! Their faces and colours are so perfect! Fantastic! x Teje

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  8. That is absolutely fabulous! Wilbur and Charly look perfect, she did such an awesome job!

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  9. How lucky you are to have swapped an item with Lara, she makes the most beautiful things! The mug rug is just perfect!

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  10. Wow! That is so cute. I can feel your enthusiasm from over here. :)

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  11. Ohmigoshthat'samazing!!! Seriously, love every bit of that, what a sweet gift!! Wilbur's ears are the best part of it, LOVE IT so much! <3

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  12. What a fabulous swap to receive, Lara really hit the mark with this mini (too beautiful to be a mug rug!).

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  13. I'm squealing too!! Lara nailed it! SO absolutely awesome :) I smiled all the way through your post and I agree with Jasmine, I can feel your excitement from here!! I cannot wait to get my hands on Lara's book!

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  14. How fun is that? What a brilliant mini!

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  15. Wow... that is so cute! Lucky you!

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  16. That is super cute!. You are very lucky!!

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  17. It's so personal! And so totally cute next to the clock

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  18. Clever Lara! That has to be the best swap ever - she really nailed it.

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  19. That is just adorable - so much fun and so well executed. You lucky lady!

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  20. Ruth you are such a sweetie and the absolute perfect swap partner! You hear that everybody? If Ruth asks if you'd like to do a swap, grab that chance as fast as you can! Just wait til you see what she made for me.
    :) :) :)

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  21. How lucky are you to have Lara as a swap partner! Her work is incredible and she is also extremely caring. Now I can't wait to see what you made for her :)

    -Soma

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  22. Wow! That is brilliant!
    I am glad I did not see this before I started trying to capture Yvonne's cat in fabric. I would have freaked out, knowing I could not match this.

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