International Pincushion Day

At last I can show the wonderful surprise that came through my letterbox!
I have been really spoilt by my swap-partner, Irene. You can see her blog here. Thank you, Irene, I wish you could have seen my face when I opened the envelope!!

Not just a beautiful original 'Tumbling Block' pincushion, designed by herself, but a matching needle-case and a small cube to put on my scissors. I am so happy with these lovely things. Only a week before that I thought that I should make something for those scissors, because they look identical to my paper scissors!

The pincushion I made was a Dear Jane type block that I designed, and made into a biscornu. I had never made one of those and they fascinated me. I chose fabrics in the colours of Irene's Dear Jane. By the way, you should go to her blog and have a look at her Dear Jane in the making. It is fabulous!
Here is the pincushion I made for her, front and back.

I have really enjoyed this pincushion swap, and now I am going to look at some of the others!
Thank you Jeannet, for organising this swap!
Enjoy your weekend!
Jane